List of Nudgee College Old Boys
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This is a List of Nudgee College Old Boys, who are notable former students of St Joseph's College, Nudgee in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Alumni of St Joseph's Nudgee College are known as Old Boys, and automatically become members of the school's alumni association, the Nudgee College Old Boys Association (NCOBA).
Academia, medicine and science
[edit]- Dr Prof John Boldeman – nuclear scientist, best known for his work on the ANTARES Tandem Accelerator and the Australian synchrotron[1]
- Francis Patrick Donovan AM – 1946 Rhodes scholar[2]
- Neal Macrossan – 1907 Rhodes scholar[2]
- Dr Harry Windsor – Australia's first heart transplant surgeon[3]
Arts, entertainment and music
[edit]- Jacob Elordi – artist[4]
- Ron Grainer – composer
- Pete Murray – singer-songwriter
- Hayden Brough – artist
Business
[edit]Politics, public service and the law
[edit]- Archbishop John Bathersby – Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane[6]
- Kevin Byrne – former Mayor of Cairns
- The Hon Hugh Denis Macrossan – State MLA, 1912–1915 and Chief Justice of Queensland, 1940[7]
- Neal Macrossan – Chief Justice of Queensland, 1946–1955[8]
- The Hon John Muir – Justice of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (retired 27 December 2014)[9]
- Ted O'Brien – Member for Fairfax
- Neil O'Sullivan – Leader of the Liberal Party in the Senate[10]
- The Hon Warwick Parer – Senator and Minister, 1984–2000[11]
- Tom Quilty – pastoralist, philanthropist, and bush poet[12]
- Mick Veivers – former coalition government minister, and rugby league football player[13]
- Terry White – former Liberal Party leader in Queensland and founder of Terry White Chemists[14]
Sport
[edit]- Jason Akermanis – Australian rules football player[15][circular reference]
- Leith Brodie – swimmer, bronze medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Joe Burns – cricket player
- Lionel Cox – cyclist, gold and silver medallist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics[16]
- Michael Cresswell – basketball player for Cairns Marlins[17][18][19][20][21][22]
- Rocky Elsom – rugby union football player
- Elton Flatley – rugby union football player
- Josh Flook – rugby union football player
- Nicholas Hall – jockey[23]
- Sean Hardman – rugby union football player
- Nathan Hauritz – cricket player
- Peter Hewat – rugby union football player
- Damian Istria – gymnast, gold and silver medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games[24]
- Mark Loane – rugby union football player
- Chris Lynn – cricket player
- Paul McLean – rugby union football player
- Jack McLoughlin – 1500m Freestyle, 2016 Rio Olympics
- Sean McMahon – rugby union football player
- Hugh McMeniman – rugby union football player
- Nathan McSweeney – cricket player
- Jimmy Maher – cricket player
- Anthony Martin – weightlifter, 2000 Olympic Games
- Matt Moore – basketball player for South East Melbourne Magic and Brisbane Bullets
- James O'Connor – rugby union football player for the Australian Wallabies[25]
- Brenton Rickard – swimmer, silver medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics[26]
- Dom Shipperley – rugby union football player
- Mitchell Swepson – cricket player
- William Martin – Paralympic Swimmer
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Bryce, Loretta (28 May 2010). "'Old boys' do us proud". Fraser Coast Chronicle. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b "nword Rhodes Scholars" (doc). Rhodes Scholarship. University of Queensland. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ Windsor, Henry Matthew John (Harry) (1914–1987). John Carmody, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 18, (MUP), 2012. Australian National University
- ^ "Up in Lights » Nudgee College". www.nudgee.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Willis, Richard; Apelgren, Janne (25 September 1979). "Golden boy image fits". The Age.
- ^ Hintz, Paddy (19 December 2011). "Retiring Catholic Archbishop John Bathersby farewelled at Brisbane's St Stephen's Cathedral". The Courier Mail. News Corp. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Johnston, W. Ross (1986), "Macrossan, Hugh Denis (1881–1940)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 5 March 2016, retrieved 31 January 2017
- ^ Connolly, P.D., "Macrossan, Neal William (1889–1955)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 30 July 2012, retrieved 31 January 2017
- ^ Wordsworth, Matt (29 July 2014). "Court of Appeal judge John Muir attacks new Chief Justice Tim Carmody in email to former Nudgee College classmates". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Stevenson, Brian F. (2000). "O'Sullivan, Sir Michael Neil (1900–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
- ^ Jackson, Keith (16 March 2014), "Warwick Parer, member of famed family, dies unexpectedly at 77", PNG Attitude, archived from the original on 24 July 2015, retrieved 31 January 2017
- ^ Clement, Cathie. "Quilty, Thomas John (1887–1979)". Biography – Thomas John Quilty – Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Mick Veivers", Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame, archived from the original on 24 March 2023, retrieved 5 May 2023
- ^ Koch, Anthony (2010). A Prescription for Change: The Terry White Story. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 978-0-7022-3742-3.
- ^ Jason Akermanis
- ^ Former Olympic gold cyclist Lionel Cox dies | Herald Sun
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2008 'Champion' ACC National Finals". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Game Box Score". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ Australian Basketball Association
- ^ "Basketball | St Joseph's Nudgee College". www.nudgee.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009.
- ^ "Article - the Official Website of the Cairns Taipans". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Nick has Hall-mark of a champion – National News – National – Sport – Bunbury Mail
- ^ Damian Istria Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "RugbyNet - Australian Schools Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "FOX SPORTS | Live Sports Scores | NRL, AFL, Cricket Scores". 16 June 2023.