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List of Old Newingtonians

This is a List of notable Old Newingtonians, alumni of the GPS Uniting Church school Newington College in Sydney, Australia. Enrolment years at Newington are bracketed following the surname.

Contents

Royal and vice regal

  • HM King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (1934–1938) – Former King of Tonga
  • HRH Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi (1896–1897) – Prince Consort of HM Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga
  • HRH Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake (1941–1942) – Son of HM Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga
  • HH Prince Josefa Celua (1872–1873) – son of the King of Fiji and grandfather of;
  • Ratu Sir George Cakobau GCMG GCVO OBE KStJ RVC (1927–1932) – Former Governor-General of Fiji

    • Tongan Nobles

  • The Noble Tuʻihaʻateiho (1919–1924) – Tongan nobleman and cousin of Queen Salote
  • The Noble Tuʻiʻāfitu (1953–1955) – Former Governor of Vavaʻu
  • Lord Luani (1972–1977) – Former Governor of Vavaʻu
  • Lord Vaha'i (1955–1966) – Civil Servant and Parliamentarian and husband of Princess 'Elisiva Fusipala Vaha'i
  • Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou of Toula and Kotu (1953–1962) – Diplomat, Cabinet Minister and Life Peer

    • Baronetage of England

  • Sir Gordon Trollope Bt. (1898–1901), 15th Baronet Trollope of Casewick
  • Hugh Trollope (1964–1966) is the heir presumptive to the baronetcy
  • Andrew Trollope (1988–1996) is the heir presumptive's heir apparent

    • Australia

  • The Hon. Ian Armstrong AM OBE (1949–1953) – Former Deputy Premier of New South Wales
  • Jeff Bate (1918–1921) – Former NSW and Commonwealth Parliamentarian and husband of Dame Zara Bate
  • Henry Bate (1897–1899) – Former NSW Parliamentarian
  • The Hon. Sir Thomas Bavin KCMG (1889–1890) – Former Premier of New South Wales
  • The Hon. Eric Bowden (1882–1884) – Former Australian Defence Minister
  • William Christie (1875–1879) – Former Serjeant-at-Arms of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  • Percy Colquhoun (1881–1885) – Former Member NSW Legislative Assembly
  • The Hon. Colonel Arthur Colvin CBE MC MLC (1897–1898) – Former Member NSW Legislative Council, Soldier, Surgeon and Physician
  • The Hon. Duncan Gay MLC (1962–1967) – Leader of The Nationals & Deputy Opposition Leader in the NSW Legislative Council
  • The Hon. Carl Glasgow (1896–1899) – Former NSW Parliamentarian
  • The Hon. Harry Jago (1927–28) – Former NSW Health Minister
  • The Hon. Andrew Lysaght (1888–90) – Former NSW Attorney-General and Justice Minister
  • The Hon. Sir Charles Marr KCVO DSO MC (1895) – Former Australian Health Minister
  • William Rupert McCourt CMG (1899–1901) – Former Clerk of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  • The Hon. Samuel Moore (1865–1869) – Former NSW Secretary for Mines and Minister for Agriculture, and Secretary for Lands
  • Neville Perkins OAM (1963–1969) – Former Northern Territory MLA
  • The Hon. Lt Col Murray Robson CBE DSO (1918–1923) – Former NSW Leader of the Opposition
  • The Hon. William Robson MLC (1882–1886) – Former member NSW Legislative Council and NSW Legislative Assembly
  • The Hon. Richard Thompson MLC (1922–194) – Former member NSW Legislative Council
  • The Hon. Sir Frederick Tout MLC (1886–1890) – Former member NSW Legislative Council
  • Ivor Vidler CBE (1925–1928) – Former Clerk of the NSW Legislative Assembly
  • The Hon. Winter Warden MLC (1875–1878) – Former member NSW Legislative Council
  • The Hon. Reginald Weaver (1890–1894) – Former Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Leader of the Opposition and Health Minister
  • The Hon. Robert Webster (1963–1969) – Former NSW Planning Minister and Sydney Partner Korn/Ferry International
  • Trent Zimmerman MP (1974–1986) – Elected to the Australian Parliament as the Member for North Sydney on 5 December 2015

    • Papua New Guinea

  • Sir Peter Barter GCL OBE (1952–1955) – Former Papua New Guinea Government Minister

    • Tonga

  • HRH Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi CBE (1896–1897) – Prime Minister 1923–1941
  • Hon. Solomone Ula Ata OBE (1896–1902) – Prime Minister 1941–1949
  • HRH Crown Prince Tāufaʻāhau Tungi KBE (1934–1938) – Prime Minister 1949–1965
  • HRH Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake CBE (1941–1942) – Prime Minister 1965–1991

    • United States of America

  • Mark Keam (1980–1984) – Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 35th District

    • Mayors & Presidents

  • Lancelot Bavin (1896–1899) – Former Mayor of the Municipality of Willougbhy
  • Daniel Bott (1991–1998) – Former Mayor of the Municipality of Strathfield
  • Colonel Arthur Colvin MC (1897–1900) – Former Mayor of the City of Orange
  • William Dean (1875–1879) – Mayor of Windsor Shire on twelve occasions from 1893 until 1931
  • David Doust (1971–1978) – Former Mayor of the Municipality of Burwood
  • William Horner Fletcher (1865–1870) – Former Mayor of Manly Council
  • John Fowler (1968–1971) – Former Mayor of the City of South Sydney
  • Ross Fowler OAM (1963–1968) – Former Mayor of Penrith City Council
  • Edward Howard (1877–1878) – Former Mayor of both the City of Goulburn and the Municipality of Yass
  • John Hunt (1872–1874) – Former President of Hornsby Shire
  • Harry Jago (1927–1928) – Former Mayor of Ku-ring-gai Council
  • Royce Jeffrey (1923–1932) – Former Mayor of North Sydney Council
  • Brigadier General John Lamrock CB VD (1873–1874) – Former President of Colo Shire Council
  • Richard Lennon (1947–1949) – Former Mayor of the Ku-ring-gai Council
  • John Lincoln AM (1929–1934) – Former Mayor of North Sydney Council
  • Aubrey Murphy MBE (1902–1906) – Former Mayor of the Blue Mountains City Council
  • Percy Nolan (1899–1902) – Former Mayor of Manly Council
  • Lord Livingstone Ramsay (1882–1885) – Former President of Hornsby Shire
  • William Robson (1882–1886) – Former Mayor of the Municipality of Ashfield

