1979 Australia Day Honours
The Australia Day Honours 1979 were announced on 26 January 1979 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Zelman Cowen.[1]
The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, announced on Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours which are announced on the second Monday in June.
Order of Australia
Order of Australia (Civil) ribbon
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Order of Australia (Military) ribbon
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
| Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Hawke | For service to trade unionism and industrial relations. | [1] |
| Sir Laurence Rupert McIntyre CBE | For public service. | |
| The Honourable John Brophy Renshaw | For service to politics and management. | |
| Sir Walter Scott | For service to industry and government. | |
| Sir Frederick Wheeler CBE | For public service. |
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
General Division
| Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Honourable Lance Herbert Barnard | For service to politics and government. | [1] |
| The Honourable Kim Edward Beazley | For service to politics and government. | |
| Lewis Harold Border MVO | For public service. | |
| Arthur Meric Bloomfield Boyd | For service to the visual arts. | |
| Lester Joseph Brain AFC | For service to the aviation industry. | |
| Dr Peter Braithwaite CBE, ED | For community service, particularly with the Australian Red Cross Society. | |
| Cleaver Ernest Bunton OBE | For service to local government. | |
| James Allen Crawford | For community service. | |
| The Honourable John Patrick Ducker | For service to trade unionism. | |
| Professor Donald William George | For service in the fields of science and engineering. | |
| The Most Reverend James William Gleeson CMG | For service to religion and social welfare. | |
| Dr Phyllis Marion Elliott Goatcatcher | For community service. | |
| Leslie Kenneth Gordon | For public service. | |
| Albert Edward Harris | For service to industry. | |
| Cyril Nathaniel Kleinig | For service to the aviation industry. | |
| David Surrey Gibson Littlemore | For service to architecture. | |
| John Osman Miller | For community service. | |
| Roger Neil Morse | For public service. | |
| Norman Richard Seddon CBE | For services to the performing arts. | |
| Egon Stern | For services to the development of air navigational facilities. | |
| The Honourable Frank Joseph Scott Wise | For service to politics and government. |
Military Division
| Branch | Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | Commodore Ivan Raoul Jones | For service as Director-General of Fleet Maintenance. | [1] |
| Army | Brigadier Roy Wilfred Morris | For service to the Australian Army and in particular as Director-General of Supply. | |
| Major General John Irvine Williamson OBE | For service in positions of great responsibility including that of Deputy Chief of the General Staff. | ||
| Air Force | Air Commodore Jeffrey Hubert De La Tour Blackwell | For service to the Royal Australian Air Force and in particular as Director-General of Personnel Services. | |
| Air Commodore Robert David Egerton | For service to the Royal Australian Air Force and in particular as Director-General of Supply. |
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
General Division
| Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Betty Joan Allen | For service to the Girl's Brigade Australia. | [1] |
| Rabbi Raymond Apple | For service to the Jewish community. | |
| Professor George William Bassett | For service to education. | |
| Edwin Charles Benness | For service to industry and the community. | |
| Dr Edward Allan Booth | For service to medicine, particularly in the field of radiology. | |
| Colonel Henry Noel Boyle | For service to the welfare of service men and women, particularly as Chairman of the Regular Defence Force Welfare Association. | |
| Anthony Bookman | For service to the Adelaide Children's Hospital | |
| Thomas Napier Brown | For service to the furniture industry. | |
| John Keith Buchanan JP | For community service. | |
| Joy Collins | ||
| Allan George Coombs | For service to the building industry and to education. | |
| George Henry Dallimore JP | For service to pharmacy | |
| Dr William Gardner Davies | For public service, particularly as a member of the Australian Delegation to UNESCO | |
