1980 Australia Day Honours
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The 1980 Australia Day Honours were announced on 26 January 1980 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Zelman Cowen.[1][2]
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.
Dame of the Order of Australia (AD)
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| Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Honourable Dame Enid Lyons GBE | For public and parliamentary service to Australia over many years. | [1][2] |
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
| Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Sir Rutherford Ness Robertson CMG | For service to biological sciences | [1][2] |
| Sir James Vernon CBE | For service to industry and to government. |
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
General Division
| Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Harold David Anderson | For public service as a diplomatic representative. | [1][2] |
| Dr Rupert Jethro Best | For service to agricultural science. | |
| Charles Warren Bonython | For service to conservation | |
| Gavin MacRae Bunning | For service to industry and to the community. | |
| Dr Harold James Frith | For public service in the field of wildlife research and conservation. | |
| The Honourable Norman John Oswald Makin | For service to Parliament, to politics and to government. | |
| Lyndon Lloyd McKenzie | For public service in the aviation industry. | |
| Richard James Pascoe | For public service. | |
| Dr Sam Scruton Richardson CBE | For service to education. | |
| Laurence Elwyn Short OBE | For service to trade unionism. | |
| Kylie Tennant | For service to literature. | |
| John Allan Uhrig | For service to industry. | |
| Professor Rex Eugene Vowels | For service to education. | |
| Roy Mervyn Watis ISO | For public service |
Military Division
| Branch | Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | Rear Admiral Peter Hogarth Doyle OBE | For service to the Royal Australian Navy particularly as Chief of Naval Material and as Chief of Joint Operations and Plans. | [1][2] |
| Army | Major General David Frederick Walter Engel OBE | For service to the Australian Army, particularly as Chief of Material - Army. | |
| Major General John Dennis Stevenson CBE | For service to the Royal Australian Navy particularly as General Officer Commanding Logistics Command. | ||
| Air Force | Air Vice-Marshal David Archibald Stevenson Morgan OBE, QHP | For service to the Medical Branch of the Royal Australian Air Force and particularly as Director-General of Air Force Health Services. |
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
General Division
| Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pastor Paul Gerhard Ernst Albrecht | For service in the field of Aboriginal welfare. | [1][2] |
| His Honour Judge David Ross Anderson | For service to the Royal Life Saving Society of Western Australian. | |
| Deaconess Mary Maria Andrews | For service to religion. | |
| Kenneth Alan Archer | For service to media. | |
| Franca Arena | For service in the field of ethic affairs. | |
| Violet Thenie Baddams | For service to education. | |
| George Kenneth Barlin | For service to the media and to the community. | |
| Jeffrey Allison Bennell | For service to the sport of lawn bowls | |
| William Martin Booth | For service to aviation. | |
| Dr Harold James Brown | For service to education. | |
| Roy Henry George Bryant | For community service, particularly in the welfare of alcoholics. | |
| William Patrick Calnon | For service to local government. | |
| Roy Angus Cameron | For service to trade unionism. | |
| Stanley James Cole | For community service. | |
| Chandler Phillip Coventry | For service to art. | |
| Ruth Winifred Cracknell | For service to the performing arts. | |
| William Leslie Carrington Davies | For service to commerce and to the media. | |
| Victor Allen Edgeloe | For service to education. | |
| Deaconess Doris Norma Farley | For service in the field of Aboriginal welfare. | |
| Maxwell Edgar Fatchen | For service to journalism and to literature. | |
| Trevor Charles Fenton | For public service in the aviation industry and for service to the arts. | |
| Kenneth James Fox | For service to aviation. | |
| Eric John Gee | For service to the dental profession. | |
| James Patrick Gibson | For service to trade unionism. | |
| Arthur Royston Griffiths | ||
| Clive Frank Sutherland Groom | For service to the stevedoring industry. | |
