NOTABLE NEWINGTONIANS

 

Notable Newingtonians

Royal & Vice Regal

  • HM King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV - The King of Tonga
  • HRH Prince Viliami Tungi Mailefihi - Prince Consort of HM Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga
  • Ratu Sir George Cakobau - Former Governor General of Fiji

Parliament & Public Service

  • HRH Prince Tuipelehake Fatafehi - Former Prime Minister of Tonga
  • Sir Thomas Bavin KCMG - Former Premier of NSW and Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW
  • Sir Charles Marr KCVO DSO MC - Former Commonwealth Health Minister
  • Sir Peter Barter OBE MP - Papua New Guinea Government Minister
  • Hon Eric Bowden - Former Commonwealth Defence Minister
  • Hon Ian Armstrong OBE - Former Deputy Premier NSW
  • Hon Reginald Weaver - Former NSW Speaker, Leader of the Opposition and Health Minister
  • Hon Lt Col Murray Robson CBE DSO - Former NSW Leader of the Opposition
  • Hon Harry Jago - Former NSW Health Minister
  • Jeff Bate - NSW and Commonwealth Parliamentarian and husband of Dame Zara Bate
  • Hon Robert Webster - Former NSW Planning Minister and Sydney Partner Korn/Ferry International
  • Hon Duncan Gay MLC - Leader of The Nationals & Deputy Opposition Leader in the NSW Legislative Council
  • Dr John Burton AM - Former Head Department of External Affairs, High Commissioner and Founder Centre for the Analysis of Conflict
  • Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou - Tongan Foreign Affairs Minister and former Ambassador to the United Nations, USA and High Commisioner to Canada
  • Neville Perkins OAM - Former Head NSW Department of Aborignal Affairs and Northern Territory MLA
  • Dr Don Weatherburn PSM - Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

Armed Services

  • Major General Sir Iven Mackay KBE CMG DSO VD - Commander 2nd Division, 6th Division and South West Pacific Area WWII
  • Major General Sandy Pearson AO DSO OBE MC - Commander Australian Forces Vietnam and former Commandant Royal Military College, Duntroon
  • Rear Admiral Anthony Carwadine AO - Former Commandant Australian Defence Force Academy

Clergy

  • Rev Alex Campbell OBE - Former Moderator Congregational Union of NSW and President Sydney City Mission
  • Rev Dr David Manton OAM - Former Moderator NSW Synod Uniting Church in Australia
  • Rt Rev John Stewart - Former Bishop of the Eastern Region and Vicar General of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne

Education

  • Sir Carleton Allen MC - Former Professor of Jurisprudence and Warden of Rhodes House University of Oxford
  • Sir Percival Halse Rogers KBE - Former Chancellor of University of Sydney
  • Dr Cecil Purser - Former Deputy Chancellor of University of Sydney
  • Dr John Lincoln AM QC - Emeritus Deputy Chancellor of Macquarie University
  • Prof Nick Saunders - Vice Chancellor University of Newcastle and former Dean of Medicine Monash University and Flinders University
  • Prof Reuben Rose - Former Dean of Veterinary Science University of Sydney
  • Prof William Doe - Dean of Medicine
  • Prof Duncan Gifford - Professor Spanish National Academy of Contemporary Music and international award winning Concert Pianist
  • Ass Prof Simon Penny - Associate Professor of Art and Robotics Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Artist and Curator
  • Major General Sir Iven Mackay KBE CMG DSO VD - Former Headmaster Cranbrook School and former Chairman of AAGPS NSW
  • Sir Talbot Duckmanton CBE - Former Chairman of AAGPS NSW
  • Rev Dr Michael Scott Fletcher - Foundation Master (Principal) Wesley College University of Sydney
  • Rev James Udy OAM - Master (Principal) Wesley College University of Sydney
  • Frederick Phillips - Former Headmaster Sydney Grammar School
  • Peter Crawley - Former Headmaster Knox Grammar School

