of Sydney Edwin Ernest Salpeter FRS – astrophysicist, Karl Schwarzschild Medalist, Bruce Medalist and Hans Bethe Prize Winner Sir Grafton Elliot Smith FRS FRCP – anatomist and a proponent of the hyperdiffusionist view of prehistory. Dr Bruce William Stillman AO, FAA, FRS – biochemist and cancer researcher Dr Alfred van der Poorten – number theorist and former president of the Australian Mathematical Society Prof. Walter Lawry Waterhouse – agricultural scientist, a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and Clark Medallist Prof. Walter George Woolnough – geologist and Clark Medallist Dr Sydney Edward Wright – academic pharmacist Politics, public service and the law Politicians Peter Anderson – NSW State Member for Nepean (1978–81), Penrith (1981–88), Liverpool (1989–95); New South Wales Minister for Health (1986–88) Sir Howard Beale KBE – Federal Member for Parramatta (1946–1958), Ambassador to the United States (1958–1964) Eric Bowden – Federal Member for Parramatta (1922–29) Fred Caterson – NSW State Member for The Hills (1976–90); chief industrial officer of Qantas (1943–59) Morton Cohen – NSW State Member for Bligh (1965–68) Thomas Simpson Crawford QC – NSW State Member for Marrickville (1910–17); senior crown prosecutor (1940–47) Griffiths Evans – NSW State Member for Lachlan (1938–43) Max Falstein – Federal Member for Watson (1940–49) Derek Freeman – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1973–84) Vernon Goodin – NSW State Member for Murray (1925–27) Ian Glachan – NSW State Member for Albury (1988–2003), served as Justice of the Peace Roland Green – Federal Member for Richmond (1922–37) Jon Isaacs – Northern Territory Member for Millner (1977–81); 1st Opposition Leader of Northern Territory (1977–81) John Jobling AM – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1984–2003) Paul Landa – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1973–84); State Member for Peats (1984); NSW Government Minister (1976–83); 42nd Attorney General of New South Wales (1983–84) John Lawson – Federal Member for Macquarie (1931–40) Ted Mack – Mayor of North Sydney (1980–1988), State Member for North Shore (1981–1988), Federal Member for North Sydney (1990–1996) John Mason – NSW State Member for Dubbo (1965–81); 31st Leader of the Opposition in NSW (1978–81) John McCallum – Federal Senator for New South Wales (1950–62) Scott Morrison – 30th Prime Minister of Australia (2018–2022) Gary Nairn – Federal Member for Eden-Monaro (1996–2007) Garry Nehl AM – Federal Member for Cowper (1984–2001) Frank O'Neill – NSW State Member for Georges River (1953–56) Sir Earle