| Dr Eric Rowland Guiler | For service to biological sciences | |
| Alexander Leonard Heilig | For public service. | |
| Robert Arthur Hingston | For service to local government. | |
| Hazel Holyman | For service to the aviation industry. | |
| Frederick Leslie Kerr MBE | For service in the field of fire protection, particularly as Director of the South Australian Country Fire Service | |
| Joan Elizabeth Kirner | For community service. | |
| Dorothy Isabel Knox OBE | For service to education. | |
| Joan Dorothy Long | For service to the film industry. | |
| Doris Irene Magee MBE | For service to the sport of athletics. | |
| Alan David McGilvray MBE | For service to the sport of cricket. | |
| James Gordon Menzies | For community service. | |
| Dr Alwyn John Millington | For service to agriculture. | |
| Reverend Edmund Laurence Randall | For service to religious education. | |
| Josephine Francis Rogers | For community service in the field of diet and nutrition. | |
| Honora Maud Ryan | For community service. | |
| John Kevin Ryan | For service to the sport of horse racing. | |
| Alwyn Monteith Shearer | For service to commerce and industry. | |
| Donald Adrian Allen Simpson | For service to handicapped children. | |
| Dr William Anderson Hugh Smith | For service to medicine. | |
| Desmond Joseph Sullivan DSO, DFC | For public service, particularly as Managing Secretary, Rottnest Island. | |
| Dr Eric Hyman Taft | For service to medicine, particularly in the field of dermatology. | |
| Robert Hunter Tait | For community service, particularly with the Boys' Brigade Australia. | |
| Dr Wilfred Victor Teniswood | For service to education and the community. | |
| Margaret Kennings Ward | For service to education. | |
| Dr Louis Ronald Werner | ||
| Alfred Desmond Joseph Wood | For service to handicapped children. |
Military Division
| Branch | Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | Commander Keith Martin Adams RANR | For service to the Naval Reserve Cadets. | [1][2] |
| Commander Rudolph Raleigh Laing RAN | For service as Supply Officer in HMAS Stalwart. | ||
| Commander Peter Clifford Mitchell RAN | For service as Assistant Director Naval Weapons Design. | ||
| Army | Lieutenant Colonel John Stuart Baker | For service on the directing staff of the Joint Services Staff College. | |
| Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Robert Black | For service to the Australian Army, particularly as a member of the Regular Officers Development Committee. | ||
| Lieutenant Colonel Edwin John Charlton | For service as Chief Transport and Movements Officer, 1st Transport and Movements Group. | ||
| Colonel Brian Douglas Clendinnen ED | For service to the Army Reserve, particularly as Colonel (Planning) Headquarters 3red Divisional Field Force Group. | ||
| Colonel Peter Maxwell Douglas | For service as Commander Royal Australian Corps of Transport, Headquarters Field Force Command. | ||
| Colonel Richard Seaton Flint | For service as Director of Army Training and Director of Training Requirements - Army. | ||
| Colonel Alfred Barrett Garland | For service to the Australian Army, particularly in the administration of Field Force Command. | ||
| Air Force | Group Captain Edward James Bushell | For service as an aeronautical engineer in the Royal Australian Air Force. | |
| Group Captain Langton James Connelly | For service as Director of Personnel Airmen, Royal Australian Air Force. | ||
| Group Captain Ian Russell Gordon | For service as Defence Adviser and Head Australian Defence Co-operation Group, Papua New Guinea. | ||
| Group Captain William Eric Sansum | For service as the Director of Maintenance Policy in the Royal Australian Air Force. |
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
General Division
| Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Elaine Nancy Adler | For service in the field of children's welfare. | [1][2] |
| Frances Mary Alvin | For community service with the Salvation Army. | |
| Rex Leonard Andrew | For service to the fruit growing industry. | |
| Charles Stuart Arnold | For service to local government and to the community. | |
| William Charles Arnott | For community service. | |
| Harold Leonard Asmith | For service to the welfare of ex-service personnel and to the community. | |
| William Henry John Aveling | For public service as Custodian, Admiralty House, Sydney | |
| Judith Anderson Baker | For community service. | |
| Marjorie Faith Barnard | For service to literature. | |
