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Date 1853 - present
Areas Of Involvement public education
Notable Alumni Sir Macfarlane Burnet • Cate Blanchett • Julia Gillard • Dylan Alcott • Weary Dunlop • Elizabeth Debicki • Elizabeth Blackburn • Germaine Greer • Sir John Carew Eccles • David Williamson • Simon McKeon • Xavier Herbert • Dame Leonie Judith Kramer

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