1991 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)

The 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 10 June 1991 by the office of the Governor-General.^[1]^[2]

The Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.

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Recipient	Citation	Notes
Dame Judith Anderson, DBE	For service to the performing arts	^[1]^[2]
Dame Beryl Edith Beaurepaire, DBE	For service to the community, particularly as Chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial
Professor John Philip Chalmers	For services to medical science, particularly in the field of cardiovascular physiology
Jack Napier Davenport, AO DSO DFC GM	For service to business and industry and to the community
Associate Professor Frederick Cossom Hollows	For service in public health in Australia and abroad
Dr Bernard McCarthy O'Brien, CMG	For service to microsurgery

Recipient	Citation	Notes
The Hon Neil Leonard Charles Batt	For service to the Tasmanian Parliament, to politics and to the community	^[1]^[2]
Trevor Percy Winston Boucher	For service to the Public Service as Commissioner of Taxation
Professor Maxwell John Charlesworth	For service to philosophy, bioethics and education
Neil Rex Clark	For service to the community, banking and business
Professor Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke	For service to science and industry, particularly through the application of biotechnology
Professor Douglas John Coster	For service to ophthalmology, particularly as Lions Professor of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, South Australia
Ivan Albert Deveson	For service to the automative industry and to business
Tony Eggleton, CVO	For service to politics and government as federal director of the Liberal Party of Australia
John David Enfield	For service to public administration
Dr Reginald Glover Epps	For service to medical education and to hospital administration
James Richard Fleming	For service to retailing and to horseracing
Ashley William Goldsworthy, OBE	For service to information technology, particularly through the Australian Computer Society
Bruno Gordano Grollo	For service to building and construction and to the community
Robert Studley Forrest Hughes	For service to art and to the promotion of Australian culture
Miriam Beatrice Hyde, OBE	For service to music as a pianist and composer and to music education
Roland David Jackson	For service to the profession of architecture
Professor James Waldo Lance, CBE	For service to neurology
Keith Vaux Mattingley, AM	For service to child health research, to the arts and to the community
Donald Benjamin McDonald	For service to arts administration, particularly as general manager of the Australian Opera
Emeritus Professor Derek John Mulvaney, CMG	For service to prehistory and anthropology, particularly through the study of Aboriginal cultural heritage
Margaret Hannah Olley	For service as an artist and to the promotion of art
John de Burgh Perceval	For service to the visual arts
Rayden Alfred Perry	For service to science and to the environment, particularly through land resources management
Professor Renfrey Burnard Potts	For service to education and in particular to applied mathematics
Dr Lyndel Vivien Prott	For service to environmental and cultural property law
The Honourable Raymond George Reynolds, QC	For service to the law and to community, particularly through child health and safety organisations
Sister Margaret Mary Ryan	For service to the care of the dying through the Mercy Hospice Care, Melbourne
Dr Edward Durham Smith	For service to paediatrics, particularly as a surgeon
James Graham Ambrose Tucker, MBE	For service to business and to the community
Dr Elizabeth Kathleen Turner	For service to paediatrics, particularly as a physician
John Harrison Valder, CBE	For service to business, to politics and to the community
Donald Sutherland Vanrenen	For service to the wool industry, particularly through merino sheep breeding
Bruce Vaughan	For service to primary industry and to the community
The Honourable Robert Alexander Wallace	For service to the law and to the community
Brett Whiteley	For service to art as a portrait and landscape painter

Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Rear Admiral Anthony Lancaster Hunt, AM	For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Materiel)	^[1]^[2]
Army	Major General Warren Edward Glenny	For service to the Australian Army Reserve as Commander of the 3rd Division
Army	Brigadier Ian James Campbell Hearn	For service to the Australian Army and Australia in representational and military appointments
Air Force	Air Commodore Richard Norman Gurevitch	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Director General Facilities – Air Force

