Student Hall of Fame
Clergy and Religious |
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Cardinal Sir Norman Thomas Gilroy |
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Bishop Edward Kelly Francis Edward Kelly was born at Wellington NSW on 22nd March 1917. He was one of ten children. The family moved to Sydney to enhance the children’s educational opportunities. Edward spent his final years of schooling Marist Brothers Kogarah. When he left school he studied for the priesthood and was ordained on 10th March 1942 at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney. |
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Fr. John Madden |
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Br Jude (John Featherstone) John was born in 1917 and lived in the Kogarah area. He attended Marist Kogarah from the late 1920's until he did his Intermediate Exam in 1933. He was a good sportsman (Edward Kelly, later Bishop of Toowoomba was a teammate). After leaving Kogarah he went to Mittagong to train as a Marist Brother. He was Professed in July 1938. He then spent the next 46 years teaching in many schools on the East Coast as a Primary teacher. Over those years he was known as a dedicated and easy going teacher who got the best out of all his students. Br Jude died in 1999. |
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Fr Jim O'Meara Fr Jim (the class of 1947), has had long links with the College. His father enrolled on 13th February 1909, the first day of classes in the school. Jim attended the school from 1941 to 1947. When he left he undertook study for the Priesthood at Springwood. His first Mass after Ordination was celebrated in the school Chapel. Today that room is part of the school Archives. His video interview on March 18th 2009 took place in that room. After Ordination he worked at Springwood Parish for many years. For many years he has been Parish priest of St Finbars Sans Souci. He has always been active in the Old Boys reunions. He visited the school on March 18th 2009 as part of the Centenary celebrations. |
Parliament and Public Service |
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Paul Conlon |
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Justice Robert Austin |
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Kerry Marien (R.A.N) |
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Kevin Greene MLA |
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John Ajaka John was elected to the Legislative Council at the 2007 state election, having been preselected in the winnable sixth position on the Liberal Party ticket. He made his inaugural speech to the Legislative Council on 9 May 2007, in which he called for greater acceptance of migrants within Australian society and declared his intention to oppose racial prejudice and injustice in his role as an MP. (source Wikipedia) |
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Peter Collins Peter was born in 1947 and attended Kogarah in 1957/58. On leaving school he studied Law and had a great interest in Politics. In 1981 he entered State Parliament representing the Liberal party. Over the years he held a number of portfolios. He was leader of the Opposition from 1995 to 1998. |
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Graham Richardson Graham grew up in the Kogarah area and attended the school until 1965. His single area of prize-winning at the school was in Public Speaking, a skill that was to serve him well in later life. He was an active member of the Labor Party and in 1983 he was elected as a Senator to the Federal Parliament. While in Parliament he held a number of Ministerial Portfolios including Arts, Social Security and Health. On leaving Parliament he became a radio broadcaster and was the Mayor of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Village. |
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Jim Carlton Jim Carlton attended the school in the 1940's and graduated in 1951. At University he studied science and worked in industry for a number of years. In 1977 he entered Federal Parliament and was Minister for Health in the Frazer Government. It should be noted that Graham Richardson was also Federal Minister for Health in the Hawke Government. |
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Brian Langton Brian Langton lived in Carlton and Kogarah all of his life. He commenced at Kogarah in 1957 in 4th Class and sat for the Leaving Certificate in 1964. He was elected to Kogarah council in 1971 and was Mayor in 1979/80. He was elected to State Parliament in 1983 and was Minister for Transport in the Carr government. |
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George Thompson George Thompson began his schooling at Kogarah in 1955 and completed his Leaving Certificate in 1961. When he left school he worked for the Rural Bank and then became a Union delegate. After this he was elected to State Parliament in 1991. He credits his election to Parliament to the influence and stimulus of his old school. |
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Kerry O'Keefe Kerry O'Keefe was born in 1949 and attended the school in the 1960's. Kerry was a talented Right Arm Leg Spinner who at the age of 22 represented Australia at the Test level. He played 24 Tests between 1971 and 1977 for his country. In 1977 when playing against New Zealand he achieved the figures of 5/101. His batting average was 25.76 and he 53 wickets at an average of 38.08. These bowling stats are deceptive because nearly 75% of the wickets were top order and middle order batsmen. There are many bowlers who get most of their wickets from the tail end batsmen. In the 1990's he became a respected Sports commentator on National TV. |
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Robert Windle (Olympic Gold Medallist) During the 1960's the college looked on with pride of the achievements of ex-student Robert Windle at the Olympic Games held in 1960, 1964 and 1968. He won a swimming Gold Medal in 1964 at the Tokyo Olympics in the 1500 metres Freestyle. Robert was a student at the school in the early 1960's |
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Robert Stone Robert was student at the College from the middle 1960s to 1973. Whilst at the College, Robert excelled
Robert Stone played 147 first grade games with the Dragons, including the 1977 and 1979 premierships. He was also a member of the first NSW State of Origin team. In his latter years he was the football manager of the St George Illawarra Dragons. He passed away 1st August 2005. |
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Ray Lindwall Ray Lindwall, a College Old Boy is regarded by many cricket experts as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. Besides being a talented cricketer, Ray also excelled in Rugby League and successfully wore the 'Red and White' on many occasions. Raymond Russell Lindwall was born at Mascot in 1921.
He attended Kogarah Marist from 1933-1936 before transferring to Marist Brothers, Darlinghurst. While at Kogarah, Ray was coached by brother Aidan O'Keefe. In his autobiography "Flying Stumps" Ray paid tribute to Brother Aidan from whom he received such early expert tuition. At school Ray captained the under Thirteen-Cricket Team when he hit his first century. The following year he captained the under Fifteens. Not only did he open both batting and bowling but also kept wicket.
In 1948, Ray returned to his 'old school' before sailing to England as a member of the Australian Cricket team-the famous 'Invincibles'-Captained by Don Bradman. At the school assembly on this occasion, the Principal Brother Maurus Bartlett congratulated Ray on behalf of the staff and students. In the following years Kogarah followed with great pride Ray's sporting achievements. The photo above shows Ray bowling in his last Test, the third test Against India in 1960. He played 61 tests for Australia and took 228 wickets at an average of 23.03. Ray died in Brisbane in 1996 at the age of 74. |
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Jim Bailey Jim Bailey began his athletics career while attending Kogarah Marist. In 1941 he was the State champion in the U12 Broad Jump. In 1956 he beat the world record holder John Landy in a mile race in Los Angeles. He was the first person to ever run the mile in under 4 minutes in the US. Jim visited the school in 2007 and talked with some the schools present athletic stars. |
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Noel Ratcliffe Noel was born in 1945 and attended Marist Kogarah from the middle 1950's to 1959. At school he was a good cricketer. He took up golf at the late age of 21. Since then he has won 10 International Tournaments, the latest been the 2005 Irish Seniors. Below is a list of his tournament wins. Australasia
European Tour European Seniors Tour
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Jason Stevens |
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Keith Galloway Keith who was born in 1985 from an early age showed great footballing ability. His size (194cm) and his ability to run with the ball made him a forward of great value to school MCC teams. While he was still at school in 2003 was picked to play grade football with the Cronulla Sharks. He continues to play first grade for the club in 2007 at his new club, the Wests tigers. |
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George Carstairs While records are difficult to locate George played in a team that represented Marist Brothers in the St George Junior competition. He would most likely have been at the school in its first few years. He played for and was captain of the St George League team. He was the first player from the St George district to be selected for Australia, playing in two Tests on the 1921-22 Kangaroo tour. He played in Saints' first premiership-deciding final in 1927. He scored the first try in the history of St George. A digger in both World Wars. He died in 1966. |
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Warren Saunders Warren Saunders attended Marist Kogarah in the 1950's. At school he was a gifted cricketer. Kevin Greene (another Kogarah ex-student) the present State Minister for Family Services wrote in 2001. My father used to tell me that Warren Saunders was the best opening batsman never to play for Australia. However, he certainly did captain New South Wales in the 1960s when New South Wales was by far the strongest cricketing State in Australia. Warren also scored in excess of 10,000 first grade runs for St George, also at over 40 runs per innings. In addition, Warren was captain of the first grade side in what could only be described as a golden era, and led them to five premierships in the 1960s, when, as well as Saunders and Booth, St George also had players of the calibre of Norm O'Neill, Bill Watson, Kerry O'Keefe, who were test players who automatically spring to mind as representing St George at that time. Since then Warren has been a successful Insurance broker in the St George area and continues to be involved in many worthwhile community activities.In March 2009 he visited the school as part of its Centenary celebrations. |
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Annie Burgess Annie was a member of the school community in 1986/87. She was captain of the A Grade Basketball team and was the first Kogarah student to play in a MCC team. She played basketball for the Sydney Flames and was a long term member of the Australian Women's Basketball team. She represented Australia in the 2000 Olympics and won a silver medal. |
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Matt Salerno Matt Salerno was a student at Kogarah in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Matthew was a gifted in-line skater. While only 16 he won an Australian Open event in Melbourne. He then toured the USA and took part in a number of Extreme skating events. Later on he continued to star on this circuit and was a regular on cable tv sports shows. |
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George made his first grade debut in 2006 for the St George Illawarra Dragons. He played only three first grade games with the Dragons. In 2007 he joined the Sydney Roosters, however, he did not play a first grade game for the club, playing mostly in the reserve grade. In 2008, he joined South Sydney Rabbitohs. His position of choice is at hooker.
