List of members of the Old Southportonians Association

Last updated August 25, 2024

This is a List of members of the Old Southportonians Association being notable old boys of the Anglican The Southport School, in Southport, Queensland, Australia. The Old Southportonians Association (OSA) is the alumni organisation for Old Boys of the school.^[1] The OSA celebrated its 100 years as a recognised body in 2007.

Arts, media and sciences

James Blundell – singer^[2]
Sidney Cotton – inventor of the 'Sidcot' flight suit
Ben Dark – television presenter, Getaway , Nine Network
Sir Lorimer Dods – founder of the Children's Medical Research Institute
Tai Hara – actor
Stewart Morris – singer, member of The Ten Tenors
Paul Whittaker – Editor-in-Chief, The Australian ^[3]
Rod Young – news anchor for Seven Network

Business and politics

Rob Borbidge – Premier of Queensland
John Moore – former Federal Liberal Defence Minister
Bill O'Chee – Queensland Senator
Glen Sheil – Queensland Senator
Paul Whittaker – CEO Sky News Australia

Military

General Sir Arthur MacDonald – Chief of Defence Force Staff (1977–1979)
Lieutenant General Robert Harold Nimmo – head of UN Military Observer Group in Pakistan and India (1952–1966)
Vice Admiral Sir David Stevenson – Chief of Naval Staff (1973–1976)
Air Marshal Darren Goldie – Air Commander Australia (2022-2023),^[4] National Cyber Security Coordinator (2023)^[5]

Sport

Chris Atkinson, World Rally Championship driver^[6]
Courtney Atkinson, triathlete ^[6]
Andrew Baildon, swimmer
Shaun Barry, rugby union player with Queensland Reds
Mathew Belcher, sailor^[6]
Gregory Brough, swimmer
Adam Brown, British swimmer
Caleb Brown, rugby union player with the Queensland Reds
Eddie Broad, rugby union player for Queensland and Australia
Vitori Buatava, rugby union player with the Fiji national rugby union team
John Buchanan, an Australian cricket player^[6]
Jarrad Butler, rugby union player with the Queensland Reds and ACT Brumbies
Jock Campbell, rugby union player for the Queensland Reds
Richard Charlesworth, British swimmer
David Duley, rugby union player for the Queensland Reds
Trent Durrington, baseball player for the Anaheim Angels
Caine Eckstein, ironman at the Northcliff Surf Life Saving Club^[6]
Shannon Eckstein, ironman at the Northcliff Surf Life Saving Club^[6]
Nathan Eyres-Brown, rugby union player with the Queensland Reds
Duncan Free, rower^[6]
Wally Fullerton-Smith, rugby league player with the Queensland State of Origin Team
Josh Graham, rugby union player for Queensland Reds and a Rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans
Nathan Grey, rugby union player for Australia and the New South Wales Waratahs
Scott Higginbotham, rugby union player with the Wallabies, the Queensland Reds, the Rebels, and the NEC Green Rockets
Peter Jackson, rugby league player with the Queensland State of Origin Team and Australian Rugby League Team
Lloyd Johansson, rugby union player with the Wallabies and the Queensland Reds^[6]
Clark Keating, Australian rules footballer for the Brisbane Lions ^[6]
Cormac Kennedy-Leverett, Australian representative rower and junior world champion.^[7]
Matthew Kuhnemann, cricketer
Jono Lance, rugby union player with the Queensland Reds, the NSW Waratahs, and Western Force
Charles Que Fong Lee, rugby union player for Queensland #462^[8]
Tom Lawton, rugby union player with Queensland & the Wallabies
Robert Lawton, rugby union player with Queensland, Highlanders & the Wallabies
Marco Loughran, British swimmer
Leigh McBean, swimmer^[6]
Broc McCauley, Australian rules footballer for the Brisbane Lions
Griffin McMaster, soccer player with the Brisbane Roar ^[6]
Marcus Marshall, V8 Supercar driver^[6]
Luke Morahan, rugby union player with the Wallabies, the Queensland Reds and Western Force
Brad Moran, Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Crows ^[9]
Scott Muller, cricketer^[6]
Peter Norman, sprinter who protested Australia's racist policies in the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute alongside John Carlos and Tommie Smith
Patrick Murtagh, an Australian rules footballer for the Gold Coast Suns ^[10]
Bill O'Chee, skeleton player (also see politician)
Daniel Ritchie, British rower^[11]
Mat Rogers, rugby league and rugby union player with the Gold Coast Titans, the Australian Kangaroos, and the New South Wales Waratahs ^[6]
Roger Salter, rugby union player for Queensland #520
Adam Scott, golf player on the PGA Tour ^[6]
UJ Seuteni, rugby union player with Toulon and Oyonnax
Nathan Sharpe, rugby union player with the Wallabies, the Queensland Reds and Western Force^[6]
Ainslie Glenister Ross Sheil, rugby union player for the Wallabies #415 and Queensland #635
Glenister Sheil, rugby union player for Queensland #646
James Slipper, rugby union player with the Wallabies and the Queensland Reds
Rob Simmons, rugby union player with the Wallabies and the Queensland Reds
Billy Stanlake, cricketer
Nathan Stapleton, rugby league player with the Cronulla Sharks
Lausii Taliauli, rugby union player with the Brumbies
Ben Tapuai, rugby union player with the Wallabies, the Queensland Reds, and Western Force
Blair Tickner, New Zealand cricketer
Bernard Tomic, tennis player
Grant Turner, British swimmer
John Wolfe, rugby union player for the Wallabies (uncapped) and Queensland #760^{[ citation needed ]}
Noah Lolesio, rugby union player with ACT Brumbies & the Wallabies
Zane Nonggorr, rugby union player with Queensland Reds

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References

↑ "Old Southportonians' Association". Potentiality Online Communities. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ The Old Southportonian's Review No. 127 April 2006 Archived 23 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine (accessed:2007-06-20)
↑ Davidson, Darren (2 December 2015). "Chris Mitchell retires, Paul Whittaker new editor-in-chief of The Australian". The Australian . Retrieved 5 January 2016.
↑ https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-04-08/air-commander-australia-change-hands
↑ https://www.pm.gov.au/media/appointment-national-cyber-security-coordinator#:~:text=Air%20Marshal%20Goldie%20has%20also,Coordinator%20on%203%20July%202023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TSS Sport Hall of Fame (accessed:2007-05-18
↑ CKL at AOC
↑ "Diplomat overcame racist foes". www.theaustralian.com.au. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
↑ "Brad Moran". goldcoastfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ "Former Queensland champion decathlete Patrick Murtagh has signed with the Gold Coast Suns". www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
↑ "Dan Ritchie | Biographies | British Rowing". www.britishrowing.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

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[1] "Old Southportonians' Association". Potentiality Online Communities. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[OSA-2] The Old Southportonian's Review No. 127 April 2006 Archived 23 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine (accessed:2007-06-20)

[3] Davidson, Darren (2 December 2015). "Chris Mitchell retires, Paul Whittaker new editor-in-chief of The Australian". The Australian . Retrieved 5 January 2016.

[4] ttps://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-04-08/air-commander-australia-change-hands

[5] ttps://www.pm.gov.au/media/appointment-national-cyber-security-coordinator#:~:text=Air%20Marshal%20Goldie%20has%20also,Coordinator%20on%203%20July%202023.

[HallofFame-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TSS Sport Hall of Fame (accessed:2007-05-18

[7] CKL at AOC

[8] "Diplomat overcame racist foes". www.theaustralian.com.au. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

[9] "Brad Moran". goldcoastfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[10] "Former Queensland champion decathlete Patrick Murtagh has signed with the Gold Coast Suns". www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[11] "Dan Ritchie | Biographies | British Rowing". www.britishrowing.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

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