List of Fortians
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This is a list of former students of Fort Street High School who have attained notability in various fields.
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[edit] Politics and the law
- Linda Ashford, current Justice of the District Court of New South Wales
- John Arthur Ayling S.C, Senior Counsel, New South Wales[1]
- Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia; (attended Fort Street School for two years; later attended Sydney Grammar School)[2][3]
- Sir Garfield Barwick, former High Court judge
- Vicki Bourne, former federal Senator
- John Bryson QC, current Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales[4]
- Sir Joseph Carruthers, former Premier of New South Wales
- Ian Cohen, current Member of the NSW Legislative Council (Australian Greens)[5]
- Terence Cole, QC, jurist, commissioner into AWB Oil-for-Food Inquiry
- John Dowd, former NSW Attorney-General, Leader of the Opposition and Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and current Chancellor of Southern Cross University
- Bob Ellicott, QC, former Federal Minister, Solicitor-General, Attorney-General and Judge of the Federal Court.
- Sir Kevin Ellis, NSW MLA (1948-1973).
- Dr H.V. Evatt, former High Court judge, President of the United Nations General Assembly and federal ALP opposition leader
- Clive Raleigh Evatt, brother of H.V., defamation lawyer, NSW MLA (ALP) (1939-1959), art dealer [6]
- Robbie Flohm, current Justice of the Family Court of Australia
- Nana Frishling, lawyer, Freehills
- Don Grimes, former Senator, Federal Minister, and Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- Graham Hill, former judge of the Federal Court of Australia
- Justice Michael Kirby, current Justice of the High Court of Australia
- Justice David Kirby, current Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor-General of Australia, responsible for the dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975
- Trevor Morling, QC, former Judge of the Federal Court, Royal Commissioner and Chairman of the Australian Electoral Commission
- Shane Paltridge, politician; senator 1951-1966
- Alison Peters, trade union official and company director.[7]
- B.S.B. Stevens, former Premier of New South Wales
- George Wootten, soldier, lawyer, and political activist
- Neville Wran, former Premier of New South Wales
[edit] Science and academia
- Sir Hermann Black, former Chancellor of the University of Sydney[8]
- Ross Blunden, computer scientist and transport expert
- Basil Catterns MC, war hero, businessman and yachtsman
- Sir Archibald Collins,[9] knighted for services to medicine, Dux of Fort St. 1907
- Dr Robert Douglas, doctor and medical scientist
- Margaret Ann Harris, Challis Professor of English Literature at The University of Sydney[10]
- Harold Hart, engineer, Air Pollution Control Division, Queensland
- Stephen Hetherington Professor in Philosophy at UNSW, son of Mr. Squiggle, Norman Hetherington
- John Irvine Hunter, biologist.
- Douglas Mawson, Antarctic explorer
- Leith Douglas Morton, Professor of Foreign Language Research and Teaching Center at the Tokyo Institute of Technology; Author[11]
- William Slowman, explorer
- Maria Skyllas-Kazacos AM, Director of the University of New South Wales, Centre for Electrochemical and Mineral Processing[12]
- David Verco, Director-General of Education
- Dr John Yu, Australian of the Year, 1996; Former Chancellor of UNSW
- Arthur Bache Walkom, palaeobotanist and museum director
- Ivan Valiozis, gastroenterologist
[edit] Rhodes Scholars
- Kate Brennan[13] - BA LLB, University of Sydney, 2006 (also attended Tara Anglican School for Girls and MLC School)
- Robert Nicholson McCulloch [14] - BSc (Agric), University of Sydney, 1926
[edit] Military
- Maj-Gen. Bill Crews AO, current National President of the Returned and Services League of Australia[15]
- Flt Lt Pat Hughes DFC, RAAF pilot. One of The Few, Hughes was the highest scoring Australian in the Battle of Britain[16]
[edit] Business and Industry
- Sir Ronald Irish, businessman and author
- Luke Mcmahon, trade spend administrator, Lion Nathan Australia
- Gary Pemberton, businessman
- Thomas Barry Rushton, entrepreneur, lothario
- Abe Saffron, underworld figure, nightclub owner and property developer
- John Singleton, broadcaster; advertising tycoon
[edit] Religion and Community
- Rev. Dr William Duncan Adams, Former Minister of the Wesley Central Mission Brisbane Uniting Church; Former Minister of the Parramatta Parish Uniting Church; Former Moderator of the NSW Synod[17]
