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| name = Moriah War Memorial College |
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|motto = To Learn, To Heed, To Act |
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|headmaster = John Hamey |
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|founder = Abraham Rabinovitch |
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'''Moriah College''' is an [[Independent school|independent]] [[Modern Orthodox Judaism|Modern Orthodox]] [[Judaism in Australia|Jewish]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] [[Pre-school education|early learning]], [[Primary school|primary]] and [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[Jewish day school|day school]], located in [[Queens Park, New South Wales|Queens Park]], an [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|eastern suburb]] of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia. The college provides education from early learning through [[Education in Australia#Age to be in school|Kindergarten]] to [[Twelfth grade#Australia|Year 12]]. |
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The college is a member of the Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA).<ref name="JCA">{{cite web |url=http://www.jca.org.au/constituents_detail.cfm?id=15 |work=Jewish Communal Appeal |title=Moriah College |accessdate=18 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830183412/http://www.jca.org.au/constituents_detail.cfm?id=15 |archive-date=30 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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'''Moriah War Memorial College''' is an [[Independent school|independent]], [[Modern Orthodox Judaism|Modern Orthodox Jewish]], [[co-education]]al, [[Jewish day school|day school]] in [[Queens Park, New South Wales|Queens Park]], an [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|eastern suburb]] of [[Sydney, New South Wales|Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. |
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The College is a member of the Jewish Communal Appeal,<ref name="JCA">[http://www.jca.org.au/constituents_detail.cfm?id=15 Jewish Communal Appeal: Moriah College] (accessed:18-08-2007)</ref> and the [[Junior School Heads Association of Australia]] (JSHAA).<ref name="JSHAA">[http://www.jshaa.asn.au/nsw/directory/index.asp JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members] (accessed:26-07-2007)</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Founded in 1942 by [[Abraham Rabinovitch]], Moriah started as a small school |
Founded in 1942 by [[Abraham Rabinovitch]], Moriah College started as a small school located in Glenayr Avenue, {{NSWcity|Bondi}}, which is still in use today as an affiliated kindergarten.<ref name=Rutland>{{cite conference |title=Moriah College: History and Heritage |author=Rutland, Suzanne D. |date=15 September 1999 |conference=History in Heritage Works |url=http://www.teachingheritage.nsw.edu.au/downloads/docs/rutland.doc |accessdate=30 November 2013 |format=[[Microsoft Word|MS Word]] }}</ref> Harold Nagley, the first principal of Moriah, travelled door to door in an attempt to recruit pupils.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} In 1952, Rabinovitch purchased a {{convert|1+1/2|acre|ha|1|adj=on}} {{NSWcity|Bellevue Hill}} property from the estate of the late [[Mark Foy (businessman)|Mark Foy]] for [[Australian pound|A£]]{{formatnum:30500}}. Following renovations, the college opened at the Bellevue Hill site in 1953, with 57 students.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} |
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Further renovations were completed in the mid-1960s and, by 1967, the King David School in [[Edgecliff, New South Wales|Edgecliff]], formed by the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies in 1960, merged with Moriah College. The King David School relocated to a property in Dover Road, {{NSWcity|Rose Bay}}, purchased from another school, and the Bellevue Hill site was used as a high school. From 1975, the college rapidly expanded from 500 to 800 students, and additional properties were acquired in Bellevue Hill to allow for further expansion. |
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By the early 1980s, the [[Government of New South Wales]] decided to amalgamate two public schools in [[Dover Heights]] and sell the unused campus. Moriah College made an offer for this campus, but the [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]], [[Neville Wran]], rejected the offer, following a public campaign organised by the [[New South Wales Teachers Federation]]. Wran offered the college a [[Leasehold estate|lease]] over land located in Queens Park, on the site of the old Eastern Suburbs Hospital, and construction of a new high school began. Amid cost overruns and delays, by late 1993 the college decided to relocate the primary school to the site as well, and sell all land held at Bellevue Hill. Over $12 million was realised from the sale of the college's Bellevue Hill properties.<ref name=Rutland/> |
