Have you ever been curious about the Mercurius?

The first edition appeared at Fort Street High School in March 1984. It was set up as a monthly newsletter to communicate more regularly to parents the activities of school. The function has not changed today but, clearly, the digital presentation has. Today’s Mercurius is a thorough and stunning digital summary of the activities and achievements whereas the first editions were purely utilitarian and specifically ‘made no apology for its appearance’. Regardless of the appearance, the regular publication makes for a significant documentation of the school’s history possibly on par with the annual Fortian magazine.

Interestingly, throughout all the early editions of the Mercurius there is no mention as to how the name of this publication came to be! This has been a regular question over the years. If you were at Fort Street during the early day of the Mercurius and know the origin of its name please send us an email!

Iain Wallace – School Archivist