Recipient	Citation	Notes
Robert Arthur Abbott	For services to rugby league football	^[1]^[2]
Dr John Leslie Allsop	For service to neurology
George Neville Bailey, MBE	For service to greyhound racing administration
Charles George Bannon	For service to art through printmaking, and to art education, particularly with Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory
Lindley John Forbes Barraclough	For service to the community
Victor Bruce Beaver	For service to literature, particularly in the field of poetry
Malcolm Robert Beazley	For service to education
Margaret Bell	For service to the development of the volunteer effort in Australia
Ian Hamilton Berckelman	For service to exportation
Dr Michael Harry Bolton	For service to public health, particularly in the field of alcohol and drug dependence
Bernard Kenneth Bowen	For service to primary industry, particularly in the field of fisheries management
Una Parry Boyce, OBE	For service to war widows
Nigel Henry Cockburn Butterley	For service to music
Clive Richard Carr	For service to the sport of lacrosse
William Joseph Carrick	For service to the community
Peter Thomas Carter	For service to the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia and to the community
Frederick Douglas Claude Caterson	For service to the New South Wales Parliament, local government and the community
Professor Maurice Nicholas Cauchi	For service to multiculturalism and to the Maltese community
The Honourable Gresley Drummond Clarkson	For service to the law
Albert Henry Corrall	For service to the sport of lawn bowls
Samuel Sydney Cullen	For service to the Sydney Girls Grammar School, Darlinghurst
Robert Culver	For service to engineering, particularly in the fields of hydraulics and coastal engineering
Nellie May Cutler	For service to war widows
Dr John William Dale	For service to dentistry
Margaret Florence Darling	For service to the National Trust of Victoria
Dr George Madgwick Davidson	For service to medicine, particularly in the fields of anaesthesia and intensive care
Dr Alan David Donald	For service to primary industry in the field of animal health
Associate Professor Ronald William Farren-Price	For service to music
Athol Hutchinson Flynn	For service to the import/export industry
Lillian Georgina Frank, MBE	For service to the community
Robert Mason Fry	For service to environmental protection and public health, particularly through radiation management
Robert Frederick Gardner	For service to the orthotics and to those with physical disabilities
Jack Noel Goodwin, OBE	For service to the community
Nancy Ethel Gower	For service to the hairdressing industry
Keith Wilfred Harbour	For service to people with HIV/AIDS
Charles Maxwell Hazelton, OBE	For service to aviation
Peter William Hider	For service to aviation and to the community
Raymond Hodgkinson	For public service
Dr Janet Rickord McCall Irwin	For service to women's affairs and to the community
Peter Stuart Isaacson, DFC AFC DFM	For service to the print media and to the community
Gwynydd Francis James	For service to the publishing industry
Donald Henry Kay	For service to the arts, particularly in the field of music composition
Professor George England Kearney, RFD ED	For service to education and to the community
Kathleen Dorothy Kells	For service to international relations, particularly through missionary work in Bangladesh
Dr George Campbell Killen	For service to medicine and to the community, particularly through the St John Ambulance Association
Grahame Edwin King	For service to art education, particularly in the field of printmaking
Dr Lindsay Wescombe Knight	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of cardiology
William Austin Kricker	For service to industry, particularly in the field of research and development
Councillor William Maurice Laver	For service to local government
John Martin Levins	For service to the Australian Government, particularly through consular assistance to the Australian community in Kuwait
John Davan Lewis	For service to the construction industry
His Honour Herbert Bruce MacDonald	For public service and as administrator of Norfolk Island
Neil Mowbray MacPhillamy	For service to the community, to commerce and to the legal profession
Professor Maxwell Noel Maddock	For service to conservation and the environment, particularly through the Shortland Wetlands Centre
William George Mahoney	For service to Australian rules football
Brian Ernest Mark	For service to business and commerce, particularly through the Service Station Association
Associate Professor John Potter Masterton	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of burns surgery
Colin Andrew McAlpine	For service to Australian bloodhorse breeding
Thomas James McCarthy	For public service to Queensland, particularly in the field of public health
His Honour Judge Frank Roland McGrath, OBE	For service to the law, particularly in the field of workers' compensation and to the community
John McGillivray McIntyre, OBE	For service to business and commerce and to the community
Brian John McKay	For service to telecommunications and the electronics industry
Brian William McKay	For service to art, particularly through the promotion of contemporary and visual art in Western Australia
Francis William McKay, MBE	For service to Local Government Association
Donald John McRae	For service to primary industry, particularly to the sugar milling industry
Bryan Douglas Mickle	For service to business and commerce and to the community
Heather Mary Mitchell, OBE	For service to primary industry, particularly through the Victorian Farmers' Federation
Merle Valma Mitchell	For service to the community
Laurence James Mooney	For service to local government
George Francis Moore	For service to local government
John Joseph Mulheron	For public service to Queensland and to civil engineering
Allan William Nuske	For service to those with visual impairment
Terence Patrick O'Gorman	For service to the legal profession
Lloyd John O'Neil	For service to the book publishing industry
William Norman Peach	For service to the media and to tourism
Robert William Pentecost	For service to the building and construction industry
Dr Valentine Michael Pervan	For service to education
The Honourable Peter Sydney Maitland Philips	For service to the New South Wales Parliament and to the community
Professor Issy Pilowsky	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of psychiatry
Helen Elizabeth Pitt	For service to international relations, particularly through Community Aid Abroad
Professor Anthony Charles Pollard	For service to medicine, particularly in the fields of genetics and chemical pathology
Dr John Raftos	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of hypertension and cardiology
Sister Nola Patricia Riley	For service to nursing, particularly in the field of palliative care and the welfare of the frail aged
Councillor Trevor William Roach	For service to local government and to the community
Hugh Robert Maxwell Ross	For service to primary industry, particularly through agricultural education
David Harold Rowbotham	For service to literature
Earle William Ryan	For service to education, particularly to those with emotional difficulties
Sister Madeleine Alice Ryan	For service to women's interests, particularly as principal, Ursula College, Australian National University
Leon Dudley Sebire	For service to communications, particularly broadcasting
Maggie Shepherd	For service to clothing design and to exporting
Hedley Paul Simons	For service to business and commerce, particularly retailing
Dr John Graeme Sloman, ED	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of cardiology
Brian David Benjamin Smith	For public service
Heather Joyce Southcott	For service to the community, particularly in the field of women's affairs
John Wesley Spiers	For service to the transport industry, particularly shipping
John Michael Sholto Stacy	For service to engineering, particularly to the automotive industry
David William Sullivan	For service to the transport industry, particularly aviation
Ewen William John Tyler	For service to the Australian diamond mining industry and to the community
Dr Walter Wilhelm Johannes Uhlenbruch	For service to the manufacturing industry
David Frank Walker	For service to youth
Dr Alan Courteney Walker	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of paediatrics
Professor Hans Leo Westerman	For service to the National Capital Development Commission and to the Model Code Task Force for Residential Development
Patricia Joan Wilkinson	For service to nursing, particularly in the field of education and administration
Noel Frederick Wilkinson, BEM	For service to rowing administration and to the Olympic movement
Daphne Ruth Williams	For service to the Aboriginal community as an art coordinator and promoter
Douglas Fairhurst Wilson	For service to the transport industry, particularly shipping
Mary May Wilson, OAM	For service to hockey
Associate Professor Morgan Francis Windsor, MBE	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of thoracic surgery

Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Commander Boyd Chapman Robinson	For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as RAN Liaison Officer Middle East	^[1]^[2]
	Commodore Graham Vaughan Sloper	For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Commanding Officer HMAS Success
	Commodore Mervyn John Youl	For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the area of logistics
Army	Colonel James Rollo Brett	For service to the Australian Army as Commanding Officer, Soldier Career Management Agency
	Brigadier James Michael Connolly	For service to the Australian Army as Commander of the 3rd Brigade
	Lieutenant Colonel David Alexander Cran	For service to the Australian Army as Staff Officer Grade 1 Logistics, Headquarters 1st Division
	Lieutenant Colonel William Neil Nutt Forbes	For service to the Australian Army in the field of operations and training
	Brigadier Kerry John McManus	For service to the Australian Army as Commander 3rd Training Group
	Major Allen Mark Mortensen	For service to the Australian Army as Officer Commanding the Australian Army Training Project Team in Papua New Guinea
	Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vincent Tabone	For service to the Australian Army in the fields of logistics and community relations
	Major Barbara Elizabeth Watson	For service to the Australian Army in the field of administration
Air Force	Wing Commander Stephen John Gray, MBE	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Staff Officer Air Warfare Maritime Patrol
	Wing Commander Geoffrey Ronald Lee	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Commanding Officer No 76 Squadron
	Squadron Leader Gregory David McDougall	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Headquarters Logistics Command Systems Engineer responsible for F111 Strike Aircraft
	Wing Commander Robert Earle Pryke	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Commanding Officer No 486 Squadron
	Squadron Leader Graham Craig Walton	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Commanding Officer RAAF School of Photography