    • Public service

  • Dennis Argall (1955–1959) – Former Australian Ambassador to China
  • George Beal ISO (1884–1886) – Former Queensland Auditor-General
  • Dr John Burton (1924–1932) – Former Head Department of External Affairs, High Commissioner and Founder Centre for the Analysis of Conflict
  • Dr Bruce Maitland Carruthers OBE (1906–1908) – Former Director-General of Health in Tasmania
  • John Harper (1867–1869) – Former Chief Commissioner of Railways and Tramways NSW
  • Parker Henson (1918–1922) – Former Chairman Sydney County Council
  • Walter Loveridge CMG (1880–1884) – Former President of the Sydney Harbour Trust
  • Walter Cresswell O'Reilly (1894–1896) – Former Commonwealth Film Censor
  • Warren Pearson AM (1978–1983) – Former Director National Australia Day Council
  • Neville Perkins OAM (1963–1969) – Former Secretary of Aboriginal Affairs NSW
  • Bym Porter (1923–1927) – Chief Engineer Canberra, responsible for the construction of National Library of Australia and Royal Australian Mint
  • Harold Quodling (1881–1883) – Former Director Queensland Department of Agriculture
  • James Tandy MBE (1932–1933) – Former Commonwealth Director of Aboriginal Education
  • Dr Don Weatherburn PSM (1964–1969) – Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
  • Ric Wells (1968–1973) – Former Australian Ambassador to France

    • Cultural and scientific organisations

  • Dr George Abbott (1881–1884) – Former President Royal Australian Historical Society
  • Torrington Blatchford (1886–1890) – Former Government Geologist Western Australia and executive board member of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
  • Noel Burnet (1916–1920) – Founder of Koala Park Sanctuary
  • Douglas Burrows MBE CBE (1932–1934) – Co-founder of the Children's Medical Research Foundation
  • Dr Warwick Cathro (1957–1964) – Former Assistant Director-General National Library of Australia who was pivotal in the development of Trove
  • Sir Richard Boyer KBE (1901–1909) – Former chairman Australian Broadcasting Commission
  • Dr Colin Branch (1951–1952) – Former Chairman of the Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia
  • Sir Ian Clunies Ross (1912–1916) – Former chairman CSIRO
  • Sir Talbot Duckmanton CBE (1934–1938) – Former general manager Australian Broadcasting Commission
  • Tim Hart (1977–1979) – Director of Information, Multimedia and Technology Melbourne Museum and Director Royal Exhibition Building
  • Dr Andrew Houison (1863–1865) – Founding President Royal Australian Historical Society
  • Frank Howarth PSM (1963–1969) – Former Director Australian Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
  • Howard McKern (1931–1935) – Former Deputy Director Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
  • Walter Cresswell O'Reilly – Founding President National Trust of Australia (NSW)
  • Jim Service AO (1945–1949) – Former chairman National Museum of Australia and National Gallery of Australia Foundation
  • Ian Stephenson (1965–1972) – Curator University of New England and former Director Canberra Museum and Gallery and Historic Places ACT

    • Royal Society of New South Wales

  • Dr Donald Hector AM (1957–1967) – President of the Society since 2012
  • Dr Gordon Packham (1943–1947) – Clarke Medal for Geology in 2001
  • Dr Keith Crook (1944–1949) – Clarke Medal for Geology in 1983
  • Dr Marshall Hatch AM (1947–1950) – Clarke Medal for Botany in 1973
  • Howard McKern (1931–1935) – President in 1963
  • Ass Prof Ronald Aston (1912–1918) – President in 1948
  • Prof Henry Priestley (1898–1901) – President in 1942
  • Prof Walter George Woolnough (1893–1894) – Clarke Medal for Geology in 1933 and President in 1926
  • Joseph James Fletcher (1865–1867) – Clarke Medal for Biology in 1921
  • William Sutherland Dun (1882–1886) – President in 1918

