List of old boys of The King's School, Parramatta explained

This is a List of Notable Old Boys of The King's School, Sydney, former students of the Anglican school, The King's School in North Parramatta, Sydney, Australia.

Business

• Hugh Mosman (1843–1909) – discovered gold in Charters Towers^[1]
• David Droga (born 1968) – Founder and chair of Droga5
• Basil Fairfax-Ross (1910–84) – Australian businessman

Media, entertainment and the arts

• Bruce Beresford (born 1940) – Film director
• Michael Blakemore AO OBE (1928–2023) – Freelance theatre and film director
• Richard Brancatisano (born 1983) – Actor
• David Campbell (1915–79) – Poet^[2]
• Robert Crawford (1868–1930) – Poet
• John Marsden (born 1950) – Author; founder and principal of Candlebark School
• Andrew Upton (born 1966) – Playwright and screenwriter; husband of Cate Blanchett
• John Farquharson (1929–2016) – Journalist
• Charles Mackerras (1925–2010) – Orchestral conductor

Medicine and science

• James Charles Cox – Physician and oncologist
• Stephen John James Frank Davies – Adjunct professor, Division of Science at Murdoch University; adjunct professor, School of Environmental Biology at Curtin University of Technology (also attended The Elms School)

• James W. Lance – Neurologist; specialist in headache and migraine
• Gregory Macalister Mathews CBE – Ornithologist; elected Fellow of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union and served as President^[3]
• Edward Pierson Ramsay – Zoologist; specialist in ornithology
• Greg Retallack (senior year 1969) – Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon; specialist in paleopedology and paleobotany.
• Thomas Griffith Taylor – Pioneering geographer; physiographer; weather service's official representative on the Terra Nova Expedition; foundation head of Australia's first university geography department (also attended Sydney Grammar School)^[4]

Military

• Vice Admiral Sir John Gregory Crace KBE, CB  - officer of the British Royal Navy (RN); commanded the Australian–United States Support Force (Task Force 44) at the Battle of the Coral Sea
• Lieutenant John Steel ("Jock") Lewes  - British Army officer and founding principal training officer of the British Special Air Service; killed in action, 1941.^[5]
• Major-General Sir Denzil Macarthur-Onslow CBE, DSO^[6] – commander of the 1st Armoured Brigade during World War II.
• Major-General Sir Granville Ryrie KCMG, CB  - served in both the Second Boer War and World War I.
• Sydney Christian – Australian Army Colonel

Politics, public service and the law

• Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott KB – Politician and solicitor; Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales for the district of Maitland; Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as member for Gunnedah, and later for Wentworth^[7]
• John Anderson – MHR (Nat); Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party (1999–2005)^[8]
• John Douglas Anthony AC, CH – MHR (Nat) (1957–1984); Deputy Prime Minister (1971–72) and (1975–83); Leader of the National Party (1971–84)^[9]
• Mike Baird – Former Premier of NSW
• Sir Joshua Peter Bell – Pastoralist and parliamentarian
• Sir Nigel Bowen AC KBE – Politician; Member for Parramatta (Liberal); Appointed Attorney-General of Australia in the Second Holt Ministry
• Francis Stewart Boyce – Barrister, Supreme Court judge and politician (also attended Sydney Grammar School and Rugby School)^[10]
• Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans – NSW MLC (Dem) (1998–2007)
• Russell Cooper – Premier of Queensland (Sept–Dec 1989); Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Nat) (1983–2001)
• Alfred Cox – New Zealand politician.
• Somerset de Chair – MP, philanderer and author
• Frederick Augustus Forbes – Store-keeper, grazier and politician; Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland^[11]
• William Forster – Politician; Premier of New South Wales (1859–60); Author of poetry and prose^[12]
• Sir Joseph George Long Innes – Politician, elected to the Legislative Assembly for Mudgee; Queensland District Court judge^[13]
• Stewart Wolfe Jamieson – Official secretary at the Australian High Commission, Ottawa (1947–50); Officer-in-charge of the information and defence liaison branches, Canberra (1950–52); Consul-general in San Francisco, United States of America; Chargé d'affaires in Dublin; Australia's first high commissioner to Ghana^[14]
• Jeremy Kinross – NSW MLA (Lib) (1992–99)
• Sir David Maughan – Barrister; President of the Law Council of Australia^[15]
• John Frederick McDougall, Member of the Queensland Legislative Council (1860–1895)^[16]
• Sandy McPhie – Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowoomba North (1983–1989) (Nat)
• Leon Ashton Punch – Former NSW deputy premier and minister of the crown^[17]
• Bernard Blomfield Riley – Barrister; Judge of the Federal Court of Bankruptcy; Judge of the Federal Court of Australia^[18]
• John Randall Sharp – Former National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives representing Gilmore and Hume; Business Executive
• The Hon. Keith Mason QC – former President of the NSW Court of Appeal
• John Anderson – Former Australian Politician
• Horace Berry – Former Australian Politician

• Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor – Pastoralist and politician; Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bathurst
• Angus Taylor – Australian Shadow Treasurer
• George Thorn – Premier of Queensland (1876–77), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
• John Lloyd Waddy, OBE, DFC (1916–1987) – a senior officer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) who later served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Minister of the Crown.
• Sir Charles Gregory Wade KCMG – Premier of New South Wales (1907–1910); Judge (also attended All Saints College, Bathurst)^[19]
• Bret William Walker SC – Barrister; Member of the NSW Health Clinical Ethics Advisory Panel; Former President of the NSW Bar Association; Former President of the Law Council of Australia
• Sir William Charles Windeyer – Politician and judge^[20]
• John Ewing – Former Australian Politician
• John Gunther – Public servant
• Hovenden Hely – Australian Explorer and politician
• Jerome Laxale – Federal Member for Bennelong

Religion

• Geoffrey Franceys Cranswick – Anglican bishop (also attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School)^[21]
• Percival Stacy Waddy – Anglican clergyman; Cricketer; Headmaster of The King's School^[22]
• Geoffrey Cranswick – Anglican Bishop
• George Cranswick – Bishop

Royalty

• Maha Vajiralongkorn – King of Thailand
• Charles Cavendish – 7th Baron Chesham

Sport

Australian football

• Ryan Davis

Athletics

• Nicholas Hough – winner of 110m hurdles 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Basketball

• Josh Green – NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks

Cricket

• Baxter Holt – Current player for Sydney Thunder and New South Wales cricket team
• Reg Bettington – Former Australian Cricketer

Soccer

• Travis Cooper – Currently playing for GHFA Spirit FC

Rowing

• John Ryrie – Australian men's eight 1912 Olympics
• Robert Waley – cox of Australian men's eight 1912 Olympics
• Robert Paver – dual Olympian, Australian men's eight 1972 and 1976 Olympics
• Samuel Loch – dual Olympian, Australian men's eight 2008 and 2012 Olympics
• Matt Ryan – Australian men's four 2008 Olympics (silver medalist) and men's eight 2012 Olympics
• Nick Hudson – Australian quad scull, silver medallist 2008 World Championships
• Cam Girdlestone – Olympic Medalist at 2016 Olympic Games
• Andrew Cox – Former Australian Coxswain

Rugby league

• Daniel Conn – Former Rugby League player for the Gold Coast Titans^[23]
• Joseph Suaalii – Rugby League Player for the Sydney Roosters
• Will Penisini – Rugby League Player for the Parramatta Eels

Rugby union

• Ben Batger – ACT Brumbies^[24]
• Will Caldwell – NSW Waratahs^[25]
• Mitchell Chapman – Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs and ACT Brumbies^[26]
• Tim Davidson – Western Force, NSW Waratahs^[27]
• Daniel Halangahu – NSW Waratahs^[25]
• Ben Hand – NSW Waratahs^[25]
• James Hilgendorf – Western Force^[28]
• Julian Huxley – ACT Brumbies, Queensland Reds and Wallabies^[29]
• Nicholas Phipps – Melbourne Rebels, New South Wales Waratahs and Wallabies
• Stirling Mortlock – ACT Brumbies and Wallabies^[30]
• Dean Mumm – NSW Waratahs^[25] and Wallabies
• Benn Robinson – NSW Waratahs and Wallabies^[31]
• Jon White – Wallabies (1958–1965).^[32]
• Lalakai Foketi – NSW Waratahs^[25] and Wallabies
• Dylan Pietsch – NSW Waratahs^[25], Australia A and Australia National Rugby Sevens Team
• Charlie Cale (rugby union)– ACT Brumbies
• Tom Connor - Australia National Rugby Sevens Team
• Archer Holz – NSW Waratahs
• Fergus Lee-Warner – NSW Waratahs

Shooting

• Glenn Kable – Fijian sport shooter, competitor in the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics in Men's Trap. World Cup winner 2001 Korea..

