List of Old Boys of Trinity College, Perth

List of notable Trinitarians, who were former students of Trinity College, Perth, CBC Perth (1938-1961, see List of Old Aquinians for the period 1894-1937), & St Patrick's Boy School, Perth (1878-1963).[1]

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Government

Head of government
  • Ray O'Connor (1926-2013) - Premier of Western Australia (St Patrick's Boys School, Perth)

Executive branch

Cabinet

Other executive

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Judge - superior courts

Military

General officers

  • Rod Curtis, MC - Major General Australian Army; Commanding Officer SASR & Commander Special Forces; & Commandant Duntroon 1990-1993 (CBC Perth)
  • Pat Gowans - Brigadier, Australian Army, CEO Vietnam Veterans Trust (CBC Perth)
  • Kerry Mellor - Brigadier, Australian Army, Vice-President of Defence Force Welfare Association (CBC Perth)[4][5]
  • Ken Taylor (1929-2008) - Major General Australian Army, and honorary colonel 10th Light Horse Regimeent (CBC Perth) see Sailing
  • Neil Paramor - Brigadier, Australian Army (CBC Perth)[6]

Others - military

  • Chris Beatty, DFC, AFC - Commander, Royal Australian Air Force; Co-Chair of Australian Defence Force Airworthiness Boards; Chief Pilot at Boeing Defence Australia (also attended CBC Adelaide)[7]
  • Kevin Gurney, MID - Major, Australian Army[8]
  • Duncan Polich - Colonel, Australian Army, Commandant Army Logistic Training Centre, Wodonga, Victoria[9]

Public service
  • Thomas Andersen - WA Police Commissioner (St Patrick's Boys School, Perth)[10]
  • Wayne Bergmann - KRED Enterprises Aboriginal Charitable Trust[11]
  • Laurence Besley (1946-2013) - Chief Executive and Chief Metrologist of National Measurements Institute Australia[12]
  • Justin Bianchini - Bishop of Geraldton (CBC Perth)[13]
  • Gus Bottrill (1924-2019) - indigenous rights and native title advocate and researcher (CBC Perth)[14]
  • Harry Child (1924-2014) - WA President of Federated Clerks' Union (CBC Perth)[15]
  • David Edwards - CEO of Solariscare, non-profit management[16]
  • Kevin Edwards - Chief Executive, Department of Cabinet, Government of Western Australia 1984-1988 (CBC Perth)[17]
  • William Foley (1931-1991) - Archbishop of Perth (CBC Perth)
  • Launcelot Goody (1908-1992) - Archbishop of Perth (CBC Perth and also attended St Patrick's Boys School, Perth)
  • Gerard Holohan - Bishop of Bunbury 2001[18]
  • Kevin Horgan (1944-2012) - controversial founder Bethel Covenant Community (CBC Perth)[19]
  • John Lekias (1921-1983) - President of AMA WA Branch (CBC Perth)[20]
  • Craig Massarei - Chairman WA & Vice-President Alzheimers Australia[21]
  • James McConnell - Commissioner of Consumer Protection WA (CBC Perth)[22]
  • Doug Nelson - Australian Aboriginal elder and Native Title claimant (CBC Perth)[23]
  • Brian O'Connor - President of Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 2007 (CBC Perth)
  • Pat Quilty - Chief Scientist with the Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, President of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists (CBC Perth)
  • Lloyd Rayney - leading prosecutor and defence barrister acquitted of the high-profile murder of his wife Corryn Rayney[24]
  • Tony van Merwyk - President of Bicycles Network Australia
  • Patrick van Rooyen - UN Peace Medal 1981 for services to humanity with the International Red Cross, awarded US Army Civilian of the Year for implementing positive impact youth development programs

Academia and science

Chancellors

Chairs

Others academia and science
  • Callum Braham - Rhodes Scholar 2019
  • Frank Campbell - Australian Editor of international Wildfire Magazine (CBC Perth)
  • Guy Coughlan - Rhodes Scholar 1982[25]
  • Bruce Maslin - botanist
  • Brad Norman – marine biologist & founder ECOCEAN[26]
  • Keith Norrish - Chief Research Scientist CSIRO, Division of Soils, pre-eminent pioneer of wavelength dispersive x-ray spectrometry for the analysis of minerals with world-class applications in mining (CBC Perth)

Art, entertainment and media

Business

Sport

Australian rules football

AFL

Others, Australian rules football

VFL

WAFL

  • Laurie Howard (1932-2012) - Perth premiership player 1955 (CBC Perth)
  • Barry Kimberley - Swan Districts premiership player & Simpson Medal 1984
  • Terry Moriarty - Perth, Sandover Medal 1943 - WA Football Hall of Fame 2010 (St Patrick's Boys School and also attended Aquinas College)
  • Peter Tannock - East Perth, WA state representative, first Chairman of the WA Football Commission, co-founder of West Coast Eagles as Chairman of WA Football Development Trust (CBC Perth)

