FORT STREET HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ALUMNI
Adams, Beverlee (nee Saul)
ABC Woman of the Year NSW 1995
Adams, William Duncan (Dr)
Minister of the Wesley Central Mission Brisbane Uniting Church
Minister of Parramatta parish Uniting Church
Moderator of the NSW Synod
Albert, Frank
Music Impresario
Alderson, Harold (Sir)
Olympic and Commonwealth Games Sports Administrator
Amadio, Neville
Flautist
Andersen, Percival Neville Webster (1897-1972)
Fortian : 1912-1915
Dip Ed 1919 & BA 1930
Educator
Dux of his year throughout his course in all but 3 examinations
Maths 1st class, Honours and University medal and Physics 2nd class Honours
Author of text books Geometry & Algebra
Armitage, Hughie
Governor of the Commonwealth Bank
Bakaitis, Helmet
Actor
Barker, George
Fortian : 1880-1965
Ornithologist
Barton, Edmond (Sir) (1849-1920)
Lawyer & Politician
Attended Fort St Model School
Justice of the High Court of Australia
Australia’s 1st Prime Minister 1901
Barwick, Garfield E.J. (Sir)
Lawyer
Chief Justice (Menzies Government)
Beattie, A.C. (Justice)
Fortian : 1928
Becke, George Lewis
Writer
Byers, Christian
Actor
Beckett, Sophia
BA LLB
Berge-Phillips, Max
1922 Commonwealth Games Federation
Bellamy, Geoffrey
Lawyer and Politics
Legal Advisor to Government 1974-1999
Black, Marilyn
200m bronze medalist Tokyo Olympics 1964
Black, Hermann D (Sir/Professor)
Fortian : 1918-1922
Educator and Economist
Business Economics - 1927
Senior Prefect.
1st Class Honours & University Medal
M.Ec 1st Class Honours 1937
Senior lecturer of Economics 1944.
Acting Dean of Economics Faculty Chancellor of University of Sydney
Board, Peter
Educator
Director of Education 1905-1922
Booth, Edgar M (Dr)
Physicist
Attended Fort Street Model School
Consulting Physicist to NSW State Government
Boustead, William
Art Conservator
Brennan, Kate
BA LLB
Rhodes Scholar
University of Sydney 2006
Bryant, Robyn
NSW State Swimming Representative 1968
Bruer, Eva
Fortian : 1943-2010
Artist
Eva Bruer Gallery
Burge, Arthur John
Rugby Union, Swimming and Water Polo
Burgess, Margaret A (Dr)
MD, BS, and FRACP
Norman Gregg Research Fellow
Byles, Marie
Fortian : 1910
First Female Solicitor in NSW
Carver, John
Fortain : 1926-2004
Nuclear and Atomic Physicist
Catterns, Basil
MC
War Hero, Businessman and Yachtsman
Cavalier, Rodney
Lawyer and Politician
Minister for Education NSW
Choy, Anna
Television Presenter
Clague, Pauline
Fortian : 1986-1990
Film & TV Producer
Clark, Anna (Dr)
Fortian : 1991-1996
Historian and Author
Coleman, Jean
Athlete
Cook, Kenneth
Writer
Cornelius, Stella
FAIM
Vice President of UN Association Of Australia - NSW Division
Cosgrove, John
Business Administrator
World Bank Executive 1991-1995
Crews, Bill
Major-General
Military service
National President of the Returned and Services League of Australia
Dallow, Alice
Fortian : 1989-1993
Film & TV Director
Deed, John
Radio Personality
Diesendorf, Mark Oliver (Dr)
Fortian : 1943
BSc (Hons), PhD (UNSW)
Professor
Professor of Environmental Science UTS 1959
Dobbin, Christine (Dr)
Historian
Dowd, John Robert Arthur
AO 1991,QC, LLB (Syd) MLA (Lib)
Lawyer and Politician
Chancellor Southern Cross University 2002
Judge Supreme Court NSW 1994-2004
Leader of the Opposition 1981-1983
Donald, Dunlop (Dr)
Neuro Ophthalmologist
Duckett, Stephen (Dr)
Secretary of Commonwealth Department of Health (1994-1996)
