List of Old Girls of PLC Sydney

For other schools of the same name, see Presbyterian Ladies' College (disambiguation).

This is a List of Old Girls of PLC Sydney, they being notable alumni – known as "P.L.C Old Girls" of the Presbyterian Church school, The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (P.L.C Sydney) in Croydon, New South Wales, Australia.

In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney fourth in Australia's top ten girls' schools, based on the number of its alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).[1]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Academic

• Silma Ihram (née Frances Anne Beaumont; Class of 1971)[2][3] – Pioneer of Islamic education; Founder of Noor Al Houda Islamic College and Al Noori Primary School;[4] Democrats candidate for Auburn;[5] Author; Secretary–General of the Australian Council for Islamic Education[6][7] (also attended Meriden School)
• Eunice Macindoe (Winner of the Ex–students prize 1921; Class of 1921) – Educator; Former Principal of P.L.C Sydney and the Women's College at the University of Queensland[8]
• Professor Elizabeth Webby AM (née Loder; Class of 1953)[2] – Author; Chair of Australian Literature, School of English at the University of Sydney; Recipient Centenary Medal 2001, AA Phillips Award for the Study of Australian literature 2003[9][10]

Community and philanthropy

• Millicent Baxter (née Brown) – New Zealand pacifist and peace activist.
• Mary, Lady Fairfax AC, AM, OBE, FAICD – Mother of Warwick Fairfax; Philanthropist; Chairman, Founder and President of Friends of the Australian Ballet[11][12]

Entertainment, media and the arts

• Rachel Corbett (Class of 1998) – contestant on Big Brother Australia series one, former radio presenter for Triple M Melbourne[13]
• Olive Crane (Class of 1900)[2] – sketcher and illustrator[14]
• Gladys Harding Froggatt – author of the World of little lives (1916) and More about the world of little lives (1929); Daughter of Walter Wilson Froggatt[2][15]
• Fenella Kernebone (Class of 1993) – radio presenter for Triple J[16]
• Johanna Pigott (Class of 1972) – musician, song and television writer, co-writer of the Australian children's television series, Mortified, co-writer of the John Farnham song Age of Reason[17]
• Margaret Pomeranz AM (née Owen; Class of 1961)[18] – film critic, former host of SBS's The Movie Show, host of ABC TV's At the Movies[19]
• Sue Smith – model, television and radio journalist, first female reporter on the Nine Network's A Current Affair, and Logie Award winner[20]
• Leilah Waddell – violinist and music teacher.
• Angela Webber (School Captain and PLC Gold Medallion winner 1972; Class of 1972) – broadcaster, author, comedian and television writer, creator/co-writer of the Australian television series, Mortified and Blue Water High[17]

Journalism

• Geraldine Walsh 1940–2023 – Wife of Max Walsh AM and chair of the Sydney Morning Herald letters pages from 1990 until 1999[21]

Medicine and science

• Jessie Strahorn Aspinall (Class of 1891)[2] – first female junior resident medical officer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (also attended Kambala School)[22]
• Sue Denison OAM (née Brown) – one of the first two Nurse Practitioners in Australia; Awarded an OAM for services to Nursing and the Nundle district[23][24]
• Professor Susan Dorsch (School Captain, Dux, and winner of the Ex-students prize 1951; Class of 1951) – Emeritus professor; pioneer of transplantation immunology. First woman appointed to a Professorship in the faculty of Medicine (USYD). Pro-Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sydney[11]
• Marie Montgomerie Hamilton (Dux and winner of the Ex-students prize 1908; Class of 1908) – pioneering pathologist; Hockey player[25]

Politics, public service and the law

• Helen Bauer – Director General of Industrial Relations and Director General of Community Services[26]

• Marie Byles – first practicing female solicitor in NSW, Mountaineer, explorer, Author and Feminist (also attended Pymble Ladies' College)[27]
• Louise McBride (Class of 1975) – barrister, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers; Former Director of Grant Samuel and Partner at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Clayton Utz; Daughter of Dr. William McBride[28][29]
• Sibyl Enid Vera Munro Morrison (née Gibbs) – admitted to the NSW bar in 1924, first female practising Barrister in NSW; Wife of architect, Carlyle Greenwell[30]
• Kerry Nettle (School Captain 1991; Class of 1991) – former Australian Greens Senator for New South Wales[31][32]
• Hon. Justice Carolyn Chalmers Simpson – Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales[33]
• Rosemary Edna Sinclair AO (née Fenton) – Australian Government appointed Delegate to the United Nations Special Session on Children (New York City) 2002; Miss Australia 1960[34][35]

Sport

• Kate Bates – Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist (Melbourne 2006– Cycling) and current Cycling World Points Race Champion (also attended Tara Anglican School for Girls)
• Nanette Duncan (Harper House Captain 1965; Class of 1965) – Olympic swimmer (Tokyo 1964)[36]
• Jennifer Emerson – rowing world championship gold medallist[37]
• Elizabeth Fraser – Olympic medallist (Melbourne 1956 – Swimming)[36]
• Emma Johnson (School Vice-Captain 1996; Class of 1997) – Olympic medallist (Atlanta 1996 – Swimming)[11][38]
• Nicole Kriz (Class of 2001) – professional tennis player[39][40]
• Nicole Ng (Class of 2000) – Australian diver[41][42]
• Julia Veness-Collins – national and world championship rower[43]
• Meg Wade – equestrian endurance champion and the first person to win the 100-mile Tom Quilty Gold Cup four times.
• Annabelle Williams (School Vice-Captain 2006; Class of 2006) – Commonwealth Games Medallist (Melbourne 2006 – Swimming); Current world-record holder of the EAD 100m freestyle (S9 classification)[44]
• Karen Brancourt (Anderson Vice-Captain 1979; Class of 1979) – Australian rower, Olympic Games Bronze medallist 1984
• Kaitlin Nobbs (Class of 2015) – Australian hockey player, current captain of the Hockeyroos

