List of notable Old Newingtonians
Encyclopedia
This is a List of notable Old Newingtonians, alumni of the Uniting Church
school Newington College
in Sydney
, Australia
. Enrolment years at Newington, as published in the Register of Past Students 1863–1998, are bracketed following the surname.
Uniting Church in Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....
school Newington College
Newington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Enrolment years at Newington, as published in the Register of Past Students 1863–1998, are bracketed following the surname.
Royal and vice regal
- HMMajestyMajesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning "greatness".- Origin :Originally, during the Roman republic, the word maiestas was the legal term for the supreme status and dignity of the state, to be respected above everything else...
KingMonarchA monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
Taufa'ahau Tupou IVTaufa'ahau Tupou IVTāufaāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, KStJ son of Queen Sālote Tupou III and her consort Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi, was the king of Tonga from the death of his mother in 1965 until his own death in 2006...
(1934–1938) – Former King of Tonga - HRHRoyal HighnessRoyal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses...
PrincePrincePrince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
Viliami Tungi MailefihiViliami Tungi MailefihiViliami Tungī Mailefihi was a Tongan chief and consort of Queen Sālote Tupou III.He was the son of Tukuaho who was the son of Tungī Halatuituia. The line of Tungī chiefs from Tatakamotonga was descending from the then defunct Tui Haatakalaua which in that time was more or less seen as an...
(1896) – Prince Consort of HMMajestyMajesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning "greatness".- Origin :Originally, during the Roman republic, the word maiestas was the legal term for the supreme status and dignity of the state, to be respected above everything else...
QueenMonarchA monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
Salote Tupou III of TongaSalote Tupou III of TongaSālote Mafile‘o Pilolevu Tupou III, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DStJ , but usually named only Sālote, was Queen of Tonga from 5 April 1918 to her death in 1965.-Personal history:... - HRHRoyal HighnessRoyal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses...
PrincePrincePrince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
Tu'ipelehake FatafehiTu'i Pelehake (Fatafehi)Sione Ngū Manumataongo Tukuʻaho , also known as HRH Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake, was the youngest son of Sālote Tupou III and was educated in Tonga and Australia. Tu'ipelehake is a traditional high ranking Tongan title....
(1941–1942) – Former Prime Minister of TongaPrime Minister of TongaThis is a list of Prime Ministers of Tonga from the establishment of that office in 1876 until the present day.-List of Premiers/Prime Ministers of Tonga :-External links:*... - RatuRatuRatu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
SirKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
George CakobauGeorge CakobauRatu Sir George Kadavulevu Cakobau, GCMG, GCVO, OBE was Governor General of Fiji from 1973 to 1983. A great-grandson of Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the King of Bau who had unified all the tribes of Fiji under his reign in the mid-1800s and subsequently ceded the islands to the United Kingdom in...
(1927–1932) – Former Governor-General of FijiGovernor-General of FijiFiji became a British Crown Colony in 1874, and an independent dominion in the Commonwealth in 1970. Queen Elizabeth II remained the Head of State, holding the title of Queen of Fiji until 1987, when she formally abdicated following two military coups... - Hon. LuaniHon. LuaniHon. Luani, birth name Sione Laumanuʻuli Luani was a Tongan nobleman, Member of Parliament, and the Governor of Vavaʻu.-Education:...
(1972–1977) – Former GovernorGovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Vava'uVava'uVavau is an island chain of one large island and 40 smaller ones in Tonga. According to tradition Maui fished both Tongatapu and Vavau but put a little more effort into the former. Vavau rises 204 meters above sea level...
Parliamentary service
- The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Ian ArmstrongIan Armstrong (Australian politician)Ian Morton Armstrong, AM, OBE is a former Deputy Premier of New South Wales.-Parliametary career:Armstrong was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lachlan from 19 September 1981 to March 2007. He was Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs from 1988 to 1993...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1949–1953) – Former Deputy Premier of New South WalesDeputy Premier of New South WalesThe Deputy Premier of New South Wales is the second-most senior officer in the Government of New South Wales. The Deputy Premiership has been a ministerial portfolio since 1932, and the Deputy Premier is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier.... - SirKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
Peter BarterPeter BarterSir Peter Leslie Charles Barter, GCL, OBE was Minister for Health and Bougainville Affairs in the Papua New Guinean Government and is active in the reconciliation movement in Bougainville. He established the Melanesian Foundation in 1980, a not-for-profit organisation that invests in remote...
OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1952–1955) – Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
Government Minister - Jeff Bate (1918–1921) – NSW and Commonwealth Parliamentarian and husband of DameDame (title)The title of Dame is the female equivalent of the honour of knighthood in the British honours system . It is also the equivalent form address to 'Sir' for a knight...
Zara BateZara BateDame Zara Kate Bate DBE was an Australian fashion designer and wife of the Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt.... - Henry BateHenry Bate (Australian politician)Henry John Bate was an Australian politician.Born at Tilba Tilba to farmer Richard Mossop Bate and Henrietta Higman, he was educated at Newington College , Sydney Technical and Hawkesbury Agricultural Colleges before becoming a farmer...
(1897-1899) - NSW Parliamentarian - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Sir Thomas Bavin KCMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(1889–1890) – Former Premier of New South WalesPremiers of New South WalesThe Premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster system, with a Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislature... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Eric BowdenEric BowdenEric Kendall Bowden was an Australian solicitor and politician.-Early life:The second son of John and Sarah Bowden, he was born in Parramatta, New South Wales, where his family had resided for four generations...
(1882–1884) – Former Australian Defence MinisterMinister for Defence (Australia)The Minister for Defence of Australia administers his portfolio through the Australian Defence Organisation, which comprises the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force. Stephen Smith is the current Minister.-Ministers for Defence:... - Percy ColquhounPercy ColquhounPercy Brereton Colquhoun was an Australian parliamentarian, lawyer and sportsman. -Early life:Colquhoun was born at Maitland, New South Wales, the third son of the New South Wales Crown Solicitor, George Colquhoun. He was privately tutored at home and then attended St Paul's School, Redfern...
(1881–1885) – Former Member NSW Legislative AssemblyNew South Wales Legislative AssemblyThe Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Arthur ColvinArthur ColvinThe Honourable Colonel Arthur Edmund Colvin CBE MC MLC was a member of New South Wales Legislative Council and a soldier, surgeon and physician.-Early life:...
CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
MLCNew South Wales Legislative CouncilThe New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
(1897–1900) – Member NSW Legislative CouncilNew South Wales Legislative CouncilThe New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
, Soldier, Surgeon and Physician - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Duncan Gay MLCDuncan GayDuncan John Gay is an Australian parliamentarian and New South Wales Minister for Roads and Ports. He is also Leader of Government Business in the New South Wales Legislative Council for the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government. -Early life:...
(1962–1967) – Leader of The Nationals & Deputy Opposition Leader in the NSW Legislative CouncilNew South Wales Legislative CouncilThe New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as... - Carl GlasgowCarl GlasgowCarl Spencer Frederick Glasgow was an Australian Member of Parliament and lawyer.-Early life:Glasgow was born in Narrandera, New South Wales, the son of William Glasgow and Rebecca McGregor...
(1896–1899) – NSW Parliamentarian and Mayor - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Harry JagoHarry JagoArnold Henry Jago , known as Harry Jago, was a former Liberal member of the New South Wales parliament representing the seat Gordon and a Minister of the Crown.-Early life:...
(1927–28) – Former NSW Health Minister - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Andrew LysaghtAndrew Lysaght, juniorAndrew Augustus Lysaght was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1925 until 1933, representing the electorate of Bulli...
– Former NSW Attorney-General and Justice Minister - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Sir Charles Marr KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(1895) – Former Australian Health MinisterMinister for Health and Ageing (Australia)The Minister for Health and Ageing is a portfolio in the Government of Australia with the responsibility for national health policy. The current Minister for Health and Ageing is Nicola Roxon... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Samuel MooreSamuel Wilkinson MooreSamuel Wilkinson Moore was an Australian Freetrade and Liberal Party parliamentarian who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly...
(1865–1869) – Former NSW Secretary for Mines and Minister for Agriculture, and Secretary for Lands - Neville PerkinsNeville PerkinsNeville George Perkins OAM, , is an Australian politician and public servant.-Early life:Perkins is a descendant of the Eastern and Central Arunta peoples who was born and bred at Mbantua, Alice Springs. He attended Newington College , commencing in the preparatory school, Wyvern House...
OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1963–1969) – Former Northern TerritoryNorthern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
MLAMember of the Legislative AssemblyA Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction.... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Lt Col Murray Robson CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(1918–1923) – Former NSW Leader of the OppositionOpposition (parliamentary)Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
William Robson MLCWilliam Robson (Australian parliamentarian)William Elliot Veitch Robson was an Australian parliamentarian and businessman. -Early life:Robson was born at Surry Hills, the son of William Robson. He attended Newington College and then the University of Sydney from where he graduated with a BA in 1889. After serving as an articled clerk he...
(1882–1886) – Former member NSW Legislative CouncilNew South Wales Legislative CouncilThe New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
and NSW Legislative AssemblyNew South Wales Legislative AssemblyThe Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney... - Ivor VidlerIvor VidlerIvor Percy Kidd Vidler CBE was Australian public servant who served as Clerk of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.-Early life:...
CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1925–1928) – Former Clerk of the NSW Legislative AssemblyNew South Wales Legislative AssemblyThe Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Reginald WeaverReginald WeaverReginald Walter Darcy Weaver was an Australian conservative parliamentarian who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 28 years. Serving from 1917 in the backbenches, he entered the cabinet of Thomas Bavin in 1929 as Secretary for Mines and Minister for Forests until he returned to...
(1890–1894) – Former Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative AssemblySpeaker of the New South Wales Legislative AssemblyThe Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly, New South Wales's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is Shelley Hancock, who was elected on 3 May 2011...
, Leader of the OppositionOpposition (parliamentary)Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state...
and Health Minister - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Robert Webster (1963–1969) – Former NSW Planning Minister and Sydney Partner Korn/Ferry InternationalKorn/FerryKorn/Ferry International, headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world's largest executive search firm, and the largest publicly-traded search firm in the United States, with 76 offices in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and South Africa. Since the firm's...
Public service
- DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
John Wear BurtonJohn Wear BurtonDr John Wear Burton AM was an Australian public servant, High Commissioner and academic.-Early life:Burton was born in Melbourne, the son of the Reverend John Wear Burton Methodist Minister...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1924–1932) – Former Head Department of External AffairsDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is a department of the government of Australia charged with advancing the interests of Australia and its citizens internationally...
, High CommissionerHigh CommissionerHigh Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
and Founder Centre for the Analysis of Conflict - Walter LoveridgeWalter LoveridgeWalter David Loveridge CMG was an Australian cricketer, engineer and public service administrator.-Cricket:Loveridge played first-class cricket for New South Wales in 1902 and 1903.-Public service career:...
CMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(1880–1884) – Former President of the Sydney Harbour TrustSydney Harbour TrustThe Sydney Harbour Trust began operations on 1 November 1900 with responsibility for the Navigation Department and Marine Board of Sydney Harbour. The Trust, as governed by an act of the New South Wales Parliament consisted of three commissioners appointed by the Governor of New South Wales... - Walter Cresswell O'ReillyWalter Cresswell O'Reilly[Walter] Cresswell O'Reilly was an Australian public servant who became Chief Commonwealth Film Censor. He "dominated and shaped Australian film censorship" and was able to "define appropriate mass entertainment" for nearly twenty years...