Chair, Board of Directors Brotherhood of St Laurence (2000-2005)
President and Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services (2009-)
Edwardes, Claire
Fortian : 1988-1993
Percussionist
Einfeld, Sydney (1909-1995)
Lawyer and Politician
Minister of Community Affairs
Ellicot, Robert J. (Bob)
Fortian : 1939-1943
QC 1964
BA LLB
Barrister - 1951
Law 1st Class Honours 1949
Commonwealth Solicitor General 1969
Elligett, Peter (Dr) (1912-2004)
Businessman
Elliot, Jack (Dr)
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ellis, Kevin (HON Sir)
B.Ec, KBE, B. Ec, LLB, MLA
Law (Sydney University)
Economist and Politician
2nd WW service Flight Lieutenant – RAAF
1965 Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Deputy Chancellor University of NSW
Erickson, Wayne (Gus)
Fortian : 1977
Rugby Union
International Rugby Union Referee
Evans, John (1916-2001)
Veterinary Genetics
Evatt, Clive Raleigh (1900-1984)
Fortian : 1915
Lawyer and Politician
MLA Hurstville 1939-1959
Evatt, Herbert Vere (Doc) (Dr) (1894-1965)
Fortian : 1911
Doctor of Law Politician
Honor Board I English, Latin and Maths, II French
School Captain 1911
University Medal
Justice of the High Court 1930-1940
Minister for External Affairs 1941-1949
Pres VN General Assembly 1948-1949
Chief Justice NSW 1960-1962
Farrar, Patricia (Dr)
Registered Nurse
Senior Lecturer University of Technology Sydney
Flynn, Theodore T
MBE Professor
Vet Science
Errol Flynn’s Father
Foster, David
Essayist, Poet and Farmer
Gibbs, William (Bill) (1916-2005)
Meteorologist
Director of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Gibson, E.C
Doctor
Gillam, Barbara Jean
Professor BA (Hons I) (Syd) PhD (ANU)
FAPS & FASSA
Professor of Psychology UNSW 1986
Giovanelli, Ronald (1915-1984)
Radiophysics
Gollan, Robert (Bob)
ANU Labour Historian
Goodsir, Don
Fortian : 1953
Author and Educator
Graves, Robert
Rugby Footballer
Grigor, Wallace Gladstone (Dr)
AM 1986
MB BS and FRACP
Pediatrician
Consulting Pediatrician RAH - Camperdown
Grimes, Donald James (Don) (Hon. Dr)
AO 1992
MB BS, FAFPHM (Hon Causa) 1996 and FRACMA (Hon) 1998
Oncology Ambassador
Principal Advisor Ministry of Health -Bahrain
Gorden, Hammer
Fortian : 1914-1919
Psychologist
Hancock, Glenice
AM 2005
BA, DipEd (Syd) and PhD (Chicago)
Commissioner of Corrective Services NSW
Emeritus Professor Centre
Queensland University 2005Hardwick, Harold
Olympic Swimmer
1912 Stockholm games
Halligan, Gerald (1856-1942)
Hydrographer
Civil Engineer
Harris, Kevin
Professor
Professor of Education Macquarie University
Harris, Margaret Ann
Professor
BA (Hons I), MA (Hons I & medal) (Syd) and PhD (Lon)
Professor English Liturgy (Personal Chair),
UNI Sydney 1994
Challis Professor of English Literature University of Sydney
Department Chair Academic Bd 1992-1994
Association Professor 1983
Hart, Harold
Engineer
Air Pollution Control Division Queensland
Hastings, Hugh
Playwright
Henricks, John
Olympic Swimmer
Henderson, George Cockburn
Professor
Historian & Philanthropist
Henry, Elaine
OAM
Chief Executive Officer of the Smith Family
Heydon, Peter Richard (Sir)
Diplomat
Secretary of Department of Immigration 1961
High Commissioner to New Zealand 1953-1955
Admitted to the Bar 1936
Hetherington, Norman Frederick
Fortian : 1937
OAM, AO and Penguin Award
Puppeteer, Artist and Cartoonist Creator of “Mr Squiggle”
Hetherington, Stephen