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The college is now entirely situated on the Queens Park campus, having [[Fee simple|purchased the land]] from the [[Government of New South Wales]] in 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpma.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/151719/Contract_MoriahCollege.pdf |title=Sale Contract |publisher=[[Property NSW]]|accessdate=1 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621152619/http://www.lpma.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/151719/Contract_MoriahCollege.pdf |archive-date=21 June 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for $27 million,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moriah.nsw.edu.au/Our-Land-Our-Buildings/default.aspx |title=Our Land, Our Buildings |publisher=Moriah Foundation |accessdate=30 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013004/http://www.moriah.nsw.edu.au/Our-Land-Our-Buildings/default.aspx |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with the final instalment of $20 million payable in February 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.moriah.nsw.edu.au/MC-Board-of-Studies-Report/default.aspx |title=Board of Studies Report |publisher=Moriah College |year=2012 |accessdate=30 November 2013 |page=54 |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015314/http://www.moriah.nsw.edu.au/MC-Board-of-Studies-Report/default.aspx |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Some older buildings remain from the Eastern Suburbs Hospital that previously occupied part of the site. Additional affiliated [[preschool]] campuses are located in Bondi, [[Bondi Junction]], and Rose Bay. |
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==Extracurricular== |
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The school's Symphonic Wind Ensemble won the NSW Junior band championships in May 2012<ref name="SWE">[http://www.jwire.com.au/news/moriah-wind-ensemble-wins-nsw-title/25225 Moriah Wind Ensemble wins NSW title] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200257/http://www.jwire.com.au/news/moriah-wind-ensemble-wins-nsw-title/25225 |date=10 September 2014 }} (1 July 2012)</ref> building on the work of a number of band tours.<ref name="Band Tour">[http://www.jwire.com.au/news/moriah-band-in-israel/21216 Moriah Band in Israel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200013/http://www.jwire.com.au/news/moriah-band-in-israel/21216 |date=10 September 2014 }} (1 July 2012)</ref> |
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The Moriah Football ([[Association football|soccer]]) First XI won the prestigious NSW Combined Independent Schools Cup for the first time in 2015, beating [[Barker College]] in the grand final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/moriah-college-too-good-for-barker-in-nsw-independent-schools-football-final/news-story/fc08bfe7c788e79521d610cfc7371957|title=Moriah boys pull off stunning win|date=28 July 2015}}</ref> The team then went on to retain the title in 2016, becoming the first school to do so, after coming back from 3-1 down to beat [[Newington College]] 4–3 in the grand final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jwire.com.au/two-time-champions/|title = Two-time champions|date = 16 June 2016}}</ref> |
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The school's Symphonic Wind Ensemble won the NSW Junior band championships in May 2012<ref name="SWE">[http://www.jwire.com.au/news/moriah-wind-ensemble-wins-nsw-title/25225 Moriah Wind Ensemble wins NSW title] (accessed:1-07-2012)</ref> building on the work of a number of band tours.<ref name="Band Tour">[http://www.jwire.com.au/news/moriah-band-in-israel/21216 Moriah Band in Israel] (accessed:1-07-2012)</ref> |
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==Notable alumni== |
==Notable alumni== |
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* [[Cheryl Bart]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}}, lawyer, company director, and expeditioner<ref>{{cite web|authorlink=Malcolm Turnbull|author=Turnbull, Malcolm|url=http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2008-06-05.121.1|title=Statements by Members: Ms Cheryl Bart; Ms Nikki Bart|work=OpenAustralia|date=5 June 2008}}</ref> |
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*[[Ben Lee]], musician |
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* [[Nikki Bart]], Australian mountain climber and medical doctor with a specialist interest in hypoxia secondary to high altitude<ref name=smh>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/fearless-mother-and-daughter-set-everest-record/2008/05/24/1211183177186.html|first=Caroline|last=Marcus|title=Fearless mother and daughter set Everest record|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=25 May 2008|accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref> |
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*[[Joshua Goot]], fashion designer |
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* [[Linton Besser]], [[Walkley Award]]-winning investigative journalist.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benjamin |first1=Henry |title=Walkley for Linton |url=https://www.jwire.com.au/walkley-for-linton/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |work=J-Wire |date=10 December 2010 |language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[Project_Runway_Australia#The_judges_and_mentor|Henry Roth]], fashion designer |
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* [[Ryan Blumberg]], former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] in 2017<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jewishnews.net.au/blumberg-earns-pro-debut-at-charlton/81299|title=Blumberg earns pro debut at Charlton|publisher=JewishNews.net.au|author=Desiatnik, Shane|accessdate=8 September 2018|date=23 August 2018}}</ref> and accepted a two-year scholarship at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]], USA in 2019<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5c1a78f96d170/u23s-defender-accepts-scholarship-at-university-of-maryland|title=U23s defender accepts scholarship at University of Maryland|publisher=[[Charlton Athletic F.C.]]|author=Henry, Luke|accessdate=19 December 2018|date=19 December 2018}}</ref> |
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*[[MasterChef_Australia_(season_2)#Contestants|Jonathan Daddia]], MasterChef contestant |