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Peter attended the school in the early 1950's. He played MCC Rugby League while at school. When he left he was graded with St George and played 49 games mainly as a hooker between 1957 and 1964. He played in a number of Grand Final winning teams during that time. |
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Herb (Jnr), Jack and Bob Gilbert were students at the school in the 1930's. They were the sons of the great Herb Gilbert who was the first captain of the St George Rugby League team. All three represented the school in Rugby League and were coached by Herb (Snr). Herb (Jnr) played 89 games for St. George between 1938 and 1943 until war duty intervened. Following the war Herb played for Balmain from 1946 - 1948. In 1946 Balmain reached the Grand Final playing against former club, St George. The game was close and won by Balmain 13 -12 Jack played 8 games in 1941 and 1946 while Bob played 4 games in 1945. |
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Industry and Commerce |
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David Rochford David Rochford was born in 1915 and lived his early life in Bexley. He attended Marist Kogarah in the 1920's and 30's. He proved to be an excellent student and obtained an Honours Grade in the 1929 Diocesan Primary Examinations. He continued this high level of work and was Dux of the College in 1934. He then went to Sydney University where he graduated with First Class Honours in Zoology. He then joined the CSIRO in 1939 and stayed there until retiring as divisional chief in 1981. During this time he did ground breaking research on nutrients in coastal environments. Much of this long term research was been utilised by other scientists to study the effects of the El Nino in the 1990's. Also through consistent effort he was instrumental in Australian scientists obtaining their own research vessels from the late 1950's. He lived most of his life at Caringbah where he suffered a stroke in 1996. He died in 2001 |
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John Stephenson John attended Kogarah in the early 1930's. As a child he suffered bouts of ill health but he grew out this to become a big man with a strong constitution. He was a good cricket player and also played competition tennis. At the age of 19 he was appointed manager of Bushell's Tea importing department in Sydney. After serving in the Army during the war he came back and started his own business. In this business he pioneered the use of computer and fax technology in the customs industry. He was always involved in raising money for charity and was known as an honest and ethical businessman. He was president of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce for 7 years. He died in 2001 |
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Dr James Prendergast On March 3rd ex student Jim Prendegast (class of 1970) was appointed Executive Director of IEEE*, the worlds largest Technical Professional Society. Jim came to us from Penshurst in 1969 and his studies were funded with a Commonwealth Scholarship. He studied Engineering at Sydney University and the won the University Medal. Jim most recently served as vice president and chief technology officer for DuPont Electronic and Communication Technologies in Wilmington, Del. Prior to joining DuPont, he was vice president and director of Motorola’s Physical Sciences Research Laboratories, headquartered in Tempe, Ariz. He is an IEEE Senior Member, and has been a member of IEEE for 32 years. *IEEE is commemorating its 125th anniversary in 2009 by Celebrating 125 Years of Engineering the Future around the globe. Through its more than 375,000 members in 160 countries, IEEE is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics. IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world’s literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed nearly 900 active industry standards. The organization annually sponsors more than 900 conferences worldwide |
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Michael Tynan OAM Michael Tynan was born in Carlton and was educated at the Marist Brothers College, Kogarah in the 1950's. When he left school he worked for a short time in the dairy farming industry at Hoxton Park. He then studied gemology and owned a jewellery business in Kogarah for some 10 years before commencing in the motor industry at Sutherland in 1966.
Michael was elected to the Sutherland Shire Council in 1974 and was a Councillor for 18 years. He was also the President/Mayor of the Shire for five terms. Over the years Michael has received many awards including the Queen’s Medal for Local Government, the Federal Bi-centennial Medal for Local Government and the AOM for Local Government. He has been Chairman of the Board of Calvary Hospital Kogarah for over 10 years and is vice-president of the NRMA. |
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John Hargreaves John Hargreaves a local Oatley boy went to Marist Penshurst and then came to Marist Kogarah during the years 1958 to 1962. John is best known for his roles in Don's Party (1976), The Odd Angry Shot (1979), Careful He Might Hear You (1983), Malcolm (1985), Hotel Sorento (1994) and for his memorable portrayal of Jim Cairns in The Dismissal (1983). He started out as a teacher in Mendooran, NSW before moving to Sydney in the late 1960's. It is there he began full time acting, after attending the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), where he graduated in 1970. His early roles included a stage production of Biggles, directed by John Bell, and his first film role in David Williamson's The Removalists (1974), in which he co-starred with Chris Haywood. 'For me, he was Australia's most intelligent and foremost actor' - Chris Haywood |
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Warren attended Marist Kogarah in the late 1950's and early 1960's. The following material is from his website http://www.warrenfahey.com/nla-bio.html "Educated at the Marist Brothers College, Kogarah, he commenced his commercial life in advertising agencies and as a youth worker before working exclusively in music. Throughout his music business life Fahey also managed a performance career and another life as a folklorist. He was a regular broadcaster on ABC radio for over twenty five years and has performed extensively as a solo artist and with his group, The Larrikins. His interest in the music industry saw him establish Folkways Music and Larrikin Records and then, at a later stage, a period working as Deputy Managing Director of the Festival Mushroom Group. In 2000 he left FMG and established Planet Productions which he exited in 2003. He was a Director of the Australian Record Industry Association, the ARIA Awards Board of Governors and, in 1998, was instrumental in staging a major exhibition on the industry for the Powerhouse Museum. Many Australian artists received their first recording opportunity through Fahey including Eric Bogle, Robyn Archer and Redgum, to name a few. As a performer he has made several sound recordings, toured extensively and developed a unique repertoire of Australian music. Warren Fahey has written over a dozen books, mostly on folklore, music and history. He has been honoured with the Order of Australia, Centennial Medal, Advance Australia Award and declared Republican of the Year." |
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Paul (Mac) Mc Dermott Paul was a member of a large family. He attended the school in the 1970's and 80's. When he left school he studied music at the Conservatorium of Music. In 1995 he won an Aria award for Best Dance song. In 2001 he recorded a top 10 hit called 'Just the thing'. In recent years he has worked with Daniel Johns of Silverchair. |
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Peter Kearney Peter who was born in 1947 was the eldest of 7 children. The family lived at Sans Souci and Peter attended The Mercy Sisters at Sans Souci followed by time at Marist Kogarah and Darlinghurst. While studying at Sydney University for an Arts Degree he met Fr Ted Kennedy who encouraged him to write folk hymns. This led to Peter writing more songs and soon his fame had spread to the US and Europe. Since then he has travelled widely and continues to write and record songs, many on the themes of Social Justice. Two of his best known songs are 'Fill My House' and 'The Beatitudes'. |
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Daniel Ginnane Daniel was a student at the school from 1990 to 1995. He has now become of the leading sports presenters in the country. Since 1999 he has worked at Radio station Triple M. In 2008 he became executive producer of Triple M’s Monday Night Football and also started hosting the Dead Set Legends alongside Ray Warren and Phil Gould. As well as this he is ESPN’s Australian based sports news reporter. He also is a commentator for Fox Sports |
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Tony attended the school in the 1980's. While at school he showed talent in both art and cartooning. When he left school he continued to work in the cartooning field and has had great success. He has won the prestigious Stanley Award in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
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John Smyth John attended Kogarah in the 1930's. After leaving school he went to Sydney University where he studied Medicine and was awarded the University Gold Medal. After was service he was appointed to Royal Newcastle Hospital and in 1951 was made a full time surgeon. For John this time was the golden time in his career under the brilliant but controversial Dr Chris Mc Caffrey. He was a pioneer in the field of measuring surgical outcomes. In the 1950's this was revolutionary, not commonplace as it is today. This not endear him to some of his fellow surgeons and a number of occasions was called a communist. In the 1960's Royal Newcastle Hospital erupted into internal conflict. John and a number of other surgeons left the hospital. In 1997 to his great pleasure he was awarded an Honary Doctorate in Medicine from the same Royal Newcastle hospital. He died in 1999 |
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Dr John Whitimore A constant theme running through the history of Catholic schools in the first of the 20th century was the ability to compete with State schools especially in Academic pursuits. Kogarah Marist was no exception to this. Below are two photos of ex students who proved that the school was capable of producing students to work in the professions. This photo shows Dr John Whitimore who graduated with a Medical Degree in 1928. John was enrolled at the school from the first day of its operation in 1909. His son Michael also went to the school and actually was the guest speaker at the 2004 Yr 12 Graduation Dinner. His son Ben graduated in 2004. This one family has had 95 years association with the college. |
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Dr J.G Buckley This photo shows Dr J. G. Buckley who also graduated in 1928 for Sydney University with a Medical Degree. |
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Dr John Best is a Sports Physician in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. He attended Marist Kogarah from 1978 to 1979. His early secondary years were at Marist Penshurst. After graduating from the University of Newcastle in 1984, he was awarded Intern of the Year at St George Hospital. He completed a postgraduate studies at London University was and subsequently awarded Fellowship with the Australasian College of Sports Physicians in 1992. He acts as an Examiner for the College. John enjoys a number of clinical areas in sports medicine, in particular rugby medicine. He has been heavily involved with the Australian Rugby Union. He was the Australian Team(Wallabies) team physician from 1994-2000 including both the 1995 World Cup and the 1999 World Cup tournament when the Wallabies were world champions. He was Medical Director to Australian Rugby in 2000-2001, and acted as Sports Science Consultant for their High-Performance Unit in 2000 and 2002. He enjoyed the honour of being appointed as the Tournament Medical Officer for Rugby World Cup 2003. He has represented Australian Rugby on the International Rugby Board’s Medical Advisory and Anti-doping Committees working in areas of safety and player well-being.
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Monsignor John Slowey John Slowey was a student of the school in the 1920's and 30's. He was ordained a priest in 1938 and took up parish work. During the 1940's he undertook further studies in Education. In 1946 he was appointed as an Inspector of schools. From this he became the first Director of Catholic schools in Sydney until he retired in 1981. He was also responsible for the establishment of the Catholic Teachers College (now Australian Catholic University) in 1958 to train lay teachers. Here he was many years ahead of his times. He could see the day when Catholic schools would be staffed by Catholic lay teachers. Br Kelvin Canavan took up the leadership of the Catholic Education Office on John Slowey's retirement. It should be noted that the Sydney Catholic Education Office has only had two directors in 58 years. Both Marist Kogarah ex-students. |
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Brother Kelvin Canavan fms AM Kelvin Canavan grew up in Bexley and attended Kogarah and from 1947 to 1952. After two years in the workforce he joined the Marist Brothers. He taught at Marist Parramatta, Dundas and Eastwood prior to his appointment as Inspector of Schools in 1968.He was appointed Director of Primary Education in 1975 and Deputy Director of Schools in 1982. He became Executive Director of schools in 1987.Kelvin has published widely and lectured in many countries. In 1994 he was awarded the innaugural Sir Harold Wyndham Medal for outstanding contribution to the education of young people in NSW. In 1997 he was made a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for services to education. He continues to visit hundreds of classrooms each year to keep in touch with the needs of teachers and students in the system. In 2009 he retired as Executive Director. |
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Professor Steve Keen Steve Keen came to the school in 1963 when he was in 5th Class. He was part of that very talented graduation class of 1970. As well as Steve, Dr Jim Prendegast who is now President of the international standards Association (IEEE) and Dr Greg Smith PhD were in this very talented group. Steve trained in Law but later transferred to Economics. He is the Professor of Economics at the University of Western Sydney. Over the last few years he has been a vocal critic of the world financial system. The events of the last few years have vindicated his views. As a result of this he is in great demand in the media when expert views are required. In March 1909 he visited the school as part of its Centenary celebrations. He remembers fondly one of his teachers, Mr Ken Boothroyd, the Sports Director as a great inspiration. The photo below was taken in March 1909 when Steve visited the school. |
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Peter O'Halloran Peter was born in Sydney on 27 April, 1931, the youngest of a family of four boys and three girls. His father died when he was four years old, leaving the family in poor circumstances. His mother took in boarders to make ends meet and put several of the children through University. Peter attended Marist Brothers School in Kogarah, Sydney, and it was there that he developed his life-long fascination with mathematics. He went on to the University of Sydney, on a government teaching scholarship, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science and Diploma of Education.In 1965 Peter became head of mathematics at the Royal Australian Navy Academy at Jervis Bay. It was there that he completed a Master of Science, specialising in oceanography.In 1970 he was appointed to the Canberra College of Advanced Education (later to become the University of Canberra) and taught in the first official semester of the CCAE. At the CCAE Peter developed other interests, including operations research and what was to become his main interest, discrete mathematics. |
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Glyn Davis AC Glyn Davis was born in 1959 and attended Kogarah from 1970 to 1977. He was an all round student who excelled in the Academic and Sporting fields. After school he went to the University of NSW and received 1st Class Honours in History. In 1985 he joined Griffith University where he taught Politics and Public Policy. In 2002 he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University. Also in 2002 he was awarded the Order of Australia (AC) for services to Public Administration. In 2005 he was appointed the new CEO of the University of Melbourne. |
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John Dillon John attended Kogarah from 1939 to 1946. He played B Grade Rugby League and for the First XI Cricket team. After school he studied Agriculture at Sydney University and graduated in 1952. During the 1950's and 60'she worked for many farming organisations including the NSW Farmers Federation. In 1965 he was appointed Professor of Farm Management at the University of New England. Later on he was made Vice-Chancellor at the the university. In 1997 he was appointed as an Officer in the Order of Australia for his services to agriculture. John died on 5th June 2001. |
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Brother Jack Dwyer Jack Dwyer was born in 1931 into a large family which had 8 children. The family were parishioners at St Michael's Hurstville. All of the 5 Dwyer boys attended Marist Kogarah. Jack was only at the school for a few years when he decided to enter the Marist Brothers. He continued his studies at Mittagong. He started teaching at the age of 17. Over a career spanning 50 years he was Principal at Marist Parramatta, Newcastle, Hunters Hill and Ashgrove. In 1983 he was appointed the Provincial of the Sydney Province. In 1992 he was appointed the founding professor of Education at the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle. In retirement he acted as a relieving Principal in a number of schools including Kogarah. He died in 2007. |
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Tony was educated at a number of schools including Penshurst Marist. He came to Kogarah in 1966 and completed his HSC in 1967. He then studied Science at Sydney University where he also gained a Dip Ed. For many years he taught at Sydney Teachers College, later to become the Sydney Institute of Education. He presently is Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work at the |
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Francis Xavier Morduant (R.A.N) Died 1942 Chief Petty Officer Francis Morduant was a student at the school in the 1920’s. He joined the Navy in 1934 and was serving on the cruiser HMAS Sydney when it was lost with all the crew off the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean in 1942. The wreck of the Sydney was finally located in March 2008. |
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Geoffrey Grant (A.I.F) Died 16th June 1945 Geoffrey who lived at Penshurst was at the school until his Intermediate year in 1939. He enlisted in the army in 1942. He became a commando in 1945 whence he was sent to Borneo where he was a scout behind enemy lines. He was killed in an action on 16th June 1945. He was 20 years of age. |
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Bruce Schell (A.I.F) Died 4th October 1943 Bruce attended the school in the years 1931-32. He enlisted in the army and saw action with the 8th Division in Malaya. After the fall of Singapore in 1942 he became a prisoner of war which led to him dying of illness on 4th October 1943. |
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John Allen (R.A.A.F) Died 20th December 1944 John attended the school from 1925 – 29. After working as a printer he joined the Air Force in 1941. He was involved in test flying where he crashed near Richmond outside Sydney in December 1945. |
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Thomas Allen (A.I.F) Died 23rd December 1944 Thomas who was at the school from 1931 - 34 was the brother of John Allen. He served in the Pacific war zones. While he was on leave he was killed in a car accident at Kogarah only three days after his brother Thomas was killed at Richmond. |
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Flight Sergeant R. J. Mullins (R.A.F) Died 27th August 1944 Ray Mullins was a student at the school from 1933 – 38. He went to England in 1942 to join the Royal Air Force While navigating a Liberator bomber off the coast of England the plane crashed. While a number of the crew survived Ray was not so fortunate. |
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Leo Mc Auliffe (R.A.A.F) Died 17th March 1945 Leo from Hurstville was a student at the school until 1935. He joined the Army in September 1939 and later transferred to the Air Force. He flew both Spitfires and Tempests over occupied Europe where he crashed and died in March 1945. |
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William Leonard (A.I.F) Died 23rd December 1943 William who lived in South Hurstville was a student at the school from 1930 – 36. He enlisted in 1940 and saw action with the 8th Division in Malaya. He died as a prisoner of war in Malaya at the end of 1943 |
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John Patrick Hynes ( R.A.A.F) Died 9th June 1945. John who came to the school from Hurstville completed the Intermediate Certificate in 1937. He joined the Air Force during the war and was killed in Ceylon when his plane crashed in June 1945. |
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Douglas Reddy( R.A.A.F) Died 30th September 1943 Douglas lived at Hillcrest Avenue in Hurstville and attended the school until the end of 1940. He enlisted in the RAAF in 1941. He then trained in Canada thence joined the RAF in the bombing campaign over Germany. In September 1943 he was a co-pilot in a 4 engined Stirling Heavy Bomber which was damaged in such a raid. The plane made it back to England but crashed 5 miles from base. Douglas was badly burned in the crash. He passed away a few days later. |
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Lance Corporal A. J. Gilsenan (A.I.F) Died 23rd October 1942 He enlisted in the AIF in June 1940 and left Australia in August that year. He fought in the Middle East and Greece. With the outbreak of hostilities in the Pacific his Division, the 6th was rushed back to defend Australia. He was sent to New Guinea on 11th September. He was killed in action at Esra Creek on October 23rd. He was 22 years of age. |
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F/Lt Len Brennan (R.A.A.F) Died 1943 He was in a RAF bomber that was shot down off the coast of Italy in1943. He survived the crash but died of exposure before he could be rescued by an allied destroyer. |
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Sgt. Joseph Holohan (R.A.A.F) Died 1942 Joe Holohan enlisted in the Air Force in 1940. After training and service in Australia. He volunteered to help crew an American bomber operating in Northern Australia. On a long mission his plane was attacked and shot down 500 miles from Darwin. He survived the crash but rescue planes were unable to find any trace of the downed plane or crew. |
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Cpl. Grantley Webb (A.I.F) A 'Rat of Tobruk'. Died 7th January 1942 Grantley Webb who cam from Penshurst enlisted in October 1939, just one month after the outbreak of war. He was in the first Australian troopship to the Middle East where he fought under General Wavell in Libya. He was killed and buried at Tobruk while dismantling a captured German Gun |
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Pvt. Danny Boyle (A.I.F) Died 23rd October 1942 Danny Boyle was a Hurstville boy who attended the school in the late 1920's. Like another old boy A. J Gilsenan he fought both in the Middle East and in New Guinea. He was killed in action at Esra Creek on the 23rd October. This was very sad day in the history of the school because A. J. Gilsenan was also killed on the same day in the same battle. |
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SGT.-Pilot Stanley John Ricketts D.F.C (R.A.A.F) Died 14th August 1943 Stanley Ricketts was a student at Kogarah from1928 to 1931.He was trained in Canada and then flew more than 30 missions over enemy territory. For conspicious bravery he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was lost on a training flight over the Irish Sea. |
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Lawrence Pickup (R.A.A.F) Died 3rd June 1942 Lawrence was a student at Kogarah in 1933 - 34. He later went to Marist Brothers Darlinghurst and then became a teacher with the Education Department. He enlisted in the Air Force and received his wings in 1942. He was on a training flight off the coast of South Australia when his plane crashed and he was killed. Tragically his older brother was also killed in action in Italy exactly 2 years later on June 3rd 1944. |
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Lieut.-Colonel J.F. Mccarthy (A.I.F) Died 1942 He was a student at the school in 1917 then joined the Railway's Department. He enlisted when war started in 1939. He spent 2 and a half years in the Middle East then wen to New Guinea in 1942. He left Pt Moresby in a large plane which later crashed. All on board were killed. |
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Ronald Gannon (R.A.N) Died 5th January 1945 Ronald who lived at Rockdale did the Intermediate Certificate in 1942. He joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1944. He was killed when his ship was hit by a Suicide pilot in the Battle of Luzon Gulf. |