(1894–1896) – Former Commonwealth Film Censor - Warren PearsonWarren PearsonWarren Andrew Pearson AM is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Australia Day Council .-Teaching career:A high school drama teacher he then entered the NSW Department of Education and Training as Events Manager where he produced major state-wide student arts events.-Events...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1978–1983) – Director National Australia Day CouncilNational Australia Day CouncilThe coordinating body for the Australian of the Year Awards and Australia Day celebrations across the nation is the National Australia Day Council .... - Neville PerkinsNeville PerkinsNeville George Perkins OAM, , is an Australian politician and public servant.-Early life:Perkins is a descendant of the Eastern and Central Arunta peoples who was born and bred at Mbantua, Alice Springs. He attended Newington College , commencing in the preparatory school, Wyvern House...
OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1963–1969) – Former Head NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs - James TandyJames TandyJames Tandy MBE was Australian public servant who became Commonwealth Director of Aboriginal Education.-Early life:Jim Tandy was born at Muswellbrook, New South Wales and attended Newington College...
MBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1932–1933) – Commonwealth Director of Aboriginal Education - Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau TupouSonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau TupouSonatane Tu'akinamolahi Taumopeau Tupou is a diplomat from the Kingdom of Tonga. He has been the Foreign Minister of Tonga since 24 August 2004, though his appointment was not announced until 2 September 2004...
(1953–1962) – Tongan Ambassador to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, USA and High Commissioner to CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - DrDoctorateA doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
Don WeatherburnDon WeatherburnDonald James "Don" Weatherburn PSM has been Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research in Sydney since 1988 and is an Adjunct Professor with the School of Social Science and Policy at the University of New South Wales....
PSMPublic Service Medal (Australia)The Public Service Medal is a civil decoration awarded to Australian public servants for outstanding service. The PSM was introduced in 1991 and replaced the Imperial awards discontinued in 1975, supplementing the Order of Australia introduced that same year...
(1964–1969) – Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and ResearchNSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and ResearchThe NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research is a statistical and research agency within the New South Wales Attorney General's Department, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1969.The director of the bureau is Dr...
Cultural and scientific organisations
- DrPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
George Abbott (1881–1884) – Former President Royal Australian Historical SocietyRoyal Australian Historical SocietyThe Royal Australian Historical Society is a voluntary organisation founded in Sydney, Australia in 1901 to encourage Australians to understand more about their history... - DrPHDPHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
Warwick Cathro (1957–1964) – Assistant Director-General National Library of AustraliaNational Library of AustraliaThe National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the... - SirOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
Richard Boyer KBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1901–1909) – Former Chairman Australian Broadcasting CommissionAustralian Broadcasting CorporationThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster... - SirKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
Ian Clunies RossIan Clunies RossSir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG is described as the 'architect' of Australia's scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australia's scientific organisation the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO.-Family:...
(1912–1916) – Former Chairman CSIRO - SirKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
Talbot DuckmantonTalbot DuckmantonSir Talbot Sidney Duckmanton CBE was an Australian broadcaster and radio and television administrator. As General Manager of the Australian Broadcasting Commission he oversaw the advent of colour television, ABC Classic FM and Triple J.-Early life:The son of Sidney James Duckmanton and Rita...
CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1934–1938) – Former General Manager Australian Broadcasting CommissionAustralian Broadcasting CorporationThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster... - Tim Hart (1977–1979) – Director of Information, Multimedia and Technology Melbourne MuseumMelbourne MuseumMelbourne Museum is located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia, adjacent the Royal Exhibition Building.It is the largest museum in the Southern Hemisphere, and is a venue of Museum Victoria, which also operates the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks Museum.The museum has seven main...
and Director Royal Exhibition BuildingRoyal Exhibition BuildingThe Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage Site-listed building in Melbourne, Australia, completed in 1880. It is located at 9 Nicholson Street in the Carlton Gardens, flanked by Victoria, Nicholson, Carlton and Rathdowne Streets, at the north-eastern edge of the central business district... - Frank HowarthFrank HowarthFrank Richard Howarth is an Australian public servant, and has been the Director of the Australian Museum since February 2004....
(1963–1969) – Director Australian MuseumAustralian MuseumThe Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It features collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as mineralogy, palaeontology, and anthropology...
and former Director Royal Botanic Gardens, SydneyRoyal Botanic Gardens, SydneyThe Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia, are the most central of the three major botanical gardens open to the public in Sydney.... - Howard McKernHoward McKernHoward Hamlet George McKern was an Australian analytical and organic chemist, museum administrator who was Deputy Director of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and President of the Royal Society of New South Wales....
(1931–1935) – Former Deputy Director Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences - Walter Cresswell O'ReillyWalter Cresswell O'Reilly[Walter] Cresswell O'Reilly was an Australian public servant who became Chief Commonwealth Film Censor. He "dominated and shaped Australian film censorship" and was able to "define appropriate mass entertainment" for nearly twenty years...
– Founding President National Trust of AustraliaNational Trust of AustraliaThe Australian Council of National Trusts is the peak body for community-based, non-government organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage....
(NSW) - Jim ServiceJim ServiceJames Glen Service AO is an Australian company director.-Early life:Service was born in Sydney but spent the first four years of his life in Fiji. He was educated at Newington College . Apart from two years as a jackaroo, Service worked in Sydney until he moved to Canberra in 1964 as an executive...
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1945–1949) – Former Chairman National Museum of AustraliaNational Museum of AustraliaThe National Museum of Australia was formally established by the National Museum of Australia Act 1980. The National Museum preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation....
and National Gallery of AustraliaNational Gallery of AustraliaThe National Gallery of Australia is the national art gallery of Australia, holding more than 120,000 works of art. It was established in 1967 by the Australian government as a national public art gallery.- Establishment :...
Foundation - Ian Stephenson (1965–1973) – CEO of National Trust of AustraliaNational Trust of AustraliaThe Australian Council of National Trusts is the peak body for community-based, non-government organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage....
, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, and former Director Canberra Museum and GalleryCanberra Museum and GalleryCanberra Museum and Gallery is an art gallery and museum in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located on London Circuit, in Civic in the centre of the city. The gallery was opened on 13 February, 1998....
and Historic Places ACTLanyon HomesteadLanyon is an historic homestead and grazing property located on the southern outskirts of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.-History:...
Armed services
- Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Gerry CarwardineAnthony CarwardineRear Admiral Anthony Carwardine AO is a retired Australian naval officer, Chief of Naval Personnel in the Royal Australian Navy and former Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy.-Early life:...
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1947–1953) – Former Commandant Australian Defence Force AcademyAustralian Defence Force AcademyThe Australian Defence Force Academy is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy , Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force .Tertiary education is provided by the... - Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Bill DoversWilliam Anthony George DoversRear Admiral William "Bill" Anthony George Dovers CSC is an Australian naval officer.-Early life:Bill Dovers was educated at Newington College , commencing as a preparatory school student in Wyvern House, before entering the Royal Australian Naval College in 1970.-Naval career:Dovers has served...
CSCConspicuous Service CrossConspicuous Service Cross can refer to:* Conspicuous Service Cross * Conspicuous Service Cross * Conspicuous Service Cross...
(1959–1969) – Current Australian naval officer - CommodoreCommodore (rank)Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
John Foster OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1944–1951) – Former naval officer and naval historianNaval historianA naval historian is a student of maritime history, who specialises in the sub-discipline of naval history.-References:*Julian Corbett, 'The Teaching of Naval and Military History,' History, New Series, vol. 1 , pp. 12–19.... - Squadron LeaderSquadron LeaderSquadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these...
Adrian GoldsmithAdrian GoldsmithAdrian Philip "Tim" Goldsmith DFC, DFM was an Australian flying ace of the Second World War. Officially credited with shooting down 16¼ enemy aircraft while serving with the Royal Australian Air Force, Goldsmith scored 12¼ of his victories during the Siege of Malta...
DFCDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
DFMDistinguished Flying MedalThe Distinguished Flying Medal was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force and the other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active...
(1930–1933) – Second World War flying aceFlying aceA flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more... - CommodoreCommodore (rank)Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
Bruce LoxtonBruce LoxtonBruce Hamilton Loxton was an Australian naval officer, naval historian, and Director-General of Naval Manpower in the Royal Australian Navy from 1975 until his retirement.-Early life:...
(1933–1935) – Former Director-General of Naval Manpower in the Royal Australian NavyRoyal Australian NavyThe Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
and naval historianNaval historianA naval historian is a student of maritime history, who specialises in the sub-discipline of naval history.-References:*Julian Corbett, 'The Teaching of Naval and Military History,' History, New Series, vol. 1 , pp. 12–19.... - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
SirKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
Iven Mackay KBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
CMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
VDVolunteer DecorationThe Volunteer Officers' Decoration was created by Royal Warrant under command of Queen Victoria on 25 July 1892 to reward 'efficient and capable' officers of the Volunteer Force who had served for twenty years...
(1897–1900) – Commander 2nd Division, 6th DivisionAustralian 6th DivisionThe 6th Division of the Australian Army was a unit in the Second Australian Imperial Force during World War II. It served in the North African campaign, the Greek campaign and the New Guinea campaign, including the crucial battles of the Kokoda Track, among others...
and South West Pacific AreaSouth West Pacific AreaSouth West Pacific Area was the name given to the Allied supreme military command in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II. It was one of four major Allied commands in the Pacific theatres of World War II, during 1942–45...
World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Sandy PearsonSandy PearsonMajor General Cedric Mandsley Ingram "Sandy" Pearson AO, DSO, OBE, MC is a retired Australian Army officer. He is a former Commander of Australian Forces during the Vietnam War, Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon and Director of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South...
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(1932–1936) – Commander Australian Forces Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
and former Commandant Royal Military College, DuntroonRoyal Military College, DuntroonThe Royal Military College, Duntroon is the Australian Army's officer training establishment. It was founded at Duntroon, in the Australian Capital Territory, in 1911 and is situated on picturesque grounds at the foot of Mount Pleasant near Lake Burley Griffin, close to the Department of Defence... - CaptainCaptain (British Army and Royal Marines)Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
Oliver WoodwardOliver WoodwardOliver Holmes Woodward CMG, MC & Two Bars was an Australian metallurgist, mine manager and soldier noted for his tunneling activities at the Ypres Salient during the First World War....
CMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(1903–1904) – Soldier noted for his tunneling activities at the Ypres SalientYpres SalientThe Ypres Salient is the area around Ypres in Belgium which was the scene of some of the biggest battles in World War I.In military terms, a salient is a battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory. Therefore, the salient is surrounded by the enemy on three sides, making the troops...
during the First World War and the subject of the 2010 Australian war filmWar filmWar films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
Beneath Hill 60Beneath Hill 60Beneath Hill 60 is a 2010 Australian war film directed by Jeremy Sims and written by David Roach.Set during World War I, the film tells the story of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company’s effort to mine beneath a German bunker and detonate an explosive charge to aid the advance of British troops...
Clergy
- RevThe ReverendThe Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
Alex CampbellAlexander Petrie CampbellThe Reverend Alexander Petrie Campbell OBE was an Australian-born Congregational church minister and chairman of the Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand from 1937 until 1939.-Immediate family:...
OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1891–1901) – Former Chairman Congregational Union of Australia and New ZealandCongregational Union of AustraliaThe Congregational Union of Australia was a Congregational denomination in Australia.Two hundred and sixty of its congregations joined the Uniting Church in Australia, which was formed in 1977 by the union of congregations of the Congregational Union, Methodist Church of Australasia, and...
and President Sydney City MissionMission AustraliaMission Australia is a provider of family and community services throughout Australia. The organisation has at least 3200 staff, 1,000 volunteers and 300 services in every state and territory of Australia, and is one of the largest community organisations in the nation. It is currently headed by... - RevThe ReverendThe Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
DrDoctor (title)Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
David MantonDavid MantonThe Reverend Dr [Edwin] David Manton OAM is a retired Australian minister and former Moderator of the New South Wales Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia.-Early life:...
OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1949–1953) – Former Moderator NSW Synod Uniting Church in AustraliaUniting Church in AustraliaThe Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union.... - Rt RevRight ReverendThe Right Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain it applies to bishops except that The Most Reverend is used for archbishops .*In some churches with a...
David MulreadyDavid MulreadyDavid Gray Mulready , is the bishop of the Anglican Diocese of North West Australia, the largest diocese in geographical size in the Anglican Communion covering approximately a quarter of the Australian continent.-Early life:...
(1960–1964)) – AnglicanAnglican Church of AustraliaThe Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of North-West AustraliaAnglican Diocese of North West AustraliaThe Anglican Diocese of North West Australia is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, it covers an area of Western Australia north of Perth and is geographically, the largest Anglican diocese in Australia and one of the largest geographically, in the world. The cathedral church of the... - Rt RevRight ReverendThe Right Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain it applies to bishops except that The Most Reverend is used for archbishops .*In some churches with a...
John StewartJohn Stewart (Bishop)John Craig Stewart was the Bishop of the Eastern Region and Vicar General of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne.-Early life:Stewart was educated at Newington College , Wesley College, Melbourne and Ridley Theological College....
(1953–1954) – Former Bishop of the Eastern Region and Vicar General of the Anglican Diocese of MelbourneAnglican Church of AustraliaThe Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania... - RevThe ReverendThe Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
Gloster Udy OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
MBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1933) – Uniting Church in AustraliaUniting Church in AustraliaThe Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....
Minister - RevThe ReverendThe Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
James UdyJames UdyReverend James Stuart Udy OAM was an Australian Uniting Church minister, Master of Wesley College, University of Sydney, author and President of the World Methodist Historical Society during the 1980s. ....
(1933) – Former Master of Wesley CollegeWesley College, University of SydneyWesley College is a Protestant co-residential college of over 230 students within the University of Sydney. The College occupies a site on the main campus of the University of Sydney and was built on a sub-grant of Crown Land.- Academic profile :...
University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
Education
- SirKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
Carleton AllenCarleton AllenSir Carleton Kemp Allen MC KC was an Australian-born professor and Warden of Rhodes House, University of Oxford.-Early life and student career:...
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
KC (1900–1906) – Former Professor of Jurisprudence University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and Warden of Rhodes HouseRhodes ScholarshipThe Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. It was the first large-scale programme of international scholarships, and is widely considered the "world's most prestigious scholarship" by many public sources such as... - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Leslie AllenLeslie Holdsworth AllenLeslie Holdsworth Allen was an Australian academic and poet. He was Professor of English at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, the senior lecturer of English and Latin at Canberra University College and chairman of the Literature Censorship Board.-Early life:Allen was born in Maryborough,...
(1894–1899) – Former Professor of English Royal Military College, DuntroonRoyal Military College, DuntroonThe Royal Military College, Duntroon is the Australian Army's officer training establishment. It was founded at Duntroon, in the Australian Capital Territory, in 1911 and is situated on picturesque grounds at the foot of Mount Pleasant near Lake Burley Griffin, close to the Department of Defence...
, Chairman Literature Censorship Board and poet - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Bob BaxtBob BaxtProfessor Robert Baxt AO is an Australian lawyer and a former Chairman of the Trade Practices Commission , former Dean of Law at Monash University and a Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne.-Early life:...
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1947–1955) – Former Dean of Law Monash UniversityMonash UniversityMonash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
and former Chairman Trade Practices CommissionAustralian Competition and Consumer CommissionThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent authority of the Australia government. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974... - Peter Crawley (1965–1971) – Former Headmaster Trinity Grammar School, VictoriaTrinity Grammar School, VictoriaTrinity Grammar School is an independent Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located across several campuses in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
and Knox Grammar SchoolKnox Grammar SchoolKnox Grammar School is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Wahroonga, an upper North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
and current Head of School at St Hilda's SchoolSt Hilda's SchoolSt Hilda's School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Southport, a central suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia....
Queensland - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Hubert Cunliffe-JonesHubert Cunliffe-JonesThe Reverend Professor Hubert Cunliffe-Jones was an Australian-born Congregational church minister and author, who became Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales and a Professor at the University of Manchester. He was an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of Edinburgh...
(1917–1921) – Former Professor of TheologyTheologyTheology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
at the University of ManchesterUniversity of ManchesterThe University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group... - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
William DoeWilliam DoeProfessor William Doe is the Australian-born Provost of the Aga Khan University and former professor of medicine and Dean of the University of Birmingham Medical School...
(1954–1958) – ProvostProvost (education)A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
Aga Khan UniversityAga Khan UniversityThe Aga Khan University is a coeducational research university spread over three continents. It was granted its charter in 1983 as Pakistan's first private, autonomous university. AKU was founded by His Highness the Aga Khan, and is part of the Aga Khan Development Network...
and former Dean of Medicine University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus... - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Graham ColditzGraham ColditzGraham Andrew Colditz is a chronic disease epidemiologist and inaugural Niess-Gain Professor at Washington University School of Medicine where he is Associate Director for Prevention and Control at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center. He directs the Master of Population Health Science at Washington...
(1969–1972) – Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolHarvard Medical SchoolHarvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.... - Rev DrDoctor (title)Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
Michael Scott FletcherMichael Scott FletcherReverend Dr Michael Scott Fletcher was an Australian Methodist minister, foundation master of King's College, University of Queensland, foundation Master of Wesley College, University of Sydney and held the Chair of Philosophy at the University of Queensland...
(1883–1886) – Founding Master of Wesley CollegeWesley College, University of SydneyWesley College is a Protestant co-residential college of over 230 students within the University of Sydney. The College occupies a site on the main campus of the University of Sydney and was built on a sub-grant of Crown Land.- Academic profile :...
, University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
and Professor of Philosophy, University of QueenslandUniversity of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation... - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Duncan GiffordDuncan GiffordDuncan George Gifford is an Australian-born award-winning concert pianist and teacher. He has been a professor of piano at the Conservatory of Palma in Majorca since 2006. Musica Viva describes him as a "major artist of his generation"...
(1985–1990) – Professor Spanish National Academy of Contemporary Music - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Percival Halse RogersPercival Halse RogersSir Percival Halse Rogers KBE was an Australian jurist and university chancellor.-Early life:Halse Rogers was born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, the second son of a Methodist minister and was educated at Newington College . He became a resident of St Andrew's College, at the University of Sydney...
KBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1896–1901) – Former Chancellor of University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania... - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Roger HawkenRoger HawkenRoger William Hercules Hawken , an Australian engineer, was the first lecturer in Civil Engineering, and then a professor, at the University of Queensland.-Personal life:...
(1893–1896) – Former Professor of Engineering University of QueenslandUniversity of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation... - Ray Hille OAM (1955–1961) – Former Principal The Peninsula SchoolThe Peninsula SchoolThe Peninsula School is an independent, co-educational, Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia.Founded in 1961, the school is set on the large hilly green fields overlooking Port Phillip Bay in the Mornington Peninsula and is a member of the Associated...
- ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Stuart KayeStuart Kaye-Education:Kaye was educated at Newington College and holds degrees in arts and law from the University of Sydney, and a doctorate in law from Dalhousie University...
(1980–1985) – Professor of Law University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
, former Dean of Law University of WollongongUniversity of WollongongThe University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...
and former Head of the Law School James Cook UniversityJames Cook UniversityJames Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the... - DrDoctor (title)Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
Ian LambertIan LambertDr Ian Peter Morrison Lambert is the Australian-born Principal of The Scots College, a Sydney GPS School, and an educational author and editor.-Early life:...
(1966–1967) – Principal The Scots CollegeThe Scots CollegeFor other schools with a similar name see Scots College.The Scots College is an independent Presbyterian day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... - DrDoctor (title)Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
John Lincoln AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(1929–1934) – Emeritus Deputy Chancellor of Macquarie UniversityMacquarie UniversityMacquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney... - Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Iven Mackay KBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
CMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
VDVolunteer DecorationThe Volunteer Officers' Decoration was created by Royal Warrant under command of Queen Victoria on 25 July 1892 to reward 'efficient and capable' officers of the Volunteer Force who had served for twenty years...
(1897–1900) – Former Headmaster Cranbrook SchoolCranbrook School SydneyCranbrook School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay, both eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
and former Chairman AAGPS NSWGPS SchoolsThe Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales ', also known as GPS or Great Public Schools is an association of mostly private boys' schools in New South Wales, Australia that share common interests, ethics, educational philosophy and contest sporting events among themselves... - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Simon PennySimon PennySimon Graeme Penny is an Australian artist, theorist, curator and teacher in the field of Interactive Media Art.-Early life:...
(1968–1973) – Professor of Studio Art, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, IrvineThe University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA... - Sandy PhillipsSandy PhillipsFrederick George Phillips was the second Australian-born headmaster of Sydney Grammar School. -Early life:Sandy Phillips was born in Tamworth, New South Wales, the son of a Methodist Minister. He attended Newington College where he became known as 'little Sandy' as his brother was 'big Sandy'....
(1894–1898) – Former Headmaster Sydney Grammar SchoolSydney Grammar SchoolSydney Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... - DrDoctor (title)Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
Cecil PurserCecil PurserDr Cecil Purser FRACP, was an Australian physician and served terms as chairman of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and vice-chancellor and deputy chancellor of the University of Sydney.-Birth and education:...
(1879–1881) – Former Deputy Chancellor of University of Sydney - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Christoper Roper AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1955–1961) – Adjunct Professor City University of Hong KongCity University of Hong KongCity University of Hong Kong is a comprehensive research university in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. It has achieved fast growth in recent years and received international recognition for its academic achievements...
, Former Director College of Law SydneySydney Law SchoolSydney Law School is the law faculty of the University of Sydney and is regarded as one of the most prestigious institutions of legal education in Australia and the Asia Pacific. Located in the main Camperdown campus of the University, with some operations at the St...
and Former Professor College of Law England and Wales - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Reuben RoseReuben RoseProfessor Reuben J Rose is an Australian veterinary educator and a former Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney.-Early life:...
(1958–1966) – Former Dean of Veterinary Science University of Sydney - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Nicholas SaundersNicholas Saunders (Vice-Chancellor)Nicholas Andrew Saunders is an Australian academic and was the [Vice-Chancellor]] of the Nicholas Andrew Saunders is an [[Australia]]n [[academic]] and was the [Vice-Chancellor]] of the...
