List of Old Boys of St Aloysius' College

This is a list of St Aloysius' College Alumni. Notable former students - known as "Old Boys" - of the Catholic school, St Aloysius' College in Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia.

Academia, medicine and science

• Dr Walter Burfitt CBE – Surgeon and co-founder of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons; Founder of the Medical Benevolent Association of New South Wales (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)^[1]
• Professor Jacques Miller AC FRS (1931- ) – a distinguished research scientist; famous for having discovered the function of the thymus and for the identification, in mammalian species of the two major subsets of lymphocytes (T cells and B cells) and their function.^[2]
• Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE FRS FAA (1931- ) – a distinguished research scientist; famous for his contributions to the fields of antibody formation and immunological tolerance; a former director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (1965-1996); and Australian of the Year in 2000^[3]
• Dr Matthew J. Cleary - a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney.
• Mr John E. Cunningham OAM BSc MBBS MClinEpi FRACS FAOrthA - an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in spinal surgery, at Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Epworth Richmond.

Business

David Murray, pictured as Chairman of the Future Fund.

• David Murray AO – the former Chairman of the Australian Government Future Fund and former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank
• Andrew Low – Corporate adviser, CEO RedBridge Grant Samuel ^[4]

Clergy

• Right Reverend Joseph Dwyer – Bishop of Wagga Wagga 1918-1939 (also attended St Patrick's College, Goulburn)^[5]
• Peter L'Estrange – Rector of Newman College (University of Melbourne) 1991-2006 and Master of Campion Hall, Oxford 2006-
• Archbishop Eris O'Brien – Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 1948-1951, Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn 1953-1966^[6]
• Bishop William Wright – Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle^[7]

Media, entertainment and the arts

Khoa Do

Julian Morrow

• Christopher Brennan – a poet and Scholar (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)^[8]
• Don Burke – a television personality
• Martin Cooke – a baritone with the Bavarian State Opera
• John Bede Dalley – a journalist and writer (also attended St Augustine's Abbey school and Beaumont College)^[9]
• Anh Do – a comedian 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 – the 2005 Young Australian of the Year, screenwriter and director of Footy Legends
• Sir Charles Mackerras – a conductor and brother of Alistair and Malcolm (also attended Sydney Grammar School)
• Julian Morrow – a 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; and an English teacher
• Matthew Reilly – an author whose novels include Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders and Contest
• Cyril Ritchard – a broadway Actor^[10]
• Mark Simkin – Walkely Award winning ABC journalist ^[11]
• Justin Smith – an actor who starred in Billy Elliot the Musical in Australia
• Adam Spencer – a mathematician, comedian and radio host
• Tom Switzer – editor of the Australian version of The Spectator and research associate at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney^[12]
• Tom Williams – a television presenter (The Great Outdoors); reporter and star of Dancing With the Stars
• Dave McLenaghan  – Class of 2001. Television news reader and sport reporter on WIN Television in Queensland.

Politics, public service and the law

Tony Abbott,
Prime Minister
2013–15.

Joe Hockey,
Treasurer
2013–15.

• Tony Abbott MP – former Australian Prime Minister, a Member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing Warringah for the Liberal Party, and a former minister in the Howard government; (also attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview)^[13]
• Robert Arthur Broinowski – Public servant and poet; Clerk of the Australian Senate (1939–1942)^[14]
• Sir Maurice Byers CBE QC – Solicitor-General of Australia during the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975 (1973–1983)^[15]
• John Kearney QC – a Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and President of the NSW Bar Association^[16]
• Joseph Farrar Coates MLC – a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and a minister in the Lang and Stevens governments (1921–1943)^[17]
• Francis Joseph Finnan CBE MP – a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Hawkesbury and Darlinghurst for Labor; and later a public servant^[18]
• Nick Greiner AC – Chairman of Infrastructure NSW; the 37th Premier of New South Wales (1988–1992); and a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Ku-ring-gai for the Liberal Party (1980–1992)(Also attended St. Ignatius' College, Riverview).
• Joe Hockey MP – a Member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing North Sydney for the Liberal Party since 1996; a former minister in the Howard Government, in the Abbott Government Hockey served as Treasurer of Australia^[19]
• Francis Keane – a public servant and magistrate^[20]
• Michael L'Estrange AO – a former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; a former Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; a former Secretary to Cabinet; and Rhodes Scholar^[21]
• Malcolm Mackerras AO – a psephologist and creator of the 'Mackerras Electoral Pendulum'; and brother of Charles (also attended Sydney Grammar School)^[22]
• Dick Meagher MP – a 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; and a former Lord Mayor of Sydney (1895–1920) (also attended St Stanislaus' College)^[23]
• Jonathan O'Dea MP – a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Davidson for the Liberal Party from 2007 to the present (Also attended St. Ignatius' College, Riverview).
• Professor Tim Stephens – Professor of International Law and Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney.

Sport

• Bernard Foley – Waratahs and Wallabies rugby player ^[24]

Cecil Healy, an Olympic swimming champion.

• Cecil Healy – a winner of individual silver and team gold medals in swimming at the 1912 Olympic Games ^[25]
• Ater Majok – a basketball player, selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 NBA Draft^[26]
• Dr Herbert Moran – Wallabies captain (1908) (also attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill)^[27]
• Pat McCabe – Brumbies and Wallabies rugby player ^[28]

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales
• Combined Associated Schools

References

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2. Miller, Jacques (2005). "A scientific odyssey: unravelling the secrets of the thymus". The Medical Journal of Australia 183 (11/12): 582–584.
3. Darmondy, Louise. "WEHI Revisited: Sir Gustav Nossal" (streaming audio). Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Retrieved September 2011.
4. Hannan, Liz (9 June 2012). "More than just a man with a plan". Sydney Morning Herlad (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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7. http://www.mn.catholic.org.au/bishop/about_bishop_bio_info_William_Wright.htm
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15. Sackar QC (1999). "About Sir Maurice Byers Kt CBE QC". New South Wales Bar Association. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
16. "John Kearney, 1921-2009". SMH News (Australia). 27 November 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
17. Perks, Murray (1981). "Coates, Joseph Farrar (1878 - 1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography 8 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 37–38. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
18. Lloyd, C. J (1996). "Finnan, Francis Joseph (1897 - 1966)". Australian Dictionary of Biography 14 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 167–168. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
19. Fontaine, Angus (1 April 2009). "No ordinary bloke: Joe Hockey". Business Day: Executive Style (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 12 February 2012.
20. Tilse, Sheila (1996). "Keane, Francis Charles Patrick (1901 - 1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography 14 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 602–603. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
21. "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.
22. "Conference Contributors: Associate Professor Malcolm MACKERRAS". Proceedings of the Sixteenth Conference of The Samuel Griffith Society (Perth, Western Australia: The Samuel Griffith Society). 16; Upholding the Australian Constitution. 12–14 March 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
23. Nairn, Bede (1986). "Meagher, Richard Denis (Dick) (1866 - 1931)". Australian Dictionary of Biography 10 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 470–472. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
24. "Bernard Foley". Sydney Stars. 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
25. "Aloysiad" (PDF). St Aloysius College. 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
26. "Journey almost complete for Majok". New Haven Register. 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
27. Walsh, G.P (1986). "Moran, Herbert Michael (1885 - 1945)". Australian Dictionary of Biography 10 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 576–577. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
28. "Facing the glare of sudden fame". Sydney Morning Herald. 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

External links

• St Aloysius' College website

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