List of Old Falconians
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This is a list of Old Falconians who are the alumni of North Sydney Boys High School. The Old Falconians Union is the alumni body of the school. The name "Old Falconians" is derived from Falcon Street which is the address of the school.
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[edit] Politics, Law and Religion
- Michael Baume, MHR (Lib) (1975-1983), NSW Senator (1985-1996) [1];
- Professor Peter Baume AO, NSW Senator (Lib) (1974-1991), Federal Health Minister (1982), Chancellor of Australian National University (1994-2005) [2];
- Sir Vernon Christie, Victorian MLA (Lib) (1955-1973), former Speaker of Victorian Parliament [3];
- Dr Hugo Storey, Senior Immigration Judge of the United Kingdom;
- Rt Rev Eric Gowing, Bishop of Auckland;
- Rev Winston O'Reilly, President of Uniting Church of Australia;
- Justice David Roper, Deputy Chancellor of Sydney University;
- Leslie Caplan, Elected Head of Australian Jewry;
- Peter Coleman, NSW MLA (Lib) (1968-1978), Leader of the NSW Opposition (1977-1978), MHR (Lib) (1981-1987), editor of The Bulletin[4];
- Hugh Hudson, SA MHA (ALP) (1965-1979), former Deputy Premier of South Australia [5];
- Sir Frank Kitto - Justice of the High Court (1950-1970), Chancellor of University of New England[citation needed];
- Clive Kerle, Bishop of Armidale [6];
- Most Rev Sir Marcus Loane, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney (1962-1982)[citation needed];
- Most Rev Donald Robinson, Archbishop of Sydney;
- Ian Lawrence CBE, Mayor of Wellington; [7];
- Professor Edward McWhinney QC, Canadian academic lawyer, Member of Canadian Parliament, authority on space law[citation needed];
- Hon. Frederick Meares Osborne, former MHR, president of the NSW Liberal Party (1967-1970), held various Federal Ministries (1956-1961) [8];
- Michael Richardson, NSW MLA (Lib), Shadow Minister for the Environment [9];
- Tom Roper, Victorian MLA (ALP), Victorian Treasurer (1990-1992) [10];
- Kerry Sibraa, NSW Senator (ALP) (1976-1994), President of Australian Senate (1987-1994) [11];
- Rear-Admiral Peter Sinclair, Governor of NSW (1990-1996) [12];
[edit] Business and Industry
- John Hamilton Andrews AO, Architect and designer of the Toronto Tower, the world's tallest concrete structure [13] [14];
- Arthur Ernest Bishop, inventor of differential steering [15];
- Maurice Newman, Chairman of ABC, Chairman of Australian Stock Exchange, Chairman of Deutsche Bank, Chancellor of Macquarie University[citation needed];
- Ian Stanwell, CEO of AMP;
- John Brew, CEO of StateRail;
- John Prescott, CEO of BHP;
- Donald Charles Bucknall, CEO of Caltex Australia [16];
- Alan Phillip de Boos-Smith, CEO of Total Oil Great Britain [17];
- Sir Oscar Meyer, Chairman of Melbourne's West Gate Bridge Authority [18];
- Allen Moyes, Chairman of IBM Australia [19];
- Sir Raymond Purves, philanthropist, Chairman of Clyde Engineering [20];
- Mark Rayner, Chairman National Australia Bank (1985-2001) [21];
- Professor Peter Westerway, Chairman of Australian Broadcasting Tribunal [22];
- Dr Lionel Wilson, President of Australian Medical Association (1979-1982) [23];
[edit] Science and Education
- Dr Bob Connell, Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard University [24];
- Dr James Adams FBA, Fellow of All Saints College, Oxford;
- Rev Dr Harry Reynolds-Smythe, Fellow of Pusey College, Oxford; Professor of Pontifical Gregorian University;
- Dr Eric Dobson FBA, Professor of English Language at Oxford;
- Professor Michael Stone of Hebrew University, Jerusalem, one of the official keepers of the Dead Sea Scrolls;
- David Morgan, Chancellor of Deakin University, President of Ford Motor Company Australia;
- Professor Wallace Kirsop, the first Australian to be a member of the exclusive Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris;
- Professor Paul Klemens of Connecticutt University, leading American theoretical physicist whose life work is honoured by the triennial award of the Klemens Medal in Phonon Physics;
- Dr David Makinson, logician at King's College, London University[citation needed];
- Professor Robert Clancy of Newcastle University, Inventor of world's first vaccine against bronchitis;
- Professor John Read, Dean of Medicine at Sydney University;
- Professor Iven Klineberg, Dean of Dentistry at Sydney University;
- Dr John Falk FAA, Chief of CSIRO Plant Industry [25];
- Sir Thomas Greenaway, President of Royal Australasian College of Physicians [26];