(1959–1962) – Vice Chancellor University of NewcastleUniversity of Newcastle, AustraliaThe University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965. The University's main and largest campus is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales...
and former Dean of Medicine Monash UniversityMonash UniversityMonash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
and Flinders UniversityFlinders UniversityFlinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research... - ProfProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Walter WoolnoughWalter George WoolnoughWalter George Woolnough was an Australian geologist.Woolnough was born in Brushgrove, Grafton, New South Wales, and attended Sydney Boys High School, Newington College and the University of Sydney...
(1893–1894) – Former Professor of Geology University of Western AustraliaUniversity of Western AustraliaThe University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
and Clarke MedalClarke MedalThe Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished work in the Natural sciences.Named in honour of the Reverend William Branwhite Clarke, one of the founders of the Society...
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Rhodes scholars
- 1905 – Percival Halse RogersPercival Halse RogersSir Percival Halse Rogers KBE was an Australian jurist and university chancellor.-Early life:Halse Rogers was born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, the second son of a Methodist minister and was educated at Newington College . He became a resident of St Andrew's College, at the University of Sydney...
(1896–1901) – BABachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania... - 1963 – David Moore (1952–1956) – MB BSBachelor of Medicine and SurgeryBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, or in Latin Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae , are the two first professional degrees awarded upon graduation from medical school in medicine and surgery by universities in various countries...
University of QueenslandUniversity of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation... - 2006 – Jonathan Bonnitcha (1993–1998) – BEc LLB University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
Law
- The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Sir Thomas Bavin KCMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(1889–1890) – Former judge of the Supreme Court of New South WalesSupreme Court of New South WalesThe Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Sir Percival Halse RogersPercival Halse RogersSir Percival Halse Rogers KBE was an Australian jurist and university chancellor.-Early life:Halse Rogers was born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, the second son of a Methodist minister and was educated at Newington College . He became a resident of St Andrew's College, at the University of Sydney...
KBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1896–1901) – Former judge of the Supreme Court of New South WalesSupreme Court of New South WalesThe Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Leycester MearesLeycester MearesThe Honourable [Charles] Leycester Devenish Meares AC CMG QC was an Australian judge, patron of the arts and chairman and benefactor of the national child safety organisation Kidsafe. -Early life:...
ACOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
CMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(1924–1926) – Former judge of the Supreme Court of New South WalesSupreme Court of New South WalesThe Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales...
, chairman of the New South Wales Law Reform CommissionAustralian Law Reform CommissionThe Australian Law Reform Commission is an Australian independent statutory body established to conduct reviews into the law of Australia and advocate options for law reform... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Kenneth AspreyKenneth AspreyKenneth William Asprey was a judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, the highest court in the State of New South Wales, Australia, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy....
CMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(1914–1922) – Former NSW Supreme Court Judge and Voyager Royal Commissioner - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Edwin Lusher QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(1925–1931) – Former judge of the Supreme Court of New South WalesSupreme Court of New South WalesThe Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales... - His HonourHis HonourHis Honour or Her Honour is an honorific prefix which is traditionally applied to certain classes of people, in particular justices and judges and mayors...
JudgeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
David EdwardsDavid Edwards (judge)His Honour Judge David Sutherland Edwards was an Australian judge of the District Court of New South Wales, a NSW Electoral Commissioner and Royal Commissioner.-Early life:...
(1889-91) - Former judge of the District Court of New South WalesDistrict Court of New South WalesThe District Court of New South Wales has jurisdiction to hear most indictable offences . It hears appeals from the Local Court and civil claims up to A$750 000. In some circumstances the amount may be higher, e.g. with the consent of the parties or in motor accident claims etc...
, NSW Electoral CommissionerNew South Wales Electoral CommissionThe New South Wales Electoral Commission is the agency of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for the adminisation, organisation, and supervision of elections in New South Wales for state government, local government, industrial and Aboriginal organisations, and registered clubs...
and Royal Commissioner - His HonourHis HonourHis Honour or Her Honour is an honorific prefix which is traditionally applied to certain classes of people, in particular justices and judges and mayors...
JudgeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Herbert Curlewis (1881–1887) – Former judge of the District Court of New South WalesDistrict Court of New South WalesThe District Court of New South Wales has jurisdiction to hear most indictable offences . It hears appeals from the Local Court and civil claims up to A$750 000. In some circumstances the amount may be higher, e.g. with the consent of the parties or in motor accident claims etc...
; husband of Ethel TurnerEthel TurnerEthel Turner was an Australian novelist and children's writer.She was born Ethel Mary Burwell in Doncaster in England. Her father died when she was two, leaving her mother Sarah Jane Burwell with two daughters . A year later, Sarah Jane married Henry Turner, who was twenty years older and had six... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Cecil CookRichard Cecil CookThe Hon. Mr Justice Richard Cecil Cook was an Australian judge and a member of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales.-Early life:...
(1912-1920) - Former judge of the Industrial Commission of New South WalesIndustrial Relations Commission of New South WalesThe Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales conciliates and arbitrates industrial disputes, sets conditions of employment and fixes wages and salaries by making industrial awards, approves enterprise agreements and decides claims of unfair dismissal in New South Wales, a state of Australia... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Garry DownesGarry DownesJustice Garry Keith Downes AM is a judge of the Federal Court of Australia and President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. -Education:Downes attended Newington College and graduated from the University of Sydney Law School in 1967. His first job was as associate to then Chief Justice of...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1956–1960) – Federal CourtFederal Court of AustraliaThe Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court of record which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law , along with some summary criminal matters. Cases are heard at first instance by single Judges...
Judge, President Administrative Appeals TribunalAdministrative Appeals TribunalThe Administrative Appeals Tribunal is an Australian tribunal which provides for quasi-judicial review of administrative decisions by the Australian federal government. It is not a court and not part of the Australian court hierarchy, however its decisions are subject to review by the Federal...
and former President Union Internationale des Avocats - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Roger GylesRoger GylesRoger Vincent Gyles AO, QC is an Acting Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia and a former Royal Commissioner.-Early life:...
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1950–1954) – Federal Court Judge, Royal Commissioner Building Industry in New South Wales and former President NSW Bar AssociationBar associationA bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
and Australian Bar AssociationBar associationA bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both... - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Angus TalbotAngus TalbotRobert Neville [Angus] Talbot is an Australian lawyer and barrister. He is a retired Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales and the current Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Council of Newington College. -Early life:...
(1949–1953) – NSW Land & Environment Court Judge - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
George WrightGeorge Wright (jurist)The Hon. Justice George Wright was a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. -Biograpghy:Wright was born in Adelaide, South Australia, where his father, The Reverend Dr George H Wright, was minister off the Stow Memorial Congregational Church...
(1934–1935) – Former Supreme Court of Western AustraliaSupreme Court of Western AustraliaThe Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters , and hears the most serious criminal matters.The Supreme Court consists of a General Division The Supreme Court of Western...
Judge - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Richard WhiteRichard White (New South Wales judge)Richard Weeks White is a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.-Early life and education:White was born in Sydney and attended Newington College...
(1967–1972) – NSW Supreme Court Judge - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Horton WilliamsHorton WilliamsThe Honourable Horton Clement Williams QC is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia.-Early life:Williams was born in Sydney, Australia and attended Newington College...
QC (1947–1950) – Former Supreme Court of South AustraliaSupreme Court of South AustraliaThe Supreme Court of South Australia is the superior court for the Australian State of South Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. The Supreme Court is the highest South Australian court in the Australian court...
Judge - Ian Barker QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(1948–1952) – Former Solicitor-General of the Northern Territory, and former President New South Wales Bar Association - Percy Sydney DawsonPercy Sydney DawsonPercy Sydney Dawson was a founding partner of one of the legal firms that became Blake Dawson and the first City Solicitor of the City of Sydney. -Early life:...
(1881–1883) – Founding partner of one of the firms that became Blake DawsonBlake DawsonBlake Dawson is a commercial law firm that operates in the Asia-Pacific region. In Australia it is considered one of the "Big Six" law firms.Blake Dawson was previously known as Blake Dawson Waldron or BDW... - Alan LoxtonAlan LoxtonAlan Hamilton Loxton was the Senior Partner at Allen, Allen and Hemsley, Australia's oldest law firm, President of the Law Society of New South Wales and a company director.-Early life:...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1931–1933) – Former Senior Partner Allen, Allen and HemsleyAllens Arthur RobinsonAllens Arthur Robinson is a commercial law firm that operates in the Asia-Pacific region. In Australia, and throughout the Asia-Pacific region generally, it is considered to be one of the top commercial law firms.- Offices :...
and President of the Law Society of NSW
Medicine and science
- DrPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
George Henry Abbott (1881–1884) – Surgeon and former Fellow University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
Senate (ONU President 1901) - Errol Alcott (1967–1971) – Director of Athletic Performance South Sydney RabbitohsSouth Sydney RabbitohsThe South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
and former Head Physiotherapist Australia national cricket team - Associate Professor John CarterJohn Carter (endocrinologist)John Norman Carter AO is an Australian medical academic and endocrinologist.-Early life:Carter was born in Melbourne, Australia, and attended Newington College before graduating in medicine from the University of Sydney....
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1957–1961) – Endocrinologist and former President Australian Diabetes Society - DrPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
Stanley Devenish MearesStanley Devenish MearesStanley [Stan] Devenish Meares was an Australian obstetrician and gynaecologist. -Early life:Devenish Meares was born at Summer Hill, New South Wales, the son of C E Devenish Meares from his first marriage. His half brother was The Honourable Leycester Meares AC CMG QC a judge of the Supreme Court...
CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1921–1924) – Former President Australian Council Royal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsRoyal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsThe Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is a professional association based in the UK. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is, pregnancy, childbirth, and female sexual and reproductive health... - William DunWilliam Sutherland DunWilliam Sutherland Dun was an Australian palaeontologist, geologist and president of the Royal Society of New South Wales....
(1982–1886) – Palaeontologist, Geologist and former President Royal Society of New South WalesRoyal Society of New South WalesThe Royal Society of New South Wales is a learned society based in Sydney, Australia. It was established as the Philosophical Society of Australasia on 27 June 1821... - Joseph FletcherJoseph James FletcherJoseph James Fletcher was an Australian biologist, winner of the 1921 Clarke Medal.Fletcher was born at Auckland, New Zealand the son of the Rev Joseph Horner Fletcher, a Methodist clergyman, and his wife Kate, née Green...
(1865–1867) – Former Director of Linnean Society of New South WalesLinnean Society of New South WalesThe Linnean Society of New South Wales promotes the Cultivation and Study of the Science of Natural History in all its Branches and was founded in Sydney, New South Wales in 1874 and incorporated in 1884. It succeeded the Entomological Society of New South Wales, founded in 1862 and folded in...
, Biologist and Editor - DrDoctor (title)Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
Marshall HatchMarshall HatchDr Marshall Davidson Hatch AM is an Australian biochemist and plant physiologist and Chief Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry in Canberra...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1947–1950) – Chief Research Scientist CSIRO Division of Plant Industry and Clarke MedalClarke MedalThe Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished work in the Natural sciences.Named in honour of the Reverend William Branwhite Clarke, one of the founders of the Society...
ist - SirKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
Keith JonesKeith Jones (surgeon)Sir Keith Stephen Jones FRCS is an Australian medical practitioner and surgeon. He is a past national president of the Australian Medical Association and was chief medical officer of the New South Wales State Emergency Service. He turned 100 in July 2011.-Early life:Jones was born in Narrandera,...