    • Armed services

  • Rear Admiral Gerry Carwardine AO (1947–1953) – Former Commandant Australian Defence Force Academy
  • Flight Lieutenant Keith Chisholm MC DFM (1930–1936) – Pilot recognised for his exploits with the Polish and French resistance, after being shot down over France
  • Lieutenant Clive Crowley DCM (1905–1906) – Died during World War I and letters between him and his mother were part of the inspiration for An Australian War Requiem
  • Rear Admiral Bill Dovers CSC (1959–1969) – Former naval officer
  • Commodore John Foster OAM (1944–1951) – Former naval officer and naval historian
  • Squadron Leader Adrian Goldsmith DFC DFM (1930–1933) – Second World War flying ace
  • Brigadier General John Lamrock CB VD (1873–1874) – In command of the 20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, in the Gallipoli Campaign
  • Commodore Bruce Loxton (1933–1935) – Former Director-General of Naval Manpower in the Royal Australian Navy and naval historian
  • Lieutenant Colonel Alex Bath 'Bandy' MacDonald (1913–1916) – Former Commander Darwin Mobile Force and Director Australian Cadet Corps
  • Lieutenant Colonel Tom Mills MC & Bar (1919–1925) – The first of only fifteen Australian soldiers to be awarded the MC & Bar during World War II
  • Major General Sir Iven Mackay KBE CMG DSO VD (1897–1900) – Commander 2nd Division, 6th Division and South West Pacific Area World War II
  • Lieutenant Colonel Roy Morell DSO OBE (1903–1905) – Volunteered for war service during World War I and World War II
  • Major General Sandy Pearson AO DSO OBE MC (1932–1936) – Commander Australian Forces Vietnam War and former Commandant Royal Military College, Duntroon
  • Captain Oliver Woodward CMG MC (1903–1904) – Soldier noted for his tunnelling activities at the Ypres Salient during the First World War and the subject of the 2010 Australian war film Beneath Hill 60

    • Faith-based organisations

  • Major Cyril Bavin OBE (1893–1895) – Former Methodist missionary in Fiji and General Secretary to the YMCA Migration Department
  • Rev Anthony Brammall (1973–1978) – Vice-Principal Sydney Missionary and Bible College
  • Rev Alex Campbell OBE (1891–1901) – Former chairman Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand and president Sydney City Mission
  • Rev Prof Hubert Cunliffe-Jones (1917–1921) – Former Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales
  • Rev Lionel B. Fletcher D.D. (1877-1954) – Evangelist and Congregational minister
  • Rev Simon Hansford (1971–1980) – Moderator Elect Synod of New South Wales and the ACT of the Uniting Church in Australia
  • Gary Hill (1973–1978) – Executive Director The Crusader Union of Australia
  • Rev Dr David Manton OAM (1949–1953) – Former Moderator New South Wales Synod, Uniting Church in Australia
  • Rt Rev David Mulready (1960–1964) – Former Anglican Bishop of North-West Australia
  • Rt Rev John Stewart (1953–1954) – Former Bishop of the Eastern Region and Vicar General of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
  • Dr Louis T. Talbot (1902–1904) Former President of Biola University and eponym of the Talbot School of Theology
  • Rev Gloster Udy OAM MBE (1933) – Uniting Church in Australia Minister
  • Rev James Udy (1933) – Former Master of Wesley College University of Sydney

    • Education

  • Sir Carleton Allen MC KC (1900–1906) – Former Professor of Jurisprudence University of Oxford and Warden of Rhodes House
  • Prof Leslie Allen (1894–1899) – Former Professor of English Royal Military College, Duntroon, Chairman Literature Censorship Board and poet
  • Prof Bernard Balleine (1974–1979) – Professor Brain & Mind Research Institute, School of Medical Sciences University of Sydney
  • Prof Bob Baxt AO (1947–1955) – Former Dean of Law Monash University and former chairman Trade Practices Commission
  • Peter Crawley (1965–1971) – Former Headmaster Trinity Grammar School, Victoria and Knox Grammar School and current Head of School at St Hilda's School Queensland
  • Prof Hubert Cunliffe-Jones (1917–1921) – Former Professor of Theology at the University of Manchester
  • Emeritus Prof James de Haseth (1957–1965) – Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia
  • Prof William Doe (1954–1958) – Provost Aga Khan University and former Dean of Medicine University of Birmingham
  • Prof Graham Colditz (1969–1972) – Niess-Gain Professor at Washington University School of Medicine
  • Rev Dr Michael Scott Fletcher (1883–1886) – Founding Master of Wesley College, University of Sydney and Professor of Philosophy, University of Queensland
  • Prof Duncan Gifford (1985–1990) – Professor Spanish National Academy of Contemporary Music
  • Sir Percival Halse Rogers KBE (1896–1901) – Former Chancellor of University of Sydney
  • Prof Roger Hawken (1893–1896) – Former Professor of Engineering University of Queensland
  • Ray Hille OAM (1955–1961) – Former Principal The Peninsula School
  • Dr Bob Howard (1950–1954) – Academic specialising in international relations, former editor of the Current Affairs Bulletin
  • Prof Harold Hunt (1916–1920) – Former Dean of the Faculty of Arts University of Melbourne
  • Prof Stuart Kaye (1980–1985) – Professor of Law University of Melbourne, former Dean of Law University of Wollongong and former Head of the Law School James Cook University
  • His Honour Dr John Lincoln AM (1929–1934) – Emeritus Deputy Chancellor of Macquarie University
  • Major General Sir Iven Mackay KBE CMG DSO VD (1897–1900) – Former Headmaster Cranbrook School and former chairman AAGPS NSW
  • Ass Prof Benjamin Penny (1972–1977) – Research Fellow, School of Culture, History & Language ANU College of Asia and the Pacific and Harold White Fellow at the National Library of Australia
  • Prof Simon Penny (1968–1973) – Professor of Studio Art, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine
  • Sandy Phillips (1894–1898) – Former Headmaster Sydney Grammar School
  • Dr Cecil Purser (1879–1881) – Former Deputy Chancellor of University of Sydney
  • Prof Chris Rodger (1968–1973) – Scharnagel Professor of Mathematical Sciences Auburn University
  • Prof Christopher Roper AM (1955–1961) – Former Adjunct Professor City University of Hong Kong, Former Director College of Law Sydney and Former Professor College of Law England and Wales
  • Prof Reuben Rose (1958–1966) – Former Dean of Veterinary Science University of Sydney
  • Prof Nicholas Saunders AO (1959–1962) – Former Vice-Chancellor University of Newcastle and former Dean of Medicine Monash University and Flinders University
  • Prof Martin Stockler (1971–1978) – Professor of Oncology and Clinical Epidemiology University of Sydney Medical School
  • Prof Lyndon Watts (1992–1993) – Professor of bassoon at Berne University of the Arts
  • Prof Walter Woolnough (1893–1894) – Former Professor of Geology University of Western Australia and Clarke Medalist

