Newington College
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Newington College is an independent
, Uniting Church, day
and boarding school
for boys, located in Stanmore
, an inner-western
suburb of Sydney, New South Wales
, Australia
.
Established in 1863 at Silverwater
, Newington is open to boys of all faiths and denominations. The college
has two preparatory schools
, Wyvern House
, in Cambridge Street, Stanmore, and the Preparatory School at Lindfield
, on Sydney's Upper North Shore. There is a rowing facility on the Parramatta River
at Abbotsford
. Newington currently caters for approximately 1,580 students from Kindergarten
to Year 12, including 48 boarders from Years 7 to 12.
The school
is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
(JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, and a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).
The college prepares students for the School Certificate
, the Higher School Certificate and the International Baccalaureate.
At the Methodist Conference of 1862, the Rev John Manton
proposed that a collegiate institute, "decidedly Wesleyan in character", be founded in Sydney. It was expected that the school would "be open to the sons of parents of all religious denominations", and on Thursday 16 July 1863, the Wesleyan Collegiate Institute opened with 16 boys and a small number of theological students. As no suitable buildings were available in Sydney at the time, Newington House
, the centrepiece of the 1200 acres (4.9 km²) John Blaxland
's estate at Silverwater
, was leased.
Newington College, as the school soon became known, prospered during its time on the Parramatta River
and in 1869 was the first Australian school to play rugby football
(against the University of Sydney
), and soon after was the first school in Australia to hold an athletics carnival. The Newington College Cadet Unit is the oldest corps in the Australian Army Cadets
.
Expanding student numbers meant that more extensive premises closer to the city were required. A bequest, by John Jones
, of land at Stanmore, saw the College move to the newly fashionable inner-city suburbs in 1880. By resolution of the College Council, the name Newington College was perpetuated on the new site, and Newington has remained at Stanmore ever since. Seventy school and theological students migrated from Silverwater to Stanmore, and took residence in the grand stone edifice, designed by Thomas Rowe
, that is still the centrepiece of Newington. The architectural historian Morton Herman said of Rowe's design, "the 1881 building is an almost perfect example of scholastic Gothic Revival architecture".
A gym
nasium was built in 1890, and a swimming pool
was opened in 1894. Newington ceased to be a Methodist theological training school in 1915, when Leigh College
was founded at Strathfield South
. In 1921, a stone War Memorial
, designed by Old Newingtonian William Hardy Wilson
, was opened in memory of those old boys who had paid the supreme sacrifice in World War I
. A separate preparatory school was first opened in 1921, after a bequest by Sir Samuel McCaughey
. It became known as "Wyvern House" in 1938, when a new building was opened by Old Newingtonian Sir Percival Halse Rogers
.
In 1925 a rowing facility was built at Abbotsford
, and in 1957 an additional preparatory school was founded on the North Shore - first at Killara
, but now at Lindfield
. Since the Second World War, the College buildings and facilities have expanded significantly.
During the Headmastership of Tony Rae
, a new Physical Education
Centre, opened by Old Newingtonian Nick Farr-Jones AM
, and a new boatshed at Abbotsford were two of the most important property additions. In 1998, whilst Michael Smee was Headmaster, Wyvern House moved to a separate campus in Cambridge Street, Stanmore. The former Wyvern House building was then renovated and renamed the Le Couteur Wing in memory of former Headmaster Philip Le Couteur
.
During 2006, the press reported on an industrial relations dispute at Newington. The then Headmaster, David Scott
said that "The action was taken after a comprehensive review of the school and had nothing to do with the federal government's Work Choices reforms" The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Scott believed that the union was being mischievous "at best", or using an "outright and deliberate lie" in suggesting the restructure was linked to workplace legislation. In 2009 Dr David Mulford was appointed as Headmaster and the College is presently preparing to celebrate it's Sesquicentenary and the opening of two new buildings honouring two former Headmasters - The Laurence Pyke
Science Centre and The Tony Rae
Resources Centre Library.
(who was an ordained minister) and a Headmaster
. As an ordained minister, Charles Prescott
assumed both roles on his appointment in 1900 and on his retirement in 1931 the role of President was abolished.
Newington College is situated over three suburban campus
es, located in Stanmore and Lindfield:
.
(1957) and later at Lindfield
(1967), in response to requests from Old Newingtonians that a preparatory school be established on the North Shore of Sydney. The Head of Newington College, Lindfield, is Chris Wyatt. It is a single-stream school, with approximately 160 students from Kindergarten to Year 6 and is set in a bushland location where the Students are constantly in touch with nature. The school features a basketball/tennis court, climbing gym areas, swimming pool and connects to the bush trails of Swain Gardens. Each classroom includes effective information communication technology tools. Classrooms have dedicated computer and wet areas, and bag storage areas. There are also specialist facilities for music, art and French. There is a tuckshop three days a week. The campus has just undergone a major redevelopment of classrooms and the addition of a new hall, library and visual arts room. Students in Years 3–6 compete in the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Competition held on Saturday mornings. Every student competes in a summer (basketball or cricket) or winter sport (rugby or soccer). Newington's preparatory schools combine for annual carnivals in swimming, athletics and cross country.
The grounds and buildings of Newington College contain numerous war memorials and eight of these are recorded on the New South Wales Government's Register of War Memorials in New South Wales.
Memorial to the Dead was designed by the Old Newingtonian architect William Hardy Wilson
and is now sited between the Centenary Hall and the Chapel. It was originally placed in a grove of trees to the north of the Founders Wing but was moved to its present location in the early 1960s to make way for the construction of the Centenary Hall which was opened in 1963. The memorial comprises a semi-circular wall and seat, with pillars surmounted by white stone urns at either end and a column with a sundial stands at the centre. The inscription on the wall reads:
wrote a poem, To our beloved dead, in memory of the occasion.
by an Australian soldier. The tree stands in a triangular area of grass formed by the merging of the Cowlishaw Drive and the War Memorial Drive. A bronze commemorative plaque on a stone plinth has the following inscription:
plaques
were hung in Prescott Hall as memorials to individual Old Newingtonians who died during World War I. Further plaques were added after World War II but they were all removed when the hall
was renovated in 1979. They were then placed on the first floor balcony
of the War Memorial Classroom Block. They were later placed in the archives collection. In 1995 they were restored and repositioned in the chapel's glass ambulatory overlooking the 1914-1918 Memorial to the Dead.
s, each with a cross at the foot and a plaque honouring individual Old Newingtonians who died during World War II. The trees were replaced by a new avenue of trees in 1966 and the plaques were replaced by a tablet on a plinth with the inscription:
hangs in Prescott Hall in the Founders Wing. It is set in a Gothic
frame of column
s with a plinth
and cornice
. The inscription reads:
and William Hardy Wilson
and was dedicated on 15 December 1903.
and the loss of life was appalling. By wars end, 109 Old Boys had died for God, King and Country. Prior to 1920 the walls of the vestibule
at the entrance to the Founders Wing had been hung with sporting teams photographs. In 1921 this space was transformed by the installation of white marble
tablets, encased in Queensland maple, upon which were inscribed the names of Old Boys who had served. Those who had made the supreme sacrifice are listed on the central panels below the words:
records the names of the 814 Old Newingtonians who served in Australia's armed forces in World War II
. The inscription reads:
2009 by Old Newingtonian Major General
Sandy Pearson
AO
DSO
OBE
MC
and replaces a roll in the same position that was unveiled by Sir
William Morrow DSO
ED
in 1966.