Rhodes Scholars

  • 1905 - Percival Halse Rogers - BA University of Sydney
  • 1963 - Dr David Moore - MB BS University of Queensland
  • 2006 - Jonathan Bonnitcha - BEc LLB University of Sydney

Law

  • Sir Percival Halse Rogers KBE - Former NSW Supreme Court Judge
  • Hon Leycester Meares AC CMG QC - Former NSW Supreme Court Judge, Chairman NSW Law Reform Commission, Benefactor and Chairman of Kidsafe
  • Hon Ken Asprey CMG QC - Former NSW Supreme Court Judge and Voyager Royal Commissioner
  • Hon Edwin Lusher QC - Former NSW Supreme Court Judge
  • Judge Herbert Curlewis - Former NSW District Court Judge and husband of Ethel Turner
  • Hon Justice Garry Downes AM - Federal Court Judge, President Administrative Appeals Tribunal and former President Union Internationale des Avocats
  • Hon Justice Roger Gyles AO - Federal Court Judge, Royal Commissioner Building Industry in New South Wales and former President NSW Bar Association and Australian Bar Association
  • Hon Justice Richard White - NSW Supreme Court Judge
  • Hon Justice Angus Talbot - NSW Land & Environment Court Judge
  • Hon Justice George Wright - Former Supreme Court of Western Australia Judge
  • Hon Justice Horton Williams - Supreme Court of South Australia Judge
  • Prof Christoper Roper AM - Director College of Law Sydney and Professor College of Law England and Wales
  • Prof Robert Baxt AO - Former Chairman Trade Practices Commission and former Dean of Law Monash University
  • Prof Suart Kaye - Dean of Law University of Wollongong
  • Ian Barker QC - Former President NSW Bar Association
  • John Nelson - Former President NSW Law Society
  • Alan Loxton AM - Former Senior Partner Allen, Allen and Hemsley

Medicine & Science

  • Sir Ian Clunies Ross - Former Chairman CSIRO
  • Sir William Morrow DSO ED - Former President Royal Australiasian College of Physicians
  • Sir Herbert Maitland - Surgeon
  • Sir Keith Jones - Surgeon and Former President of AMA
  • Dr Stanley Devenish Meares CBE - Former President Australian Council Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Dr Cecil Purser - Former Chairman Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
  • Prof Donald Wood-Smith - Professor of Clinical Surgery Columbia University New York
  • Emeritus Prof John Turtle AO - Former Kellion Professor of Endocrinology University of Sydney, Co-Founder Australian Diabetes Society and Former President International Diabetes Federation
  • Assoc Prof John Carter AO - Endcrinologist and former President Australian Diabetes Society

Business

  • Sir Frederick Tout - Former Chairman of Bank of NSW
  • Sir Cecil Hoskins - Former Chairman of AMP
  • Edward Lloyd Jones - Former Chairman David Jones
  • Preston Gowing - Former Chairman Gowings
  • Geofrey Arnott - Former Chairman Arnott's
  • Garth Baraclough OBE - Former Managing Director Unilever Australia and former Chairman EMI and Arnott's
  • Oliver Woodward CMG MC - Former General Manager and Director of North Broken Hill Mines
  • David Johnson - Former CEO Campbell Soup Company
  • David Leckie - Former CEO Nine Network; Managing Director Seven Network
  • Jim Millner AM - Former Chairman Soul Pattinson and former President NRMA
  • Robert Millner - Chairman Soul Pattinson
  • Owen Howell-Price - Director and former Chairman Dairy Farm South Asia
  • Bill Ireland - Former CEO Challenger International
  • Ian Diery - Chairman, President and CEO of The Timberland Company
  • Lyn Shaddock - Property Developer and Director Citibank Asia Pacific
  • Victor Comino - Property Developer and Director Quicksilver
  • Neil Perry - Chef and Restaurateur Rockpool, Author and TV Presenter LifeStyle Food
  • Luke Fryer - Restaurateur Wagamama Australia
  • Mark Patrick - Public Relations Agent
  • Robby Ingham - European Fashion Retailer and scion of Ingham Enterprises
  • Gary Baker - Property Developer and husband of Hermès Australia Managing Director Karin Upton Baker