| Paul Louis Dubois | For public service with the Australian Telecommunications Commission. | |
| John Isadore Einfeld | For service to the community and to the welfare of ex-servicemen and women. | |
| Dr Archie Samuel Ellis | For service in the field of mental health, particularly as Director of Mental Health Services in Western Australia. | |
| Dr Kenneth Duncan Fitch | For service in the field of sports medicine. | |
| Victor McDonald Gibson | For service to industry. | |
| Lindsay Gaye Goggin | For service to the sport of golf. | |
| Emeritus Professor Douglas Gordon | For service to medicine and medical research, particularly in the field of preventative medicine. | |
| Rhoda Joyce Evelyn Gray | For service to nursing and community welfare. | |
| James Merewyn Greenwood | For service to industry. | |
| Allan Thomas Griffith | For public service. | |
| John Dennis Harris | For community service. | |
| Dr Morton Earle Herman | For service to architecture. | |
| Henry Francis Critchely Hinder | For service to art. | |
| Margel Ina Harris Hinder | ||
| Dr Tulloch Graham Heuze Hogg | For service to handicapped children. | |
| Emeritus Professor Colin James Horne | For service to literature. | |
| Stanley Ernest Huddleston | For public service. | |
| Peter John Hudson | For service to the sport of Australian Rules Football. | |
| Beryl Elaine Jacka MBE | For service to the mining industry. | |
| Dr Henry Buckhurst Kay | For service to medicine and to the National Heart Foundation of Australia. | |
| David Anthony Kearney | For community service. | |
| Nancy Florence Keesing | For service to literature. | |
| Sidney Joseph Albert Kemp | For service to country radio and television. | |
| Breno Edwin Lange | For service to local government and the community. | |
| Professor Noel Desmond Martin | For service to dentistry. | |
| Kelvin Paul McGrath | For service to forestry and conservation. | |
| Heather Pamela McKay MBE | For service to the sport of squash. | |
| Desmond Joseph Mooney | For service in the field of mental health. | |
| Deaconess Frances Jean Northrop | For service to Aboriginal welfare. | |
| Dr Desmond John Pittar | For service to medicine, particularly in the field of pathology. | |
| Clement William Bailey Renouf | For community service. | |
| Milton William Robinson | For public service. | |
| Kenneth Robert Rosewall MBE | For service to the sport of tennis. | |
| Kathleen Steele Scott | For public service with the Australian Postal Commission. | |
| Francis Arthur Sedgman | For service to the sport of tennis. | |
| Robert Michael Seymour DFC | For public service. | |
| Eric Abraham Silbert | For community service. | |
| Milton Graham Stevens | For public service with the Australian Postal Commission. | |
| James Thomas Davy Stewart MC | For service to the welfare of ex-service men and women. | |
| Alderman Douglas William Sutherland | For service to local government. | |
| John James Thornton RD | For community service. | |
| Margaret Trask | For service to librarianship. | |
| The Reverend Clarence Samuel Trudgian MBE | For service in the field of community welfare. | |
| Professor William George Walker | For service in the fields of university administration and learning. | |
| Dr Annie Winifred Wall | For service to the community, particularly in the field of women's affairs. | |
| Joseph Dudley Westwood OBE, MC | For service to the welfare of ex-service men and women | |
| Edgar Walwyn Wortley JP | For community service. |
Military Division
| Branch | Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | Captain Ronald Rex Calder RAN | For service to the Royal Australian Navy and in particular as Director of Naval Weapons Design. | [1] |
| Captain Malcolm Aidan McKinnon Clarke RAN | For service to the Royal Australian Navy and in particular as Inspector of Administration. | ||
| Commander Patrick John Clough RAN | For service as Officer-in-charge of the Marine Engineering School. | ||
| Army | Lieutenant Colonel Murray Phillip Blake MC | For service as Commanding Officer of 5/9 Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment. | |
| Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Roy Carey ED | For service to the Royal New South Wales Regiment and to the Army Reserve. | ||
| Lieutenant Colonel Paul Netherton Greenhalgh | For service to the Australian Army and as Assistant Army Attache to the United States. | ||
| Lieutenant Colonel John Cameron Harding | For service to the Australian Army and to the Royal Military College, Duntroon. | ||
| Lieutenant Colonel Brian William Howard MC | For service as Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. | ||
| Lieutenant Colonel Barrington George William Ingram ED | For service to the Australian Army Reserve. | ||
| Colonel Herbert Malcolm Lander | For service to the Australian Army and in particular as Director of Personnel Employment. | ||
| Air Force | Group Captain Kevin Thomas Casey | For service as an Equipment Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force. | |
| Wing Commander Robert William Fretwell | For service as a Radio Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force. | ||
| Group Captain Robert George Sharp | For service to Dentistry in the Royal Australian Air Force. |
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
General Division
| Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Reverend Father Henry George Aerts | For service to ethnic communities. | [1] |
| Yvette Fay Amber | For community service. | |
| Peter Marcus Anderson | For service to the welfare of ex-service men and women. | |
| Lilian Askew | For community service. | |
| Ethel May Bain | ||
| Gordon Charles Baker | ||
| Shirley Enid Ball | ||
| Grace Mary Baker | ||
| Kathleen Frances Bateman | For service to youth welfare. | |
| Betty Margaret Blattman | For public service. | |
| Harold William Boulton | For service to the Victorian Football Association. | |
| Daphne Jean Bowman | For service to youth welfare. | |
| Marcus Temple Brodribb | For community service. | |
| John Austin Chapman | For community service in the field of sport. | |
| Ernest Alfred Chittock | For community service. | |
| David James Clark | For service to the community, particularly the Brighton Primary School. | |
| Joan Roma Connell | For public service. | |
| Kathleen Cunningham | For community service. | |
| Sylvia Joyce Cupples | For community service, particularly in the development of school libraries. | |
| Eileen Beatrice Daer | For service to nursing. | |
| Bernard George D'Arcy | For community service. | |
| Claire Southwell Davis | For public and community service. | |
| Hugh St. Omer Dentry | For service to industry and to community. | |
| Dr Thomas Hewson Donnelly | For service to medical administration. | |
| Raymond Robert Duff | For service to local government. | |
| Gordon Llewellyn Duffield | For service to the accountancy profession and to the community. | |
| Pastor Clemence Victor Eckerman | For service to Aboriginal welfare. | |
| John Joseph Bronte Edwards OBE, MC | For service to local government and to the community. | |
| Purki Edwards | For service to nursing and to Aboriginal welfare. | |
| Veronica Beryl Ferris | For community service. | |
| John Torrens Flynn | For public service. | |
| Alderman Andrew James Frame | For community service. | |
| William Alexander Furey | For service to the sport of surf life saving. | |
| Dulcie Louisa Fyle | For service to the mentally handicapped. | |
| Winifred Helen George | For service to music. | |
| John Barry Gilmour | For service to the sport of athletics. | |
| Robert Richard William Gould | For public service. | |
| Norman Sydney Gray | For community service. | |
| Lawrence Gibson Grope | ||
| Maxine Constance Grope | ||
| Kenneth Grave Haines | For service to education and youth welfare. | |
| Ernest Edgar Hambley | For service to industry and the community. | |
| Thomas Nobes Herrman | For services to swimming and diving. | |
| Jean Katherine Hogan | For community service. | |
| Henry Vivian Holloway | For service to the sport of tennis. | |
| Councillor William Birchall Hunter | For community service. | |
| Milton Jenkins | For public service. | |
| Lilian Winifred Johns | For public service, particularly as Postmistress at Old Toongabbie. | |
| Constantine Karangers | For service to ethnic communities. | |
| George Trotter Lamb | For community service, particularly with the Australian Inland Mission. | |
| Leeta Coleman Lawrence | For public service. | |
| Maxwell Gilbert Lumsden | For community service. | |
| Colina Kinloch Lynham | For community service, particularly with the Young Women's Christian Association. | |