| Vera Florence Barnes | For community service. | |
| Alexander John Barter | For service to the sport of archery. | |
| Nancy Evelyn Beaney | For community service. | |
| Douglas Frank Bennetts | For community service. | |
| Thomas John Bennison | For service to the sport of sailing. | |
| Marion Maria Bishop | For community service. | |
| George Edward Bowden | For public service. | |
| Malcolm Russell Bromell | For community service. | |
| Kenneth Symington Brown | For service to education. | |
| Raymond Clarence Bruce | For community service. | |
| Brigadier Claude Ewen Cameron MC, ED | For service to the community and to the welfare of ex-service personnel. | |
| Veronica Jill Campbell | For public service, particularly at the Australian Embassy, Tehran. | |
| Jessie Madeline Clyde | For community service. | |
| Colin Cecil Coleman | For public and community service, particularly in relation to the Australian Army Apprentices School, Balcombe, Victoria. | |
| Carmel Mary Croan | For community service. | |
| James William Culley | For service to the sport of cycling. | |
| Rowland Stanley James Dart | For service to the Scout Association of Australia | |
| Merle Lorraine Davies | For community service. | |
| John William Dixon | For public service. | |
| Teresa Ada Dixon | ||
| Leonard Joseph Edgar | For public service in the aviation industry. | |
| William Middleton Ellings | For community service. | |
| Thomas Sydney Ellis | ||
| Bobbie Ellen Fenner ARRC | ||
| Millicent Olive Vera Fernance | ||
| Zora Ruby May Fibbins | For service to athletics and the sport of hockey. | |
| Henry Fowler | For community service. | |
| Henry Alan Flower | For public service. | |
| Alleyn Albert Gainsford | For community service. | |
| Charles Alexander Gardner | ||
| Charles Owen Geddes | ||
| Clive Francis Geddes | For service to the sport of rugby league football. | |
| Dulcie Edna Gifford | For community service. | |
| Gloria Anne Goolagong | For community service, particularly the welfare of Aboriginal children. | |
| Diana Rose Graham | For community service. | |
| John Goldney Heylen Green | For service to local government and to the community. | |
| Amy Lillian Griffith | For community service. | |
| Janis Gulbis | For service in the field of migrant welfare. | |
| Patricia Halpen | For service to music. | |
| Maxwell Roy Harvey | For community service. | |
| Kathleen Mavis Hay | For service to nursing. | |
| Charles Gordon Hill | For service to the sport of Australian football. | |
| Donovan Wheatley Hill | For community service. | |
| Leonard Hockley | For public service and for service to the community. | |
| Jack Douglas Hurley | For community service. | |
| Leonora Oakley Hurrell | For service to the community, particularly as Postmistress at Sheringa, South Australia. | |
| Clarence Frank Johnson | For service to local government and to the community. | |
| Albert Reginald Kelly | For service to the community. | |
| Heinrich Edgar Kruger | For service to the welfare of ex-service personnel. | |
| Lazarus Liveris | For public service and for service to the community. | |
| Walter Michael Loth | For service to local government and to the community. | |
| James Douglas Macfarlane | For service to horticulture. | |
| Margaret John Mackie | For community service. | |
| Dorothy Amelia Mackinnon | ||
| Charles Ernest Marden | For public service. | |
| Robert James Percival Marshall | For service to the sport of billiards and to the community. | |
| Edward William McBride | For service to the sport of wood chopping. | |
| Frances Patricia McCann | For service to the sport of softball. | |
| Allan John McDonald | For service to the welfare of ex-service personnel and to the community. | |
| Basil Vernon McDonald | For service to the sport of life saving. | |
| Bruce Frederick McIntosh | For service to local government and to the community. | |
| James Gordin McIntosh | For service to the sport of rifle shooting. | |
| Alison McMullen | For community service. | |
| Betty Ann Michelmore | ||
| Ellen Mary Mitchell | For service to children's welfare. | |
| Patricia Mary Mitchell | For community service. | |
| John Alexander Morgan | ||
| Gene Lorelle Moore | For service to the welfare of children of ex-service personnel. | |
| Denis Royston James Morrissey | For service to local government and to the community. | |
| Dr Noel Andrew Needham | For service to the Scouts Association of Australia. | |