- Elaine Henry OAM, Chief Executive Officer of The Smith Family[18]
- Rt Rev. John Charles McIntyre, Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Gippsland, Victoria; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003 (also attended Brighton Grammar School)[19]
[edit] Entertainment, media and the arts
- Neville Amadio, flautist
- Helmut Bakaitis, actor
- George Lewis Becke, writer
- Christian Byers, actor
- Anna Choy, television presenter
- Kenneth Cook, writer
- David Foster, novelist, essayist, poet and farmer (also attended Orange High School and Armidale High School)[20]
- George Foster, broadcaster
- Norman Hetherington, creator of "Mr. Squiggle"
- Sophie Higgins, publisher
- A. D. Hope, poet
- Deborah Hutton, Model & TV Personality [21]
- Mary Kostakidis, SBS newsreader and a member of founding management team
- James McAuley, poet and co-creator of Ern Malley
- Donald McDonald, chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Margaret Preston, artist and teacher of art
- Josh Pyke, singer/songwriting musician [22]
- Eric Charles Rolls AM, Writer; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003[23]
- Nicholas Lucchinelli, television journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Mark William Spencer Smith, television journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Selena Silver, PORN STAR, awarded "AVN – 2004 Best Oral Sex Scene, "Throat Gaggers #6"
- Joy Smithers, actress and public speaker
- Harold Stewart, poet and co-creator of Ern Malley
[edit] Sport
- Marilyn Black, athlete
- Judith Canty, athlete
- Jean Coleman, athlete
- Leslie Duff, swimmer
- Wayne Erickson, rugby footballer and international referee
- Robert Graves, footballer
- Harold Hardwick, swimmer
- Jon Henricks, swimmer
- Harry Hopman, tennis player
- Clarice Kennedy, athlete
- Frederick Lane, swimmer
- Charles Macartney, cricketer
- Betty McKinnon, athlete
- Ian McLauchlain, water polo
- June Maston, athlete
- Marlene Matthews OAM AM, athlete; Director of the Western Sydney Academy of Sport[24]
- Ian Moutray, footballer
- Margaret Parker, athlete
- Harold Pascoe-Pearce, footballer
- Myer Rosenblum, footballer
- Fred Spofforth, cricketer
- Jan Stephenson, Australian golfer
- Liz Weekes, water polo player
- Tory Wicks, hockey player [25]
- Taryn Woods, water polo player
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "AYLING John Arthur". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ Barton, Sir Edmund (1849 - 1920) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
- ^ National Museum of Australia - Edmund Barton
- ^ "BRYSON John Purdy, Hon. Justice". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ "COHEN Ian". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ p. 173, Monash Biographical Dictionary of 20th century Australia, eds. John Arnold and Deirdre Morris, Reed Reference Publishing, Port Melbourne, 1994, ISBN 1-875589-19-8.
- ^ "PETERS Alison". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ [1] (retrieved 26 November 2007)
- ^ [2] (retrieved 24 July 2007)
- ^ "HARRIS Margaret Ann". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ "MORTON Leith Douglas". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ "SKYLLAS-KAZACOS Maria". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
- ^ "Sydney student wins NSW Rhodes Scholarship" — University of Sydney, (retrieved 28 October 2006)
- ^ "NSW Rhodes Scholars" — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 29 June 2006)
- ^ "CREWS (Bill) William James, Maj-Gen.". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ Distinguished Flying Cross : Flight Lieutenant P C Hughes, 234 Squadron RAF AWM Collection Record: REL/17986.001
- ^ "McINTYRE John Charles, Rt Rev.". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ "HENRY Elaine". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ "McINTYRE John Charles, Rt Rev.". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ "FOSTER David Manning". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
- ^ Carr, Kerri (2006-05-18). Love and laughter remembered. NSWTF Online. NSW Teachers Federation. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
- ^ Josh Pyke - Gig Reviews - Music - Entertainment - smh.com.au
- ^ "ROLLS Eric Charles". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
- ^ "MATHEWS Marlene Judith". Who's Who in Australia Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ Marion K. Stell. Wicks, Tory Marcella (htm). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.