    • Law

  • The Hon. Sir Thomas Bavin KCMG (1889–1890) – Former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
  • The Hon. Justice Sir Percival Halse Rogers KBE (1896–1901) – Former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
  • The Hon. Justice Leycester Meares AC CMG QC (1924–1926) – Former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, chairman of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission
  • The Hon. Justice Kenneth Asprey CMG QC (1914–1922) – Former NSW Supreme Court Judge and Voyager Royal Commissioner
  • The Hon. Justice Edwin Lusher QC (1925–1931) – Former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
  • The Hon. Master William Parker (1883–1887) – Former NSW Master in Equity and Lunacy
  • His Honour Judge David Edwards (1889–91) – Former judge of the District Court of New South Wales, NSW Electoral Commissioner and Royal Commissioner
  • His Honour Judge Herbert Curlewis (1881–1887) – Former judge of the District Court of New South Wales; husband of Ethel Turner
  • The Hon. Justice Cecil Cook (1912–1920) – Former judge of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales
  • The Hon. Garry Downes AM QC (1956–1960) – Former Federal Court Judge, President Administrative Appeals Tribunal and former president Union Internationale des Avocats
  • The Hon. Roger Gyles AO QC (1950–1954) – Former Federal Court Judge, Royal Commissioner Building Industry in New South Wales and former president NSW Bar Association and Australian Bar Association
  • The Hon. Angus Talbot (1949–1953) – Former Land and Environment Court of New South Wales Judge
  • The Hon. Justice George Wright (1934–1935) – Former Supreme Court of Western Australia Judge
  • The Hon. Justice Richard White (1967–1972) – NSW Supreme Court Judge
  • The Hon. Horton Williams QC (1947–1950) – Former Supreme Court of South Australia Judge
  • Ian Barker QC (1948–1952) – Former Solicitor-General of the Northern Territory, and former president New South Wales Bar Association
  • Percy Dawson (1881–1883) – Founding partner of one of the firms that became Ashurst Australia
  • Stuart Fuller (1979–1984) – Global Managing Partner King & Wood Mallesons
  • Alan Loxton AM (1931–1933) – Former Senior Partner Allen, Allen and Hemsley and President of the Law Society of New South Wales
  • John Watling (1912–1918) – Former Partner Sly & Russell and President of the Law Society of New South Wales
  • A.B. Shand KC (1880–1881) – Sydney Silk and Royal Commissioner
  • David Wilson KC (1891–1896) – Sydney Silk, former owner of Tocal and furniture maker
  • Reginald Kerr Manning (1878–1882) – Established and edited with George Rich The Bankruptcy and Company Law Cases of New South Wales.
  • Milton Love (1852–1924) – stipendary magistrate

    • Medicine, dentistry and science

  • Dr George Henry Abbott (1881–1884) – Surgeon and former Fellow University of Sydney Senate
  • Errol Alcott (1967–1971) – Former Head Physiotherapist Australia national cricket team
  • Associate Professor John Carter AO (1957–1961) – Endocrinologist and former president Australian Diabetes Society
  • Dr Ian Colditz (1969–1974) – Senior Principal Research Scientist Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
  • Dr Alan Colwell (1915–1916) – Former President Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
  • Harold Curlewis (1884–1893) – Former Government Astronomer in Western Australia and 3898 Curlewis is named in his honour
  • Dr Stanley Devenish Meares CBE (1921–1924) – Former President Australian Council Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • William Dun (1982–1886) – Palaeontologist, Geologist and former president Royal Society of New South Wales
  • Joseph Fletcher (1865–1867) – Former Director of Linnean Society of New South Wales, Biologist and Editor
  • Clinical Professor Greg Fulcher OAM (1963–1968) – Head of Research, Clinical Medicine, Kolling Institute of Medical Research
  • Professor Peter Green (1959–1964) – Director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University
  • Dr Marshall Hatch AM (1947–1950) – Chief Research Scientist CSIRO Division of Plant Industry and Clarke Medalist
  • Harry Critchley Hinder (1881–1883) – Surgeon and Former President of the NSW Branch of the British Medical Association
  • Dr Krishna Hort (1964-1969) – Head of the Health Systems Unit in the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne
  • Sir Keith Jones (1924–1927) – Surgeon and Former President of the Australian Medical Association
  • Sir Herbert Maitland (1883–1887) – Surgeon
  • Sir William Morrow DSO ED (1919–1921) – Former President Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  • John Moulton OAM (1949) – Former Wallabies team doctor and surgeon
  • Bob Norton OBE (1933–1940) – Former President Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
  • Dr Hugh Pearson MBE (1931–1936) – Surgical urologist instrumental in the foundation of the Australian Kidney Foundation and an early proponent of kidney transplants
  • Professor Bill Pomroy (1965–1971) – Professor of Veterinary Parasitology Massey University
  • Dr Cecil Purser (1879–1881) – Former chairman Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
  • Emeritus Prof Sever Sternhell (1947) – Organic Chemist
  • Dr Frank Tidswell (1881–1884) – Former Director New South Wales Government Bureau of Microbiology and Director of Pathology at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
  • Emeritus Prof John Turtle AO (1947–1953) – Former Kellion Professor of Endocrinology University of Sydney, Co-Founder Australian Diabetes Society and Former president International Diabetes Federation
  • Prof Donald Wood-Smith (1944–1947) – Professor of Clinical Surgery Columbia University New York

    • Advertising

  • Chris Mort (1970–1975) – Former chairman and CEO McCann Erickson Australia
  • Ian Porter (1920–1922) – Commercial artist in the advertising industry whose design archive is held by the Powerhouse Museum

    • Art and antiques

  • Peter Cook (1940–1942) – Former proprietor Grafton Galleries, Double Bay, and presenter on ABC Television's For Love or Money.
  • Barry Stern (1948–1949) – Former proprietor Barry Stern Galleries Paddington.

    • Banking and financial services

  • Sir Frederick Tout (1886–1890) – Former Chairman of Bank of NSW

    • Business disability advocacy

  • Dr Mark Bagshaw (1971–1974) – Businessman and disability advocate.

    • Business investment

  • Bee Taechaubol (1987–1992) – Private equity investor

    • Broadcasting and entertainment

  • Peter Bush (1964–1970) – Former chairman of Nine Entertainment Co.
  • Reg Lane (1912–1914) – Founded Macquarie Radio Network and former general Manager of 2GB
  • David Leckie (1962–1968) – Former CEO Nine Network and former managing director Seven Network
  • Garth Barraclough OBE (1924–1928) – Former chairman EMI

    • Computing

  • Ian Diery (1958–1967) – Former Vice-President Apple Inc.

    • Farming and grazing

  • Deuchar Gordon (1882) – Manar, Braidwood, New South Wales.
  • Hugh Munro (1874–1878) – Keera, Bingara, New South Wales.
  • Hunter White (1883–1885) – Havilah, Mudgee, New South Wales.

    • Food and beverage production

  • Geoffrey H. Arnott (1918–1920) – Former chairman Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
  • Halse Rogers Arnott (1891–1895) – Medical practitioner and former chairman Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
  • Garth Barraclough OBE (1924–1928) – Former chairman Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
  • Peter Bush (1964–1970) – Former CEO McDonald's Australia
  • Owen Howell-Price (1938–1944) – Director and former chairman Dairy Farm South Asia and CEO Woolworths Limited
  • David Johnson (1947–1950) – Former CEO Campbell Soup Company
  • Bert Locke OBE (1920–1925) – Former chairman Tooheys

    • Horticulture

  • Myles Baldwin (1991–1996) – Garden Designer and horticulturist
  • Alf Ellison (1918–1920) – Camellia breeder after whom the camellia japonica A.O. Ellison is named
  • Ben Swane AM (1941–1944) – Former proprietor of Swane's Nurseries, Dural, and gardening presenter on 702 ABC Sydney

    • Insurance

  • Sir Cecil Hoskins (1903–1906) – Former Chairman of AMP
  • John Lawes (1916–1926) – Former chairman of QBE Insurance
  • Jim Millner AM (1933–1937) – Former president NRMA

    • Mining

  • Stephen Brown (1886–1888) – Senior Partner and Director J & A Brown & Abermain Seaham Collieries Ltd
  • Oliver Woodward CMG MC (1903–1904) – Former general manager and Director of North Broken Hill Mines

    • Property and real estate development

  • William Boyce Allen (1865–1867) – One of the first sworn valuators under the Real Property Act in New South Wales
  • Bert Locke OBE (1920–1925) – Former chairman Lend Lease Corporation
  • Lyn Shaddock (1950–1954) – Property Developer and Director Citibank Asia Pacific
  • Jim Service AO (1945–1949) – Chairman JG Service, Chairman ACTEW and Deputy chairman Australand Property Group

    • Racehorse owners and breeders

  • Alf Ellison (1918–1920) – Star Kingdom, Baramul Stud
  • Hunter White (1883–1885) – Rogilla, Havilah Stud

    • Restaurateurs, chefs and sommeliers

  • Andrew Cibej (1982–1987) – Chef and restaurateur, Vini, Berta and 121BC Cantina & Enoteca
  • Con Dedes – Restaurateur, Flying Fish, Deckhouse, Dedes, Flying Fish and Chips and Little Fish
  • Luke Fryer (1987–1994) – Restaurateur Wagamama Australia and Itsu America
  • Ned Goodwin (1981–1987) – Master of Wine, sommelier, wine-writer and TV presenter
  • Neil Perry AM (1968–1973) – Chef and restaurateur Rockpool, food-writer and TV presenter LifeStyle Food

    • Importing, wholesaling and retailing

  • Preston Lanchester Gowing (1891–1899) – Former chairman Gowings
  • Percy Hardy (1882–1888) – Former managing director Hardy Brothers
  • Walter Hardy (1877–1880) – Former managing director Hardy Brothers
  • Edward Lloyd Jones (1885–1887) – Former chairman David Jones
  • Jim Millner AM (1933–1937) – Former chairman Washington H. Soul Pattinson
  • Robert Millner (1959–1968) – Chairman Washington H. Soul Pattinson
  • Arthur Shorter (1898–1900) – Former managing director Shorters
  • Arthur Way (1879–1881) – Former chairman of E. Way & Co. department store in Pitt Street in Sydney
  • Osbert Mervyn Winn (1920–1924) – Former chairman of Winns department stores in Sydney and Newcastle

    • Telecommunications

  • Robert Millner (1959–1968) – Chairman TPG Telecom

    • Wool

  • Keith Chisholm MC DFM (1930–1936) – Woolbuyer
  • George Le Couteur OBE (1931–1934) – Woolbroker
  • Tom Mills MC (1919–1925) – Woolbuyer
  • Sir Gordon Trollope Bt (1898–1901) – Woolbroker