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* [[MasterChef Australia (season 2)#Contestants|Jonathan Daddia]], 2010 [[MasterChef Australia|''MasterChef'']] contestant<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.jewishnews.net.au/chickened-out |title=Chickened out |date=14 July 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2013 |work=[[Australian Jewish News]] }}</ref> |
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*[[Shannon Gaitz]], Australia's Next Top Model contestant |
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* [[Yuval Freilich]] (born 1995), Israeli épée fencer, 2019 European Épée Champion |
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*[[Jarrod Basger]], [[Australia national futsal team]] |
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*Professor [[Michelle Haber]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}}, a leading Australian cancer scientist at the Children's Cancer Institute of Australia{{spaced ndash}} class of 1973<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moriah.nsw.edu.au/MC-Getting-Involved/default.aspx |title=Getting Involved |work=Alumni |publisher=Moriah College |accessdate=30 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013840/http://www.moriah.nsw.edu.au/MC-Getting-Involved/default.aspx |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* [[Sallie-Anne Huckstepp]], police whistle blower |
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* [[Ben Lee]], musician<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/08/1036308480999.html |title=The ballad of Ben Lee |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=9 November 2002 |author=Molitorisz, Sacha |accessdate=30 November 2013 }}</ref> |
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* [[Nick Molnar]], co-founder and CEO of [[Afterpay]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Prasad, Jocelyn |url=https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/26/a-breakthrough-business-thats-changing-how-we-shop.html |title=A breakthrough business that's changing how we shop |work=Sydney Alumni Magazine |publisher=[[University of Sydney]] |date=26 March 2018 |accessdate=21 February 2019 }}</ref> |
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* [[Ben Pasternak]], co-founder and CEO of [[Simulate (company)|SIMULATE]] |
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* [[Project Runway Australia#Judges and mentor|Henry Roth]], fashion designer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moriah.nsw.edu.au/articledocuments/contact%20december%202009.pdf.aspx |format=PDF |title=Year 11 Industry Panel |work=Contact |publisher=Moriah College |date=December 2009 |accessdate=30 November 2013 |page=22 }}</ref> |
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== See also== |
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{{stack|{{Portal|New South Wales|Education|Judaism}}}} |
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* [[List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales]] |
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* [[List of non-government schools in New South Wales]] |
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*[http://www.moriah.nsw.edu.au/ Moriah College website] |
*[http://www.moriah.nsw.edu.au/ Moriah College website] |
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*[http://www.teachingheritage.nsw.edu.au/3readings/wc1_rutland.html Suzanne Rutland, ''Moriah College: History and Heritage] |
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Latest revision as of 07:10, 17 December 2024
| Moriah War Memorial College | |
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Moriah_College_006.jpg) Harry Triguboff Family Corner House, Moriah College | |
| Location | |
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Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia NSW Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°53′58″S 151°14′38″E / 33.89944°S 151.24389°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school |
| Motto | To Learn, To Heed, To Act |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Established | 1942 |
| Founder | Abraham Rabinovitch |
| Status | Open |
| Principal |
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| Teaching staff | c. 260 |
| Years | Early learning and K–12 |
| Enrolment | c. 1,700 (2023[1]) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and sky blue |
| Sports | Basketball
Cricket Netball Rugby Soccer Tennis |
| Feeder schools | Mount Sinai College |
| Affiliations |
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| Website | moriah |
Moriah College is an independent Modern Orthodox Jewish co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school, located in Queens Park, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college provides education from early learning through Kindergarten to Year 12.
The college is a member of the Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA).[2]
History
[edit]Founded in 1942 by Abraham Rabinovitch, Moriah College started as a small school located in Glenayr Avenue, Bondi, which is still in use today as an affiliated kindergarten.[3] Harold Nagley, the first principal of Moriah, travelled door to door in an attempt to recruit pupils.[citation needed] In 1952, Rabinovitch purchased a 1+1⁄2-acre (0.6 ha) Bellevue Hill property from the estate of the late Mark Foy for A£30,500. Following renovations, the college opened at the Bellevue Hill site in 1953, with 57 students.[citation needed]
Further renovations were completed in the mid-1960s and, by 1967, the King David School in Edgecliff, formed by the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies in 1960, merged with Moriah College. The King David School relocated to a property in Dover Road, Rose Bay, purchased from another school, and the Bellevue Hill site was used as a high school. From 1975, the college rapidly expanded from 500 to 800 students, and additional properties were acquired in Bellevue Hill to allow for further expansion.