1991 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)

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Officer (AO)

General Division

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Member (AM)

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Military Division

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Military Division

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Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Chief Petty Officer Michael Rufus Atkin	For service to the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, particularly in the Diving Branch, RANR Sea Training Section and Band of the Brisbane Port Division	^[1]^[2]
	Petty Officer Gary Ronald Cameron	For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Senior Victualler and President of the Petty Officer's Mess, HMAS Brisbane
	Chief Petty Officer Colin Johnson	For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the field of combat survival training
	Warrant Officer Wran Suzanne Hope McQuade	For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as the Warrant Officer in charge of sailors' postings in the Directorate of Sailors' Postings
	Chief Petty Officer Andrew David Williams	For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in providing logistic support for the RAN Task Group deployed in the Middle East
Army	Warrant Officer Class One Bruce James Arthur	For service to the Australian Army in the field of fire service training
	Warrant Officer Class One Paul Phillip Bond	For service to the Australian Army in the field of technical training and management in Papua New Guinea
	Staff Sergeant Geoffrey Peter Braddon	For service to the Australian Army Reserve as Company Quartermaster Sergeant, Alpha Company 1st/19th Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment
	Warrant Officer Class One Robert Bruce Dabinett	For service to the Australian Army as the RSM 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
	Warrant Officer Class Two Allan Robert Forsyth	For service to the Australian Army as Wing Sergeant Major, Reinforcement Wing, Special Air Service Regiment
	Warrant Officer Class One Richard John Hollingdrake	For service to the Australian Army as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 9th Battalion the Royal Queensland Regiment
	Warrant Officer Class One Trevor James Langley	For service to the Australian Army as Senior Supervisor Warehousing, Moorebank Logistic Group
	Warrant Officer Class One Douglas Thomas Lennox	For service to the Australian Army as the Training Officer, 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers
	Staff Sergeant James Stephen Mangan	For service to the Australian Army in the Defence Cooperation Program field
	Warrant Officer Class One Noelene Toni Singline	For service to the Australian Army in the field of personnel administration
	Captain Allan James Smith	For service to the Australian Army as the Artificer Sergeant Major, Support Area Workshop Battalion
	Warrant Officer Class One Johannes Leonardus Viergever	For service to the Australian Army as the Regimental Sergeant Major, 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse
Air Force	Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Bolton	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force for his contribution to C130 aircraft maintenance at No 486 Squadron
	Flight Sergeant Francis James Browne	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Flight Sergeant Chef at RAAF Base Fairbairn
	Warrant Officer Donald William Carmichael	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Warrant Officer-In-Charge of the Maintenance Engineering Analysis Teams Headquarters Logistics Command
	Flight Sergeant Paul Joseph Morrissey	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as senior Surface Finisher at No 2 Aircraft Depot
	Warrant Officer Graham Desmond Moy	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Warrant Officer-in-Charge of Motor Transport Maintenance Flight No 2 Stores Depot
	Sergeant Stephen Eric Ninness	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force with the introduction of the PC9 aircraft to No 2 Flying Training School
	Warrant Officer Wayne Anthony West	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Warrant Officer-in-Charge of Discipline and Ground Instruction at Airman Aircrew Flying Training School
	Sergeant Robert William Wilson	For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge of the Instrument Computer Section No 482 Squadron

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