Tennis

• Rinky Hijikata – Japanese-Australian tennis player, whose career high ATP singles ranking is World No. 82. (2013–2016).^[33]

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales
• List of boarding schools
• Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales

External links

• The King's School Website
• TKS Old Boys Union

Notes and References

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3. Encyclopedia: Kloot. Tess . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Mathews, Gregory Macalister (1876–1949) . Gregory Macalister Mathews (1876–1949) . 22 October 2007. Online. 1986. Melbourne University Press. 10. Melbourne. 441–442.
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5. Army News [Australia], 11 January 1945, p3.
6. Who's Who in Australia 1980 page 538
7. Encyclopedia: Nairn. Bede . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Abbott, Sir Joseph Palmer (1842–1901) . Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott (1842–1901) . 22 October 2007. Online. 1969. Melbourne University Press. 3. Melbourne. 5–7.
8. Web site: Curriculum Vitae of The Hon John Anderson MP. 22 October 2007. Anderson. John. John Anderson (Australian politician). 2006. About John. John Anderson MP . https://web.archive.org/web/20070830081516/http://johnanderson.com.au/cv.asp . 30 August 2007.
9. Web site: Episode 6-John Douglas Anthony (1929–). 22 October 2007. 14 December 2004. Dynasties. ABC.
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11. Encyclopedia: Morrison. A. A.. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Forbes, Frederick Augustus (1818–78). Frederick Augustus Forbes (1818–1878). 22 October 2007. Online. 1972. Melbourne University Press. 4. Melbourne. 195.
12. Encyclopedia: Nairn . Bede . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Forster, William (1818–82) . William Forster (1818–1882) . 22 October 2007. Online. 1972. Melbourne University Press. 4. Melbourne. 199–201.
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15. Encyclopedia: Fisher. Anthony . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Maughan, Sir David (1873–1955) . Sir David Maughan (1873–1955) . 20 October 2007. Online. 1986. Melbourne University Press. 10. Melbourne. 453–454.
16. Web site: McDougall, John Frederick. Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. 10 May 2014.
17. Web site: Death of the Honourable Leon Ashton Punch, A Former Deputy Premier And Minister of the Crown. 22 October 2007. 25 February 1992. Hansard & Papers. Parliament of New South Wales.
18. Encyclopedia: Persse. Jonathan W. DE B.. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Riley, Bernard Blomfield (1912–1978) . Bernard Blomfield Riley (1912–1978). 22 October 2007. Online. 2002. Melbourne University Press. 16. Melbourne. 93–94.
19. Encyclopedia: Cable. K. J. . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Wade, Sir Charles Gregory (1863–1922) . Sir Charles Gregory Wade (1863–1922) . 20 October 2007. Online. 1993. Melbourne University Press. 13. Melbourne. 525–526.
20. Encyclopedia: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Windeyer, Sir William Charles (1834–1897) . Sir William Charles Windeyer (1834–1897) . 20 October 2007. Online. 1976. Melbourne University Press. 6. Melbourne. 420–422.
21. Encyclopedia: Cable. K. J. . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Cranswick, Geoffrey Franceys (1894–1978) . Geoffrey Franceys Cranswick (1894–1978) . 20 October 2007. Online. 1993. Melbourne University Press. 13. Melbourne. 525–526.
22. Encyclopedia: Cable. K. J. . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Waddy, Percival Stacy (1875–1937). Percival Stacy Waddy (1875–1937) . 20 October 2007. Online. 1990. Melbourne University Press. 12. Melbourne. 338.
23. Web site: Conn Signs with Titans. 23 October 2007 . 18 July 2006. Titans. League Unlimited.
24. Web site: Ben Batger. 23 October 2007 . 2007. HSBC Waratahs Player Profiles. NSW Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20071222230950/http://www.nswrugby.com.au/HSBCWaratahs/PlayerProfiles/BenBatger.aspx . 22 December 2007.
25. News: 2005-12-01. 2005. Old Boys. Wallaroo Newsletter. Sydney, NSW. The King's School. 1. 10. 23 October 2007. .
26. News: Quartermaine. Jeff. 2007-06-01. 2007. The Launch of the 2007 Rugby Season. The King's Herald. Sydney, NSW. The King's School. 7. 13. 23 October 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070829100541/http://www.kings.edu.au/documents/heralds07/herald0707.pdf. 29 August 2007. .
27. Web site: Rowperfect Challenge 2006 – More Records Tumble. 23 October 2007. 12 December 2006. Newsletter. NSW Rowing. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070830201712/http://news.rowingnsw.asn.au/?page=2006-12-12. 30 August 2007.
28. Web site: Latest News. 23 October 2007. 2007. TKS Rugby. The King's School.
29. Web site: Huxley, Julian. 23 October 2007 . 2007. Player Profiles. Brumbies Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20071021022052/http://www.brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/50323 . 21 October 2007.
30. Web site: Mortlock, Stirling. 23 October 2007 . 2007. Player Profiles. Brumbies Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20071021083616/http://brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/50589 . 21 October 2007.
31. Web site: Benn Robinson. 23 October 2007. 2007. Player Profile. Dural Rugby Club Inc.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071018085440/http://dural.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp?id=92258. 18 October 2007.
32. Jack Pollard; Australian Rugby Union – The Game and the Players; Angus and Robertson; 1984
33. Web site: Rinky Hijikata - Men's Tennis . 2022-08-30 . University of North Carolina Athletics . en.