Sacred Heart College Adelaide 1960-1961.
Taught for two years as a lay teacher at the Marist Brothers College in Broken Hill.
Joined the mining operations in Broken Hill and graduated with a BE (Hons) in Mining Engineering from the University of NSW in 1968.
Appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Mount Isa Mines Limited (MIM) one of Australia’s and the world’s great mining companies.
Won a number of awards in the Broken Hill AFL competition and was Broken Hill’s Sportsman of the Year in 1963.