, Malayan Emergency
, Malaysian-Indonesian Confrontation
and Vietnam War
.
The school teaches the core curriculum
outlined by the NSW Board of Studies (BOS) between Kindergarten and Year 8. In addition to this curriculum, the students study one major language
other than English
. From Years 9 to 12, students adhere to the Board of Studies curriculum standards that all NSW schools follow.
Newington became an IB World School in May 2007, and from 2008 has offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) to Year 11 students, as an alternative to the Higher School Certificate (HSC).
Alumnus
of Newington College are commonly referred to as 'Old Boys' or 'Old Newingtonians', and may elect to join the schools alumni association
, the Old Newingtonians' Union.
of Newington College. It was founded in 1895, with the Newington College President, Rev Dr James Egan Moulton
, as its inaugural President and Sir Thomas Bavin as Secretary
.
The aims of the Union, as stated in its constitution
, are to:
A bi-annual publication, Newington Wyvern is sent to all old boys whose current addresses are known to the Union. The Union previously published directories of Old Newingtonians at five yearly intervals but that publication has been superseded by an on-line directory.
Affiliated organisations of the Union are: Wyvern Cricket Club, playing in the Sydney Suburban Competition; Lodge Wyvern, a Masonic Lodge
; and The 70 Club, a luncheon
club for senior Old boys. The Old Newingtonians' Union is a member of the GPS Old Boys Unions' Council.
and are supported by a council. The council is made up of a treasurer
, a secretary and assistant, councillor
s, metropolitan vice-presidents, regional vice-presidents and past presidents. During the Centenary of Newington College Sir Keith Jones
was President of the Union (1963 & 1964) and in the Centenary year of the Union His Honour Judge Fred Kirkham
was President (1995 & 1996). The current Chairman of Newington College Council, The Hon. Justice Angus Talbot
, has also served as President (1997 & 1998). Other notable Presidents of the union include: The Hon. Samuel Moore MLA
(1896, 1898, 1904 & 1916); Arthur Lucas
(1897); Dr Cecil Purser
(1899); Dr George Abbott
(1901); The Hon. William Robson MLC
(1902 & 1905); Percy Colquhoun MLA
(1918 & 1919); Henry Budden CBE
(1920); Lt Col Alfred Warden VD
(1923 & 1924); Carl Glasgow MLA
(1929 & 1930); Col Tom Millner MC VD (1937, 1938, 1945 & 1946); Garth Barraclough OBE
(1948 & 1949); The Hon. Richard Thompson MLC
(1952 & 1954); Alex Rigby
AM
ED
(1959 & 1960); and Dr Roger Davidson (1972 & 1973). The current President is James Jordan.
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Independent school
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, Uniting Church, day
Day school
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and boarding school
Boarding school
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for boys, located in Stanmore
Stanmore, New South Wales
Stanmore is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Stanmore is located 6 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Marrickville Council.-History:...
, an inner-western
Inner West (Sydney)
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suburb of Sydney, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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.
Established in 1863 at Silverwater
Silverwater, New South Wales
Silverwater is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. Silverwater is located 20 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....
, Newington is open to boys of all faiths and denominations. The college
College
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has two preparatory schools
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
, Wyvern House
Wyvern House
Wyvern House, is one of the two single-sex, preparatory day schools for boys of Newington College and is located at 115 Cambridge Street Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia....
, in Cambridge Street, Stanmore, and the Preparatory School at Lindfield
Lindfield, New South Wales
Lindfield is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lindfield is 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council.- Location and history :...
, on Sydney's Upper North Shore. There is a rowing facility on the Parramatta River
Parramatta River
The Parramatta River is a waterway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers....
at Abbotsford
Abbotsford, New South Wales
Abbotsford is a suburb in the Inner West region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Abbotsford is located 10 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay...
. Newington currently caters for approximately 1,580 students from Kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
to Year 12, including 48 boarders from Years 7 to 12.
The school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Junior School Heads Association of Australia
The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia formerly Junior School Heads Association of Australia , is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia....
(JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, and a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).
The college prepares students for the School Certificate
School Certificate
The School Certificate was a qualification issued by the Board of Studies, New South Wales, typically at the end of Year 10. The successful completion of the School Certificate is a requirement for completion of the Higher School Certificate...
, the Higher School Certificate and the International Baccalaureate.
History
John Manton
John Allen Manton was an English-born Australian Methodist minister, school principal and founding President of Newington College, Sydney.-Early life:...
proposed that a collegiate institute, "decidedly Wesleyan in character", be founded in Sydney. It was expected that the school would "be open to the sons of parents of all religious denominations", and on Thursday 16 July 1863, the Wesleyan Collegiate Institute opened with 16 boys and a small number of theological students. As no suitable buildings were available in Sydney at the time, Newington House
Newington House
Newington House is a historic house in Silverwater, New South Wales, Australia and is located 20 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council. The house and chapel are sited on the northern bank of the Parramatta River and are now enclosed...
, the centrepiece of the 1200 acres (4.9 km²) John Blaxland
John Blaxland
John Blaxland was a pioneer settler and explorer in Australia.-Early life:Blaxland was born in Kent, the eldest son of John Blaxland and Mary, née Parker, of Fordwich, Kent, England. He was the older brother of Gregory Blaxland. John Blaxland was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, later...
's estate at Silverwater
Silverwater, New South Wales
Silverwater is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. Silverwater is located 20 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....
, was leased.
Newington College, as the school soon became known, prospered during its time on the Parramatta River
Parramatta River
The Parramatta River is a waterway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers....
and in 1869 was the first Australian school to play rugby football
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
(against the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
), and soon after was the first school in Australia to hold an athletics carnival. The Newington College Cadet Unit is the oldest corps in the Australian Army Cadets
Australian Army Cadets
The Australian Army Cadets is a youth organisation that is involved with progressive training of youths in military and adventurous activities. The programme has more than 19,000 Army Cadets between the ages of 12½ and 19 based in 236 units around Australia...
.
Expanding student numbers meant that more extensive premises closer to the city were required. A bequest, by John Jones
Stanmore, New South Wales
Stanmore is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Stanmore is located 6 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Marrickville Council.-History:...
, of land at Stanmore, saw the College move to the newly fashionable inner-city suburbs in 1880. By resolution of the College Council, the name Newington College was perpetuated on the new site, and Newington has remained at Stanmore ever since. Seventy school and theological students migrated from Silverwater to Stanmore, and took residence in the grand stone edifice, designed by Thomas Rowe
Thomas Rowe
Thomas Rowe , wasone of Australia's leading architects of the Victorian era.-Biography:Thomas Rowe was born in Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom, the eldest son of Richard Rowe and Ursula Mumford, and attended Barnes Academy. At 15 he became a draftsman in his father's building business before the...
, that is still the centrepiece of Newington. The architectural historian Morton Herman said of Rowe's design, "the 1881 building is an almost perfect example of scholastic Gothic Revival architecture".
A gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium was built in 1890, and a swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
was opened in 1894. Newington ceased to be a Methodist theological training school in 1915, when Leigh College
Leigh College
Leigh College was from 1915 until 1974 a Methodist Theological College located at 416-420 Liverpool Road, Strathfield South, New South Wales. The site includes three significant historic properties: Brundah, a Victorian style house, Leigh College Hall, a neo-Georgian Revival style building and the E...
was founded at Strathfield South
Strathfield South, New South Wales
Strathfield South is a suburb, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Strathfield South is located 14 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield....
