The Armidale School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Alumnus of The Armidale School are commonly referred to as Old Boys and may elect to join the schools' alumni association, the TAS Old Boys Union. Some notable TAS Old Boys include:

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Rhodes Scholars
  • 1949–2010; Robert Clarence Robertson-Cuninghame – BSc (Agric) University of Sydney, later Chancellor of the University of New England (1981–1993)
Business
  • James Keith Bain – Company Director; Farmer; Author; Chairman of Merryville Estates Pty Ltd, NatWest Aust. Bank Ltd (1985–91), W. Bain & Co. (1947–87); Sydney Stock Exchange Ltd (1983–87) (also attended The Scots College)
  • Alex Thursby – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Asia Pacific, Europe & America, ANZ Banking Group
Media, entertainment and the arts
  • Alex Buzo – Playwright
  • Peter Cousens – Musical theatre performer
  • Gus Gordon – Illustrator and children's writer
  • Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan AO OAM – Environmentalist & around the world yachtsman (also attended The Scots College)
  • Angus Sampson – TV & Film actor. Recently appearing in Kokoda and Thank God You're Here
  • David Morrow - ABC Sports Commentator Order of Australia (OAM)
Politics, public service and the law
  • William Wentworth AO – Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives (1949–1977)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Sir Michael Bruxner – Leader of the New South Wales Country Party, Deputy Premier and Member of the NSW Parliament from 1920–1962
Sport
  • James Holbeck – Representative Rugby Union footballer for the ACT Brumbies and Australia
  • Joe Roff – Rugby union footballer for the ACT Brumbies and Australia
  • Richard Tombs – Rugby union footballer for New South Wales and Australia (5 tests at inside and outside centre between 1988–1996)
  • Greg Cornelsen; NSW, Queensland and Wallabies 1973-1982.
  • William Forsythe; Australian Team, K1 Whitewater Slalom 2004-
  • Tom Bedford; Australian Team, K1 Whitewater Downriver 2006-
  • Bruce Taylor; 9 times Australian Gliding Champion 1970-77


Other
  • Sir Patrick Gordon Taylor – pioneering aviator and author

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