List of Old Boys of St Aloysius' College
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Former students of the Catholic school, St Aloysius' College in Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia, are known as "Old Boys".
Academia, medicine and science
[edit]- Dr Stephen Hicks – research fellow in Neuroscience and Visual Prosthetics, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
- Professor Jacques Miller AC, FRS (1931– ) – distinguished research scientist[1]
- Sir Gustav Nossal AC, CBE, FRS, FAA (1931– ) – distinguished research scientist; former director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (1965–1996); 2000 Australian of the Year[2]
Business
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- Danny Kennedy – environmentalist, clean-tech entrepreneur and founder of Sungevity[3]
- Andrew Low – corporate adviser, and CEO of RedBridge Grant Samuel[4]
- David Murray AO – former chairman of the Australian Government Future Fund and a former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank
Clergy
[edit]- Right Reverend Joseph Dwyer – Bishop of Wagga Wagga 1918–1939 (also attended St Patrick's College, Goulburn)[5]
- Bishop Gregory Homeming – Bishop of Lismore[6]
- Peter L'Estrange – Rector of Newman College (University of Melbourne) 1991–2006 and Master of Campion Hall, Oxford since 2006
- Archbishop Eris O'Brien – Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 1948–1951, Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn 1953–1966[7]
- Bishop William Wright – Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle[8]
Crime
[edit]- David Rankin – Child abuse[11]
Media, entertainment and the arts
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- Christopher Brennan – poet and scholar (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)[12]
- Don Burke – television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturalist[13]
- Danny Clayton – television presenter and media personality, best known for his work as a Channel V Australia VJ
- Martin Cooke – baritone with the Bavarian State Opera
- Alex Cubis – actor and lawyer[14]
- John Bede Dalley – journalist and writer (also attended St Augustine's Abbey school and Beaumont College)[15]
- Anh Do – comedian, painter and actor (Footy Legends, Thank God You're Here, SBS series Kick, runner-up on Dancing with the Stars (Series 7), Dancing with the Deals)
- Khoa Do – 2005 Young Australian of the Year, screenwriter and director of Footy Legends
- Sir Charles Mackerras – conductor and brother of Alistair and Malcolm (also attended Sydney Grammar School)
- Julian Morrow – journalist, comedian and writer, best known for The Chaser, CNNNN, The Chaser's War on Everything
- Melvyn Morrow – a playwright whose musical scores included Shout! The Legend of The Wild One and Dusty - The Musical; English teacher
- Matthew Reilly – author whose novels include Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders and Contest
- Cyril Ritchard – Broadway actor[16]
- Justin Smith – actor who starred in Billy Elliot the Musical in Australia
- Adam Spencer – mathematician, comedian and radio host
- Tom Switzer – editor of the Australian version of The Spectator; research associate at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney[17]
- Tom Williams – television presenter (The Great Outdoors); reporter and star of Dancing With the Stars
- Stephen Burton – Circus Australia, Joint artistic co-ordinator[18]
- Paul Dyer (conductor) AO – Musician, conductor and artistic director[19]
Politics, public service and the law
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Prime Minister
2013–15
Treasurer
2013–15
- Tony Abbott AC – former Australian Prime Minister, a former member of the Australian House of Representatives who represented Warringah for the Liberal Party, and a former minister in the Howard government; (left after graduation from the junior school to attend Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)[20]
- Sir Maurice Byers CBE, QC – Solicitor-General of Australia during the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975[21]
- Joseph Farrar Coates – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and a minister in the Lang and Stevens governments (1921–1943)[22]
- Francis Joseph Finnan CBE, MP – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Hawkesbury and Darlinghurst for Labor; later a public servant[23]
- Nick Greiner AC – former chairman of Infrastructure NSW; 37th Premier of New South Wales (1988–1992); Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Ku-ring-gai for the Liberal Party (1980–1992)[citation needed] (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)
- Joe Hockey AO – current Australian Ambassador to the United States; former Member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing North Sydney for the Liberal Party; former minister in the Howard Government; served as Treasurer of Australia in the Abbott Government[24]
- Francis Keane – public servant and magistrate[25]
- John Ormond Kennedy – Member of Victorian Legislative Assembly representing Hawthorn for the Labor Party 2018–2022
- Michael L'Estrange AO – former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; former Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; former Secretary to Cabinet; Rhodes Scholar[26]
- Malcolm Mackerras AO – psephologist and creator of the 'Mackerras Electoral Pendulum'; brother of Charles (also attended Sydney Grammar School)[27]
- Dick Meagher MP – former Speaker, and a former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Sydney-Phillip, then Tweed and then Phillip, variously for Labor and as an independent representative between 1895 and 1917; former Lord Mayor of Sydney (1895–1920) (also attended St Stanislaus' College)[28]
- Jonathan O'Dea MP – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Davidson for the Liberal Party 2007–2023 (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)[29]
- Simon Rice OAM – Professor Emeritus, University of Sydney Law School[30]
- Tim Stephens – Professor of International Law, University of Sydney Law School
- Tim Studdert QC – NSW Supreme Court Justice
- John Kearney QC – NSW Supreme Court Justice[31]
- Richard Cavanagh QC – NSW Supreme Court Justice[32]
Sport
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- Bernard Foley – Waratahs and Wallabies rugby player[33]
- Cecil Healy – winner of individual silver and team gold medals in swimming at the 1912 Olympic Games[34]
- Ater Majok – basketball player, selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 NBA Draft[35]
- Pat McCabe – Brumbies and Wallabies rugby player[36]
- Dr Herbert Moran – Wallabies captain (1908) (also attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill)[37]
- Tom Kingston – Waratahs and Rebels rugby player[38]
- Austin Punch – First Class cricketer, NSW and Tasmania[39]
- Brian Dunn – Sprinter, Australian 100 yards record holder 1939 [40]
- James Hughes – Wallabies rugby player [41]
- Les Austin – Wallabies rugby player [42]
- Danny Carroll – Wallabies rugby player [43]
- Edward Mandible – Wallabies rugby player [44]
- Gordon Rorke – Australian Test cricketer [45]
- Jack O'Connor (Australian cricketer) – Australian Test cricketer [46]
- J.J. Ferris – Australian Test cricketer [47]
- Keith Gleeson – Rugby player – Ireland, Leinster, Waratahs, Australian Barbarians, Australia Under-19s, Australia Under-21s[48]
See also
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- ^ Hannan, Liz (9 June 2012). "More than just a man with a plan". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ McMinn, W.G (1981). "Dwyer, Joseph Wilfrid (1869–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 8 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 387–389. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
- ^ "Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Gregory Homeming OCD : Lismore Diocese". www.lismorediocese.org. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ Johnston, Elizabeth (2000). "O'Brien, Eris Michael (1895–1974)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 508–509. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ "Bio Information +WW - Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle". www.mn.catholic.org.au. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
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- ^ Semmler, Clement (1981). "Dalley, John Bede (1876–1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 8 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 196–197. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ Rickard, John (1996). "Ritchard, Cyril Joseph (1897–1977)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 91–92. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
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- ^ Perks, Murray (1981). "Coates, Joseph Farrar (1878–1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 8 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 37–38. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ Lloyd, C. J (1996). "Finnan, Francis Joseph (1897–1966)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 167–168. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
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- ^ Tilse, Sheila (1996). "Keane, Francis Charles Patrick (1901–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 602–603. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ "The Man with a 'Promising Past' – Michael L'Estrange, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade" (PDF). The Canberra Times. 13 March 2006. pp. 37–43. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ "Conference Contributors: Associate Professor Malcolm MACKERRAS". Proceedings of the Sixteenth Conference of the Samuel Griffith Society. 16, Upholding the Australian Constitution. Perth, Western Australia: The Samuel Griffith Society. 12–14 March 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ Nairn, Bede (1986). "Meagher, Richard Denis (Dick) (1866–1931)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 470–472. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ "About Jonathan". Jonathan O'Dea. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.[self-published source?]
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