List of Old Newingtonians with Australian Dictionary of Biography biographies

This is a list of Old Newingtonians with Australian Dictionary of Biography biographies. Old Newingtonians are alumni of Newington College, an independent Uniting Church single-sex primary and secondary day school for boys, located in the inner-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Old Newingtonian	Occupation	Lived	Notes
Abbott, George Henry	medical practitioner	1867–1942	[1]
Allen, Sir Carleton Kemp	scholar	1887–1966	[2]
Allen, Leslie Holdsworth	scholar	1879–1964	[3]
Angus, John Henry Smith	businessman	1875–1937	[4]
Ardill, George Edward	farmer and politician	1889–1964	[5]
Aston, Ronald Leslie	engineer and academic	1901–1969	[6]
Bavin, Sir Thomas Rainsford	lawyer and politician	1874–1941	[7]
Beal, George Lansley	public servant	1869–1952	[8]
Bowden, Eric Kendall	solicitor and politician	1871–1931	[9]
Boyer, Sir Richard James Fildes	grazier, publicist and broadcasting chief	1891–1961	[10]
Campbell, Alexander Petrie	minister	1881–1963	[11]
Clunies Ross, Sir William Ian	veterinary scientist and administrator	1899–1959	[12]
Colquhoun, Percy Brereton	sportsman, lawyer and politician	1866–1936	[13]
Curlewis, Herbert Raine	judge	1869–1942	[14]
Dadswell, Herbert Eric	wood scientist	1903–1964	[15]
Dun, William Sutherland	palaeontologist	1868–1934	[16]
Farnell, Frank	politician and public administrator	1861–1929	[17]
Fletcher, Charles Brunsdon	surveyor and journalist	1859–1946	[18]
Fletcher, Joseph James	biologist and editor	1850–1926	[19]
Fletcher, Lionel Bale	minister and evangelist	1877–1954	[20]
Freeman, Ambrose William	mining engineer	1873–1930	[21]
Freeman, William Addison	solicitor and businessman	1874–1956	[22]
Garrett, Thomas William	cricketer and civil servant	1858–1943	[23]
Goldsmith, Adrian Philip	public servant, airman and business-manager	1921–1961	[24]
Halloran, Henry Ferdinand	realtor	1869–1953	[25]
Hawken, Roger William Hercules	civil engineer	1878–1947	[26]
Hinder, Henry Francis (Frank)	artist and teacher	1906–1992	[27]
Horton, Mervyn Emrys Rosser	art patron, editor and company director	1917–1983	[28]
Hoskins, Sir Cecil Harold	iron and steel manufacturer	1889–1971	[29]
Hunt, Alfred Edgar	pastoralist and politician	1861–1930	[30]
Hunt, Harold Arthur Kinross	classical scholar and educationist	1903–1977	[31]
Hunt, John Charles	grazier, orchardist and politician	1856–1930	[32]
Locke, Charles Herbert	company director and fund-raiser for charity	1910–1977	[33]
McGeorge, John Alexander Hughes	forensic psychiatrist	1898–1979	[34]
Mackay, Sir Iven Giffard	army officer and headmaster	1882–1966	[35]
Maitland, Sir Herbert Lethington	surgeon and sportsman	1868–1923	[36]
Marr, Sir Charles William Clanan	engineer, soldier and politician	1880–1960	[37]
Mills, Thomas	soldier, tinminer and businessman	1908–1978	[38]
Moore, Samuel Wilkinson	minie manager and politician	1854–1935	[39]
Morrow, Sir Arthur William	physician	1903–1977	[40]
Munro, Hugh Robert	grazier	1862–1958	[41]
O'Reilly, Walter Cresswell	public servant and film censor	1877–1954	[42]
Piddington, William Henry Burgess	politician and bank employee	1856–1900	[43]
Pratt, Frederick Vicary	minister	1870–1932	[44]
Priestley, Henry	biochemist	1884–1961	[45]
Purser, Cecil	physician	1862–1953	[46]
Robson, Ewan Murray	politician, soldier and solicitor	1906–1974	[47]
Robson, William Elliot Veitch	solicitor and politician	1869–1951	[48]
Rogers, Sir Percival Halse	judge	1883–1945	[49]
Sommerlad, Ernest Christian	newspaper editor, businessman and politician	1886–1952	[50]
Tout, Sir Frederick Henry	solicitor, pastoralist, businessman and politician	1873–1950	[51]
Tye, Cyrus Willmot Oberon	public servant	1879–1946	[52]
Weaver, Reginald Walter Darcy	real estate agent and politician	1876–1945	[53]
White, Alfred Spurgeon	accountant	1890–1977	[54]
White, Clarence Arthur	baker, flour-miller and company director	1886–1956	[55]
Wilson, William Hardy	architect	1881–1955	[56]
Winn, Osbert Mervyn	businessman	1920–1924	[57]
Woodward, Oliver Holmes	mining engineer, metallurgist and soldier	1885–1966	[58]
Woolnough, Walter George	geologist	1876–1958	[59]

Lt Col Murray Robson receiving the surrender from Major General Uno in Bandjermasin on 17 September 1945.

See also

• Newington College
• List of Old Newingtonians
• List of Old Newingtonians awarded Imperial and Australian honours

References

1. "Abbott, Joseph". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
2. "Allen, Sir Carleton Kemp". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
3. "Allen, Leslie Holdsworth". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
4. "Angus, James". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
5. "Ardill, George Edward". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
6. "Aston, Ronald Leslie". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
7. "Bavin, Sir Thomas Rainsford (Tom)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
8. "Beal, George Lansley". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
9. "Bowden, Eric Kendall". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
10. "Boyer, Sir Richard James Fildes". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
11. "Campbell, Alexander Petrie". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
12. "Clunies Ross, Sir William Ian". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
13. "Colquhoun, Percy Brereton". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
14. "Curlewis, Herbert Raine". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
15. "Dadswell, Herbert Eric". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
16. "Dun, William Sutherland". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
17. "Farnell, Frank". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
18. "Fletcher, Charles Brunsdon". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
19. "Fletcher, Joseph James". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
20. "Fletcher, Lionel Bale". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
21. "Freeman, Ambrose William". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
22. "Freeman, William Addison". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
23. "Garrett, Thomas William". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
24. "Goldsmith, Adrian Philip". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
25. "Halloran, Henry Ferdinand". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
26. "Hawken, Roger William Hercules". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
27. "Hinder, Henry Francis (Frank)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
28. "Horton, Mervyn Emrys Rosser". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
29. "Hoskins, Sir Cecil Harold". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
30. "Hunt, Alfred Edgar". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
31. "Hunt, Harold Arthur Kinross". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
32. "Hunt, John Charles". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
33. "Locke, Charles Herbert". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
34. "McGeorge, John Alexander Hughes". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
35. "Mackay, Sir Iven Giffard". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
36. "Maitland, Sir Herbert Lethington". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
37. "Marr, Sir Charles William Clanan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
38. "Mills, Thomas". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
39. "Moore, Samuel Wilkinson". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
40. "Morrow, Sir Arthur William". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
41. "Munro, Hugh Robert". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
42. "O'Reilly, Walter Cresswell". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
43. "Piddington, William Henry Burgess". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
44. "Pratt, Frederick Vicary". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
45. "Priestley, Henry". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
46. "Purser, Cecil". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
47. "Robson, Ewan Murray". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
48. "Robson, William Elliot Veitch". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
49. "Rogers, Sir Percival Hals". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
50. "Sommerlad, Ernest Christian". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
51. "Tout, Sir Frederick Henry". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
52. "Tye, Cyrus Willmot Oberon". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
53. "Weaver, Reginald Walter Darcy". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
54. "White, Alfred Spurgeon". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
55. "White, Clarence Arthur". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
56. "Wilson, William Hardy". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
57. "Winn, Osbert Mervyn". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
58. "Woodward, Oliver Holmes". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
59. "Woolnough, Walter George". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

External links

• Newington College website
• ONU website
• Australian Dictionary of Biography website