- Professor Douglas Lampard FAA, Foundation Professor of Monash University [27];
- Sir Kempson Maddox, President of International Society of Cardiology [28];
- Professor Raoul Mortley, Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University;
- Professor Maxwell McKay, Pro Vice-Chancellor Of University of Papua New Guinea [29];
- Professor Raymond Martin FAA, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University [30];
- Professor Richard Stanton FAA, geologist [31];
- Dr James Udy, Master of Wesley College at Sydney University [32];
- Dr Andrew Vern-Barnett MBE, the pioneer in Australia of the care and treatment of autistic children [33];
- Dr John Vallance, Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School;
- Thomas McCaskill, Headmaster of Barker College;
- Eminent Neurosurgeon Dr Gilbert Phillips who rushed from England to Austria to try to save the life of American General Patton (Australian Encyclopaedia), Founder of The Wine Society
[edit] Arts and Media
- Alexander Boden FAA, philanthropist, publisher, science writer, benefactor of Chair of Human Nutrition at Sydney University [34];
- Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill, author of The Dam Busters , Reach For The Sky, The Great Escape [35] [36];
- Professor Arthur Delbridge, editor of the Macquarie Dictionary [37];
- Ken G. Hall OBE, first Australian to win an Oscar [38] [39];
- Sir Robert Madgwick, Chairman of the ABC [40];
- James Morrison, jazz musician [41];
- Peter Overton, Television Journalist[citation needed];
[edit] Sport
- Mark Francis Bethwaite, Olympic althlete [42];
- Bjarne Halvorsen,the original creator of golden Wallaby jersey now adopted by most national sporting teams (Australian Rugby Encyclopedia);
- John Treloar, Olympic 100 Metre Finalist[citation needed];
- Kanga Birtles, international yachtsman, holder of record for fastest non-stop circumnavigation of Australia;
- Wallabies Ron Meadows, Frank O'Brien, Eric Hutchinson, Jim Cross, Rob Heming, Rod Phelps, Andy Stewart;
- Allan Border, Australian Test Cricket Captain who once held the record for most Test runs in cricket history [43] [44];
- Ian Craig, Australian Test Cricket Captain[citation needed];
- Ben Hinshelwood, Scottish Rugby international[citation needed];
- Graeme Hole, Test cricketer[citation needed];
- Sir Lincoln Hynes, who once bowled Donald Bradman for a duck in the Sheffield Shield [45];
- John Purdy, Australian Chess Champion [46] [47];
- Greg Florimo, Rugby League (North Sydney Bears, NSW and Australia)[citation needed]
- Rugby League Internationals Herman Peters, Frank Stanton and Don McKinnon;
- Allan Murray, Winner of French Open Golf Championship;
- Peter Philpott, Australian Test Cricketer[citation needed]
[edit] Foreign Affairs
- Tom Critchley, High Commissioner in PNG (1975-1978) [48];
- Phillip Flood, High Commissioner in London [49];
- HE Gregory Wood, High Commissioner in Canada;
- HE Donald Kingsmill, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia [50];
- HE Daniel Nutter, Ambassador to Italy (1985-1988) [51];
[edit] Armed Forces
- Admiral Chris Barrie, Chief of the Australian Defence Force[citation needed];
- Sir Frederick Chilton, Brigadier and leader of the Sydney Anzac Day march [52];
- Major-General Timothy Ford, Chief of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations;
- Rear-Admiral William Dovers, Flag Officer of the Australian Fleet;
- Rear-Admiral Ian Crawford;
- Major-General David Engel, Chief of Army Materiel;
- Major-General Arthur Wilson, Commander BCOF Japan;
- Air Vice Marshal Peter Scully;
- Air Vice Marshal Roy Frost;
- Air Vice Marshal Graham Neil;
- Major-General Arthur Hellstrom;
- Major-General Noel Simpson;
- Major-General Charles Finlay, Commandant of RMC Duntroon;
- Brigadier Adrian D'Hage MC, author of The Omega Scroll;
- Air Vice Marshal Ronald Ramsay-Rae CB, Commander of Royal Air Force in Malaya;
- Admiral Michael Hudson, Chief of Naval Staff [53];
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Sir Alan Hulme, Postmaster-General of Australia [54];
- Bill Waterhouse, bookmaker (1954-1984) [55];
- Graham Keating, 5 Times World Champion Town Crier;
- Sir William Broun Bt, Chief of the Brown Clan of Scotland;
- John Polson, film director[citation needed];
- Lex Marinos, comedian and compere[citation needed];
- Dr James Wright, Media personality and philanthropist
[edit] References
- ^ page 28 Comtemporary Australians 1995/96 - note: High School education not stated
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