References

1. Walker, Frank (22 July 2001). "The ties that bind". Sunday Life. The Sun-Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
2. McFarlane, John (1988). "Ex-Students". The Golden Hope: Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney 1888–1988. Croydon, NSW: P.L.C Council, Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. pp. 206–265. ISBN 0-9597340-1-5.
3. "How Frances Became Silma". Verbatim. Radio National. 10 May 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
4. "About Me". Silma Ihram. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
5. Chandab, Taghred (4 March 2007). "Muslim women run for Dems, Greens". State Election 2007. The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
6. "Silma's School". Compass Forums. ABC TV Online. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
7. Morris, Linda (24 June 2003). "Islamic pioneer still battles for land, 20 years on". Religion in Schools. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
8. McFarlane, John (1988). "Winners Ex-Students' Prize". The Golden Hope: Presbyterian Ladies' College, 1888–1988. P.L.C Council, Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, (Croydon). p. 291. ISBN 0-9597340-1-5.
9. "Archive news" (PDF). PLC in Print. No. 71. Melbourne, Vic: Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne. December 2006. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
10. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "WEBBY Elizabeth Anne". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
11. "Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (P.L.C Sydney)". New South Wales. School Choice. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
12. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "FAIRFAX (Mary), Lady". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
13. Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. February 1998. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
14. "Episode 287". Women of Achievement and Herstory. 1995. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
15. McDonald, D.I (1981). "Froggatt, Walter Wilson (1858–1937)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 8 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. p. 592. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
16. Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. February 1993. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
17. Pigott, Johanna; Richard Glover (22 March 2007). "A comic delighted by the absurdities of life". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2007. ^[dead link‍]
18. "The Centenary Art Exhibition, "Re Presentation"". Ex-Students' Union News. The annual newsletter of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Ex-Students' Union. No. 76. Croydon, NSW: Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. 2007. p. 22.
19. Moses, Alexa (26 January 2005). "Movie critic is all ears and proud of her role". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
20. "A trailblazer in current affairs". Obituaries. Sydney Morning Herald. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
21. Geraldine Walsh 1940-2023 Retrieved 11 September 2023.
22. Durie, E. Beatrix (1979). "Aspinall, Jessie Strahorn (1880–1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. p. 118. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
23. Gregory, Elizabeth (2008). "Congratulations". PLC Sydney Ex-Students' Union Newsletter. Croydon: Presbyterian Ladies' College Ex-Students' Union: 1. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
24. "Sue Denison, Hanging Rock NSW". Daring to Dream: Stories from inspirational rural women. Rural Women's Network. March 2005. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
25. Stell, Marion K (1996). "Hamilton, Marie Montgomerie (1891–1955)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
26. "Helen Bauer". UNE Spokeswomen: Speakers' Bibliographies. The University of New England. January 2002. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
27. "Marie Byles: A Spirited Life" (PDF). National Trust Online Exhibition. The National Trust of Australia (NSW). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
28. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "McBRIDE Louise". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
29. Loane, Sally (21 November 1998). "A force in law". Spectrum. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
30. O'Brien, Joan M (1986). "Morrison, Sibyl Enid (1895–1961)". Morrison, Sibyl Enid Vera Munro (1895–1961). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. p. 596. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
31. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "NETTLE Kerry". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
32. Brady, Fiona (26 March 2008). "Girls in the good books". Breaking News. Sydney, NSW: Inner-West Weekly. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
33. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "SIMPSON Carolyn Chalmers, Hon. Justice". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
34. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "SINCLAIR Rosemary Edna". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
35. Stephens, Tony (22 July 1988). "Rosemary Sinclair". News and Features. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 32. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
36. J.D. Oates Aquatic Institute (2006) Archived 18 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine (accessed:01-08-2007)
37. Guerin, Andrew (2005). "Australia's World Championship Medallists". History of Australian Rowing. Guerin-Foster. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
38. Kent, Paul (29 April 1995). "An athlete for all occasions". Tempo. The Sun Herald. p. 151. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
39. Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. February 1999. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
40. "KRIZ, Nicole (AUS)". Women's Circuit – Player Biography. ITF Tennis. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
41. Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. February 2000. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
42. "Media Guide" (PDF). 2005 Australian Diving Championships. Diving Australia. January 2005. p. 12. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
43. "Gallery: 2006 World Rowing Championships". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
44. "News: Swimming". PLC Sydney Sport & PDHPE. 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.

Further reading

• McFarlane, J. 1998. The Golden Hope: Presbyterian Ladies' College, 1888–1988. P.L.C Council, Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. ISBN 0-9597340-1-5.

External links

• Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney website