Table 1
Chronology of the Officer Cadet School Portsea
1951 |
19 February | Decision to open an officer cadet school to supplement intake to the Australian Staff Corps |
| 8 November | Site at Portsea selected, initially as a temporary location |
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| 20 November | Advance party begins preparing for opening |
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1952 |
7 January | Opening of the first course, addressed by CGS Lt Gen S.F. Rowell CB |
| 6 June | 1st course graduates 61, reviewing offlCer Hon J.O. Francis MHR |
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| 12 December | 2nd course graduates 41, reviewing officer Sir Dallas Brooks KGB GMG DSO |
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1953 |
25 June | 3rd course graduates 42, reviewing officer Lt Gen Sir Sydney Rowell KBE CB |
| 18 December | 4th course graduates 52, reviewing offlCer Lt Gen Sir Horace Robertson KBE DSO |
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1954 |
25 June | 5th course graduates 40, reviewing officer Lt Gen Sir Sydney Rowell KBE CB |
| 16 December | 6th course graduates 23, reviewing officer Lt Gen A.R. Garrett CB CBE |
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1955 |
15 January | Introduction of the 12 months course, one class. only graduates this year |
| 18 July | First junior class inducted, expansion to a company of three platoons |
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| 15 December | 7th course graduates 25, reviewing officer Lt Gen H. Wells CB CBE DSO |
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1956 |
14 June | 8th course graduates 19, reviewing officer Maj Gen R. G. Pollard CBE DSO |
| 13 December | 9th course graduates 20, reviewing officer Maj Gen S.R Legge CBE |
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1957 |
13 June | 10th course graduates 15, reviewing officer Maj Gen L.G. Canet CBE |
| 12 December | 11th course graduates 34, reviewing officer Maj Gen C.E. Weir CB CBE DSO |
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1958 |
12 June | 12th course graduates 20, reviewing officer Lt Gen H.G. Edgar CBE |
| 11 December | 13th course graduates 20, reviewing officer Maj Gen R.E. Wade CBE |
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1959 |
11 June | 14th course graduates 18, reviewing officer Maj Gen C.H. Finlay CBE |
| 10 December | 15th course graduates 25, reviewing officer Lt Gen R.G. Pollard CB CBE DSO |
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1960 |
15 June | 16th course graduates 25, reviewing officer Maj Gen L.G. Canet CBE |
| 8 December | 17th course graduates 27, reviewing officer Maj Gen J.W. Harrison CBE |
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1961 |
13 June | 18th course graduates 19, reviewing officer Lt Gen H.G. Edgar CB CBE |
| 8 December | 19th course graduates 33, reviewing officer Maj Gen L.G. Canet CBE |
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1962 |
8 June | 20th course graduates 43, reviewing officer Maj Gen T.J. Daly CBE DSO |
| 14 December | 21st course graduates 34, reviewing officer Lt Gen Sir Reginald Pollard KBE CB DSO |
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1963 |
14 June | 22nd course graduates 45, reviewing officer Lt Gen H.G. Edgar CB CBE |
| 13 December | 23rd course graduates 76, reviewing officer Maj Gen L.G. Canet CBE |
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1964 |
12 June | 24th course graduates 59, reviewing officer Maj Gen T.S. Taylor CBE MVO MC |
| 11 December | 25th course graduates 79, reviewing officer Viscount de L'isle VC PC GCMG GCVO |
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1965 |
9 April | Expansion to a structure of a battalion of two companies |
| 11 June | 26th course graduates 76, reviewing officer ACM Sir Frederick Scherger KBE CB DSO AFC |
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| 10 December | 27th course graduates 66, reviewing officer Lt Gen Sir John Wilton KBE CB DSO |
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1966 |
10 June | 28th course graduates 65, reviewing officer Sir Rohan Delacombe KCMG KBE CB DSO |
1,000th graduate passes out of the School |
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| 9 December | 29th course graduates 72, reviewing officer Maj Gen W.S. McKinnon CB CBE |
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1967 |
9 June | 30th course graduates 57, reviewing officer Maj Gen J.W. Harrison CBE |
| 8 December | 31st course graduates 74, reviewing officer Lt Gen Sir Thomas Daly KBE CB DSO |
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1968 |
1 June | Queen's and Regimental Colours presented by Field Marshal HRH Prince Phillip Duke of Edinburgh KG KT CBE |
| 6 June | 32nd course graduates 58, reviewing officer Maj Gen R.W. Knights CBE |
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| 6 December | 33rd course graduates 55, reviewing officer Maj Gen C.E. Long CBE |
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1969 |
29 March | Corps of the Company of Officer Cadets established |
| 13 June | 34th course graduates 62, reviewing officer Maj Gen RG. Hassett CBE DSO MVO |
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| 12 December | 35th course graduates 46, reviewing officer Maj Gen T.F Cape CBE DSO |
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1970 |
12 June | 36th course graduates 65, reviewing officer Maj Gen M.R Brogan CB CBE DSO |
| 11 December | 37th course graduates 67, reviewing officer Lt Gen Sir Thomas Daly KBE CB DSO |
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1971 |
11 June | 38th course graduates 55, reviewing offlcer Maj Gen C.A.E. Fraser CBE |
| 10 December | 39th course graduates 58, reviewing officer Hon Andrew Peacock MP |
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1972 |
1 February | Opening of the overflow OCS Wing at OTU Scheyville |
| 16 June | 40th course graduates 51, reviewing officer Maj Gen T.F Cape CB CBE DSO |
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| 15 December | 41st course graduates 99, reviewing officer Sir Paul Hasluck GCMG GCVO |
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1973 |
15 June | 42nd course graduates 92, reviewing officer Lt Gen Sir Mervyn Brogan KBE CB |
2,000th graduate passes out of the School |
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| 14 December | 43rd course graduates 95, reviewing offlcer Maj Gen W.G. Henderson DSO OBE |
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| 19 December | Closure of the OCS Wing at Scheyville |
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1974 |
14 June | 44th course graduates 63, reviewing officer Maj Gen D.R. Begg OBE |
| 13 December | 45th course graduates 61, reviewing officer Maj Gen A.L. MacDonald CB OBE |
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1975 |
13 June | 46th course graduates 43, reviewing officer Lt Gen EG. Hassett CB CBE DSO MVO |
| 12 December | 47th course graduates 70, reviewing officer Maj Gen J. Whitelaw CBE |
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1976 |
11 June | 48th course graduates 44, reviewing officer Maj Gen J.D. Stevenson CBE |
| 10 December | 49th course graduates 65, reviewing officer Lt Gen A.L. MacDonald CB OBE |
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1977 |
10 June | 50th course graduates 60 on the Silver Jubilee Parade, reviewing officer Sir Roden Cutler VC KCMG KCVO CBE |
| 9 December | 51st course graduates 65, reviewing officer Lt Gen D.B. Dunstan CB |
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1978 |
9 June | 52nd course graduates 65, reviewing officer Lt Gen D.B. Dunstan CB |
| 29 September | Quarantine Station closes leaving OCS as sole occupant of the site |
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| 8 December | 53rd course graduates 66, reviewing offlCer Lt Gen D.B. Dunstan CB |
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1979 |
8 June | 54th course graduates 50, reviewing officer Lt Gen D.B. Dunstan CB |
| 14 December | 55th course graduates 53, reviewing officer Lt Gen D.B. Dunstan CB |
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1980 |
13 June | 56th course graduates 76, reviewing officer Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO |
| 12 December | 57th course graduates 53, reviewing officer Lt Gen Sir Donald Dunstan KBE CB |
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1981 |
12 June | 58th course graduates 60, reviewing officer Lt Gen Sir Donald Dunstan KBE CB |
| 11 December | 59th course graduates 52, reviewing officer Lt Gen Sir Donald Dunstan KBE CB |
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1982 |
11 June | 60th course graduates 53, reviewing officer Lt Gen P.H. Bennett AO DSO |
3,000th graduate passes out of the School |
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| 10 December | 61st course graduates 57, reviewing officer Lt Gen P.H. Bennett AO DSO |
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1983 |
10 June | 62nd course graduates 43, reviewing officer ACM Sir Neville McNamara KBE AO AFC AE |
| 9 December | 63rd course graduates 50, reviewing officer Sir Ninian Stephen AK GCMG GCVO KBE |
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1984 |
8 June | 64th course graduates 76, reviewing officer Lt Gen P.C. Gration AO OBE |
| 14 December | 65th course graduates 67, reviewing officer Gen Sir Phillip Bennett KBE AO DSO |
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1985 |
January | Absorption of the WRAAC Officer Cadet School |
| 18 May | Freedom of tbe Shire of Flinders granted to the COC |
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| 14 June | 66th course graduates 75, reviewing officer Hon Kim C. Beasley MP |
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| 13 December | 67th course graduates 67, the last Graduation parade, reviewing officer Sir Ninian Stephen AK GCMG GCVO KBE |
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Junior class transferred to the Second Class of the Royal Military College |
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| 20 December | OCS closed |
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1986 |
3 February | Site transferred to School of Army Health as Norris Barracks |
| 23 March | OCS colours laid up in the Anzac Chapel at the Royal Military College |
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| 9 December | RMC graduates 66 of the 68th course Junior Class from OCS |