(1924–1927) – Surgeon and Former President of AMAAustralian Medical AssociationThe Australian Medical Association is a professional association for Australian doctors and medical students.The AMA uses a representative structure involving state branches and committees to work with members to promote and protect the interests of doctors.The mechanisms that allow this include:*...
(ONU President 1963–1964) - SirKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
Herbert MaitlandHerbert MaitlandSir Herbert Lethington Maitland was an Australian surgeon of the head and neck who was an early specialist in rhinoplasty.-Early life:...
(1883–1887) – Surgeon - SirKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
William Morrow DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
EDEfficiency DecorationThe Efficiency Decoration is a defunct medal of Britain and the Commonwealth awarded for long service in the Territorial Army of the UK, the Indian Volunteer Forces and Colonial Auxiliary Forces....
(1919–1921) – Former President Royal Australasian College of PhysiciansRoyal Australasian College of PhysiciansThe Royal Australasian College of Physicians, or RACP, is the organisation responsible for training, educating, and representing over 9,000 physicians and paediatricians in Australia and New Zealand. It was founded in 1938.... - DrPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
Cecil PurserCecil PurserDr Cecil Purser FRACP, was an Australian physician and served terms as chairman of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and vice-chancellor and deputy chancellor of the University of Sydney.-Birth and education:...
(1879–1881) – Former Chairman Royal Prince Alfred HospitalRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalThe Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is a major public teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Missenden Road in Camperdown... - Emeritus Prof Sever SternhellSever SternhellSever Sternhell is a Polish born Australian academic and organic chemist. He has been professor of Chemistry at the University of Sydney, and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. His current research is on the induction of chirality into mesophases, aspects of steric hindrance and...
(1947) – Organic Chemist - Emeritus Prof John TurtleJohn TurtleJohn Ross Turtle is an Australian medical academic and endocrinologist. He is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine and an Honorary President of the International Diabetes Federation.-Early life:...
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1947–1953) – Former Kellion Professor of Endocrinology University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, Co-Founder Australian Diabetes Society and Former President International Diabetes FederationInternational Diabetes FederationThe International Diabetes Federation is a worldwide alliance of some 200 diabetes associations in more than 160 countries, who have come together to enhance the lives of people with diabetes everywhere. For over 50 years, IDF has been at the vanguard of global diabetes advocacy... - Prof Donald Wood-SmithDonald Wood-SmithDonald Wood-Smith, MD, FACS, FRCS is a Professor of Clinical Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and an Attending Surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center...
(1944–1947) – Professor of Clinical Surgery Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Business
- Geoffrey ArnottGeoffrey ArnottGeoffrey Harold Arnott was an Australian company director and chairman of Arnott's. -Early life:Arnott was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Newington College . -References:...
(1918–1920) – Former Chairman Arnott'sArnott's Biscuits HoldingsArnott's Biscuits Holdings , is a subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company of the United States.In Australia Arnott's is the largest producer of biscuits and the second-largest supplier of snack food.-History:... - Garth BarracloughGarth BarracloughGarth Wilson Egerton Barraclough OBE was an Australian company director and chairman of Unilever Australia, Arnott's and EMI.-Early life:Barraclough was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Newington College ....
OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1924–1928) – Former Managing Director Unilever AustraliaUnileverUnilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
and former Chairman EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
and Arnott'sArnott's Biscuits HoldingsArnott's Biscuits Holdings , is a subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company of the United States.In Australia Arnott's is the largest producer of biscuits and the second-largest supplier of snack food.-History:... - Peter Bush (1964–1970) – CEO McDonalds Australia
- Ian Diery (1958–1967) – Former Vice-President Apple Inc., and Director of The Timberland CompanyThe Timberland CompanyThe Timberland Company is an American manufacturer and retailer of outdoors wear with a focus on footwear. Its three key locations are in Stratham, New Hampshire; Danville, Kentucky; and Ontario, California....
- Luke Fryer (1987–1994) – Restaurateur Wagamama AustraliaWagamamaWagamama is a British-headquartered restaurant chain, serving pan-Asian food in the style of a modern Japanese Ramen bar.-History:Created by Alan Yau, who subsequently created the Chinese restaurants Hakkasan and Yauatcha in London, the first Wagamama opened in 1992 off Gower Street in...
and Itsu AmericaItsuItsu Ltd, previously Tsu, is a chain of sushi eat-in and take-away restaurants in London, England. There are restaurants at Canary Wharf, Chelsea, Notting Hill and Soho, plus a further twenty eight branches, with many providing a delivery service... - Preston Lanchester Gowing (1891–1899) – Former Chairman GowingsGowingsGowings was a department store chain in Sydney, Australia, established in 1868. It specialised in men's casual clothing, camping gear and novelty items....
- SirKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
Cecil Hoskins (1903–1906) – Former Chairman of AMPAMP LimitedAMP Limited is an Australian financial corporation. It operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand. AMP formed in 1849 as the Australian Mutual Provident Society, a non-profit life insurance company. In 1998 it was demutualised and listed on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges... - Owen Howell-Price (1938–1944) – Director and former Chairman Dairy Farm South Asia and CEO Woolworths LimitedWoolworths LimitedWoolworths Limited is a major Australian company with extensive retail interest throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is the:* largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand by market capitalisation and sales...
- Bill Ireland (1961–1968) – Chairman Mariner Wealth Management Ltd and Former CEO Challenger International
- David JohnsonDavid Johnson (company director)David Willis Johnson is an Australian-born company director, resident in the United States of America, who as President and CEO led the Campbell Soup Company from 1990 until 1997. -Early life and education:...
(1947–1950) – Former CEO Campbell Soup CompanyCampbell Soup CompanyCampbell Soup Company , also known as Campbell's, is an American producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. It is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey... - John LawesJohn Lawes (company director)John Frederick Renshaw Lawes was an Australian company director and chairman of QBE Insurance. -Early life:Lawes was born in Petersham, New South Wales. His father, Dr Charles Lawes, was a medical graduate of the University of Sydney and John was one of four brothers with one sister...
(1916-1926) - Former chairman of QBE Insurance - Edward Lloyd Jones (1885–1887) – Former Chairman David JonesDavid Jones LimitedDavid Jones Limited , colloquially known as DJs, is a high-end Australian department store chain.David Jones was founded in 1838 by David Jones, a Welsh immigrant, and is claimed to be the oldest continuously operating department store in the world still trading under its original name. It...
- David LeckieDavid LeckieDavid John Leckie is the Chief Executive Officer of the Seven Media Group.David Leckie was educated at Newington College and is an Economics graduate of Macquarie University. Prior to his appointment by Kerry Stokes to Seven, he was associated with the Nine Network for 23 years...
(1962–1968) – Former CEO Nine NetworkNine NetworkThe Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
; Managing Director Seven NetworkSeven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach... - Charles LockeCharles Herbert LockeCharles Herbert Locke OBE was an Australian company director, who served as chairman of Tooheys and Lend Lease Corporation, and a charity fundraiser.-Early life:...
OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1920–1925 ) – Former Chairman of TooheysTooheysTooheys is a brewery in the suburb of Lidcombe, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It produces beers under the Tooheys and Hahn trademarks, and is part of the New Zealand Lion Nathan beverages group.-History:...
and Lend Lease CorporationLend Lease CorporationLend Lease Group is a global property and infrastructure company headquartered in Sydney, Australia... - Jim Millner AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1933–1937) – Former Chairman Washington H. Soul PattinsonWashington H. Soul PattinsonWashington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited is an Australian investment company.-History:In 1872, Caleb Soul and his son Washington opened their first store at 177 Pitt Street, Sydney, trading as Washington H. Soul and Co...
and former President NRMANRMANRMA refers to either of two historically related Australian companies:*The National Roads and Motorists' Association, known as NRMA Motoring and Services, is a member-owned mutual organisation offering , motoring advice and other services in New South Wales and the Australian Capital... - Robert MillnerRobert MillnerRobert Dobson Millner is an Australian corporate executive. He is head of many large Australian organisations including chairman of Washington H. Soul Pattinson, New Hope Coal, Brickworks Limited, Choiseul Investments and NBN Television....
(1959–1968) – Chairman of six ASXASXASX may refer to:* Australian Securities Exchange, the primary stock exchange of Australia* Advanced Stream Redirector, a computer file format listing Windows Media files * Armstrong Siddeley ASX, a British experimental turbojet* John F...
-listed companies, Washington H. Soul Pattinson, Brickworks, Choiseul Investments, Milton Corporation, New Hope Mining and Soul Telecommunications - Chris Mort (1970–1975) – Chairman and CEO McCann EricksonMcCann EricksonMcCann Erickson is a global advertising agency network, with offices in more than 130 countries. McCann is a subsidiary of the Interpublic Group of Companies, one of the four large holding companies in the advertising industry....
Australia - Neil PerryNeil PerryNeil Arthur Perry is a prominent Australian chef, restaurateur, author and television presenter. He also is the co-ordinator for Qantas Flight Catering under his company Rockpool Consulting and has a food brand sold under his name, available at Woolworths Supermarkets.Perry co-owns and is...
(1968–1973) – Chef and Restaurateur Rockpool, Author and TV Presenter LifeStyle FoodLifeStyle FoodLifeStyle Food is an Australian food channel, solely dedicated to food, wine and restaurant society. The channel is a subsidiary of The LifeStyle Channel, which runs 24 hours a day on the Foxtel and Austar.-Programming:******-External links:****... - Lyn Shaddock (1950–1954) – Property Developer and Director Citibank Asia PacificCitibankCitibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
- Jim ServiceJim ServiceJames Glen Service AO is an Australian company director.-Early life:Service was born in Sydney but spent the first four years of his life in Fiji. He was educated at Newington College . Apart from two years as a jackaroo, Service worked in Sydney until he moved to Canberra in 1964 as an executive...
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1945–1949) – Chairman JG Service, Chairman ACTEW and Deputy Chairman Australand Property Group - Peter Thomas – Head of finance Fortescue Metals GroupFortescue Metals GroupFortescue Metals Group is an Australian iron ore mining company. The company has holdings of more than 87,000 km² in the Pilbara region of Western Australia making it the largest tenement holder in the state. It is listed as FMG on the Australian Securities Exchange .In 2008, the group loaded...
- SirKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
Frederick Tout (1886–1890 – Former Chairman of Bank of NSWWestpacWestpac , is a multinational financial services, one of the Australian "big four" banks and the second-largest bank in New Zealand.... - SirBaronetA baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
Gordon Clavering Trollope BtBaronetA baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
(1898–1901) – Woolbroker - Oliver WoodwardOliver WoodwardOliver Holmes Woodward CMG, MC & Two Bars was an Australian metallurgist, mine manager and soldier noted for his tunneling activities at the Ypres Salient during the First World War....
CMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(1903–1904) – Former General Manager and Director of North Broken Hill Mines
Architecture
- Arthur AndersonArthur Anderson (architect)Arthur William Anderson was an Australian architect active in the last decade of the 19th Century and the first 40 years of the 20th century. He was a founder and first president of the Federal Council of the Australian Institute of Architects...