. In 1921, a stone War Memorial
War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in war.-Historic usage:...
, designed by Old Newingtonian William Hardy Wilson
William Hardy Wilson
William Hardy Wilson was an Australian architect, artist and author. He "is regarded as one of the most outstanding architects of the twentieth century".-Early years:...
, was opened in memory of those old boys who had paid the supreme sacrifice in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. A separate preparatory school was first opened in 1921, after a bequest by Sir Samuel McCaughey
Samuel McCaughey
Sir Samuel McCaughey was an Irish-born pastoralist, politician and philanthropist in Australia.-Early life:McCaughey was born at Tullyneuh, near Ballymena, Ireland, the son of Francis McCaughey, farmer and merchant, and his wife Eliza, née Wilson.McCaughey came to Australia with an uncle, Charles...
. It became known as "Wyvern House" in 1938, when a new building was opened by Old Newingtonian Sir Percival Halse Rogers
Percival Halse Rogers
Sir Percival Halse Rogers KBE was an Australian jurist and university chancellor.-Early life:Halse Rogers was born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, the second son of a Methodist minister and was educated at Newington College . He became a resident of St Andrew's College, at the University of Sydney...
.
In 1925 a rowing facility was built at Abbotsford
Abbotsford, New South Wales
Abbotsford is a suburb in the Inner West region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Abbotsford is located 10 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay...
, and in 1957 an additional preparatory school was founded on the North Shore - first at Killara
Killara, New South Wales
Killara is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Killara is located north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. East Killara is a separate suburb and West Killara is a locality within Killara.-...
, but now at Lindfield
Lindfield, New South Wales
Lindfield is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lindfield is 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council.- Location and history :...
. Since the Second World War, the College buildings and facilities have expanded significantly.
During the Headmastership of Tony Rae
Tony Rae
Anthony James Morell Rae AM was an Australian-born headmaster of a GPS School and chairman of the Headmasters' Conference of the Independent Schools of Australia.-Early life:...
, a new Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
Centre, opened by Old Newingtonian Nick Farr-Jones AM
Nick Farr-Jones
Nicholas Campbell Farr-Jones is a former Australian rugby union footballer. His position was scrum-half. He attended Newington College and St Andrew's College within the University of Sydney...
, and a new boatshed at Abbotsford were two of the most important property additions. In 1998, whilst Michael Smee was Headmaster, Wyvern House moved to a separate campus in Cambridge Street, Stanmore. The former Wyvern House building was then renovated and renamed the Le Couteur Wing in memory of former Headmaster Philip Le Couteur
Philip Le Couteur
Philip Ridgeway Le Couteur was an Australian academic, philosopher and headmaster.-Early life:Le Couteur was born at Kyneton, Victoria, the only son of George, a pharmaceutical chemist, and his wife Fanny. Both parents were Methodist and Australian born...
.
During 2006, the press reported on an industrial relations dispute at Newington. The then Headmaster, David Scott
David Scott (headmaster)
David G Scott is an Australian educationalist who has been the Principal of Kingswood College, Melbourne, Anglican Church Grammar School , Brisbane, and is the immediate past Headmaster of Newington College, Sydney.-Teaching career:...
said that "The action was taken after a comprehensive review of the school and had nothing to do with the federal government's Work Choices reforms" The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Scott believed that the union was being mischievous "at best", or using an "outright and deliberate lie" in suggesting the restructure was linked to workplace legislation. In 2009 Dr David Mulford was appointed as Headmaster and the College is presently preparing to celebrate it's Sesquicentenary and the opening of two new buildings honouring two former Headmasters - The Laurence Pyke
Laurence Pyke
Laurence Richard Dimond Pyke was an Australian headmaster and university dean.Pyke was the son of Richard, an accountant, and Lillian, a teacher, journalist and author. He was one of three children and was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne. Pyke graduated as a Bachelor of Science form the...
Science Centre and The Tony Rae
Tony Rae
Anthony James Morell Rae AM was an Australian-born headmaster of a GPS School and chairman of the Headmasters' Conference of the Independent Schools of Australia.-Early life:...
Resources Centre Library.
Presidents and Headmasters
From its founding in 1863 until 1900, Newington had a system of dual control with a PresidentPresident
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
(who was an ordained minister) and a Headmaster
Head teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
. As an ordained minister, Charles Prescott
Charles Prescott
Charles John Prescott was an English born Australian army chaplain, Methodist minister and headmaster.-Early life:...
assumed both roles on his appointment in 1900 and on his retirement in 1931 the role of President was abolished.
| President | Years | Education | Other positions held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev John Manton John Manton John Allen Manton was an English-born Australian Methodist minister, school principal and founding President of Newington College, Sydney.-Early life:... |
1863–1864 | Founding Principal Horton College, Tasmania Tasmania Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart... |
|
| Rev Joseph Horner Fletcher Joseph Horner Fletcher Joseph Horner Fletcher was a West Indies-born Methodist minister of English descent and was the founding Principal of Wesley College, Auckland and the second President of Newington College, Sydney.-Early life:... |
1865–1887 | Kingswood School Kingswood School Kingswood School, referred to as 'Kingswood', is an independent day and boarding school located in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates some 950 children aged 3 to 18. It is notable for being founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748... |
Founding Principal Wesley College, Auckland Wesley College, Auckland Wesley College is a secondary school in Pukekohe, New Zealand. The school provides education from year 9 to 13.The school was founded by members of the Methodist Church in 1844, making it one of the country's oldest schools. Initially located in Grafton and then the Three Kings area of Auckland, it... |
| Rev Dr William Kelynack William Kelynack The Rev Dr William Kelynack was an English-born Australian Methodist minister, President of Newington College, and President of the General Conference of the Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Church.-Early life:... |
1887–1891 | Penzance Penzance Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London... |
President Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Church |
| Rev James Egan Moulton James Egan Moulton James Egan Moulton was an English born Australian Methodist minister and headmaster and school president.-Early life:... |
1891–1900 | Kingswood School Kingswood School Kingswood School, referred to as 'Kingswood', is an independent day and boarding school located in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates some 950 children aged 3 to 18. It is notable for being founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748... |
Founding Headmaster Tupou College Tupou College Tupou College is a Methodist boys' secondary boarding school in Toloa on the island of Tongatapu, Tonga.It is located on the Eastern District of Tongatapu near the village of Malapo. The school is owned by the Free Weslyan Church of Tonga. Established in 1866 by James Egan Moulton, it claims to be... , Tonga Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific... |
| Rev Dr Charles Prescott Charles Prescott Charles John Prescott was an English born Australian army chaplain, Methodist minister and headmaster.-Early life:... |
1900–1931 | Kingswood School Kingswood School Kingswood School, referred to as 'Kingswood', is an independent day and boarding school located in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates some 950 children aged 3 to 18. It is notable for being founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748... Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century... |
Founding Headmaster Wesleyan Ladies College MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... , Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
| Headmaster | Years | Education | Other positions held |
| Rev James Egan Moulton James Egan Moulton James Egan Moulton was an English born Australian Methodist minister and headmaster and school president.-Early life:... |
1863 | Kingswood School Kingswood School Kingswood School, referred to as 'Kingswood', is an independent day and boarding school located in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates some 950 children aged 3 to 18. It is notable for being founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748... |
Founding Headmaster Tupou College Tupou College Tupou College is a Methodist boys' secondary boarding school in Toloa on the island of Tongatapu, Tonga.It is located on the Eastern District of Tongatapu near the village of Malapo. The school is owned by the Free Weslyan Church of Tonga. Established in 1866 by James Egan Moulton, it claims to be... , Tonga Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific... |
| Thomas Johnston | 1864–1866 | ||
| George Metcalfe | 1867–1869 | Proprietor and Headmaster Goulburn High School Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn is a provincial city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council Local Government Area. It is located south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway and above sea-level. On Census night 2006, Goulburn had a population of 20,127 people... Founding Headmaster Druitt Town School |
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1869–1877 | Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and... |
Founding Headmaster Galt Grammar School Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School is one of sixteen secondary schools in the Waterloo Region District School Board, located in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.... Headmaster Jarvis Collegiate Institute Jarvis Collegiate Institute Jarvis Collegiate Institute is a high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Jarvis is located on Jarvis Street. Founded in 1807 it is the second oldest high school in Ontario after the Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute, and the oldest high school in Toronto.-History:Jarvis Collegiate was... , Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... Professor of Classics University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... |
| Joseph Coates Joseph Coates Joseph Coates was an English-born Australian schoolmaster and cricketer.-Early life:Coates was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, the son of Joseph, a cordwainer, and his wife Ellen... |
1877–1883 | Huddersfield College Huddersfield New College Huddersfield New College is a former grammar school and current sixth form college located in Salendine Nook on the outskirts of Huddersfield, in the English county of West Yorkshire. The current Principal is Angela Williams.-Admissions:... |
Founding Headmaster Sydney Boys' High School |
| William Williams William Henry Williams William Henry Williams was an English-born Australian Headmaster and Professor.- Early life :Williams was born in Worcestershire, England, the son of a merchant's clerk. He attended a Grammar School in Newark and entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1872... |
1884–1892 | Newark Grammar School Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows... |
Professor of Classics & English Literature University of Tasmania University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia... |
| Arthur Lucas Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas was an English-born Australian schoolmaster and scientist.-Early life:Lucas born was born in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, the third son of the Rev. Samuel Lucas, a Wesleyan minister, and his wife Elizabeth, née Broadhead... |
1893–1898 | Kingswood School Kingswood School Kingswood School, referred to as 'Kingswood', is an independent day and boarding school located in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates some 950 children aged 3 to 18. It is notable for being founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748... Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections.... |
Headmaster Sydney Grammar School Sydney Grammar School Sydney Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... Professor of Mathematics University of Tasmania University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia... |
| Edward William Cornwall | 1899 | Keble College, Oxford Keble College, Oxford Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to the south by Museum Road, and to the west by Blackhall... |
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| Rev Dr Charles Prescott Charles Prescott Charles John Prescott was an English born Australian army chaplain, Methodist minister and headmaster.-Early life:... |
1900–1931 | Kingswood School Kingswood School Kingswood School, referred to as 'Kingswood', is an independent day and boarding school located in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates some 950 children aged 3 to 18. It is notable for being founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748... Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century... |
Founding Headmaster Wesleyan Ladies College MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... , Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
| Philip Le Couteur Philip Le Couteur Philip Ridgeway Le Couteur was an Australian academic, philosopher and headmaster.-Early life:Le Couteur was born at Kyneton, Victoria, the only son of George, a pharmaceutical chemist, and his wife Fanny. Both parents were Methodist and Australian born... |
1931–1948 | Queen's College Queen's College (University of Melbourne) Queen's College is a residential College affiliated with the University of Melbourne providing accommodation to 220 students who are attending the University of Melbourne, Victorian College of the Arts, RMIT University and Monash University's Victorian College of Pharmacy.In addition to the... , University of Melbourne University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria... University College, Oxford University College, Oxford .University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m... University of Bonn, Germany University of Bonn The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number... |
Headmaster Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne Methodist Ladies' College is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... & Hale School, Perth Hale School Hale School is a selective, independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia.... |
| Mervyn Austin Mervyn Austin Mervyn Neville Austin was an Australian headmaster and professor.-Early life:Austin was born in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, and from 1927 to 1931 was a student at Melbourne Grammar School. For three years he was a member of the school's 1st XI cricket side and was captain in his final year... |
1950–1951 | Melbourne Grammar School Melbourne Grammar School Melbourne Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, located in South Yarra and Caulfield, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.... University of Melbourne University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria... Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England... |
Professor of Classics and Ancient History University of Western Australia University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the... |
| Laurence Pyke Laurence Pyke Laurence Richard Dimond Pyke was an Australian headmaster and university dean.Pyke was the son of Richard, an accountant, and Lillian, a teacher, journalist and author. He was one of three children and was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne. Pyke graduated as a Bachelor of Science form the... |
1952–1960 | Wesley College, Melbourne Wesley College, Melbourne Wesley College, Melbourne is an independent, co-educational, Christian day school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1866, the college is a school of the Uniting Church in Australia. Wesley is the largest school in Australia by enrolment, with 3,511 students and 564 full-time staff... University of Melbourne University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria... University of Oxford University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096... |
Dean of Graduate Studies University of Melbourne University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria... |
| Dr Ernest Duncan Ernest Duncan Ernest R Duncan was a New Zealand-born mathematician, Australian headmaster and American professor.-Early career:Duncan was born in Clyde, New Zealand, and graduated from the University of Otago... |
1962 | University of Otago University of Otago The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it... Columbia University Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the... |
Professor of Mathematics Rutgers University Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American... |
| Rev Douglas Trathen Douglas Trathen Douglas Arthur Trathen was an Australian Methodist minister and the Headmaster of Newington College and is known for his opposition to the Vietnam War and conscription.-Early life:... |
1963–1970 | Canterbury Boys' High School Canterbury Boys' High School Canterbury Boys' High School is a public, secondary, day school for boys, located in Canterbury, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located near the Canterbury Park Racecourse and next to Canterbury Girl's High School.Established in January 1918 as the Canterbury... University of Sydney University of Sydney The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania... |
Headmaster Wolaroi College, Orange Kinross Wolaroi School Kinross Wolaroi School is an independent, Uniting church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Orange, a provincial city west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... |
| Tony Rae Tony Rae Anthony James Morell Rae AM was an Australian-born headmaster of a GPS School and chairman of the Headmasters' Conference of the Independent Schools of Australia.-Early life:... |
1972–1993 | The Scots College, Sydney The Scots College For other schools with a similar name see Scots College.The Scots College is an independent Presbyterian day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.... University of Sydney University of Sydney The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania... |
Headmaster Albury Grammar School The Scots School Albury The Scots School Albury is an independent, K-12, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding School, located in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. It draws students from the local area and other parts of Australia.... |
| Michael Smee | 1993–2003 | The King's School, Sydney The King's School, Sydney The King's School is an independent Anglican, day and boarding school for boys in North Parramatta in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831, it is Australia's oldest school and forms one of the nine "Great Public Schools" of New South Wales. Situated within a site, Gowan Brae,... University of Sydney University of Sydney The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania... |
Headmaster Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide Pulteney Grammar School Pulteney Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, day school, located on South Terrace in Adelaide, South Australia.- History :... |
| David Scott David Scott (headmaster) David G Scott is an Australian educationalist who has been the Principal of Kingswood College, Melbourne, Anglican Church Grammar School , Brisbane, and is the immediate past Headmaster of Newington College, Sydney.-Teaching career:... |
2003–2009 | University of Western Australia University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the... Murdoch University Murdoch University Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975... Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman.... |
Headmaster Kingswood College Kingswood College Kingswood College is coeducational K-12 college operating under the auspices of the Uniting Church in Australia, located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, Victoria, Australia... , Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... & Anglican Church Grammar School Anglican Church Grammar School The Anglican Church Grammar School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in East Brisbane, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Founded in 1912 by Canon William Perry French Morris, Churchie has a non-selective... , Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... |
| Dr PHD PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer... David Mulford |
2009–present | Principal Radford College, Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne... Headmaster Blue Mountains Grammar School Blue Mountains Grammar School Blue Mountains Grammar School , established in 1918, is an independent school over two campuses, in Wentworth Falls and Valley Heights, New South Wales, Australia. Classes are run from Pre-Kindergarten/Transition to Year 12 . The school is an Anglican, co-educational day school... |
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Notable teachers
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| Richard Thomas Baker Richard Thomas Baker Richard Thomas Baker was an Australian economic botanist, museum curator and educator.-Early life:Baker was born in Woolwich, England, son of Richard Thomas Baker, a blacksmith, and his wife Sarah, née Colkett... |
1880–1887 | Science & Art Master | Curator of the Sydney Technological Museum Powerhouse Museum The Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney, the other being the historic Sydney Observatory... , Botanist and Clarke Medal Clarke Medal The Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished work in the Natural sciences.Named in honour of the Reverend William Branwhite Clarke, one of the founders of the Society... list |
| Herb Barker Herb Barker Herbert Samuel Barker was an all-around athlete who represented Australia in the hammer throw at the Empire Games and in rugby union as a Wallaby, and played for New South Wales in Basketball.-Early life:... |
1966–1994 | Physical Education Teacher | Wallaby Australia national rugby union team The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the... , Empire Games field athlete, and played basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... for New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... |
| Sir Thomas Bavin KCMG Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III.... |
1891–1892 | Student Teacher | Premier of New South Wales New South Wales Supreme Court Judge Judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open... |
| Paul Delprat Paul Delprat Paul Ashton Delprat is an Australian artist and the Principal of The Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, Australia's oldest continuous fine art school... |
1967–1970 | Art Master | Artist Artist An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only... and Principal of The Julian Ashton Art School Julian Ashton Julian Rossi Ashton was an Australian artist and teacher, known for his support of the Heidelberg School and for his influential art school in Sydney.... |
| Joseph James Fletcher Joseph James Fletcher Joseph James Fletcher was an Australian biologist, winner of the 1921 Clarke Medal.Fletcher was born at Auckland, New Zealand the son of the Rev Joseph Horner Fletcher, a Methodist clergyman, and his wife Kate, née Green... |
1882–1885 | Science Teacher | Biologist Biologist A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work... , Clarke Medal Clarke Medal The Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished work in the Natural sciences.Named in honour of the Reverend William Branwhite Clarke, one of the founders of the Society... list and director and librarian of the Linnean Society of New South Wales Linnean Society of New South Wales The Linnean Society of New South Wales promotes the Cultivation and Study of the Science of Natural History in all its Branches and was founded in Sydney, New South Wales in 1874 and incorporated in 1884. It succeeded the Entomological Society of New South Wales, founded in 1862 and folded in... |
| Gary Knoke Gary Knoke Gary James Knoke was Australian Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games competing athlete who was ranked third in the world in 400 metre hurdling during 1966.-National representative:... |
1974–1980 | Physical Education Teacher | Olympic Games Olympic Games The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate... and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years.... track athlete |
| Antonio Dattilo Rubbo | 1898-c1930 | Art Teacher | Artist Artist An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only... and art educator |
| John Waterhouse John Waterhouse (headmaster) John Waterhouse was an Australian principal who was headmaster of two of New South Wales first public boys high schools.-Early life:... |
1874-1883 | Student Teacher Assistant Master |
Headmaster Sydney Boys' High School and Maitland High School Maitland High School Maitland High School is situated in East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia on High Street. Established in 1884 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, the school currently caters for approximately 800 students from Years 7 to 12, and is situated near its sister... |
| Frank S. Williamson Frank S. Williamson Francis Samuel Williamson was an Australian poet who was published under the name Frank S. Williamson.-Early life:Williamson was the son of an English-born coachmaker and his Scottish wife... |
1894–1901 | English Teacher | Poet Poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary... and wrote the words for Dear Newingtonia |
Campuses
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
es, located in Stanmore and Lindfield:
Secondary school
The secondary campus is located in Stanmore, in Sydney's inner-west. The student body consists of approximately 50 boarders and 1,050 day students from Years 7 to 12. Newington boarders come from country and city, interstate and overseas. Day students are drawn from all over the Sydney greater metropolitan areaMetropolitan area
The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...
.
Wyvern House preparatory school
Newington has educated primary school (Kindergarten to Year 6) aged boys since 1863. In 1938 Wyvern House opened in a separate school building on the Stanmore campus and accepted its first students in 1939. Wyvern moved to new premises in Cambridge Street, Stanmore, a few minutes' walk from the secondary school, in 1998. It has approximately 370 students - all day students. There are two classes each in Years K to 4 and three classes in Years 5 to 6. The Head of Wyvern House is Ian HoldenLindfield preparatory school
The Newington College Preparatory School was established initially at KillaraKillara, New South Wales
Killara is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Killara is located north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. East Killara is a separate suburb and West Killara is a locality within Killara.-...
(1957) and later at Lindfield
Lindfield, New South Wales
Lindfield is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lindfield is 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council.- Location and history :...
(1967), in response to requests from Old Newingtonians that a preparatory school be established on the North Shore of Sydney. The Head of Newington College, Lindfield, is Chris Wyatt. It is a single-stream school, with approximately 160 students from Kindergarten to Year 6 and is set in a bushland location where the Students are constantly in touch with nature. The school features a basketball/tennis court, climbing gym areas, swimming pool and connects to the bush trails of Swain Gardens. Each classroom includes effective information communication technology tools. Classrooms have dedicated computer and wet areas, and bag storage areas. There are also specialist facilities for music, art and French. There is a tuckshop three days a week. The campus has just undergone a major redevelopment of classrooms and the addition of a new hall, library and visual arts room. Students in Years 3–6 compete in the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Competition held on Saturday mornings. Every student competes in a summer (basketball or cricket) or winter sport (rugby or soccer). Newington's preparatory schools combine for annual carnivals in swimming, athletics and cross country.
War Memorials
Memorial to the Dead 1914-1918
The sandstoneSydney sandstone
Sydney sandstone is the common name for Sydney Basin Hawkesbury Sandstone, historically known as Yellowblock, is a sedimentary rock named after the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney, where this sandstone is particularly common....
Memorial to the Dead was designed by the Old Newingtonian architect William Hardy Wilson
William Hardy Wilson
William Hardy Wilson was an Australian architect, artist and author. He "is regarded as one of the most outstanding architects of the twentieth century".-Early years:...
and is now sited between the Centenary Hall and the Chapel. It was originally placed in a grove of trees to the north of the Founders Wing but was moved to its present location in the early 1960s to make way for the construction of the Centenary Hall which was opened in 1963. The memorial comprises a semi-circular wall and seat, with pillars surmounted by white stone urns at either end and a column with a sundial stands at the centre. The inscription on the wall reads:
1914 - To Our Beloved Dead - 1918and the inscription on the sundial reads:
Time dims not their sacrifice.The memorial was dedicated on 11 May 1922 by the Governor General of Australia and the Old Newingtonian poet Leslie Holdsworth Allen
Leslie Holdsworth Allen
Leslie Holdsworth Allen was an Australian academic and poet. He was Professor of English at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, the senior lecturer of English and Latin at Canberra University College and chairman of the Literature Censorship Board.-Early life:Allen was born in Maryborough,...
wrote a poem, To our beloved dead, in memory of the occasion.
Gallipoli Lone Pine Memorial
Commemorating Prisoners of War during World War I, this tree comes from a seedling propagated from a pine cone brought home from GallipoliGallipoli
The Gallipoli peninsula is located in Turkish Thrace , the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli derives its name from the Greek "Καλλίπολις" , meaning "Beautiful City"...
by an Australian soldier. The tree stands in a triangular area of grass formed by the merging of the Cowlishaw Drive and the War Memorial Drive. A bronze commemorative plaque on a stone plinth has the following inscription:
The Gallipoli Lone Pine - During the 1914-1918 Great War, Australian and New Zealand forces landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 to attack Turkish forces. Eight months later they withdrew. One significant battle occurred on the ridge where a lone pine stood. ANZAC forces finally occupied the Turkish position, but with the tragic loss of 2,227 men. Turkish losses were around 5,000. During the withdrawal from ANZAC Cove, an Australian soldier picked up a pine cone and brought it home, where the seeds were propagated. Since 1933, when the pines became of good size and yielded more seedlings, Legacy arranged for pine trees to be distributed to schools and interested groups to help keep the memory of the Gallipoli Lone Pine alive.
Chapel Memorial Tablets
Twenty four brassBrass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
plaques
Commemorative plaque
A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event...
were hung in Prescott Hall as memorials to individual Old Newingtonians who died during World War I. Further plaques were added after World War II but they were all removed when the hall
Hall
In architecture, a hall is fundamentally a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age, a mead hall was such a simple building and was the residence of a lord and his retainers...
was renovated in 1979. They were then placed on the first floor balcony
Balcony
Balcony , a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade.-Types:The traditional Maltese balcony is a wooden closed balcony projecting from a...
of the War Memorial Classroom Block. They were later placed in the archives collection. In 1995 they were restored and repositioned in the chapel's glass ambulatory overlooking the 1914-1918 Memorial to the Dead.
War Memorial Driveway
In 1936 the War Memorial Drive was planted with 75 poplarPoplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
s, each with a cross at the foot and a plaque honouring individual Old Newingtonians who died during World War II. The trees were replaced by a new avenue of trees in 1966 and the plaques were replaced by a tablet on a plinth with the inscription:
Lest We Forget - This plaque was dedicated on 24 September 1966, to mark the planting of trees alongside the War Memorial Drive by the Old Newingtonians' Union to restore those originally planted by the Union on 29 February 1936. By this act Old Newingtonians remember those Old Boys who gave their lives in the service of God, King and Country, and whose names are recorded on the War Memorial of the School.Fifty of the original plaques remain in the archives collection. In 1979 the War Memorial Drive was realigned and replanted and the 1966 plinth was moved to the Millner Gates end of the drive.
Boer War Honour Roll
A bronze tablet recording the names of 44 Old Newingtonians who served in the Boer WarBoer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
hangs in Prescott Hall in the Founders Wing. It is set in a Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
frame of column
Column
A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a vertical structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. For the purpose of wind or earthquake engineering, columns may be designed to resist lateral forces...
s with a plinth
Plinth
In architecture, a plinth is the base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument or structure rests. Gottfried Semper's The Four Elements of Architecture posited that the plinth, the hearth, the roof, and the wall make up all of architectural theory. The plinth usually rests...
and cornice
Cornice
Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.The function of the projecting...
. The inscription reads:
Floreat Newingtonia - Erected by Old Boys of Newington College in honour of Newingtonians who fought for the Empire in South Africa 1899-1902.The Memorial was designed by Old Newingtonian architects Henry Budden
Henry Budden
Henry [Harry] Ebenezer Budden CBE was a Sulman Award winning Australian architect active in the first 40 years of the 20th century. His work encompassed the styles of the Federation Arts and Crafts and Bungalow through to the Inter-War Stripped Classical and Art Deco...
and William Hardy Wilson
William Hardy Wilson
William Hardy Wilson was an Australian architect, artist and author. He "is regarded as one of the most outstanding architects of the twentieth century".-Early years:...
and was dedicated on 15 December 1903.
World War I Honour Roll
Over six hundred Old Newingtonians enlisted during World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and the loss of life was appalling. By wars end, 109 Old Boys had died for God, King and Country. Prior to 1920 the walls of the vestibule
Vestibule (architecture)
A vestibule is a lobby, entrance hall, or passage between the entrance and the interior of a building.The same term can apply to structures in modern or ancient roman architecture. In modern architecture vestibule typically refers to a small room or hall between an entrance and the interior of...
at the entrance to the Founders Wing had been hung with sporting teams photographs. In 1921 this space was transformed by the installation of white marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
tablets, encased in Queensland maple, upon which were inscribed the names of Old Boys who had served. Those who had made the supreme sacrifice are listed on the central panels below the words:
These Nobly Strining, Nobly Fell.With a black and white marble floor and stained glass door panels this space takes on the feel of a small chapel.
World War II Honour Roll
A wall of brass and enamel panels in the Centenary Hall foyerFoyer
A foyer or lobby is a large, vast room or complex of rooms adjacent to the auditorium...
records the names of the 814 Old Newingtonians who served in Australia's armed forces in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The inscription reads:
Honour Roll of Old Newingtonians WWII 1939-1945.This honour roll was dedicated on Anzac Day
ANZAC Day
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It now more broadly commemorates all...
2009 by Old Newingtonian Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Sandy Pearson
Sandy Pearson
Major General Cedric Mandsley Ingram "Sandy" Pearson AO, DSO, OBE, MC is a retired Australian Army officer. He is a former Commander of Australian Forces during the Vietnam War, Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon and Director of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South...
AO
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
MC
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
and replaces a roll in the same position that was unveiled by Sir
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
William Morrow DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
ED
Efficiency Decoration
The Efficiency Decoration is a defunct medal of Britain and the Commonwealth awarded for long service in the Territorial Army of the UK, the Indian Volunteer Forces and Colonial Auxiliary Forces....
in 1966.
Post-World War II Honour Roll
This wooden honour board records the names of 45 Old Newingtonians who served in Australia's armed forces in conflicts post-World War II and is on the southern wall of the Centenary Hall foyer. It is inscribed:In every generation good men must defend what they believe to be right and Newington remembers with pride her sons who served their sovereign and country in the cause of liberty in international conflicts from 1948 to 1973.It commemorates service in the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
, Malayan Emergency
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army , the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party, from 1948 to 1960....
, Malaysian-Indonesian Confrontation
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army , the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party, from 1948 to 1960....
and Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
.
Curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
outlined by the NSW Board of Studies (BOS) between Kindergarten and Year 8. In addition to this curriculum, the students study one major language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
other than English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. From Years 9 to 12, students adhere to the Board of Studies curriculum standards that all NSW schools follow.
Newington became an IB World School in May 2007, and from 2008 has offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) to Year 11 students, as an alternative to the Higher School Certificate (HSC).
Co-curriculum
Newington students may participate in the following co-curricular activities:- Cadets - The Newington College Cadet Corps (now Unit) was founded in 1869 and pre-dates the Australian ArmyAustralian ArmyThe Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...
. Activities include abseilingAbseilingAbseiling , rappelling in American English, is the controlled descent down a rock face using a rope; climbers use this technique when a cliff or slope is too steep and/or dangerous to descend without protection.- Slang terms :...
, archeryArcheryArchery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
, bushcraftBushcraftBushcraft is a long-term extension of survival skills. A popular term for wilderness skills in Canada, The UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the term was popularised in the southern hemisphere by Les Hiddins in Australia as well as in the northern hemisphere by Mors Kochanski and...
, canoeingCanoeingCanoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
, drill, first aidFirst aidFirst aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert, but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care...
, lifesaving, mapping, orienteeringOrienteeringOrienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
and radio operation. There is also a service bandMusical ensembleA musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
and service orchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
. - Newington Challenge - The scheme teaches the skills needed to survive in the bush including first aid, orienteering and camp craft. Year 10 there are activities including: archery, self defence and indoor climbing. There are also two camps per year.
- The Duke of Edinburgh's AwardThe Duke of Edinburgh's AwardThe Duke of Edinburgh's Award , is a programme of activities that can be undertaken by anyone aged 14 to 24, regardless of personal ability....
- This scheme is offered either as a stand alone activity, as part of cadets or Newington Challenge. - MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
- Founders Concert is Newington's major music performance annually and joint choral concerts are held with MLC SchoolMLC SchoolMLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :...
. The Symphonic Winds group compete in public festivals and challenges and the Chapel Choir provide music year long at house services and evensong. All group participate in the GPS Music Festival. - Sport - Newington is one of the nine members of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (GPS) and participates in all GPS sporting competitions as well as several non-GPS or traditional sports. Newington students may participate in a variety of sports including: AthleticsAthletics (track and field)Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
, BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, FencingFencingFencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, JudoJudois a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
, RowingRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, Small Bore Rifle ShootingShooting sportsA shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
, SoccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and Water PoloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
.
Alumni
Alumnus
An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college,...
of Newington College are commonly referred to as 'Old Boys' or 'Old Newingtonians', and may elect to join the schools alumni association
Alumni association
An alumni association is an association of graduates or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools , fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni from the same organisation...
, the Old Newingtonians' Union.
Notable Old Newingtonians
For a list of notable Old Newingtonians', see List of Old Newingtonians.Old Newingtonians' Union
The Old Newingtonians' Union is the alumni associationAlumni association
An alumni association is an association of graduates or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools , fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni from the same organisation...
of Newington College. It was founded in 1895, with the Newington College President, Rev Dr James Egan Moulton
James Egan Moulton
James Egan Moulton was an English born Australian Methodist minister and headmaster and school president.-Early life:...
, as its inaugural President and Sir Thomas Bavin as Secretary
Secretary
A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...
.
The aims of the Union, as stated in its constitution
Constitution (corporate)
A constitution is the set of regulations which govern the conduct of non-political entities, whether incorporated or not. Such entities include corporations and voluntary associations....
, are to:
"strengthen the bonds between Old Newingtonians and between Old Newingtonians and the College; foster and develop active participation in, and support of, the affairs of the College and of the Union; support and promote the Newington Foundation and the Old Newingtonians' Union Centennial Trust; organise and carry out social functions in pursuance of the objects of the Union; promote the interests and welfare of the College in all its aspects; commemorate those Old Newingtonians who have given their lives in the service of their country; and provide club facilities for members of the Union either solely or in conjunction with other clubs, unions or associations of ex-students of other schools".
A bi-annual publication, Newington Wyvern is sent to all old boys whose current addresses are known to the Union. The Union previously published directories of Old Newingtonians at five yearly intervals but that publication has been superseded by an on-line directory.
Affiliated organisations of the Union are: Wyvern Cricket Club, playing in the Sydney Suburban Competition; Lodge Wyvern, a Masonic Lodge
Masonic Lodge
This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...
; and The 70 Club, a luncheon
Luncheon
Luncheon, commonly abbreviated to lunch, is a mid-day meal, and is smaller than dinner.In English-speaking countries during the eighteenth century, lunch was originally called "dinner"— a word still used regularly to mean a noontime meal in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and some parts of England,...
club for senior Old boys. The Old Newingtonians' Union is a member of the GPS Old Boys Unions' Council.
ONU Presidents
Presidents of the Union are now normally elected for two one-year termsTerm of office
Term of office or term in office refers to the length of time a person serves in a particular office.-Prime Minister:In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister has no term limits...
and are supported by a council. The council is made up of a treasurer
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
, a secretary and assistant, councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s, metropolitan vice-presidents, regional vice-presidents and past presidents. During the Centenary of Newington College Sir Keith Jones
Keith Jones (surgeon)
Sir Keith Stephen Jones FRCS is an Australian medical practitioner and surgeon. He is a past national president of the Australian Medical Association and was chief medical officer of the New South Wales State Emergency Service. He turned 100 in July 2011.-Early life:Jones was born in Narrandera,...
was President of the Union (1963 & 1964) and in the Centenary year of the Union His Honour Judge Fred Kirkham
Fred Kirkham
Born Frederick Angus Benfield , Fred Kirkham was an Australian Olympic-level rower, songwriter and Judge.-Early life:Kirkham was born in Leichhardt, New South Wales and attended Newington College...
was President (1995 & 1996). The current Chairman of Newington College Council, The Hon. Justice Angus Talbot
Angus Talbot
Robert Neville [Angus] Talbot is an Australian lawyer and barrister. He is a retired Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales and the current Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Council of Newington College. -Early life:...
, has also served as President (1997 & 1998). Other notable Presidents of the union include: The Hon. Samuel Moore MLA
Samuel Wilkinson Moore
Samuel Wilkinson Moore was an Australian Freetrade and Liberal Party parliamentarian who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly...
(1896, 1898, 1904 & 1916); Arthur Lucas
Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas
Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas was an English-born Australian schoolmaster and scientist.-Early life:Lucas born was born in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, the third son of the Rev. Samuel Lucas, a Wesleyan minister, and his wife Elizabeth, née Broadhead...
(1897); Dr Cecil Purser
Cecil Purser
Dr Cecil Purser FRACP, was an Australian physician and served terms as chairman of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and vice-chancellor and deputy chancellor of the University of Sydney.-Birth and education:...
(1899); Dr George Abbott
George Abbott (surgeon)
George Henry Abbott was an Australian surgeon, President of the New South Wales branch of the British Medical Association, President of the Royal Australian Historical Society and a fellow of the University of Sydney Senate.-Early life:...
(1901); The Hon. William Robson MLC
William Robson (Australian parliamentarian)
William Elliot Veitch Robson was an Australian parliamentarian and businessman. -Early life:Robson was born at Surry Hills, the son of William Robson. He attended Newington College and then the University of Sydney from where he graduated with a BA in 1889. After serving as an articled clerk he...
(1902 & 1905); Percy Colquhoun MLA
Percy Colquhoun
Percy Brereton Colquhoun was an Australian parliamentarian, lawyer and sportsman. -Early life:Colquhoun was born at Maitland, New South Wales, the third son of the New South Wales Crown Solicitor, George Colquhoun. He was privately tutored at home and then attended St Paul's School, Redfern...
(1918 & 1919); Henry Budden CBE
Henry Budden
Henry [Harry] Ebenezer Budden CBE was a Sulman Award winning Australian architect active in the first 40 years of the 20th century. His work encompassed the styles of the Federation Arts and Crafts and Bungalow through to the Inter-War Stripped Classical and Art Deco...
(1920); Lt Col Alfred Warden VD
Alfred Warden
Colonel Alfred William Warden VD was a prominent Australian soldier, military engineer and architect.-Early life:...
(1923 & 1924); Carl Glasgow MLA
Carl Glasgow
Carl Spencer Frederick Glasgow was an Australian Member of Parliament and lawyer.-Early life:Glasgow was born in Narrandera, New South Wales, the son of William Glasgow and Rebecca McGregor...
(1929 & 1930); Col Tom Millner MC VD (1937, 1938, 1945 & 1946); Garth Barraclough OBE
Garth Barraclough
Garth Wilson Egerton Barraclough OBE was an Australian company director and chairman of Unilever Australia, Arnott's and EMI.-Early life:Barraclough was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Newington College ....
(1948 & 1949); The Hon. Richard Thompson MLC
Richard Thompson (Australian parliamentarian)
Richard Thompson was a New Zealand-born Australian parliamentarian, businessman and Methodist Lay preacher. -Early life:...
(1952 & 1954); Alex Rigby
Alex Rigby
Alexander Leslie Rigby AM ED was an Australian builder and company director.-Early life:Rigby was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Newington College and Sydney Technical College.-Community activity:...
AM
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
ED
Efficiency Decoration
The Efficiency Decoration is a defunct medal of Britain and the Commonwealth awarded for long service in the Territorial Army of the UK, the Indian Volunteer Forces and Colonial Auxiliary Forces....
(1959 & 1960); and Dr Roger Davidson (1972 & 1973). The current President is James Jordan.
ADB biographies
The following are links to Old Newingtonians who have biographies in the Australian Dictionary of BiographyAustralian Dictionary of Biography
The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a national, co-operative enterprise, founded and maintained by the Australian National University to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history....
Online:
| Old Newingtonian | Occupation | Lived | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, George Henry | medical practitioner | 1867-1942 | ADB Online |
| Allen, Sir Carleton Kemp | scholar | 1887–1966 | ADB Online |
| Allen, Leslie Holdsworth | scholar | 1879–1964 | ADB Online |
| Angus, John Henry Smith | businessman | 1875-1937 | ADB Online |
| Ardill, George Edward | farmer | 1889–1964 | ADB Online |
| Aston, Ronald Leslie | engineer and academic | 1901–1969 | ADB Online |
| Bavin, Sir Thomas Rainsford | lawyer and politician | 1874–1941 | ADB Online |
| Beal, George Lansley | public servant | 1869–1952 | ADB Online |
| Bowden, Eric Kendall | solicitor and politician | 1871–1931 | ADB Online |
| Boyer, Sir Richard James Fildes | grazier, publicist and broadcasting chief | 1891–1961 | ADB Online |
| Campbell, Alexander Petrie | minister | 1881–1963 | ADB Online |
| Clunies Ross, Sir William Ian | veterinary scientist and administrator | 1899–1959 | ADB Online |
| Colquhoun, Percy Brereton | sportsman, lawyer and politician | 1866–1936 | ADB Online |
| Curlewis, Herbert Raine | judge | 1869–1942 | ADB Online |
| Dadswell, Herbert Eric | wood scientist | 1903–1964 | ADB Online |
| Dun, William Sutherland | palaeontologist | 1868-1934 | ADB Online |
| Farnell, Frank | politician and public administrator | 1861–1929 | ADB Online |
| Fletcher, Charles Brunsdon | surveyor and journalist | 1859–1946 | ADB Online |
| Fletcher, Joseph James | biologist and editor | 1850–1926 | ADB Online |
| Fletcher, Lionel Bale | minister and evangelist | 1877–1954 | ADB Online |
| Freeman, Ambrose William | mining engineer | 1873–1930 | ADB Online |
| Freeman, William Addison | solicitor and businessman | 1874-1956 | ADB Online |
| Garrett, Thomas William | cricketer and civil servant | 1858–1943 | ADB Online |
| Goldsmith, Adrian Philip | public servant, airman and business-manager | 1921–1961 | ADB Online |
| Halloran, Henry Ferdinand | realtor | 1869–1953 | ADB Online |
| Hawken, Roger William Hercules | civil engineer | 1878–1947 | ADB Online |
| Horton, Mervyn Emrys Rosser | art patron, editor and company director | 1917–1983 | ADB Online |
| Hoskins, Sir Cecil Harold | iron and steel manufacturer | 1889–1971 | ADB Online |
| Hunt, Alfred Edgar | pastoralist and politician | 1861–1930 | ADB Online |
| Hunt, Harold Arthur Kinross | classical scholar and educationist | 1903–1977 | ADB Online |
| Hunt, John Charles | grazier, orchardist and politician | 1856–1930 | ADB Online |
| Locke, Charles Herbert | company director and fund-raiser for charity | 1910–1977 | ADB Online |
| McGeorge, John Alexander Hughes | forensic psychiatrist | 1898–1979 | ADB Online |
| Mackay, Sir Iven Giffard | army officer and headmaster | 1882–1966 | ADB Online |
| Maitland, Sir Herbert Lethington | surgeon and sportsman | 1868–1923 | ADB Online |
| Marr, Sir Charles William Clanan | engineer, soldier and politician | 1880–1960 | ADB Online |
| Mills, Thomas | soldier, tinminer and businessman | 1908–1978 | ADB Online |
| Moore, Samuel Wilkinson | minie manager and politician | 1854–1935 | ADB Online |
| Morrow, Sir Arthur William | physician | 1903–1977 | ADB Online |
| Munro, Hugh Robert | grazier | 1862–1958 | ADB Online |
| O'Reilly, Walter Cresswell | public servant and film censor | 1877–1954 | ADB Online |
| Piddington, William Henry Burgess | politician and bank employee | 1856–1900 | ADB Online |
| Pratt, Frederick Vicary | minister | 1870–1932 | ADB Online |
| Priestley, Henry | biochemist | 1884–1961 | ADB Online |
| Purser, Cecil | physician | 1862–1953 | ADB Online |
| Robson, Ewan Murray | politician, soldier and solicitor | 1906–1974 | ADB Online |
| Robson, William Elliot Veitch | solicitor and politician | 1869–1951 | ADB Online |
| Rogers, Sir Percival Halse | judge | 1883–1945 | ADB Online |
| Sommerlad, Ernest Christian | newspaper editor, businessman and politician | 1886–1952 | ADB Online |
| Tout, Sir Frederick Henry | solicitor, pastoralist, businessman and politician | 1873–1950 | ADB Online |
| Tye, Cyrus Willmot Oberon | public servant | 1879–1946 | ADB Online |
| Weaver, Reginald Walter Darcy | real estate agent and politician | 1876–1945 | ADB Online |
| White, Alfred Spurgeon | accountant | 1890–1977 | ADB Online |
| White, Clarence Arthur | baker, flour-miller and company director | 1886–1956 | ADB Online |
| Wilson, William Hardy | architect | 1881–1955 | ADB Online |
| Woodward, Oliver Holmes | mining engineer, metallurgist and soldier | 1885–1966 | ADB Online |
| Woolnough, Walter George | geologist | 1876–1958 | ADB Online |
See also
- Wyvern HouseWyvern HouseWyvern House, is one of the two single-sex, preparatory day schools for boys of Newington College and is located at 115 Cambridge Street Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia....
- List of non-government schools in New South Wales
- List of boarding schools
- Lawrence Campbell Oratory CompetitionLawrence Campbell Oratory CompetitionThe Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition is an annual competition in impromptu public speaking between representatives of each of the Great Public Schools and Combined Associated Schools in New South Wales, Australia...