By the early 1980s, the Government of New South Wales decided to amalgamate two public schools in Dover Heights and sell the unused campus. Moriah College made an offer for this campus, but the Premier, Neville Wran, rejected the offer, following a public campaign organised by the New South Wales Teachers Federation. Wran offered the college a lease over land located in Queens Park, on the site of the old Eastern Suburbs Hospital, and construction of a new high school began. Amid cost overruns and delays, by late 1993 the college decided to relocate the primary school to the site as well, and sell all land held at Bellevue Hill. Over $12 million was realised from the sale of the college's Bellevue Hill properties.[3]
The college is now entirely situated on the Queens Park campus, having purchased the land from the Government of New South Wales in 2011[4] for $27 million,[5] with the final instalment of $20 million payable in February 2014.[6] Some older buildings remain from the Eastern Suburbs Hospital that previously occupied part of the site. Additional affiliated preschool campuses are located in Bondi, Bondi Junction, and Rose Bay.
Extracurricular
[edit]The school's Symphonic Wind Ensemble won the NSW Junior band championships in May 2012[7] building on the work of a number of band tours.[8]
The Moriah Football (soccer) First XI won the prestigious NSW Combined Independent Schools Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Barker College in the grand final.[9] The team then went on to retain the title in 2016, becoming the first school to do so, after coming back from 3-1 down to beat Newington College 4–3 in the grand final.[10]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Cheryl Bart AO, lawyer, company director, and expeditioner[11]
- Nikki Bart, Australian mountain climber and medical doctor with a specialist interest in hypoxia secondary to high altitude[12]
- Linton Besser, Walkley Award-winning investigative journalist.[13]
- Ryan Blumberg, former professional footballer who played as a defender for Charlton Athletic in 2017[14] and accepted a two-year scholarship at the University of Maryland, USA in 2019[15]
- Jonathan Daddia, 2010 MasterChef contestant[16]
- Yuval Freilich (born 1995), Israeli épée fencer, 2019 European Épée Champion
- Professor Michelle Haber AM, a leading Australian cancer scientist at the Children's Cancer Institute of Australia – class of 1973[17]
- Sallie-Anne Huckstepp, police whistle blower
- Ben Lee, musician[18]
- Nick Molnar, co-founder and CEO of Afterpay[19]
- Ben Pasternak, co-founder and CEO of SIMULATE
- Henry Roth, fashion designer[20]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Moriah turns 80 Moriah College
- ^ a b "Moriah College". Jewish Communal Appeal. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
- ^ a b Rutland, Suzanne D. (15 September 1999). Moriah College: History and Heritage (MS Word). History in Heritage Works. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ "Sale Contract" (PDF). Property NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Our Land, Our Buildings". Moriah Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ "Board of Studies Report". Moriah College. 2012. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Moriah Wind Ensemble wins NSW title Archived 10 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (1 July 2012)
- ^ Moriah Band in Israel Archived 10 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (1 July 2012)
- ^ "Moriah boys pull off stunning win". 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Two-time champions". 16 June 2016.
- ^ Turnbull, Malcolm (5 June 2008). "Statements by Members: Ms Cheryl Bart; Ms Nikki Bart". OpenAustralia.
- ^ Marcus, Caroline (25 May 2008). "Fearless mother and daughter set Everest record". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Benjamin, Henry (10 December 2010). "Walkley for Linton". J-Wire. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Desiatnik, Shane (23 August 2018). "Blumberg earns pro debut at Charlton". JewishNews.net.au. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Henry, Luke (19 December 2018). "U23s defender accepts scholarship at University of Maryland". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Chickened out". Australian Jewish News. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ "Getting Involved". Alumni. Moriah College. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Molitorisz, Sacha (9 November 2002). "The ballad of Ben Lee". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Prasad, Jocelyn (26 March 2018). "A breakthrough business that's changing how we shop". Sydney Alumni Magazine. University of Sydney. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Year 11 Industry Panel" (PDF). Contact. Moriah College. December 2009. p. 22. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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