1977 Australia Day Honours

The 1977 Australia Day Honours were announced on 26 January 1977 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir John Kerr. 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 Companion (AC) Recipient Citation NotesSir Marcus Laurence Elwin OliphantFor public service and service to the Crown.AD77 http://gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/AD77.pdf 24 July 2018 Governor General's Office of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110837128 Full list for Order of Australia 1977-01-26 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) 2018-07-24 12John Ignatius ArmstrongFor public service. Officer (AO) General Division Recipient Citation NotesDr Robert James BartholomewFor service to medical research, particularly clinical biochemistry.Phyllis Jean Benjamin AUS MBEFor service to government and community.Maxwell Harold BoneFor service to further education.John Francis Seccombe Brown AUS MCFor service to primary industry.Professor Samuel Warren CareyFor academic service in the field of geology.Eleanor DarkFor service to literature.Mervyn GaddFor service to the beef cattle industry.Major-General Allan Charles Murchison AUS MC EDFor military and public service.Ernest William SchroderFor service to manufacturing industry.Albert James ShardFor service to government. Military Division Recipient Citation NotesBrigadier Donald Sidney BaldwinFor distinguished service in responsible positionsMajor-General Mark BradburyAir Vice-Marshal John Gladstone Cornish Major-General Peter FalklandRear-Admiral Maxwell Peter Reed Member (AM) General Division Recipient Citation NotesHenry Robert BeardsmoreFor services to the community.Alderman Andrew BrigerFor services to local government.Dr Winifred Mary CurtisFor academic service in the field of botany.Henry Reeves DayFor services to agricultural research.John Moore DobbieFor services to the sport of bowls.Dr Alexander Osborne DonaldFor services to medicine.Arthur Stanley DunstanFor services to primary industry.David Llewellyn ElixFor services to manufacturing industry.Dr Joan Elizabeth FarrarFor services to medicine, particularly in the field of handicapped children.John Frederick Thornton GrimwadeFor services to the community.Cr Arthur Duncan HillgroveFor services to local government and the community.Ronald Ross JohnsonFor services to industry.Hector John LeeFor services to science, particularly animal research.Vincent Reginald LongFor public service particularly in education.Dr Alice Marshall MoyleFor academic service, particularly in the study of aboriginal music.Dr Frederick Thomas RoseFor community service, particularly to retarded children.Allen Axel StromFor services to conservation.Darrel Maxwell TaylorFor services to the arts.Friedrich Von Einem-JoostenFor service to international relations.Thomas Denys Bernard WebbFor community service. Military Division Recipient Citation NotesWing Commander Roland Arthur BrazierFor exceptional service or performance of dutyColonel Raymond Lewis BurnardCommander Adrian Ronald CumminsLieutenant-Colonel James FarryWing Commander Alexander Christy FreeleagusLieutenant-Colonel Hugh Bracken GaffneyWing Commander Gregory Leonard HartigLieutenant-Colonel Thomas Richmond HarwoodLieutenant-Colonel Busby HillCommander Christopher John NisbetCaptain Ronald Trevor RichardsonLieutenant-Colonel Richard Lawrance Carrington TwissWing Commander Ian Michael Westmore Medal (OAM) General Division Recipient Citation NotesRae Alexander AndersonFor community service.Correa Minnie AtkinsonFor community service.Zena Rose JaneFor services to nursing.Lois Amalie BellinghamFor community service.Bruce Hebbert BoykettFor services to road safety.Patricia Mary BrownFor services to nursing.Sister Alexia Jean BurnsFor services to nursing.Barbara ClarkeFor services to Aboriginal children.George R. ClarkeFor services to the disabled.Charles Malcolm CliftFor community service.Reverend Arthur Thomas CottrellFor services with the Australian Inland Mission.James William CourtneyFor services to the welfare of ex-servicemen.Horace William DaviesFor community service.Maurice DonnellyFor services to the disabled.Leonard Kevin DuffyFor services to local government.Alfred Henry EastFor community service.Edwin Eric FullerFor services to local government.Alice May GrahamFor services to sub-normal children.Gladys Ann GraingerFor services to aged and invalid pensioners.Dr Jean GrantFor services to community medical care.Robert Maxwell GrantFor services to first aid.Gordon Charles GylesFor services to the community and to Scouting.John Kenneth HallFor services to lawn tennis.Ruby Jean HarrisFor community service.James William HennahaneFor community service.Glenda Mae JamesFor community service.Phyllis Mary JenkinsFor community service.William Donald KeatingFor community service.Errol Hamilton LaneFor services to Scouting.Ross Richard Gay LawsonFor community services.William Stuart Claude LeeFor community service.Norman C. LewisFor community service.Adelaide LewthwaiteFor community service.Harry Leslie MadiganFor community service.Myrtle Barbara McRaeFor services to nursing.Robert James MoranFor services to the welfare of members of the Defence Force.William Leslie MorganFor services to trade unionism.William Thomas NichollsFor community service.Cr Panagiotis Emanuel PetrochilosFor community service.Mary Janet RansomFor services to nursing.Cr Walter Mayo RiceFor services to local government.Stanley Edward ShrivellFor services to the Inventors Association of Australia.Albert ThompsonFor services to local government.Wilma Joyce WilsonFor community service.George Matthew WylieFor services to agriculture. Military Division Recipient Citation NotesWarrant Officer Stanley Allan BreasleyFor meritorious service or performance of dutyWarrant Officer Mervyn Hartley ClarkWarrant Officer Class I Brian FosterChief Petty Officer Trevor Henry GeorgeWarrant Officer Class I Raymond Gordon HookerWarrant Officer Quartermaster Gunner Gordon Douglas Michael HopeWarrant Officer Class I Geoffrey Alwyn JebbWarrant Officer Class I Theodore Rikus References Category:1977 awards Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Australia Category:1977 in Australia