(1881-1883) - Founder and first president of the Federal Council of the Royal Australian Institute of ArchitectsRoyal Australian Institute of ArchitectsThe Australian Institute of Architects is a professional body for architects in Australia. Until August 2008, the Institute traded as the "Royal Australian Institute of Architects", which remains its official name.... - Henry BuddenHenry BuddenHenry [Harry] Ebenezer Budden CBE was a Sulman Award winning Australian architect active in the first 40 years of the 20th century. His work encompassed the styles of the Federation Arts and Crafts and Bungalow through to the Inter-War Stripped Classical and Art Deco...
CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1886–1888) – RAIA Sir John Sulman Medal winning Architect - Carlyle GreenwellCarlyle GreenwellCarlyle Greenwell was an Australian architect whose houses, designed in the first half of the 20th century, are now heritage listed and a philanthropist whose bequest to the University of Sydney funds research in Anthropology and Archaeology.-Early life:Greenwell was born in Windsor and was...
(1897–1901) – Australian architect - Alex PopovAlex Popov (architect)Alexander Popov is an Australian architect working in the Late 20th Century Modern style.-Biography:Popov was born in Shanghai of Russian parents and moved to Sydney aged twelve. He was educated at Newington College and the University of Sydney before studying further in Denmark...
(1958–1960) – RAIARaiaRaia may refer to:* Royal Australian Institute of Architects, a professional body for architects in Australia* Raia , a small village in Goa, India, about 6 km from Margao on the way to Loutolim...
Wilkinson AwardWilkinson AwardThe Wilkinson Award is an Australian architectural prize presented by the Australian Institute of Architects and was first awarded in 1961....
and Robin Boyd AwardRobin Boyd AwardThe Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture is an Australian architectural prize presented by the Australian Institute of Architects since 1981....
winning Architect - Colin Still (1950–1960) – RAIARaiaRaia may refer to:* Royal Australian Institute of Architects, a professional body for architects in Australia* Raia , a small village in Goa, India, about 6 km from Margao on the way to Loutolim...
Sir John Sulman MedalSir John Sulman MedalThe Sir John Sulman Medal is a New South Wales architectural prize presented by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and was first awarded in 1932....
winning Architect - William Hardy WilsonWilliam Hardy WilsonWilliam Hardy Wilson was an Australian architect, artist and author. He "is regarded as one of the most outstanding architects of the twentieth century".-Early years:...
(1893–1897) – Architect, artist and author
Philanthropy
- Clive RamaciottiClive RamaciottiClive Ramaciotti was an Australian philanthropist who with his sister, Vera Ramaciotti, established the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation.-Early life:...
(1894–1900) – $75 million Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation for biomedical research - George Johnson (1913–1915) – $15 million George and Nerissa Johnson Bequest for the arts
- Mervyn Horton AMMervyn HortonMervyn Emrys Rosser Horton AM was an Australian art editor, art collector and philanthropist.-Early life:Mervyn Horton was born and grew up in Sydney, attending Newington College , Stanmore and the University of Sydney where he studied engineering.-Working life:He was a Director of the Katoomba...
(1930–1935) – $8 million of contemporary art Art Gallery of New South WalesArt Gallery of New South WalesThe Art Gallery of New South Wales , located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was established in 1897 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia...
Mervyn Horton Bequest - Robert StorrRobert Storr-Education:Robert Storr received his B.A. in History and French from Swarthmore College in 1972, and earned an M.F.A. in Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1978.-Career:...
(1935–1936) – $5 million Robert W Storr Chair for hepatic medicine University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania... - Carlyle GreenwellCarlyle GreenwellCarlyle Greenwell was an Australian architect whose houses, designed in the first half of the 20th century, are now heritage listed and a philanthropist whose bequest to the University of Sydney funds research in Anthropology and Archaeology.-Early life:Greenwell was born in Windsor and was...
(1897–1901) – $1 million Carlyle Greenwell Research Fund in AnthropologyAnthropologyAnthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
and ArchaeologyArchaeologyArchaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
University of Sydney - The Hon.The HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
JusticeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Leycester MearesLeycester MearesThe Honourable [Charles] Leycester Devenish Meares AC CMG QC was an Australian judge, patron of the arts and chairman and benefactor of the national child safety organisation Kidsafe. -Early life:...
ACOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
CMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(1924–1926) – Benefactor of Kidsafe - ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Thomas MillnerThomas MillnerColonel Thomas George Millner MC VD was a Colonel in the Australian Army serving in WWII. Col. Millner married Mary Pattinson, daughter of businessman Lewy Pattinson, founder of Washington H. Soul PattinsonIn 1947 Col...
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
VDVolunteer DecorationThe Volunteer Officers' Decoration was created by Royal Warrant under command of Queen Victoria on 25 July 1892 to reward 'efficient and capable' officers of the Volunteer Force who had served for twenty years...
(1897–1901) – Benefactor of T G Millner Field home ground of Eastwood Rugby ClubEastwood Rugby ClubEastwood Rugby Club is a rugby union club playing in the Sydney grade competition. The club is based at T G Millner Field, named in honour of its benefactor Colonel Tom Millner MC VD, and the club's players and supporters are primarily drawn from the Northern Suburbs and Hills District of Sydney.... - Dr Mitchell NotarasMitchell NotarasMitchell James Notaras was an Australian-born surgeon and philanthropist. -Early life:Notaras, and his twin brother Angelo, were born at Grafton, New South Wales, two of five children of Kytherian-Greek immigrants, Anthony and Ianthe Notaras. He attended Grafton primary and high schools before...
(1948–1952) – $1.1 million Mitchel J Notaras Scholarship for Colorectal Medicine University of Sydney - Dr Colin LavertyColin LavertyDr Colin Robert Laverty is an Australian medical practitioner and was one of the first people to find that the human papillomavirus was common in the cervix and led to cervical cancer.-Early life:...
OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1949–1953) – Benefactor of funds and art works to National Gallery of AustraliaNational Gallery of AustraliaThe National Gallery of Australia is the national art gallery of Australia, holding more than 120,000 works of art. It was established in 1967 by the Australian government as a national public art gallery.- Establishment :...
, National Gallery of VictoriaNational Gallery of VictoriaThe National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest and the largest public art gallery in Australia. Since December 2003, NGV has operated across two sites...
, Biennale of SydneyBiennale of SydneyThe Biennale of Sydney is an international festival of contemporary art, held every two years in Sydney, Australia. It is the largest and best-attended contemporary visual arts event in the country...
and Gold Coast City Art GalleryGold Coast City Art GalleryThe Gold Coast City Art Gallery is a regional Art museum located at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Opened in 1986, the Gallery is funded by the Gold Coast City Council as part of the Gold Coast Art Centre Pty Ltd.- Collection :...
Actors, presenters and directors
- Stuart BockingStuart BockingStuart Lyndon Bocking, , is an Australian radio presenter and has worked for regional and Sydney stations. He is currently the 2UE evenings host.-Early life:...
(1981–1986) – 2UE2UE2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by Fairfax Media. It is Sydney's and Australia's oldest commercial radio station, first broadcasting on 26 January 1925 on 1025 kHz AM before moving to 950 kHz in 1935 when virtually all Australian radio stations were assigned new...
night shift Presenter - Arthur DignamArthur DignamArthur Dignam is an Australian character actor.Dignam was born on Lord Howe Island. He attended Newington College in Sydney as a boarder 1955–1956....
(1955–1956) – AFI Award winning Actor - Eden GahaEden GahaEden Gaha is an Australian-born actor, television host and producer, best known for his work on Vidiot, Animal Hospital and as a producer of Celebrity Apprentice, The Contender and Pirate Master. He was born in Sydney and attended Newington College...
(1981–1986) – Television Producer Rock Star:INXS on FoxFox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
8 and former Presenter of Animal Hospital on the Nine NetworkNine NetworkThe Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia... - Matt HolmesMatt HolmesMatthew Theodore Holmes is an Australian actor.-Early life:Holmes attended Newington College . He gained an Advanced Diploma in Acting at the Actors College of Theatre and Television....
(1981–1993) – Actor Blue HeelersBlue HeelersBlue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
and Sea PatrolSea Patrol (TV series)Sea Patrol is an Australian television drama, set on board HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy . The series focuses on the ship and the lives of its crew members.... - Charles MesureCharles MesureCharles William David Mesure is an English born, Australian and New Zealand actor.When Mesure was five, his family moved to Australia and he grew up in Sydney. Mesure attended Newington College and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia, with a degree in Performing Arts...
(1982–1987) – Actor Hercules: The Legendary JourneysHercules: The Legendary JourneysHercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...
, Xena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
and Outrageous FortuneOutrageous Fortune (TV series)Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures... - Jeremy Lindsay TaylorJeremy Lindsay TaylorJeremy Lindsay Taylor is an Australian actor. He finished his education at Newington College in 1991 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in drama and sociology, from the University of Newcastle...
(1983–1991) – Actor Heartbreak HighHeartbreak HighHeartbreak High is an Australian television series that ran for seven years from 1994 to 1999. The series dealt with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries...
, Something in the Air and Sea PatrolSea Patrol (TV series)Sea Patrol is an Australian television drama, set on board HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy . The series focuses on the ship and the lives of its crew members.... - Andrew TigheAndrew TigheAndrew Tighe is an Australian actor.As well as other stage roles, Andrew Tighe appeared in the stage production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" as "Algernon Moncrieff", with Andrew Tighe joining the cast in 1990...
(1964–1973) – Theatre Director and Actor for the Sydney Theatre CompanySydney Theatre CompanyThe Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre.... - Sandy WintonSandy WintonSandy Winton, born Alexander Gordon, is an Australian actor currently playing the role of Erinsborough High Principal, Michael Williams, in the soap-opera, Neighbours.-Career:...
(1983–1988) – Actor playing Michael Williams in NeighboursNeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems... - Darren YapDarren Yap-Early life:Yap was born in Sydney and grew up in the suburb of Cabramatta. He was the third child of a Malaysian-born Sydney medical practitioner and his fourth-generation Australia-born Chinese wife...
(1980–1985) – Theatre Director, Actor and Associate Director Sydney 2000 Olympic Ceremonies
Visual artists
- Simon FieldhouseSimon fieldhouseSimon Fieldhouse is an artist based in Sydney, Australia. He was educated at Newington College , Barker College, Geelong Grammar School and the University of Sydney where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts....
(1963) – Artist - Rogey FoleyEllis D FoggEllis D Fogg is the pseudonym of Roger Foley who the National Film and Sound Archive have described as Australia's "most innovative lighting designer and lumino kinetic sculptor." The term Lumino Kinetic Art was first used in 1966 by Frank Popper, Professor of Aesthetics at the University of...
(aka Ellis D FoggEllis D FoggEllis D Fogg is the pseudonym of Roger Foley who the National Film and Sound Archive have described as Australia's "most innovative lighting designer and lumino kinetic sculptor." The term Lumino Kinetic Art was first used in 1966 by Frank Popper, Professor of Aesthetics at the University of...