    • Philanthropy

  • Douglas Burrows MBE CBE (1932–1934) – Sydney Medical School Foundation's Douglas Burrows Chair of Paediatrics and Child Health established in 1983 in his honour having been Chairman of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children and a significant financial supporter
  • Elliston Campbell (1902–1908) – Through a bequest funded the Adyar Library and Research Centre in Madras, India, and the Campbell Theosophical Research Library for the Theosophical Society, Sydney
  • Carlyle Greenwell (1897–1901) – $1 million Carlyle Greenwell Research Fund in Anthropology and Archaeology University of Sydney
  • Edwin Cuthbert Hall (1886–1891) – Edwin Cuthbert Hall Chair of Middle Eastern Archaeology University of Sydney
  • Mervyn Horton AM (1930–1935) – $8 million of contemporary art Art Gallery of New South Wales Mervyn Horton Bequest
  • George Johnson (1913–1915) – $15 million George and Nerissa Johnson Bequest for the arts
  • Dr Colin Laverty OAM (1949–1953) – Benefactor of funds and art works to National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Biennale of Sydney and Gold Coast City Art Gallery
  • Colonel Thomas Millner MC VD (1897–1901) – Benefactor of T G Millner Field home ground of Eastwood Rugby Club
  • Dr Mitchell Notaras (1948–1952) – $1.1 million Mitchel J Notaras Scholarship for Colorectal Medicine University of Sydney
  • The Hon. Justice Leycester Meares AC CMG QC (1924–1926) – Benefactor of Kidsafe
  • Clive Ramaciotti (1894–1900) – $75 million Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation for biomedical research
  • Robert Storr (1935–1936) – $5 million Robert W Storr Chair for hepatic medicine University of Sydney
  • Hunter White (1883–1885) – Supported post-war repatriation with substantial gifts of land and the Church of England.

    • Club presidents

  • Charles Challice (1927–1932) – Chairman Cabbage Tree Club 1961–1962
  • The Hon. Justice Cecil Cook (1912–1920) – President University Club 1957–1960
  • Clive Curlewis (1884–1890) – Former President Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club
  • Alf Meares (1919–1920) – President The Schools Club 1933–1935
  • Fred Meares (1898–1900) – President Sydney Rowing Club1954–1964
  • Richard Eve (1895–1898) – President The Schools Club 1943–1945
  • William Deuchar Gordon (1882–1884) – President Australian Club 1936–1939
  • The Hon. Justice Sir Percival Halse Rogers KBE (1896–1901) – President University Club 1935–1945
  • Eric Sydney Kelynack (1893–1898) – Founding President The Schools Club 1926–1928
  • Sir William Morrow DSO ED (1919–1921) – President Australian Club 1972–1975
  • Tim Peken OAM (1953–1957) – President University & Schools Club 1993–1996
  • Bill Picken (1958–1967) – Former Chairman of the Sydney Turf Club
  • Doug Stewart (1910–1919) – President The Schools Club 1937–1939
  • Stephen Ward (1951–1956) – President Ski Club of Australia 1980–1982

    • Athletics

  • Nigel Barker (1895–1901) – Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Athletics
  • Josh Ralph (2004–2009) – 2014 Commonwealth Games
  • Stephen Wilson OAM (1984–1987) – Paralympic Games Gold Medallist Athletics

    • Australian Rules

  • Dane Rampe (2003–2008) – Sydney Swans player in the Australian Football League
  • Jack Hiscox (2007–2012) – Sydney Swans player in the Australian Football League

    • Badminton

  • Raymond Tam (1995–2004) – Badminton 2014 Commonwealth Games

    • Basketball

  • Ray Rosbrook (1915–1939) – Former coach of the New South Wales Basketball Team

    • Cricket

  • Tim Caldwell OBE BEM (1927–1930) – Former chairman Australian Cricket Board and NSW Sheffield Shield Cricketer
  • Edwin Evans (1865–1866) – Former Test Cricketer
  • Sam Everett (1917–1918) – Former NSW Sheffield Shield Cricketer
  • Tom Garrett (1867–1872) – Former Test Cricketer
  • Andrew Jones (1978–1990) – Current CEO of Cricket NSW
  • Alan McGilvray AM MBE (1923–1924) – ABC Cricket Commentator
  • Johnny Taylor (1906–1915) – Former Dual International Test Cricketer and Wallaby

    • Equestrian

  • Phillip Dutton OAM (1976–1979) – 1996 & 2000 Summer Olympics equestrian dual Gold Medallist for Australia and 2016 Summer Olympics equestrian Bronze Medallist for USA.
  • Shane Rose (1978–1983) – 2008 Summer Olympics equestrian Silver Medallist and 2016 Summer Olympics equestrian Bronze Medallist

    • Fishing

  • Harry Andreas (1891–1895) – Big-game fisherman who pioneered the sport in New Zealand

    • Golf

  • Prosper Ellis (1908–1912) – Golf course architect and amateur scratch golfer

    • Ice Hockey

  • Arthur Cuthbertson (1900–1906) – Represented NSW in the first two Goodall Cup finals

