List of Fortians

This is a list of former students of Fort Street High School who have attained notability in various fields.

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 Walescite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = AYLING John Arthur| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia; (attended Fort Street School for two years; later attended Sydney Grammar School) [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070202b.htm Barton, Sir Edmund (1849 - 1920) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online ] ] [ [http://www.nma.gov.au/schools/school_resources/resource_websites_and_interactives/primeministers/edmund_barton/ National Museum of Australia - Edmund Barton ] ]
* Sir Garfield Barwick, former High Court judge
* Vicki Bourne, former federal Senator
* John Bryson QC, current Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Walescite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = BRYSON John Purdy, Hon. Justice| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* Sir Joseph Carruthers, former Premier of New South Wales
* Ian Cohen, current Member of the NSW Legislative Council (Australian Greens)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = COHEN Ian| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* 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 [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.]
* Robbie Flohm, current Justice of the Family Court of Australia
* 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.cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = PETERS Alison| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* 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

cience and academia

* Sir Hermann Black, former Chancellor of the University of Sydney [http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/history/Black.shtml] (retrieved 26 November 2007)]
* Ross Blunden, computer scientist and transport expert
* Basil Catterns MC, war hero, businessman and yachtsman
* Sir Archibald Collins, [http://www.racp.edu.au/public/library/collegeroll/rolldetail.cfm?id=314] (retrieved 24 July 2007)] 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 Sydneycite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = HARRIS Margaret Ann| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* 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; Authorcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = MORTON Leith Douglas| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* William Slowman, explorer
*Maria Skyllas-Kazacos AM, Director of the University of New South Wales, Centre for Electrochemical and Mineral Processingcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = SKYLLAS-KAZACOS Maria| accessdate = 2007-10-16| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* 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

Rhodes Scholars

* Kate Brennan [http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=1396 "Sydney student wins NSW Rhodes Scholarship"] — University of Sydney, (retrieved 28 October 2006)] - BA LLB, University of Sydney, 2006 (also attended Tara Anglican School for Girls and MLC School)
* Robert Nicholson McCulloch [http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/rhodes/nswrhodescholars.html "NSW Rhodes Scholars"] — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 29 June 2006)] - BSc (Agric), University of Sydney, 1926

Military

* Maj-Gen. Bill Crews AO, current National President of the Returned and Services League of Australiacite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = CREWS (Bill) William James, Maj-Gen.| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Flt Lt Pat Hughes DFC, RAAF pilot. One of The Few, Hughes was the highest scoring Australian in the Battle of Britain [ [http://cas.awm.gov.au/heraldry/REL/17986.001 Distinguished Flying Cross : Flight Lieutenant P C Hughes, 234 Squadron RAF] AWM Collection Record: REL/17986.001]

Business and industry

* Sir Ronald Irish, businessman and author
* Gary Pemberton, businessman
* Abe Saffron, underworld figure, nightclub owner and property developer
* John Singleton, broadcaster; advertising tycoon

Religion and community

*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 Synodcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = McINTYRE John Charles, Rt Rev.| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Elaine Henry OAM, Chief Executive Officer of The Smith Familycite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = HENRY Elaine| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*John Charles McIntyre, Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Gippsland, Victoria; recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003 (also attended Brighton Grammar School)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = McINTYRE John Charles, Rt Rev.| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

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)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = FOSTER David Manning| accessdate = 2007-10-16| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* George Foster, broadcaster
* Norman Hetherington, creator of "Mr. Squiggle"
* A. D. Hope, poet
* Joelistics, Rapper, TZU
* Deborah Hutton, Model & TV Personality [cite web | last = Carr | first = Kerri | title = Love and laughter remembered | work = NSWTF Online | publisher = NSW Teachers Federation | date = 2006-05-18 | url =http://www.nswtf.org.au/edu_online/83/laughter.html | accessdate =2008-02-15 ]
* Sir Errol Knox, journalist, publisher, citizen soldier who served in both world wars rising to the rank of brigadier [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090630b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
* 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
* Unkle Ho, Producer, The Herd
* Josh Pyke, singer/songwriting musician [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/josh-pyke/2007/04/09/1175970989534.html Josh Pyke - Gig Reviews - Music - Entertainment - smh.com.au ] ]
*Eric Charles Rolls AM, Writer; Recipient of the Centenary Medal 2003cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = ROLLS Eric Charles| accessdate = 2007-10-16| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* 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

port

* Marilyn Black, athlete
* Judith Canty, athlete
* Jean Coleman, athlete
* Leslie Duff, swimmer
* Wayne Erickson, rugby footballer and international referee
* Robert Graves, rugby 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 Sportcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = MATHEWS Marlene Judith| accessdate = 2007-10-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* 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 [cite web |url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160647b.htm |title= Wicks, Tory Marcella|accessdate=2007-11-26 |author =Marion K. Stell|format=htm |]
* Taryn Woods, water polo player

External links

* [http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/resources/kirby/papers/19990101_kra.html| Foreword by Justice Kirby in the sesquicentenary book, "Maroon and Silver"]

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