Professor
Professor in Philosophy UNSW
Son of Norman Hetherington
Hindmarsh, W.L (Dr)
Veterinary Scientist
ED, BVSc, MRCVS, DVH, MRC and VSc
Fort Street Model School History Prize 1902
WW1 War Service
Hogbin, Ian (Dr) (1904-1989)
Anthropologist
Hong, Charles
Professor
Senior Vice Chancellor of the 1981 Legislative Committee
Hope, Alec Derwent (A.D.) (1907-2000)
Fortian : 1924
Poet
Honour Board II French
Hopman, Henry C (Harry) (1906-1985)
Fortian : 1923
Tennis A/N Davis Cup and Captain and Coach
Hordern, Samuel
Merchant and Philanthropist
Howe, G.L
President of MBF
Howlett, Muriel (1906-1994)
Radio producer
Hughes, Robin
AO 1993
BA
Film-Maker, Writer/Producer and Interviewer
Chairman Australian Film Television & Radio School 1991-1996
Hughes, Pat
Flt Lt and DFC
Military Service
RAAF pilot
Highest Scoring Australian in The Battle of Britain
Hume, Lindy
Artistic Director
Director Perth International Arts Festival 2004
Artistic Director of Sydney Festival
Director Opera Australia
Hunter, John Irvine (1898-1924)
Fortian : 1913-1914
Professor (Sydney University)
Biologist (Anatomy)
Husband, Alan James (Dr)
Immunologist
Discovered Cholera Vaccination
Hutton, Deborah
Model and Editor
Fashion Editor and TV Personality
Host. Editor-at-Large (Home) Australian Women’s Weekly
Irish, Ronald (Sir)
Fortian : 1927
OBE and FCA
Chartered Accountant, Businessman and Author
Irvine, Nancey (nee Caldwell)
Fortian : 1925-1929
Author and Educator
BA, MEd and Assoc. Ed. (London)
Art Historian
James, Francis Philip (Dr)
Journalist, Publisher and WW2 Aviator
Johnston, Patricia (nee Burt)
Artist
Joseph, Maurice Roy (Dr) (1912-1996)
MB.BS.(Hons), BSc (Hons), FRCP, FRACP, FCCP and MD
Pathologist
Kennedy, Clarice (Dr)
Athlete & Swimming
Olympian
Commonwealth Games
Kerr, John Robert (1914-1991)
Fortian : 1931
QC, Barrister, PC, AK and KCME
Lawyer
Honour Board 1929
Suttor Prize – History
8 x A’s 1929
I English History and Commerce
Chief Justice of NSW 1972
Governor General of Australia 1974-1977
Kilgour, Alexander, J.K.
Educator
Principal Fort St Model School and F.S.B.H.S.
Knox, Errol (Sir)
1949 MBC
Journalist, Editor, Publisher and Soldier
WW 1 and WW2 Service
Rank of Brigadier
Kirkham, Donald Henry (Professor)
Educator and Lecturer
Kostakidis, Mary
BA and DipEd
TV Journalist
Chief SBS TV Newsreader since 1988 and
Member of Founding Management SBS Team
Guest host ABC Classic FM 2004
Kirby, David
Fortian : 1955-1960
Hon. Justice QC since 1985 BA and LLB
Lawyer
Judge Supreme Court of NSW since 1998
Kirby, Michael Donald
Fortian : 1951-1955
Hon Justice BA, LLM, Bec (Syd), Hon. D Litt (N.Castle, Ulster & James Cook)
Hon. LLD, AC 1991 & CMG 1983
Lawyer
Chancellor Macquarie University 1984
Justice of the High Court of Australia 1996-2010
Lane, Frederick
Swimmer
Lawson, Margaret
Lawyer
Family Law Court
Luchinelli, Nick
Journalist
Looker, Cecil (Sir)
KB and BA
Private Secretary to Sir Robert Menzies – PM
McCormick, P.D
F. S. B. H. Teacher
Wrote the words and music to ‘Advance Australia Fair’
McCauley, James A
Fortian : 1934
Professor
Poet, Author, creator of Ern Malley
Honour Board I English, II Latin and II Commerce
McCulloch, Robert Nicholson
BSc (Agric) University of Sydney 1926
Rhodes Scholar
McDonald, Donald
Chairman of the ABC
McGrath, Raymond H (1903-1977)
Designer and Architect
McIntyre, John Charles
Anglican Bishop
Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Gippsland - Victoria
Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003
McIntyre, Neil Halley
Fortian : 1923-1927
Law Sydney University, Solicitor, Commercial Law Taxation and Company Law
McKinnon, Betty
Athlete
McLauchlain, Ian
Athlete and Water Polo Olympian
Munich Olympics
McLelland, Michael (Justice)
BA and LLB
Supreme Court Judge
McLean, Archibald Lang (Dr) (1885-1922)
BA, MD and MC
Explorer, Scientist and Soldier
Accompanied Mawson on Antarctic expedition and Military cross for devotion to
duty under fire at Villers Bretonneux
Macartney, Charles
Cricketer
Mackaness, George (Dr) (1922-2003)
Cancer Research
Mackness, Constance (1881-1973)
OBE and BA
Educator and Principal
Mangos, John
Journalist
TV newsreader
Maston, June
Athlete
Marr, Amber
Producer
Matthews, Marlene (1934-1956)
OAM AM
Athletics and Olympian
Melbourne Olympics, 1958, Empire games and Director of Western Sydney Academy of Sport
Mawson, Douglas (Sir)
Fortian:1899
K.B., OBE., B.E., B.Sc. and D.Sc
Antarctic Explorer
Antarctic Expedition
Menzies, Guy L.
Aviator
First solo flight from Australia to New Zealand - January 1931
Milgate, Rodney
Artist
Miyata, Mineichi
Teacher F.S.B.H.S.
First Japanese language teacher - 1918
Morling, Trevor Rees (Honourable Justice)
Fortian : 1944
QC, BA and LLB
Lawyer
Honor board II History
Chairman Australian Electoral Commission
Judge Federal Court Australia
Morton, Leith Douglas
Professor
Professor of Foreign Language Research & Teaching Centre - Tokyo Institute Of Technology
Moutray, Ian
International Rugby Union Player
Nade, Sydney Michael Lewis
DSc (WA), MD (Syd), BS, Bsc (Med), FRCS, FRACS and MRCP (UK)
Orthopedic & Accident Surgeon and Author
Clinical Professor Sydney University since 1990
Newell. H.H.
NSW Commissioner of Main Roads
Newell Highway named after him
Nielssen, Olav (Dr)
Forensic Psychiatrist
Paltridge, S
Senator
Pate, Michael (Edward John)
Fortian : 1932-1935
Actor and Writer
Pemberton, Gary Milton
AC 1999 and BSc (Wool Tech)
Businessman and Company Director
Chairman of Racing NSW since 2004
Chairman QANTAS Airways 1993-2000
Porter, Hubert.K (Dr)
1910-1914 attended Fort St. Model School
Macquarie Street Specialist
Porter, Robie (aka Rob E G)
Musician and Music Producer
Pyke, Josh
Singer, Songwriter and Musician
Poulos, Harry
Professor
Civil Engineer
Preston, Margaret (1883 – 1963)
Artist and Art teacher
Richards, W.R
Politician
Lord Mayor of Sydney 1914
Rolls, Eric Charles
AM
Writer
Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003
Rosenblum, Myer (1907-2002)
Fortian : 1922
Lawyer and International Rugby Union footballer
Honour Board
II English & History
Australian Rugby Representative
Reid, Robert (1921 – 1966)
Judge and Agricultural Scientist
Richardson, William (1890-1972)
Architect
Roy, Paul (Dr)
Fortian : 1959
Cardiologist
Saffron, Abraham Gilbert (1919-2006)
Colourful Kings Cross identity, Underworld Figure, Nightclub Owner and Property Developer
Sanford-Pepper, Rona (Dr)
BSc
Medicine
Senior Scientific Officer Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
Saulwick, Jacob
Fortian : 1999
Financial Journalist
Sharpe, Fenton (Dr)
AM, BA, LttB, Med. Admin, PhD, FACE, FACEA and FAIM
1988 Member of the Order of Australia
1988 - 1991 NSW Director General of Education
199 – 1997 Professor of Educational Education at the University of NSW
Now Honorary visiting Professor supervising Post-Graduate research students
Sheppard, Ian Fitzhardinge
HON, QC, AO, LLB MA (Hons)
Lawyer
Judge Federal Court Australia
Silver, Selena
Adult Film Actress and Marine Biologist
Singleton, John D
AM 1994
Broadcaster, Communications and Advertising Tycoon
Skyllas-Kazacos, Maria
Fortian : 1969
Professor AM 1999, BSc, PhD, FRACI, MES, FIE and CPE
Science, Chemical Engineer, Industrial Chemistry
Vanadium redox battery
Director: University of NSW Centre Electro-chemical
and Mineral Processing 2000
Slowman, William
Explorer
Smithers, Joy
Actor and Public Speaker
Spender, Percy C (Sir) (1897-1985)
Fortian : 1914
B.A., LL.B.,Qc, KCVO and KBE
Ambassador and Politician
President of the International Court of Justice
Spofforth, Fred
Cricketer
Starr, Kenneth W (Dr)
Fortian : 1920-1924
CMG, OBE, ED,MB,MS,FRCS (Eng) and FRACS
Surgeon
Stephenson, Jan
Fortian : 1968
Professional Golfer and Junior Golf Champion
NSW Golf Champion (5th successive year)
Stevens, Bertram, S.B (Sir)
Head of State Treasury
Premier of NSW (after Jack Lang)
Stewart, Harold
Poet and co-creator of Ern Malley
Sussmilch, Adolph (1847-1946)
Geologist
Sweeney, J.B
Fortian : 1927
QC
Szeps, Josh
Fortian : 1933
Actor and Satirist
Thirwell, Tony
Fortian : 1962-1967
OAM
Chief Executive of the Heart Foundation (NSW)
Tranter, Kirsten
Novelist
Tredwell, Robyn
Agriculture
Australian Rural Woman of the Year 1995
Turney, Clifford
Fortian : 1949
Professor
Professor of Ed. Sydney University
Verco, David James Armour (Dr) (1913-1972)
Fortian 1930
BA, Dip. Ed., MA and FACE
Educationist
Honour Board I English, Physics II,
Maths 8 x A’s (1928)
Teacher at F.S.B.H.S for a short time
Director General of Education NSW 1968-71
Worked with Harold Wyndham
Wade, William Glen (1911 – 1983)
Industrialist
Walker, Reg
General Secretary : Australian Council of National Trusts
Walker, Ronald E
CBE
Ambassador to the UN
Walkom, Arthur Bache
Palaeobotanist
Museum director
Ward, John Manning
Fortian : 1935
VC Professor
AO
Vice Chancellor University of Sydney
Waters, Chance (aka Phatchance)
Hip Hop Artist
Weedon,W
Commonwealth Education Department
Weeks, Elizabeth (Liz)
Water Polo Player and Olympian
West, John
Theatre and Broadcaster
ABC’s longest serving on-air employee -54 years
Willhelm, Ernest
Fortian : 1959
BA, LLB (Syd) and LLM (ANU)
Vstg Fell. Law
Committee Racial Discrimination
Witting, Amy (1918-2001)
Writer and Children’s Novelist
Woods, Rowan
Film director
Recipient of a AFI award
Woods, Taryn
Fortian : 1993
Water Polo Player and Olympian
2000 Sydney Olympics
Wootten, George (Major General,Sir) (1893-1970)
KBE, CBE, DSO, and Bar. ED.
Lawyer and War Service
Five time mention in Dispatches
Wyndham, Harold Stanley (Sir, Dr) (1903-1988)
KB, CBE, MA, Ed.D, Dip. Ed
Educator
Director General of Education from 1952-1968
Responsible for the innovative ‘Wyndham Secondary Education Scheme’ (HSC) 1963
Wran, Neville (Hon)
AC 1988, QC, LLB, Hon. LLD and FRSA
Company director, Politician and Lawyer
Premier of NSW 1976-1986
Wurth, Donald (1921-2004)
Surgeon
Yu, John Samuel (Dr)
Fortian : 1952
AC 2001 and AM 1989
Mb BS (Syd) Hon, MD (Syd) Hon, D litt (UWS)
DCH (RCP&S), FRACP and FRACMA
Emeritus Consulting Physician
Australian of the Year 1996
Chancellor UNSW 2000-2005
Chief Executive: The New Children’s Hospital - Westmead
Zepps, Josh
Political satirist and TV show host