| Major William Barr Nehl ED RAA (Retired) | For service to the welfare of ex-service personnel. | |
| Eva May Nettle | For community service. | |
| Margaret Ruth Newnham | For service to aged persons' welfare. | |
| Colin Stanislaus Newton | For service to local government and to the community. | |
| John William Noakes | For public service. | |
| John Johnson Nyland | For service to trade unionism. | |
| Henry James O'Callaghan | For service to the sport of Australian football. | |
| James O'Dea | For service to music. | |
| Allan Forrest Pankhurst | For service to local government. | |
| Maria Maddalena Pascoli | For community service. | |
| George Edward Petersen | ||
| Thomas Hugh Phillips | ||
| Peter Polacik | For service in the field of migrant welfare. | |
| Edward Quong | For community service. | |
| Frances Lionel Rankin | For public service. | |
| Edward Leslie Joseph Reardon | For service to local government and to the community. | |
| Ethel May Redman | For community service. | |
| Adrian Gerard Roche | ||
| Wladsyslaw Rogowski | For service to migrant welfare. | |
| Sergeant First Grade Lionel Edgar Samuels | For public service. | |
| Lionel Robson Shearer | For service to local government and to the community. | |
| Joy Bethel Smith | For community service. | |
| Henry William Percy Smith | For service to junior sport. | |
| Marjorie Hilda Spurling | For community service. | |
| Gordon John Willy Suhr | For community service, particularly as a volunteer fire fighter. | |
| Kenneth George Steward | For service to the sport of athletics. | |
| Lieutenant Commander William Noel Swan RAN (Retired) | For community service | |
| Agnes Vera Mabel Synan | ||
| Marian Olga Tarling | For service in the aviation industry, particularly as an Air Traffic Controller. | |
| Gloria Maude Tate | For service to education. | |
| Betty Christine Teltscher | For community service, particularly with the Australian Huntington's Disease Association. | |
| Jenkin Newton Thomas | For service to the sport of clay target shooting. | |
| Detective Chief Superintendent Kenneth Lawrence Thorsen | For public service. | |
| John Vandeloo | For community service | |
| Frederick Herbert Walker | For public service. | |
| Joan Muriel Walton | For community service. | |
| Hettie Elizabeth Matilda Ward | ||
| Rhonda Hearnshaw Watson | ||
| Percy George Wallace Whitelaw | For service to the welfare of ex-service personnel. | |
| Helen Helga Wilson | For service to literature. | |
| William Austin Woodger | For service to the sport of rugby union. | |
| Victor Albert Woolcock | For service to the welfare of ex-service personnel. | |
| William Leonard Wright | For community service. |
Military Division
| Branch | Recipient | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | Warrant Officer Norbert Hans Friebe | For service in HMAS Supply. | [1][2] |
| Warrant Officer Francis Alan Gibbs | For service during the refitting of HMA Submarines Oxley and Onslow | ||
| Army | Warrant Officer Class One Hilton Robert Atkins | For service to the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. | |
| Warrant Officer Class One Arthur John Bretherton | For service as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Royal Military College, Duntroon. | ||
| Warrant Officer Class Two Donald Keith Morgan | For service to the Army Reserve. | ||
| Warrant Officer Class One Gerald Ivan Neagle | For service to the Army Reserve, particularly as Regimental Sergeant Major, 4th Training Group. | ||
| Warrant Officer Class One John Neil Sheehan | For service to the Special Air Service Regiment and to the Infantry Corps. | ||
| Air Force | Warrant Officer Christopher James Bohr | For service as a Warrant Officer Engineer at Number 3 Aircraft Depot, Royal Australian Air Force. | |
| Warrant Officer Henry James Burke | For service to the Defence and Fire Section of Operations Branch, Headquarters Support Command, Royal Australian Air Force. | ||
| Warrant Officer Neville Gannaway | For service as an accounting clerk, RAAF Base, Edinburgh, South Australia. | ||
| Warrant Officer Mervyn Charles Pinner | For service with Number 24 (City of Adelaide) (Auxiliary) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "AD80" (PDF). Governor General's Office of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Australia Day Honours The Complete List". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 193. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 January 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.