| Alderman Henry Lionel Maley | For service to local government and the community. | |
| Leah Janet Merchant | For community service. | |
| Reverend Alexander Johnstone Wilson McAlister | For service to the welfare of members of the Defence Force. | |
| Ann McGarry | For service to music. | |
| Melville James McInnes | For service to sport of cricket. | |
| Augusto Merzi | For service to music and entertainment. | |
| Andrew Gilbert Millar | For service to the welfare of ex-service men and to the community. | |
| Francis Charles Rex Mitchell | For service to local government and the community. | |
| Hubert Vincent Morris | For service with the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association of Queensland. | |
| Albert Nixon | For service to the development of primary industry in the Northern Territory. | |
| Edwin Joseph Okely | For service to the welfare of ex-service men and women. | |
| Raymond Donald Orr JP | For service to the community, particularly in the provision of fire-fighting services. | |
| John Bucknill Owen | For community service. | |
| Gayner Wilton Parker | For public service. | |
| Ethel Rose Pearce | For community service | |
| Lilian Blanche Pennycuick | For public service, particularly as Postmistress at Melton Mowbray | |
| Renzo Piroli | For service to ethnic communities. | |
| William Henry Pitt | For public service. | |
| Charles Herbert Rae | For service to the community, particularly in the provision of hospital facilities. | |
| Lilian Mavis Ramsay | For public service. | |
| Nellie Durie Scott | For services to nursing and the community. | |
| Cecil Thomas Shannon | For community service. | |
| Cedrick Richard Ewan Southwell | For service to local government and the community. | |
| Laurence Edward Stepto | For service to the sport of rowing. | |
| Dr Robert King Stevenson | For community service. | |
| Ralph Alfred Stone | For service to handicapped children. | |
| Clarence Frederick Stronetter | For community service | |
| Margaret Ruby (Nancy) Sturges | ||
| William Sutherland | ||
| Joyce Clare Swan | ||
| William Alexander Goodall Swan | For service to country cricket. | |
| Roger Ivan Textor | For public and community service. | |
| Jean Blanche Tucker | For service to the Girl Guides Association of Australia. | |
| Elinor Ulin | For community service. | |
| John Thomas Vockler | For service to the welfare of ex service men and women. | |
| Marjorie Florence Jane Wilson | For service to animal welfare, particularly in the protection of Kangaroos | |
| William Gerard Wilson | For service to the community, particularly as a volunteer fire officer. | |
| Elwyn Anthony Wride | For community service. | |
| Hans Edwards Wright | For service to the sport of archery. | |
| James Yates | For service to education. | |
| Ernest Shapland Yeo | For service to the mentally handicapped. |
Military Division
| Branch | Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | Warrant Officer Henri Wilhelm Blad | For service as Flight Deck Electrical Warrant Officer of HMAS Melbourne | [1] |
| Chief Petty Officer Gordon Stubbs | For service to the main Naval store at the Royal Australian Naval Air Station, Nowra. | ||
| Army | Warrant Officer Class Two James Harold Breeze | For service to the Army Reserve. | |
| Warrant Officer Class One Neil Ronald Eiby | For service to 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. | ||
| Warrant Officer Class One Maxwell Roy Steiger | For service to the Australian Army and to the School of Army Health. | ||
| Warrant Officer Class One Peter Edward Wilkin | For service to the Australian Army as a Supervisor, Construction and Maintenance. | ||
| Warrant Officer Class One Colin James Williamson | For service to the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Training Centre. | ||
| Air Force | Warrant Officer Johannes Ronald Brook-Rerecich | For service as an Instrument Fitter at the Aircraft Research and Development Unit. | |
| Warrant Officer Robert Keith Davidson BEM | For service as an Engineer at Number 3 Aircraft Depot, Amberley, Queensland. | ||
| Warrant Officer Robert Francis Lavin | For service in Equipment Accounting Duties with the Royal Australian Air Force. | ||
| Warrant Officer Brian Harold Stanley Mayfield | For service in Administrative Duties with the Royal Australian Air Force. |
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