List of Old Boys of St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill

This is a List of Old Boys of St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, they being notable former students - known as "Old Boys" of the Roman Catholic Church school, St Joseph's College in Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

[Year in brackets] is the last year of school attendance. (Years in parentheses) are years lived or the year of notable achievement.

Clergy

• Matthew Joseph Brodie (1864–1943), second Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand (1915–1943), first New Zealand born Catholic bishop.
• Monsignor Cornelius James Duffy (1903–86), D.D., Chancellor of the Sydney Archdiocese and Diocesan archivist.^[1]
• Most Rev Geoffrey James Robinson (born 1937), Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 1984-2004, Titular Bishop of Rusuca.
• John Steven Satterthwaite (1928-2016), Bishop of Lismore 1971-2001.
• Most Rev Philip Edward Wilson (born 1950), D.D. J.C.L., Archbishop of Adelaide.

Media, entertainment and the arts

• Frank Marien (1890–1936), Editor-in-chief of Smith's Weekly.
• Jimmy Sharman jnr (1912–2006), boxing promoter.
• John Olsen, AO, OBE [1943], (born 1928) artist.
• Denis Kevans (1939–2005), left-wing poet, songwriter and folk singer.
• Brian Castro (born 1950), award-winning novelist & essayist.^[2]
• Jack Waterford (born 1952), former editor-in-chief of the Canberra Times'.
• Peter Thompson (born 1952), ABC broadcaster & Adjunct Professor, Macquarie Uni, Dept of International Communication.
• Paul Field [1978], (born 1961), singer The Cockroaches and manager The Wiggles.
• John Field [1979], (born 1962), guitarist The Cockroaches and songwriter.
• Anthony Field [1980], (born 1963), guitarist and singer The Cockroaches and The Wiggles.
• Tony Henry [1980], (born 1963), drummer of the '80s pop band The Cockroaches.
• Tom Gleeson [1991], (born 1974), comedian, actor and radio personality.
• Jackson Mullane, (born 1987), Australian Gladiator character "Outlaw" and State representative rugby winger.
• Christian McEwan radio presenter c913FM.^[3]

Military

• Brigadier Sir Eugene Gorman (1891–1973), KBE, MC, QC military officer and barrister.
• Air Marshal, Sir John McCauley (1899–1989Kn), KBE, CB, RAAF commander.
• Brigadier John Kenelm Byrnes AM [1956] (1939-2016) military officer Royal Australian Corps of Signals Borneo, Vietnam, Cambodia^[4]

Law

Murray Gleeson

• Sir William Prentice MBE (1917-2004), Justice Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea 1969-79; Chief Justice of PNG 1978-79.^[5]
• Hon. Justice Peter McInerney [1945], (1927-2014), New South Wales Supreme Court judge.
• Sir William Deane AC KBE [1947] (born 1931), former Governor-General and former Justice of the High Court of Australia.
• Hon. Chief Justice Murray Gleeson AC [1955], (born 1938), former Chief Justice Australia - High Court of Australia; former Chief Justice NSW - Supreme Court of New South Wales; former President - NSW Bar Asscn.
• John Marsden (1942–2006), President of the Law Society of NSW.

Politics & public service

Bill Heffernan

• Sir Jack Keith Murray KBE (1889–1979); Professor of Agriculture Uni of Qld 1927-45; AIF Captain in World War I; AMF Lieut-Colonel in World War II; Administrator of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea 1945–52.^[6]
• Frank Downing (1907–1978), ALP MLA for Ryde, 1953–1968.
• Norm Ryan (1912–1997), ALP MLA for Marrickville, 1953-73.
• Harry Jensen (1913–1998), Lord Mayor of Sydney 1956-65, ALP MLA for Wyong & Munmorah, 1965-1981 and NSW Cabinet Minister 1976-81.
• Jack Doohan OBE (1920–2007), National Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council 1978-91.
• Laurie McGinty MBE (1921–1991), Mayor of Willoughby 1960-67, Lib MLA for Willoughby 1968-1978 and NSW Cabinet Minister 1973-76.
• Hon Kevin Cairns (1929–1984), Lib, MHR seat of Lilley in Queensland 1963-80; Federal Cabinet Minister 1971-72.
• Alan Woods AC (1930–1990), Secretary of the Department of Defence 1986–88^[7]
• Ernie Page OAM [1952], (1935-2018), Mayor of Waverley (Alderman 1962-1987), ALP MLA for Waverley (1981-1991) & Coogee (1991-2003) Minister for Local Government (1995-1999).
• Bill Heffernan (born 1943), Lib Senator for New South Wales since 1996.
• Andrew Penfold AM [1983] - Member of Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council; inaugural NSW Human Rights Ambassador; founder of St Joseph's College Indigenous Fund; Founder of Australian Indigenous Education Foundation.^[8]
• Craig Laundy [1988], Liberal MHR seat of Reid since 2013 and Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation since 2017.

Science & medicine

• Victor Warren Fazio (1940-2015) Pioneering colorectal surgeon ^[9]

Business

• Sir Henry Francis Chow [1953], (1935-2016) OBE Kt, Papua New Guinea business magnate (Toboi Shipbuilding Company; the Lae Biscuit Co).^[10]

Sport

Administration

Stan McCabe

• John O'Neill, former CEO of Australian Rugby Union and Football Federation Australia.
• Matt Carrroll, former CEO of Yachting Australia and in 2017 appointed CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee.

Rowing

Cayzer front 2nd left & Tinning front right - 1952 Olympic squad

• William Dixon [1928], 1936 Berlin Olympics (M2x).
• Clyde Elias [1929], 1936 Berlin Olympics (M8+).
• Phil Cayzer gold medalist Auckland 1950 (M8+) & bronze medalist at Helsinki 1952 (M8+).
• Bob Tinning gold medalist at Auckland 1950 (M8+) & bronze medalist at Helsinki 1952 (M8+).
• Alf Duval, silver medalist 1968 Mexico Olympics, (M8+).
• Joe Fazio [1960], (1942-2011) silver medalist 1968 Mexico Olympics, (M8+).
• Terry O'Hanlon [1972], coxswain 1975 & 77 World C'ships (M2+) & (M8+); Australian champion 1981 (M4+).^[11]
• Paul Rowe, finalist 1975 World C'ships (LM1X)^[12] & Australian champion 1975 (LM1X).^[13]
• Michael Crowley, 1975 World Championships (M2+).^[12]
• Daniel Burke [1992], silver medalist Sydney 2000, M8.
• Francis Hegerty [2000], silver medalist Beijing 2008, M4-.
• Spencer Turrin, [2009], 2017 and 2018 World Champion (M4-); Rio 2016 Olympian M2-.
• Jack Hargreaves [2011], 2017 and 2018 World Champion (M4-)
• Campbell Watts [2013], silver medallist 2018 World Championships (M4X)

Rugby league

National representatives

Beaton (l) & Crippin (r) Kangaroos 1936

• Harry Caples, Kangaroo five-eighth, (1921–1922).
• Arch Crippin, [1935] Kangaroo winger, (1936).
• Jack Beaton, Kangaroo versatile back, (1936–1938).
• Ben Kennedy, Kangaroo lock-forward, (2000–2006).

First grade

• Morrie Murphy, Canterbury-Bankstown winger (1947).^[14]
• Steve Broughton, [1974] Wests Magpies (1982-1984) & Parramatta (1985) winger.^[15]
• Mick Aldous, [1978] Canberra Raiders centre (1984–85) and French Rugby League national coach.
• Matthew Wurth, [1978] North Sydney forward (1983–85).
• Justin Dooley, Wests Magpies & Sydney City Roosters (1990-2001).
• Darren Junee, Sydney City Roosters (1995-1998).
• Jarrod Saffy, St George Dragons & Wests Magpies forward (2006–10) and Melbourne Rebels RU lock (2011-2013).
• Darcy Lussick [2006], Parramatta Eels & Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles forward (2012–18).
• Nathan Ross [2006], Newcastle Knights winger (2015–present).
• Tom Wright [2015], Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles interchange player (2018).