    • Judo

  • Warren Richards (1960–1966) – 1976 Summer Olympics judo

    • Rowing

  • Roy Barker (1894–1900) – 1912 Summer Olympics rowing
  • Vern Bowrey (1960–1965) – 1972 Summer Olympics rowing
  • Stuart Carter (1971–1976) – 1976 Summer Olympics rowing
  • James Chapman (1992–1997) – 2012 Summer Olympics rowing Silver Medalist
  • Tom Chessell (1929–1931) – 1952 Summer Olympics rowing Bronze Medallist
  • Howard Croker OAM (1954–1956) – Founder of Croker Oars
  • Steve Handley (1969–1974) – 1980 Summer Olympics rowing
  • Robert Jahrling (1991–1992) – 2000 Summer Olympics rowing Silver Medallist
  • Judge Fred Kirkham (1945–1953) – 1956 Summer Olympics rowing Bronze Medallist
  • Matthew Long (1988–1993) – 2000 Summer Olympics rowing Bronze Medallist
  • Kim Mackney (1961–1966) – 1972 Summer Olympics rowing
  • Michael Morgan OAM (1957–1964) – 1968 Summer Olympics rowing Silver Medallist
  • Geoffrey Stewart (1984–1991) – 2000 & 2004 Summer Olympics dual rowing Bronze Medallist
  • James Stewart (1984–1991) – 2000 & 2004 Summer Olympics dual rowing Bronze Medallist
  • Stephen Stewart (1985–1995) – 2004 Summer Olympics rowing Bronze Medallist
  • Richard Wearne (1981–1989) – World Rowing Championships Silver & Bronze Medallist

    • Rugby Union

  • Allan Alaalatoa (2010–2011)) – Current Brumbies team member
  • Eric Bardsley (1918–1923) – Former Wallaby
  • Scott Bowen (1985–1990) – Former Wallaby and Head Coach Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club
  • James Brown (1947–1951) – Former Wallaby
  • Harry Bryant (1917–1923) Former Wallaby
  • Adam Byrnes (1987–1999) – Current Russian Bears, former Melbourne Rebels, Queensland Reds member
  • Alan Cameron (1945–1948) – Former Wallaby Captain
  • John Carroll (1946–1949) – Former Wallaby
  • Percy Colquhoun (1881–1885) – Inter-colonial Rugby player
  • Dave Cowper (1923–1927) – Former Wallaby Captain, Coach and Chairman of Selectors
  • Nick Farr-Jones AM (1974–1979) – Former Rugby World Cup winning Wallaby Captain
  • Aub Hodgson (1924–29) – Former Wallaby
  • Peter Jorgensen (1980–1986) – Former Wallaby
  • Bruce Judd (1920–1924) – Former Wallaby
  • Phil Kearns AM(1979–1984) – Former Rugby World Cup winning Wallaby and Captain
  • Reg Lane (1912–1914) – Claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia as a Waratah
  • Dr Eden Love (1921–1927) – Former Wallaby
  • Graeme Macdougall (1953–1958) – Former Wallaby
  • Stuart Macdougall (1955–1965) – Former Wallaby
  • George Mackay (1919–1922) – Claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia as a Waratah
  • Bill McLaughlin (1929–1930) – Former President Australian Rugby Union and Wallaby
  • Earle Page (1922–1927) – Selected for Combined Australian Universities and as a reserve for NSW
  • Bryan Palmer (1915–1916) – Former Wallaby Coach and Waratahs team member
  • Tom Perrin (1924–1927) – Former Wallaby
  • Roy Prosser (1949–1959) – Former Wallaby
  • David Pusey (1987–1996) – Former Brumbies, Western Force and Munster Rugby team member
  • Hugh Roach (1998-2010) Current Waratahs team member
  • William Tasker (1906–1911) – Former Wallaby
  • Hugh Taylor (1906–1913) – Former Wallaby
  • Lachlan Turner (2000–2005) – Current Wallaby
  • John Williams (1953–1958) – Former Wallaby

    • Rugby League

  • Brian James (1955–1960) – Former Kangaroo
  • Joel Luani (2008–2010) – Current member of Wests Tigers
  • Tepai Moeroa (2011–2013) – Current member of Parramatta Eels

    • Football

  • Chris Triantis (1999–2004) – Current player Sydney Olympic FC
  • Jonathan Aspropotamitis (2009–2014) – Current player Western Sydney Wanderers FC

    • Sailing

  • Tony Fisher (1942) – 1973 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race line honours winning Skipper
  • David Forbes OAM (1943–49) – 1972 Summer Olympics sailing Gold Medalist
  • Edward Psaltis (1973–1978) – 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race handicap winning Skipper

    • Tennis

  • Ashley Campbell (1893–1898) – Dual Australian Open men's doubles champion
  • Percy Colquhoun (1881–1885) – Inter-colonial tennis player
  • Albert Curtis (1889–1892) – 1896 Queensland Doubles Champion 1897 NSW Singles Championship 1905 runner-up in the singles final of the inaugural Australasian Championships
  • Stanley Doust (1887–1895) – Former Australia Davis Cup team Captain and Wimbledon doubles finalist
  • Ernest Hicks (1891–1894) – Player/manager 1913 Australia Davis Cup team
  • Thomas Hicks (1885–86) – Player and administrator who managed Australasia's participation in early Davis Cup competitions.

    • Water polo

  • James Clark (2003–2008) – 2012 Summer Olympics water polo

    • Actors, presenters and directors

  • Stuart Bocking (1981–1986) – 2UE night shift Presenter
  • William Carter (1913–1918) – Silent film actor who starred in Those Who Love (1926)
  • Arthur Dignam (1955–1956) – Actor The Devil's Playground and the original Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar
  • Eden Gaha (1981–1986) – Television personality, producer and President of Shine America
  • Matt Holmes (1981–1993) – Actor Blue Heelers and Sea Patrol
  • John Kachoyan (1995–2000) – Creative Director MKA: Theatre of New Writing and Director In Residence Bell Shakespeare
  • Alexander Lewis – Musical theatre actor with New York's Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School
  • Ben Lewis – Actor portraying the Phantom in the Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies
  • Charles Mesure (1982–1987) – Actor Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess and Outrageous Fortune
  • Maurice Parker (1969–1979) – Presenter Simon Townsend's Wonder World and television producer
  • Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (1983–1991) – Actor Heartbreak High, Something in the Air and Sea Patrol
  • Andrew Tighe (1964–1973) – Theatre Director and Actor for the Sydney Theatre Company
  • Sandy Winton (1983–1988) – Actor playing Michael Williams in Neighbours
  • Darren Yap (1980–1985) – Theatre Director, Actor and Associate Director Sydney 2000 Olympic Ceremonies

    • Visual artists

  • Simon Fieldhouse (1963) – Artist
  • Rogey Foley (aka Ellis D Fogg) (1957–1959) – Lumino kinetic sculptor
  • Frank Hinder AM (1916–1918) – Blake Prize winning Artist
  • Hal Holman OL OAM (1932) – Former Senior Artist for Papua New Guinea and designer of the National Crest
  • Mervyn Horton AM (1930–1935) – Founding Editor Art in Australia
  • Greg Louden (2000–2006) – Academy Award winning visual effects artist
  • Dave Morley (1982–1991) – AACTA Award winning visual effects artist
  • Simon Penny (1968–1973) – Interactive media artist
  • Andrew Stark (1976–1981) – Street photographer and author

    • Journalists, writers and historians

  • Myles Baldwin (1991–1996) – Garden Writer
  • Malcolm Brown (1963–1964) – Crime Writer and Senior Journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald
  • Peter Charley (1973–1974) – Walkley Award winning Executive Producer Dateline on SBS TV
  • Patrick Cook (1962–1967) – Satirist, cartoonist and AFI Award winning Screenwriter
  • Graham Davis (1966–1971) – Walkley and Logie Award winning Investigative Journalist
  • Barry Divola (1972–1977) – Rock and Roll Journalist and Sydney Morning Herald Columnist
  • Charles Brunsdon Fletcher – Former Editor Sydney Morning Herald
  • Benjamin Genocchio (1981–1986) – Art critic for the New York Times
  • Greg Haddrick (1973–1978) – Logie and AWGIE Award winning Screenwriter, TV Producer and Creator of Underbelly
  • Peter Holder (1974–1982) – Journalist and publisher Bauer Media Group and Hearst Magazines International
  • Greg Jennett (1985–1986) – ABC Television political correspondent and presenter of Capital Hill ABC News 24
  • Tony Jones (1970–1974) – Walkley Award winning Host of Lateline and Q & A on ABC TV
  • Will Kostakis (1995–2006) – Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year
  • Christopher Lee (1962–1964) – AFI Award and AWGIE Award winning Screenwriter of Secret Life of Us
  • David McGonigal (1966–1967) – Polar regions writer and photographer
  • Warwick Moss (1958–1965) – Actor, television personality and New South Wales Premier's Literary Award winning writer
  • Leslie Alfred Redgrave (1899–1902) – Novelist and non-fiction writer
  • Max Solling OAM (1955–1959) – Urban and Sports Historian
  • Frank Walker Snr (1934–1936) – Journalist and author
  • Frank Walker Jnr (1967–1972) – Author and journalist
  • Joel Werner (1983–1995) – ABC Radio National science journalist and radio producer/presenter
  • Mark Whittaker (1978–1983) – Author and Senior Walkley Award winning Journalist for The Australian

    • Musicians and composers

  • Keith Asboe (1945) – Organist and composer
  • Matt Bruce (2002–2007) – Violinist and concertmaster of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
  • Thomas Champion (2002–2007) – Member of The Preatures
  • Tobias Cole (1976–1988) – Countertenor with Opera Australia
  • Duncan Gifford (1985–1990) – International award winning Concert Pianist
  • Brett McKern (1981–1990) – Organist and composer
  • Jack Moffitt (2002–2007) – Member of The Preatures
  • James Olds (1998–2003) – Bass-Baritone for Opera Australia and Musica Viva
  • David Rumsey (1947–1955) – Organist and composer
  • Alan Sandow (1964–1968) – Sherbet Drummer
  • Stephen Rae (1972–1979) – AFI Award winning Film and TV Musician and Composer
  • Gary Shearston (1950–1955) – Australia's best selling Folk Singer
  • Lyndon Watts (1992–1993) – Principal bassoonist Munich Philharmonic

    • Architecture

  • Arthur Anderson (1881–1883) – Founder and first president of the Federal Council of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects
  • Andrew Benn (1988–1993) – 2014 Architecture Award from the NSW Australian Institute of Architects
  • Henry Budden CBE (1886–1888) – RAIA Sir John Sulman Medal winning architect
  • Hedley Carr (1921 - 1922) - Partner in Hedley Carr Allen & Watt
  • Douglas Gardiner (1918–1922) – Partner in Bates Smart & McCutcheon
  • Carlyle Greenwell (1897–1901) – Partner in Kent Budden & Greenwell
  • William Hardwick (1873–1877) – Former Principal Architect (Western Australia)
  • Eric Heath – Architect of the former Plaza Theatre (Sydney)
  • Archer Hosings (1881–1883) – Architect who worked on three continents
  • Harry Jefferis (1883–1885) Western Australian Architect
  • Peter Kaad (1911–1914) – Designer of the now demolished Rural Bank Building in Martin Place, Sydney
  • William Monks (1883–1885) – Southern NSW Architect
  • Alex Popov (1958–1960) – RAIA Wilkinson Award and Robin Boyd Award winning Architect
  • Colin Still (1950–1960) – RAIA Sir John Sulman Medal winning Architect
  • Stanley Rickard (1899–1900) – Sydney- and Los Angeles-based architect
  • William Hardy Wilson (1893–1897) – Architect, artist and author

    • References

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