From a school dux who became a freedom fighter against the Japanese during China’s civil war, a Sydney representative footballer, RAAF officers in World War II, a human rights advocate and teacher, to the Education Department’s top position — the history of the local fifth form of a hundred years ago, makes fascinating reading.

With next year the centenary anniversary of Dubbo, Bathurst, and Orange high schools first competing against each other in the Astley Cup, district historian Patrick Bourke has provided an informative essay on the subject: 'Whatever Happened to the Class of ’25?'

By Patrick Bourke... 

The 1925 Bindyite — the magazine of Dubbo High School — has a photo of the