This page lists notable Old Newingtonians, alumni of the GPS Uniting Church school Newington College in Sydney, Australia. Enrolment years at Newington are bracketed following the surname.
Royalty, viceroys & chiefs
Tongan nobles
Baronetage of England
Politics and government
Parliamentary service
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Tonga
Samoa
United States
Local government
The civil service
The diplomatic service
The armed services
Academia, education, cultural and scientific institutions
The humanities
The social sciences
The arts
- Professor Duncan Gifford (1985âÂÂ1990) â professor Spanish National Academy of Contemporary Music
- Professor Simon Penny (1972âÂÂ1977) (1968âÂÂ1973) â professor of Studio Art, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine
- Professor Lyndon Watts (1992âÂÂ1993) â professor of bassoon at Berne University of the Arts
Theology
Legal scholarship and education
Mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering
Medical research
- Professor Bernard Balleine (1974âÂÂ1979) â Head, Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales
- Associate Professor John Carter (1957âÂÂ1961) â endocrinologist and former president Australian Diabetes Society
- Professor Graham Colditz (1969âÂÂ1972) â Niess-Gain Professor at Washington University School of Medicine
- Dr Ian Colditz (1969âÂÂ1974) â Senior Principal Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Professor Greg Fulcher (1963âÂÂ1968) â diabetologist and former Director Chronic and Complex Medicine Network, NSLHD
- Professor Peter Green (1959âÂÂ1964) â Director, Celiac Disease Center, Columbia University
- Professor Brin Grenyer OAM (1970âÂÂ1980) â Professor of Psychology at the University of Wollongong and Director of the Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders
- Dr Marshall Hatch (1947âÂÂ1950) â Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry and Clarke Medalist
- Dr Krishna Hort (1964âÂÂ1969) â Head, Health Systems Unit, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne
- Dr Colin Laverty (1949âÂÂ1953) â gynaecological cytologist and histopathologist
- Professor Reuben Rose (1958âÂÂ1966) â former Dean of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney
- Professor Martin Stockler (1971âÂÂ1978) â Professor of Oncology and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Sydney Medical School
- Emeritus Professor John Turtle (1947âÂÂ1953) â former Kellion Professor of Endocrinology University of Sydney, Co-founder Australian Diabetes Society and former president International Diabetes Federation
- Professor Donald Wood-Smith (1944âÂÂ1947) â Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University New York
University administrators
Schoolmasters
Cultural and scientific organisations
Royal Society of New South Wales
- Associate Professor Ronald Aston (1912âÂÂ1918) â President, 1948
- Professor Bernard Balleine (1974âÂÂ1979) â Fellow
- Dr Keith Crook (1944âÂÂ1949) â Clarke Medal for Geology, 1983
- Joseph James Fletcher (1865âÂÂ1867) â Clarke Medal for Biology, 1921
- Dr Marshall Hatch (1947âÂÂ1950) â Clarke Medal for Botany, 1973
- Dr Donald Hector (1957âÂÂ1967) â President, 2012âÂÂ2015
- Howard McKern (1931âÂÂ1935) â President, 1963
- Dr Gordon Packham (1943âÂÂ1947) â Clarke Medal for Geology, 2001
- Professor Henry Priestley (1898âÂÂ1901) â President, 1942
- William Sutherland Dun (1882âÂÂ1886) â President, 1918
- Professor Walter George Woolnough (1893âÂÂ1894) â Clarke Medal for Geology, 1933 and president, 1926
The professions
Religion
Law
Judges
Other legal professionals
Medicine
Business
Advertising
- Chris Mort (1970âÂÂ1975) â former chairman and CEO McCann Erickson Australia
Art and antiques
Banking and financial services
Business disability advocacy
- Dr Mark Bagshaw (1971âÂÂ1974) â disability reform advocate
Business investment
Broadcasting and entertainment
Building
- Richard Crookes (1956âÂÂ1961) â founded Richard Crookes Constructions in 1976
- Ben Cottle (1974âÂÂ1981) â founder and managing director of FDC Construction
- John Cooper (1961âÂÂ1967) â board member and general manager of Concrete Constructions
- Phil Kearns (1979âÂÂ1984) â Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of AVJennings
- Alex Rigby (1929âÂÂ1933) â past president of the Australian Institute of Building 1970âÂÂ1972 and Director of Kell & Rigby 1952âÂÂ1984
Computing
- Ian Diery (1958âÂÂ1967) â former vice-president Apple Inc.
Farming and grazing
Food and beverage production
Horticulture
Insurance
Mining
- Oliver Woodward (1903âÂÂ1904) â former general manager and Director of North Broken Hill Mines
Optometry
- Filmer Sceats (1915âÂÂ1917) â Canberra and Sydney optometrist
Property and real estate development
Racehorse owners and breeders
Restaurateurs, chefs and sommeliers
- Andrew Cibej (1982âÂÂ1987) â chef and restaurateur, Vini, Berta and 121BC Cantina & Enoteca
- Con Dedes â restaurateur Sydney Rowing Club, Abbotsford, and Kirribilli Club, Dedes on the Wharf, Deckhouse, Dedes at the Point, Flying Fish, Pyrmont, Flying Fish & Chips at The Star, Sydney
- Ned Goodwin (1981âÂÂ1987) â Master of Wine, sommelier, wine-writer and TV presenter
- Neil Perry (1968âÂÂ1973) â chef and restaurateur Rockpool, food-writer and TV presenter LifeStyle Food
Importing, wholesaling and retailing
- Preston Lanchester Gowing (1891âÂÂ1899) â former chairman Gowings
- Percy Hardy (1882âÂÂ1888) â former managing director Hardy Brothers
- Walter Hardy (1877âÂÂ1880) â former managing director Hardy Brothers
- Edward Lloyd Jones (1885âÂÂ1887) â former chairman David Jones
- Jim Millner (1933âÂÂ1937) â Former chairman, Soul Patts
- Robert Millner (1959âÂÂ1968) â chairman, Soul Patts
- Arthur Shorter (1898âÂÂ1900) â former managing director Shorters
- Arthur H. Way (1879âÂÂ1881) â former chairman of E. Way & Co. department store in Pitt Street, Sydney
- Mervyn Winn (1920âÂÂ1924) â former chairman of Winns department stores in Sydney and Newcastle
Telecommunications
Forests
- Herbert Dadswell (1915âÂÂ1920) â CSIRO chief of forest products
- Edward Julius (1880âÂÂ1883) â South Australian Conservator of Forests
Wool
Philanthropy
Club presidents
Sport
Sporting administrators
Athletics
Australian Rules
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Cricket
Equestrian
Fishing
Golf
Hockey
- Jett Leong (2023 â ) Represented NSW in field & Indoor hockey & Australia in Indoor Hockey
Ice Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Rugby Union
Rugby League
South Sydney Rabbitohs and St. George Illawarra Dragons
Football
Sailing
Tennis
Triathlon
- Greg Bennett (1984âÂÂ1989) â world series champion 2002 and 2003, Australian National Champion 1998, 1999, 2000. Summer Olympics 2004 and 2008 triathlete
Water polo
The arts, architecture and the media
Actors, presenters and directors
Visual arts
Literature
Journalism and other writing
Musicians and composers
Architects and engineers
Buildings designed by Old Newingtonian architects
See also
References
External links