Philanthropy

  • Clive Ramaciotti - $50 million Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation for biomedical research
  • George Johnson - $15 million George and Nerissa Johnson Bequest for the arts
  • Mervyn Horton AM - $8 million of contemporary art Art Gallery of New South Wales Mervyn Horton Bequest
  • Robert Storr - $5 million Robert W Storr Chair for hepatic medicine University of Sydney
  • Carlyle Greenwell - $1 million Carlyle Greenwell Research Fund in Anthropology and Archaeology University of Sydney
  • Dr Mitchell Notaras - $1.1 million Mitchel J Notaras Scholarship for Colorectal Medicine University of Sydney
  • Dr Colin Laverty - Donation of 54 major art works to Gold Coast City Art Gallery from the Laverty Collection

Media, Arts & Entertainment

  • Sir Richard Boyer - Former Chairman Australian Broadcasting Commission
  • Sir Talbot Duckmanton CBE - Former General Manager Australian Broadcasting Commission
  • Tony Jones - Walkley Award winning Host of Lateline on ABC TV
  • Peter Charley - Walkley Award-winning Executive Producer Lateline on ABC TV
  • Greg Jennett - Political Reporter Lateline on ABC TV
  • Mark Whittaker - Author and Senior Walkley Award winning Journalist for The Australian
  • Malcolm Brown - Crime Writer and Senior Journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald
  • David McGonigal - Polar regions writer and photographer
  • Myles Baldwin - Gardener, Colunmnist and Our House Presenter
  • Andrew Tighe - Theatre Director and Actor for the Sydney Theatre Company
  • Darren Yap - Theatre Director, Actor and Associate Director Sydney 2000 Olympic Ceremonies
  • Eden Gaha - Television Producer Rock Star:INXS on Fox8 and former Presenter of Animal Hospital on the Nine Network
  • Barry Divola - Rock and Roll Journalist
  • Alan Sandow - Sherbet Drummer
  • Gary Shearston - Australia's best selling Folk Singer
  • Tobias Cole - Countertenor for Opera Australia
  • Patrick Cook - Satirist, cartoonist and AFI Award winning Screenwriter
  • Greg Haddrick - Logie and AWGIE Award winning Screenwriter, TV Producer and Creator of MDA on ABC TV
  • Christopher Lee - AFI Award and AWGIE AWARD winning Screenwriter of Secret Life of Us
  • Stephen Rae - AFI Award winning Film and TV Musician and Composer
  • Arthur Dignam - AFI Award winning Actor
  • Jeremy Lindsay Taylor - Actor ABC TV series Heartbreak High and Something in the Air
  • James Pender - Actor and Comedian on Network Ten series The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
  • Mervyn Horton AM - Founding Editor Art in Australia
  • Frank Hinder AM - Artist
  • Graeme Townsend - Artist
  • Simon Fieldhouse - Artist
  • Rogey Foley (aka Ellis D Fogg) - Lumino Kinetic Sculptor
  • Barry Stern - Art Dealer
  • William Hardy Wilson - Architect, artist and author

