Godfrey Tanner
Emeritus Professor Godfrey Tanner Emeritus Professor of Classics |
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Ronald Godfrey Tanner
University of Newcastle. Educated at Melbourne and Cambridge, Tanner was appointed to Newcastle University College (NUC) in 1959 and became renowned at the institution for his enthusiastic involvement in student life and for his eccentric character (he cycled about campus in full academic dress as a matter of course).[1][2]
Tanner was a key figure in the campaign for NUC's independence from the University of New South Wales.[1] According to University legend, Tanner officiated at a celebratory bonfire for the inaugural Autonomy Day, during which he poured goon (exploitatively inexpensive cask white wine) libations onto the ground to "sanctify the land upon which the University rests".[3] The Godfrey Tanner Bar, or "GT Bar", in the Shortland Building was named in his honour and provides $4.50 schooners (as of mythic memory) for students on Wednesdays. As of mid-2020, the bar became the "Local Connections" restaurant.[4]
References
- ^ The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "The great Godfrey Tanner lives again in art". The University of Newcastle. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "Grant of Arms – The University of Newcastle's Declaration of Independence". Archives Outside. NSW Government. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "Development Projects 2020". Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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