) (1957–1959) – Lumino kinetic sculptorKinetic artKinetic art is art that contains moving parts or depends on motion for its effect. The moving parts are generally powered by wind, a motor or the observer. Kinetic art encompasses a wide variety of overlapping techniques and styles.-Kinetic sculpture:... - Frank HinderFrank HinderFrancis Henry Critchley Hinder was an award winning Australian painter, sculptor and art teacher who is also known for his camouflage designs in World War II.-Education:Frank Hinder was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1906...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1916–1918) – Blake Prize winning Artist - Hal Holman OL OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1939) - Former Senior Artist for Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
and designer of the National Crest - Mervyn HortonMervyn HortonMervyn Emrys Rosser Horton AM was an Australian art editor, art collector and philanthropist.-Early life:Mervyn Horton was born and grew up in Sydney, attending Newington College , Stanmore and the University of Sydney where he studied engineering.-Working life:He was a Director of the Katoomba...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1930–1935) – Founding Editor Art in Australia - Simon PennySimon PennySimon Graeme Penny is an Australian artist, theorist, curator and teacher in the field of Interactive Media Art.-Early life:...
(1968–1973) – Interactive media artistInteractive artInteractive art is a form of installation-based art that involves the spectator in a way that allows the art to achieve its purpose. Some installations achieve this by letting the observer or visitor "walk" in, on, and around them; Some others ask the artist to become part of the artwork.Works of... - Andrew StarkAndrew StarkAndrew Stark is an Australian street photographer mainly photographing in Sydney since the early 1980s. He was educated at Newington College .-Professional exhibits and books:...
(1976–1981) – Street photographer and author of Snaps from Sydney, Escaping into Life and Candidly Inclined
Journalists, writers and historians
- Myles BaldwinMyles BaldwinMyles Cameron Baldwin is an Australian horticulturalist, landscape designer and writer. He was named as one of "Australia's top 100 young leaders" by The Australian in 2009.-Early life:...
(1991–1996) – Garden Writer and horticulturist - Malcolm BrownMalcolm Brown (Australian journalist)Malcolm Craig Brown is an Australian journalist, editor and the co-author of books dealing with crime, forensic science, disasters and the Vietnam War.-Early life:...
(1963–1964) – Crime Writer and Senior Journalist with The Sydney Morning HeraldThe Sydney Morning HeraldThe Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The... - Peter CharleyPeter CharleyPeter Michael Niveson Charley is a Logie– and Walkley Award– winning Australian journalist, documentary film maker and television producer. -Early life:...
(1973–1974) – Walkley AwardWalkley AwardsThe annual Walkley Awards, under the administration of the Walkley Foundation for Journalism, are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. Finalists are chosen by an independent board of eminent journalists and photographers. The awards cover all media including...
winning Executive Producer Dateline on SBS TVSBS TVSBS One is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of SBS's television division, and is available nationally... - Patrick CookPatrick CookPatrick St. John Cook is an Australian cartoonist who is probably best known for his output in The Bulletin, Australia's weekly news magazine...
(1962–1967) – Satirist, cartoonist and AFI Award winning Screenwriter - Graham DavisGraham DavisGraham Hunt Davis is a Walkley Award and Logie Award winning Australian journalist. He is co-owner of the Australian television production and events company, .-Early life:...
(1966–1971) – WalkleyWalkley AwardsThe annual Walkley Awards, under the administration of the Walkley Foundation for Journalism, are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. Finalists are chosen by an independent board of eminent journalists and photographers. The awards cover all media including...
and Logie AwardLogie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
winning Investigative Journalist - Barry DivolaBarry DivolaBarry Charles Divola is an Australian journalist, columnist and author. -Early life:Divola was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the first son of Kevin Divola. He was educated at Newington College...
(1972–1977) – Rock and Roll Journalist and Sydney Morning Herald Columnist - Charles Brunsdon Fletcher – Former Editor Sydney Morning Herald
- Benjamin GenocchioBenjamin GenocchioBenjamin Giorgio Genocchio is an Australian-born non-fiction writer and art critic resident in New York who writes for the New York Times. He is the author and editor of seven books.-Education:...
– Art criticArt criticAn art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
for the New York Times - Greg HaddrickGreg HaddrickGregory Bevan Haddrick is an Australian-born Logie Award winning screenwriter and film and television producer....
(1973–1978) – LogieLogie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
and AWGIE AwardAWGIE AwardsThe AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967....
winning Screenwriter, TV Producer and Creator of UnderbellyUnderbelly (series)Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama which originally broadcast on the Nine Network. Each series contains 13 episodes and is based on real-life events including the Melbourne gangland killings between 1995-2004, the Griffith drug trade between 1976-1987, and the Kings Cross scene... - Greg Jennett (1985–1986) – Political reporter on ABC TV news
- Tony JonesTony Jones (news journalist)Anthony William Jones, known as Tony Jones, is a Walkley Award-winning Australian television journalist.-Early life:Jones attended Newington College and the University of Sydney as a resident of St Paul's College.-Career:...
(1970–1974) – Walkley AwardWalkley AwardsThe annual Walkley Awards, under the administration of the Walkley Foundation for Journalism, are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. Finalists are chosen by an independent board of eminent journalists and photographers. The awards cover all media including...
winning Host of Lateline and Q & A on ABC TV - William KostakisWilliam Kostakis (author)William Kostakis is a Sydney-based Australian author and was the Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year in 2005....
(1995–2006) – Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year - Christopher LeeChristopher Lee (writer)Christopher David Lee is an Australian TV writer who has written for Police Rescue, Cody, Big Sky, Secret Life of Us and the relatively short-lived soapie Echo Point. He is the co-creator of the television series Rush. His hour of Bodysurfer won an AFI Award and he co-wrote the telemovie, Secret...
(1962–1964) – AFI Award and AWGIE AwardAWGIE AwardsThe AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967....
winning Screenwriter of Secret Life of Us - David McGonigalDavid McGonigalDavid McGonigal is an award winning Australian travel writer, a widely-translated author and an internationally-exhibited photographer. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a past President of the Australian Society of Travel Writers...
(1966–1967) – Polar regions writer and photographer - Warwick MossWarwick MossWarwick Tennant Moss is an Australian actor, television personality and New South Wales Premier's Literary Award winning writer for the stage.-Early life:...
(1958–1965) – Actor, television personality and New South Wales Premier's Literary AwardNew South Wales Premier's Literary AwardsThe New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities...
winning writer - Max SollingMax SollingMax Charles Solling is an Australian urban and sports historian.-Biography:Born in Sydney, Max Solling has been a resident of Glebe since 1960. He was educated at Newington College and the University of Sydney where he was awarded a University Sporting Blue in boxing and was Australian...
OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1955–1959) – Urban and Sports Historian - Frank Walker SnrFrank Walker (Australian journalist)Frank Bartley Walker was an Australian journalist and non-fiction writer.-Early life:Walker was born in Hay, New South Wales, the son of Frank and Ethel Walker. Walker attended Newington College before entering the University of Sydney to study arts whilst a resident of Wesley College...
(1934–1936) – Journalist and author - Frank Walker JnrFrank Walker (Australian author)Frank William Walker is an Australian journalist and non-fiction writer.-Early life:Walker is the son of Frank Bartley Walker and attended his father's alma mater, Newington College .-Journalism:...
(1967–1972) – Author and journalist - Mark WhittakerMark WhittakerMark Whittaker is an Australian Walkley Award winning journalist and widely published non-fiction writer.-Early life:Whittaker was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of journalist Bill Whittaker, and attended Newington College .-Writing career:In 1985 Whittaker commenced as a copy boy with...
(1978–1983) – Author and Senior Walkley AwardWalkley AwardsThe annual Walkley Awards, under the administration of the Walkley Foundation for Journalism, are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. Finalists are chosen by an independent board of eminent journalists and photographers. The awards cover all media including...
winning Journalist for The AustralianThe AustralianThe Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
Musicians and composers
- Tobias ColeTobias ColeTobias Martin Piers Trevor Cole is an Australian countertenor and leading artist with Opera Australia.-Early life:Cole was born in Leiden, the Netherlands while his father was working at the University of Leiden as a radio astronomer. In 1976 he commenced his education at Newington College. Aged...
(1976–1988) – Countertenor for Opera AustraliaOpera AustraliaOpera Australia is the principal opera company in Australia. Based in Sydney, its performance season at the Sydney Opera House runs for approximately eight months of the year, with the remainder of its time spent in the The Arts Centre in Melbourne... - Duncan GiffordDuncan GiffordDuncan George Gifford is an Australian-born award-winning concert pianist and teacher. He has been a professor of piano at the Conservatory of Palma in Majorca since 2006. Musica Viva describes him as a "major artist of his generation"...
(1985–1990) – International award winning Concert Pianist - Alan SandowAlan SandowAlan Sandow is an Australian drummer and was a member of the rock band Sherbet.-Music career:After the break-up of Sherbet, Sandow joined The Willie Winter Band with guitarist Ian "Willie" Winter and bass player Barry McCulloch....
(1964–1968) – SherbetSherbet (band)Sherbet was one of the most prominent and successful Australian rock bands of the 1970s. Their biggest singles were "Summer Love" and "Howzat" , both reaching number one in Australia. "Howzat" was also a top 5 hit in the UK. Though the band's success in the U.S...
Drummer - Stephen Rae (1972–1979) – AFI Award winning Film and TV Musician and Composer
- Gary ShearstonGary ShearstonGary Shearston is an Australian singer and songwriter who was a leading figure of the folk music revival of the 1960s. He is notable as a performer of Australian traditional folk songs in an authentic style...
(1950–1955) – Australia's best selling Folk Singer
Athletics
- Nigel BarkerNigel Barker (athlete)Nigel Chase Barker was an Australian athlete, who is regarded as holder of Australia's first athletics world record, in the 400 yards, and is an Olympic Games bronze medalist....
(1895–1901) – Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Bronze Medallist AthleticsAthletics (track and field)Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking... - Stephen Wilson OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1984–1987) – Paralympic GamesParalympic GamesThe Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
Gold Medallist AthleticsAthletics (track and field)Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
Cricket
- Tim CaldwellTim Caldwell (cricketer)Tim Charles John Caldwell, OBE, BEM was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1935 to 1937...
OBE BEMOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1927–1930) – Former Chairman Australian Cricket Board and NSW Sheffield Shield Cricketer - Edwin EvansEdwin EvansEdwin Evans was an Australian cricketer who played in six Tests between 1881 and 1886.Born in Emu Plains, New South Wales and educated at Newington College , Evans was an off spinner with an ability to consistently land the ball wherever he wanted to and had some success in Australian first-class...
(1865–1866) – Former Test CricketerAustralian cricket teamThe Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... - Sam EverettSam EverettSamuel Charles Everett was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1921 to 1930. Everett was born in Sydney and educated at Newington College...
(1917–1918) – Former NSW Sheffield Shield Cricketer - Tom GarrettTom GarrettThomas William Garrett was an early Australian Test cricketer and, later, a distinguished public servant.-Early life:...
(1867–1872) – Former Test Cricketer - Alan McGilvrayAlan McGilvrayAlan David McGilvray AM MBE was an Australian cricketer who played several first-class seasons for New South Wales in the mid-1930s before becoming the doyen of Australian cricket commentators...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
MBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1923–1924) – ABCAustralian Broadcasting CorporationThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
Cricket Commentator - Johnny TaylorJohnny Taylor (cricketer)John Morris "Johnny" Taylor was an Australian dual international in cricket and rugby union.He attended Newington College and St Andrew's College within the University of Sydney....