Sport

  • Tom Garrett - Former Test Cricketer
  • Edwin Evans - Former Test Cricketer
  • Alan McGilvray AM MBE - ABC Cricket Commentator
  • Tim Caldwell OBE BEM - Former Chairman Australian Cricket Board and NSW Sheffield Shield Cricketer
  • Bill McLaughlan - Former President Australian Rugby Union and Wallaby
  • Bryan Palmer - Former Wallaby Coach and Waratah
  • Denis Cowper - Former Wallaby Captain
  • Alan Cameron - Former Wallaby Captain
  • Phil Kearns - Former Wallaby Captain and Hooker
  • Nick Farr-Jones AM - Former World Cup winning Wallaby Captain and Halfback
  • Cameron Fear - 1st Grade Coach Gordon Rugby Club
  • Edward Psaltis - Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning Skipper in the 1998 Cyclone
  • Phillip Dutton OAM - Dual Olympic Games Gold Medallist Equestrian
  • David Forbes - Olympic Games Gold Medallist Sailing
  • Robert Jarhling - Olympic Games Silver Medallist Rowing
  • Tom Chessell - Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing
  • Judge Fred Kirkham - Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing
  • Michael Morgan OAM - Olympic Games Silver Medallist Rowing
  • Geoffrey Stuart - Dual Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing
  • James Stuart - Dual Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing
  • Stephen Stuart - Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing
  • Matt Long - Olympic Games Bronze Medallist Rowing
  • Steven Wilson OAM - Paralympic Games Gold Medallist Athletics

TODAY'S NOTICES

New Daily

COMING UP

MON 21 JUL
New: Community Service Program commences (Y8)
Tennis Squad Training commences

WED 23 JUL
Johnstone Chapel Service

FRI 25 JUL
ONU Annual Dinner
Class of 1968 - 40 year Reunion

SAT 26 JUL
Back to Newington Day

MON 28 JUL
Year 8 Concert

TUE 29 JUL
Year 10 Subject Choices Night

WED 30 JUL
Concerto Competition
Football Association Meeting

THU 31 JUL
Baptisms Information Evening
Newington Medal Nominations Close

1-2 AUG
Boarding Schools Expo

MON 4 AUG
Creative Arts Association Meeting
Rugby Support Group Meeting

TUE 5 AUG
ONU Council Meeting

WED 6 AUG
HSC Music Expo

TUE 12 AUG
Yr 9 Parent Teacher night

WED 13 AUG
Chapel: Wedding Information Seminar

THU 14 AUG
Secondary School Instrumental Showcase

SUN 17 AUG
Kelynack Chapel Service

WED 20 AUG
P&F meeting 7.30pm Function Room

FRI 22 AUG
UNSW Science Experience Closing Date for Applications

SAT 23 AUG
Football Annual Dinner
Class of 1988 - 20 year Reunion

WED 27 AUG
ONU Business Breakfast

SAT 30 AUG
Football Trophy Presentations

SUN 31 AUG
Basketball Car Rally Fundraiser

TUE 2 SEPT
Wyvern K-6 School Tour

THU 4 SEPT
Secondary School Tour

TUE 9 SEPT
The 70 Club Luncheon

WED 17 SEPT
Year 12 Tertiary Options for 2009

MON 22 SEPT
RockFest

FRI 26 SEPT
Term 3 finishes
Valedictory Chapel and Farewell Luncheon
GPS Old Boys Gold Challenge Reunion – Golf Day

SAT 27 SEPT
GPS Old Boys Gold Challenge Reunion

MON 13 OCT
Term 4 starts

SAT 18 OCT
Secondary School Tours

MON 20 OCT
Rugby Support Group Annual General Meeting

TUE 21 OCT
Prep Schools Instrumental Showcase

THU 23 OCT
Wyvern K-6 School Tour

MON 27 OCT
Creative Arts Association Meeting

WED 29 OCT
ONU Business Breakfast

SAT 1 NOV
Old Boys 50-Year Reunion

TUE 4 NOV
ONU Council Meeting

SUN 9 NOV
Year 7 Chapel Service

MON 24 NOV
Year 7 2009 Parent Orientation Night

TUE 25 NOV
ONU AGM

MON 1 DEC
Prize Giving
Term 4 finishes

TUE 2 DEC
Experience Year 7 Day

2-7 DEC
Cadets Annual Camp

27-29 JAN 2009
Year 7 Camp



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