Basketball

NBL

Cricket

Australian Test Cricketers

Others, cricket

Hockey
  • Jeremy Carton - WA & Qld state teams[32]
  • Kevin Carton - Australian captain (CBC Perth)[33]
  • Cec Pearce - Australian international hockey player; represented WA in the same team with his brothers Eric, Gordon, Julian, & Mel Pearce - believed to be an Australian record by a family for any sport at a senior state level
  • Gerard Pearce - WA & NSW Australian title winning teams[32]

(see Olympics hockey)

Motorsport

Supercars

  • Alex Rullo - as a 15 year old Trinity student, became the youngest V8 Supercar driver in the competition history

Olympics & Paralympics

Athletics

  • Herb Elliot, AC - Rome 1960 gold medal 1500m Australia (CBC Perth, also attended Aquinas College) see business
  • John Goodman - Melbourne 1956 silver medal 4 × 400 m relay Australia (CBC Perth)[34]
  • John Steffensen – Athens 2004 silver medal 4 × 400 m relay Australia, Beijing 2008, and London 2012 (also attended Guildford Grammar School)

Bobsleigh

Cycling

Hockey

  • John Bestall - Seoul 1988, & Barcelona 1992 silver medal Australia
  • Kevin Carton - Melbourne 1956, & Rome 1960 Australian vice-captain (CBC Perth)[33]
  • Maurice Foley - Melbourne 1956 (CBC Perth)[33]
  • Eric Pearce - Tokyo 1964 bronze medal Australia & Mexico 1968 silver medal Australia - Australian Sport Hall of Fame 1985 (CBC Perth)[36]
  • Gordon Pearce - Mexico 1968 silver medal Australia (CBC Perth)
  • Julian Pearce - Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964 bronze medal Australia, & Mexico 1968 silver medal Australia - Australian Sport Hall of Fame 1999 (CBC Perth)[37]
  • Mel Pearce - Melbourne 1956 (CBC Perth)[33]

Rowing

Soccer

  • Shaun Murphy - Barcelona 1992

Swimming

  • Jeremy McClure - Athens Paralympics 2004, Beijing Paralympics 2008, London Paralympics 2012, & Rio de Janeiro Paralympics 2016
  • Antony Matkovich - Athens 2004 silver medal 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Australia
  • Travis Nederpelt – Athens 2004 & Beijing 2008

Rowing
  • Ben Cureton - World Rowing Championships: 2000 men's lightweight eight bronze medal Australia, 2010 men's lightweight eight silver medal Australia, 2011 gold medal men's lightweight four Australia
  • Ken Chan - World Rowing Championships: 2000 men's lightweight eight bronze medal Australia
  • David Watts - World Rowing Championships: 2015 & 2018 men's quadruple sculls silver medals Australia (also attended Churchlands Senior High School)

(see Olympics rowing)

Rugby

Sailing

Soccer

Tour de France

(see Olympics cycling)

Water polo
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See also

References
  1. "Abridged History, Associated & Catholic Colleges (see St Patrick's Boys School, a founding member)" (Website). Association of Catholic Colleges. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. "Trinity College, 50th Anniversary, 8 November 2012" (PDF). WA Parliament Council Hansard. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. John Harman
  4. Trinity Annual 1970, Trinity College Cadet Unit, p37, Trinity College Perth Website, referenced 6 March 2013
  5. Kerry Mellor Archived 2010-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "The War Veterans Home, Myrtle Bay 1915-2001". Brian Dickey, dickey-warveteranshome.doc. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  7. Chris Beatty Archived 2013-04-10 at Archive.today
  8. Kevin Gurney
  9. Duncan Polich Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Thomas Andersen
  11. Wayne Bergmann
  12. Laurence Besley
  13. Justin Bianchini
  14. Gus Bottrill
  15. Harry Childs Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  16. David Edwards Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
  17. Kevin Edwards
  18. Gerard Holohan
  19. Kevin Horgan
  20. John Lekias
  21. Craig Massarei
  22. James McConnell
  23. Doug Nelson Archived 2014-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
  24. Clarke, Tim (5 August 2015). "Lloyd Rayney law licence cancelled". The West Australian. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  25. "Western Australian Rhodes Scholars". University of Western Australia. Archived from the original (Document) on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  26. "Big Blue Conservation - ECOCEAN" (website). Big Blue Conservation. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  27. Clem Grogan
  28. Tim McMillan
  29. "Mark of the Year 2004" (YouTube supported video). YouTube. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  30. Michael O'Connell Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  31. "Perth Basketball Association" (Website). Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  32. "Category Hockey" (Website). TOBA. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  33. "Hockey WA Olympic Representatives". Hockey WA. Archived from the original (Website) on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  34. "SR Olympic Sports". Sports Reference. Archived from the original (Website) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  35. "WAOC, Information Package Including WA's Olympic History 1912-2010" (PDF). Western Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  36. "Australian Sports Hall of Fame" (Website). Sport Australia Hall of Fame - Hockey. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  37. "Australian Sports Hall of Fame" (Website). Sport Australia Hall of Fame - Hockey. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  38. "WA's Will Brock joins Australians Sevens for London and Paris tournaments" (Website). ARU, 24 May 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  39. "Trinity College Perth Annual 1981". Trinity College Perth, Tuesday, 1981, p28. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  40. Trinity News Autumn 2013, An Old Boy and An Old Soldier Remembers, p44, accessed 28 May 2013
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