(1906–1915) – Former Dual International Test Cricketer and WallabyAustralia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
Equestrian & Horse Racing
- Phillip DuttonPhillip DuttonPhillip Peter Dutton is an Olympic-level equestrian rider. He is a dual olympic gold medalist who formally competed for Australia but now competes for the United States....
OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1976–1979) – Dual Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Gold Medallist EquestrianEquestrianismEquestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses... - Bill PickenBill PickenBill Picken is the Chairman of the Sydney Turf Club . He has been a member of the STC since 1988. He was elected to the board in 1998 and has served as Honorary Treasurer from 2003 to 2004 and Vice Chairman from 2005 to 2008. In December 2008 he was elected Chairman. Picken has a long association...
– Chairman of the Sydney Turf ClubSydney Turf ClubThe Sydney Turf Club was founded in 1943 and is the youngest of Australia's Principal Race Clubs. It was formed following an Act passed by the New South Wales parliament called the Sydney Turf Club Act...
Rowing
- Tom ChessellTom ChessellThomas "Tom" Edmund M. Chessell was an Olympic-level rower, who competed for Australia.He died in Chevron Island, Queensland.In 1952 he won the bronze medal as coxswain of the Australian boat in the eights event....
(1929–1931) – Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Bronze Medallist RowingSport rowingRowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water... - Robert JahrlingRobert JahrlingRobert Jahrling is a German-born Olympic-level rower, who has competed for Australia. He attended Newington College Robert Jahrling represented Australia in three Olympic Games, Athens 1996 , Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 . Robert Jahrling holds a BA of Commerce from Monash University where he...
(1991–1992) – Olympic Games Silver Medallist Rowing - Judge Fred KirkhamFred KirkhamBorn Frederick Angus Benfield , Fred Kirkham was an Australian Olympic-level rower, songwriter and Judge.-Early life:Kirkham was born in Leichhardt, New South Wales and attended Newington College...
(1945–1953) – Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing - Matthew LongMatthew Long (rower)Matthew Long is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia.Long attended Newington College and coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan. He rowed in three Head of the River crews, twice being successful in the 1st Eights race.In 2000 he again teamed up with James and...
(1988–1993) – Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing - Michael MorganMichael Morgan (Rower)Michael Dennis Morgan is an Olympic-level rower, who has competed for Australia. He attended Newington College . In addition to winning state and national titles he represented Australia as an athlete at two successive Olympics, winning silver at the 1968 Mexico Games...
OAMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1957–1954) – Olympic Games Silver Medallist Rowing - Geoffrey StewartGeoffrey StewartGeoffrey Peter Stewart is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia.He is the twin brother of James Stewart and older brother of Stephen Stewart...
(1984–1991) – Dual Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing - James StewartJames Stewart (rower)James Alexander Stewart is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia.He is the twin brother of Geoffrey Stewart and older brother of Stephen Stewart...
(1984–1991) – Dual Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing - Stephen StewartStephen StewartStephen John Stewart is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia. He is the younger brother of the dual bronze medal winning Olympic rowers James Stewart and Geoffrey Stewart...
(1985–1995) – Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing - Richard WearneRichard WearneRichard Alexander Wearne is an Australian World Rowing Championships silver and bronze medalist and Olympic Games rower. He attended Newington College where he was coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan OAM...
(1981–1989) – World Rowing ChampionshipsWorld Rowing ChampionshipsThe World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...
Silver & Bronze Medallist
Rugby Union
- Eric BardsleyEric BardsleyEric [Rick] John Bardsley was an Australian Rugby Union player and represented for the Wallabies three times.-Early life:Bardsley attended Newington College and played Rugby in the 1st XV for three years.-Rugby career:...
(1918–1923) – Former WallabyAustralia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the... - Scott BowenScott BowenScott Bowen is a former Australian rugby union scrum-half who represented for the Wallabies nine times between 1993 and 1996...
(1985–1990) – Former Wallaby and Head Coach Eastern Suburbs Rugby ClubEastern Suburbs RUFCThe Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield and the Tooheys New cup, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales.... - James BrownJames Victor BrownJames Victor Brown is a former Australian Rugby Union player who played for the Wallabies nine times.-Early life:Brown was born in Sydney and attended Newington College from where he was selected to play rugby in the GPS Ist XV...
(1947–1951) – Former Wallaby - Adam ByrnesAdam ByrnesAdam Byrnes is an International professional rugby union player. His position is lock. Byrnes played 2 seasons, 2005/06 & 2006/07, for the Heineken Cup Champion side Leinster in Ireland. Byrnes then made his Super Rugby debut for the Queensland Reds in 2009, and played there into 2010...
(1987-1999) - Current Russian BearsRussia national rugby union teamThe Russian National Rugby Union Team, is the national team representing Russia at the sport of rugby union.Rugby union in Russia is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia . The RUR is the official successor union of the Soviet Union and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s...
, former Melbourne RebelsMelbourne RebelsThe Melbourne Rebels are a professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They are the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia...
, Queensland RedsQueensland RedsThe Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
member - Alan Cameron (1945–1948) – Former Wallaby Captain
- John CarrollJohn Carroll (rugby player)John Hugh Carroll was an Australian Rugby Union player who represented the Wallabies eight times.-Early life:Carroll was born in Sydney and attended Newington College...
(1946–1949) – Former Wallaby - Percy ColquhounPercy ColquhounPercy Brereton Colquhoun was an Australian parliamentarian, lawyer and sportsman. -Early life:Colquhoun was born at Maitland, New South Wales, the third son of the New South Wales Crown Solicitor, George Colquhoun. He was privately tutored at home and then attended St Paul's School, Redfern...
(1881–1885) – Inter-colonial Rugby player - Dave CowperDave CowperDenis Lawson "Dave" Cowper was an Australian national representative rugby union player who captained the Wallabies for six matches including three Tests in 1933. He was the first Victorian player to captain his country in rugby union....
(1923–1927) – Former Wallaby Captain; Former Chairman of the Australian Rugby Selectors and Coach of the Wallabies - Nick Farr-JonesNick Farr-JonesNicholas Campbell Farr-Jones is a former Australian rugby union footballer. His position was scrum-half. He attended Newington College and St Andrew's College within the University of Sydney...
AMOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(1974–1979) – Former Rugby World CupRugby World CupThe Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
winning Wallaby Captain - Lachlan Fear (1983–1993) – Head Coach Easts Rugby ClubEastern Suburbs RUFCThe Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield and the Tooheys New cup, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales....
- Aub HodgsonAub HodgsonAubrey John Hodgson was an Australian Rugby Union player and represented the Wallabies 11 times.He attended Newington College from 1924-1929.-References:...
(1924–29) – Former Wallaby - Peter JorgensenPeter JorgensenPeter Jorgensen is an Australian-born rugby union and rugby league footballer.Jorgensen was educated at Newington College and St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill...
(1980–1986)- Former Wallaby - Bruce Judd (1920–1924) – Former Wallaby
- Phil KearnsPhil KearnsPhilip Nicholas Kearns is a former Australian rugby union player. He represented Australia 67 times and was captain of on 10 occasions....
(1979–1984) – Former Rugby World Cup winning Wallaby and Captain - Dr Eden LoveEden LoveDr Eden William Love was an Australian Rugby Union player and represented for the Wallabies 3 times. He attended Newington College .-References:...
(1921–1927) – Former Wallaby - Graeme MacdougallGraeme MacdougallGraeme Donald Macdougall is a former Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies twice.-Early life:...
(1953–1958) – Former Wallaby - Stuart MacdougallStuart MacdougallStuart Grant Macdougall is a former Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies eight times.-Early life:...
(1955–1965) – Former Wallaby - Bill McLaughlinBill McLaughlinReginald Edward Millen "Bill" McLaughlin was an Australian Rugby Union player and President of the Australian Rugby Union. He represented for the Wallabies twice and was later assistant manager and coach of the national side. He attended Newington College .-References:...
(1929–1930) – Former President Australian Rugby UnionAustralian Rugby UnionThe Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory...
and Wallaby - Bryan PalmerBryan PalmerGeorge Thomas Bryan Palmer was an Australian Rugby Union player who coached the Wallabies. He has been described as "one of the most colourful personalities in Australian rugby".-Early life:...
(1915–1916) – Former Wallaby CoachAustralia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
and WaratahNew South Wales Rugby UnionThe New South Wales Rugby Union is the organisation responsible for the sport of rugby union in most of the state of New South Wales, Australia... - Tom PerrinTom PerrinThomas Drummond Perrin was an Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies twice.-Early life:Perrin was born in Summer Hill and attended Newington College .-Club Rugby:...
(1924–1927) – Former Wallaby - Roy ProsserRoy ProsserRoydon "Roy" Barnett Prosser was an Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies twenty-five times...
(1949–1959) – Former Wallaby - William TaskerWilliam TaskerWilliam George Tasker was an Australian World War I soldier who had been a national representative rugby union player making six Test appearances for the Wallabies.-Early life:...
(1906–1911) – Former Wallaby - Hugh TaylorHugh Taylor (rugby union)Hugh Morris Taylor was an Australian Rugby Union player and represented for the Wallabies four times.He attended Newington College and St Andrew's College within the University of Sydney.In 1944, Taylor married Edith Jean Edwards in Mosman, New South Wales.-References:...
(1906–1913) – Former Wallaby - Lachlan TurnerLachlan TurnerLachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...
(2000–2005) – Current Wallaby - John Williams (1953–1958) – Former Wallaby
Rugby League
- Brian JamesBrian James (rugby league)Brian James is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1960s. A national and state representative, he played in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup-winning team for Australia as a winger. His club career was played at centre for the St...
(1955–1960) – Former Kangaroo
Sailing
- David ForbesDavid Forbes (sailor)David John Forbes is an Olympic-level sailor, who has competed for Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
(1943–49) – Olympic Games Gold Medallist SailingSailingSailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and... - Edward PsaltisEdward PsaltisEdward McDonald Psaltis is an Australian ocean racing skipper and yachtsman.-Early years:Edward McDonald Psaltis was a junior sailor with the Hunters Hill Sailing Club and sailed in his first Sydney to Hobart as a 17-year old...
(1973–1978) – Sydney to Hobart Yacht RaceSydney to Hobart Yacht RaceThe Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, Australia on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart. The race distance is approximately...
winning Skipper 1998 cyclone race
Tennis
- Percy ColquhounPercy ColquhounPercy Brereton Colquhoun was an Australian parliamentarian, lawyer and sportsman. -Early life:Colquhoun was born at Maitland, New South Wales, the third son of the New South Wales Crown Solicitor, George Colquhoun. He was privately tutored at home and then attended St Paul's School, Redfern...
(1881–1885) – Inter-colonial tennis player - Stanley DoustStanley DoustStanley Norman Doust was an Australian-born tennis player who captained his nation's Davis Cup team and was winner of the Mixed Doubles Trophy at Wimbledon.-Early years:Doust was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 29 March 1879...
– Former Australia Davis Cup teamAustralia Davis Cup teamThe Australian Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 23 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32....
Captain and WimbledonThe Championships, WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
doubles finalist
See also
- List of non-government schools in New South Wales
- List of boarding schools
- Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales