1985 Australia Day Honours

The 1985 Australia Day Honours were announced on 26 January 1985 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen. 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 thumb|90px|Order of Australia (Civil) ribbon thumb|90px|Order of Australia (Military) ribbon Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) Recipient Citation NotesPeter Graham Faithfull HendersonFor distinguished public service, particularly as Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs.AD85 https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/AD85.pdf 23 July 2018 Governor General's Office of Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20181020002307/http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/AD85.pdf 20 October 2018 deadhttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122480346 Full list of honours awarded for Australia Day 1985-01-26 Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) 2018-07-23 13The Honourable Sir Richard Clarence KirbyFor distinguished service to the advertising industry in Australia and to the Herbert Vere Evatt Memorial Foundation.The Honourable Charles Leycester Devenish MearesFor distinguished public service to the Australian honours system and for continued distinguished service in the field of social welfare.Lloyd Frederic Rees AUS CMGFor distinguished service to the arts in Australia, particularly in the field of landscape painting. Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) General Division Recipient Citation NotesCecil Roy Abbott AUS QPMFor public service, particularly with the NSW Police Force.Ronald Moore BannermanFor public service, particularly as Commissioner of Trade Practices and chairman of the Trade Practices Commission.Dr Harold Felix Bell AUS OBEFor service to commerce and for public service.Joseph BrenderFor service to secondary industry and the community.Keith Frederick BrigdenFor public service, particularly with the Australian Taxation Office and as Commonwealth Auditor General.Desmond Eoghan ByrneFor public service and for service to the community.Michael John MaxwellFor service to the arts, particularly to the Art Gallery of South Australia.Verner Thomas ChristieFor service to the banking industry.Professor Gerard William CrockFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of ophthalmology.Alan Woodhouse CromptonFor service to industry and to the community.John Geoffrey DonaldsonFor service to the petroleum industry.Graham Barton FeakesFor public service as a diplomatic representative and in the development of Australian relations with South and South-East Asia.Laurie John FergusonFor service to government and to the NSW Parliament.John Charles Finemore AUS OBEFor public service as Chief Parliamentary Counsel for Victoria.Dr Peter Ian Alexander HendryFor service to medicine.Dr Ursula Hoff AUS OBEFor service to the arts, particularly to art scholarship in Australia.James Frank KirkFor service to industry, particularly to the development of Australia's natural resources.James Bruce KirkwoodFor public service, particularly as foundation chairman of the National Energy Research Development and Demonstration Council.William David McPhersonFor service to industry and to the community.Victor Eadric MartinFor service to the banking industry, particularly as chairman of the Committee of Review of the Australian Financial System.Emeritus Professor Robert George NealeFor public service, particularly as Director General of the Australian Archives.Julius Lockington Patching AUS OBEFor service to sport, particularly as secretary general of the Australian Olympic Federation.Clifton Ernest PughFor service to Australian art.Professor Keith Val SinclairFor service to education, particularly the study of modern languages.Professor Robert StreetFor service to learning, particularly as Vice Chancellor of the University of Western Australia.Professor Graham Douglas TracyFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of surgery.Reginald Frank William AUS CMGFor service to commerce and to the community.Alan John WoodsFor public service, particularly as Secretary to the Department of Resources and Energy. Military Division Branch Recipient Citation NotesNavyRear Admiral David James MartinFor service as the Chief of Naval Personnel and Flag Officer Naval Support Command.Rear Admiral Brian TremayneFor service as the Director-General of Naval Health Services and chairman of the Services Health Policy Committee.ArmyMajor-General Kevin George CookeFor service to the Army Reserve, particularly as Commander, 3rd Division.Major-General Kenneth Joseph TaylorFor service to the Australian Army, particularly as Chief of Materiel.Air ForceAir Vice-Marshal Billie Hicks CollingsFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Air Officer Commanding Support Command. Member of the Order of Australia (AM) General Division Recipient Citation NotesJudith Alison AdamFor service to the community health, particularly to the Royal Women's Hospital, Victoria.Professor John Stuart AllmanFor service to science, particularly surveying and mapping.John Rushworth AndersonFor service to the avocado industry.Dr William Arthur BarclayFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of psychiatry.Bryan William BirchFor public service, particularly to the ACT Electricity Authority.Arnold BlochFor service to the Jewish community in Australia.Anthony BonniciFor service to the Maltese community in Australia.Sonia Ingeborg Borg (Mrs Fankhanel)For service to the film and television industry.The Reverend Dr Lewis Arnold BornFor service to religion and to the community, particularly in the field of youth affairs.Joan BrewerFor service to library education.Colin Hordern BullFor service to manufacturing industry.Robert Marshall CameronFor service to the community.Alan Henry CashFor service to education and to the community.Alfred Thomas Speakman Clarke AUS RFD EDFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel.Peter John DavidsonFor service to secondary industry and commerce, particularly in the field of accountancy.Jack Leonard Davis AUS BEMFor service to Aboriginal literature and theatre.Dr David DenhamFor service to seismology.William Edward Leembruggen de VosFor service to the pastoral industry of the Northern Territory.Dr Peter David DrysdaleFor service to international relations and trade.Paul Bruce FreeFor public service in the field of science and technology.Dr William John GarrettFor service to medicine, particularly the science of obstetric ultrasound.Emeritus Professor Martin Fritz GlaessnerFor service to geology, particularly micropalaeontology.John Fredolin GleesonFor service to the radio and television industry.Albert Jaime GrassbyFor service to community relations.Barry Joseph GrearFor service to the community, particularly through administering natural-disaster relief.Neville Bruce GruzmanFor service to architecture.Clive Arthur HamerFor service to education, particularly as headmaster of Wesley College, Perth.Eric Herbert HanfieldFor public service, particularly as Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.Clarence Lindsay HermesFor services to youth in the ACT.James HickeyFor public service, particularly in the field of Commonwealth-State relations.William John HoffmannFor service to the Olympic Federation as competitor and official, particularly as general manager of the 1984 Australian Olympic Team.Irene Faith HooperFor service to the Country Women's Association.William Howard-SmithFor service to the Australian shipping industry.Professor Dharmasoka Laksiri JayasuriyaFor service to community relations.William James JobFor service to the community.Jeffry Joynton-SmithFor service to the performing arts.Dr Alice Hazel Kelso KingFor service to the study of Australian history.Rollo Kingsford-Smith AUS DSO DFCFor service to the Australian aviation industry.Dr James Wilfred KnightFor service to industry, particularly in the field of food research.Gilles Thomas KrygerFor service to commerce.Dr John Charles LaneFor service to aviation medicine and to road-safety standards.Peter Stroud LangfordFor service to air-safety standards.Alfred Lionel LazerFor service to athletics.Judge John Francis LincolnFor service to the community, particularly in the field of prisoner rehabilitation.Kaye Elizabeth LoderFor service to the community, particularly in the field of women's affairs.Robert Henry LukeFor service to bushfire prevention and control.Noel LynaghFor public service to the Northern Territory.Hugh George McCredieFor service to sport in Australian universities.Walter Patrick McGrathFor service in drug rehabilitation, particularly through Odyssey House.Margaret Grace McNairFor service to nursing.Hector Iain Munro MacFarlaneFor service to religion.John Thomas MaherFor public service to Queensland.Dr Ernest Cosmo ManeaFor service to the community of Bunbury and to local government.Raymond David MarginsonFor service to university administration.Dr Giorgio MaseroFor service to the Italian community in Australia.Graeme William MatthewsFor service to the finance industry, particularly in the development of new technology.John Peter MaynesFor service to the trade-union movement.Richard Graham Meale AUS MBEFor service to music.Patrick Dalgety MooreFor service to the wool industry.Frank Thomas MoorhouseFor service to Australian literature.Cr Bernard Anthony Mullane AUS MBEFor service to the community of Baulkham Hills Shire.Gerald Anthony MurphyFor service to the legal profession.John Robert NeilFor service to the Returned Services League.Donald Geoffrey NeilsonFor service to accountancy.Phyllis Margaret NewnhamFor service to nursing.Dr Thomas Henry O'DonnellFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of otolaryngology.Moffatt Benjamin OxenbouldFor service to opera.Mahla Liane PearlmanFor service to the legal profession, particularly the NSW Law Society.Gail Gordon RadfordFor service to women's affairs, particularly in the Equal Employment Opportunity Bureau.Emeritus Professor Tyndale John Rendle-ShortFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of child health.Myra Ellen RoperFor service to international relations.Peter Frederick RushforthFor service to the ceramic arts, particularly pottery.Charles Richard RyeFor public service, particularly in the field of economic policy.Colin Howard SandisonFor service to the community, particularly in the control of anaesthetic-gas contamination in hospital operating theatres.Reuben Francis Scarf AUS OBEFor service to the community and to philanthropic organisations.James Edward SchofieldFor public service to the aviation industry in Australia and Papua New Guinea.David Herbert StandenFor service to the development of uniform practice standards in architecture.Leonard Buttell SwindenFor service to hospital administration.Dr Joseph Julius Hubert Szent-IvanyFor service to science, particularly in the field of entomology in Australia and the South Pacific.Stephen WalkerFor service to sculpture.Francis John WatersFor service to the trade-union movement.Dr Arthur Farquhar WebsterFor service to veterinary science.Morris Langlo WestFor service to literature.Neil Malcolm WestawayFor service to the Scout Association of Australia.Dr Henry Norman Burgess WettenhallFor service to the community, particularly in the field of natural history.Richard Norman WheelerFor service to commerce and the community.James Galarrwuy YunupinguFor service to the Aboriginal community. Military Division Branch Recipient Citation NotesNavyRear-Admiral Ian McLean CrawfordFor service as the Director-General of Supply, Navy.Principal Chaplain John Elliot JonesFor service as Fleet Command Chaplain.Lieutenant-Commander Terence John MakingsFor service as the Marine Engineering Officer of HMAS Stuart.Commodore Malcolm Steward UnwinFor service as Commanding Officer, HMAS Stalwart.ArmyColonel John Edward Colvin AUS RFD EDFor service to the Army Reserve in NSW.Lieutenant-Colonel Peter John Cosgrove AUS MCFor service as Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.Major Ronald James CreweFor service with the Australian Defence Staff, Papua New Guinea.Colonel Maxwell John LemonFor service in Joint Communications Electronics Branch.Major Donald John LynchFor service to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.Major Kathryn Ann McQuarieFor service to the Royal Australian Corps of Transport.Colonel Ian Charles MillerFor service as Director of Medical Services, 5th Military District.Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Andrew MacDonaldFor service as Commanding Officer, Special Air Services Regiment.Colonel John Murray SandersonFor service as Director of Plans, Army Office.Lieutenant-Colonel Brook Ellery Powell Thorpe For service as Officer Commanding 18 Field Squadron (Light), Royal Australian Engineers.Air ForceSquadron Leader Margaret Joy HineFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service.Squadron Leader Stephen Thomas LowFor service in the field of flying safety.Wing Commander Daniel Lawrence MacFarlaneFor service as the Staff Officer Control and Reporting, Air Force Office.Wing Commander Christopher Laurie MillsFor service to Resources Management Branch, Air Force Office.Wing Commander William Norton Robertson AUS DFCFor service as Commanding Officer, No 5 Squadron, RAAF.Air Commodore Stuart Sutton Noel WatsonFor service as Officer Commanding RAAF Richmond. Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) General Division Recipient Citation NotesCyril Charles Adams AUS MBE For service to local government and to the community.Charles Arthur AllenFor service to local government and to the communityKenneth BaguleyFor service to the communityEric Henry Ivo BaldwinFor service to the communityDr Warwick Carl BatemanFor service to the communityRobert George BennettFor service to the sawmilling industryChief Superintendent Colin BensonFor service to the SA Police Force Tessa Daphne BirnieFor service to musicJack BisasFor service to the Greek communityThe Reverend Father James Daniel BobergFor service to the communityElizabeth Jane BolandFor service to the communityMary Grace Cummings BouquetFor service to education administrationJames Henry Brooks AUS MBEFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnelPhilip George BrownFor service to sport and conservationHelen Margaret BrownleeFor service to the sport of canoeingHelena Martha BrunnerFor service to the sport of swimmingDr Cuong Trong BuiFor service to the Vietnamese community in Australia.Wahin BynieFor service to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands community of Australia Eva Grace ByrneFor service to the community, particularly in the field of ethnic affairs Margaret Francis CarnegieFor service to art, literature and to local historySister Mary Milfred CaseyFor service to religionBernard Keith ChapmanFor service to the Public ServiceDr Maurice Patrick ClearyFor service to medicineEmanuel John CominoFor service to the Greek communitySister Mary Joachim CookFor service to children's welfareDonald Walter CooleyFor service to the trade-union movementMervyn Lawrence CooperFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnelMolly CourtsFor service to the community.Robert Cecil CugleyFor service to the arts through printing Mavis Pearl DanielsFor service to the sport of lawn bowlsArnold Fred DelbridgeFor service to the welfare of the ageingJohn William DickinsonFor service to the Public ServiceGordon Robert DowlingFor service to the communityFather Gerard Patrick DowlingFor service to the community, particularly in the field of family welfareMinnie Catherine DraytonFor service to the community, particularly to those with disabilitiesEthel Marshall DunphyFor service to the community, particularly to those with impaired visionPeter Kevin EdmundsFor service to local governmentStefan EinhornFor service to the communitySergeant 2nd Class William Charles Fahey AUS QPMFor service to the NSW police forceDr Jeffrey Rowe FaulknerFor service to the community, particularly in the field of welfareDrThomas Joseph FennellFor service to the community Nancy Isobel FischerFor service to the communityRoger Anthony FordhamFor service to the Indo Chinese community Dorothy Eleanor FullartonFor service to the community and to local governmentBasil Tsicos GalettisFor service to the Greek communityGeorge Samuel GardnerFor service to the community and to conservationLindsay John Casson GazeFor service to the sport of basketballAntonio GiancasproFor service to the communityBernard James GilesFor service to the sport, particularly athletics and footballRonald Moreton GrantFor service to the sport of long distance runningPhillip McGill GreeneFor service to the communityMichael Ronald GrendaFor service to the sport of cyclingGarry Stewart GudgeonFor service to the sport of swimming Rose GuruplathamFor service to the communityCree HaigFor service to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands community of Australia Jean Anne HalcrowFor service in the field of occupational therapyStanley Frederick HardyFor service to the community Willis HarperFor service to the community Mona Georgina HarrisFor service to youth welfareWilliam Frederick HarryFor service to the automotive industry in Western Australia Barbara Jean HawkinsFor service to nursingKenneth Victor HileFor service to the community particularly with the Salvation Army. Valerie Emily HiscoxFor service to the welfare of children with disabilities.Gordon Frederick HitchickFor service to primary industry.Francis Richard Graham HodgettsFor service to the rehabilitation of those with disabilities. Eleanor Joan HogbenFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel.Reo Wallace HumphrysFor service to the community.Clarence Frederick IrelandFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel.Kevin George JacobsenFor service to the performing arts.Kenneth Ralph JamesFor service to primary industry and to local government.Dr Vernon Allen JamesFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of vascular surgery.Dorothy Louisa JohnstoneFor service to the sport of croquet.Maurice Roy JonesFor service to the community.Geraldine Whittle KaminskiFor service to science, particularly in the field of mycology.Belford Alan KeirFor public service.William KennedyFor service to the sport of golf.Edwina Jane KennedyFor service to the sport of golf.Colin KerbyFor service to the community.Sarah Murdoch KingFor service to the trade union movement and to the community.Aubrey McDiarmid KnowlesFor service to the banking industryCurnow Andrew KnuckeyFor service in the field of hospital administration.Elizabeth Dudley KosmalaFor service to the sport of air rifle shootingHenry Jan KrzymuskiFor service to the Polish community in Australia.Raymond William Harrold KutcherFor service to the sport of Australian footballJohn William LeightFor service to the communityNadia Lozzi-CuthbertsonFor service to the community, particularly in the field of ethnic affairsThomas Murray LudlowFor service to the sport of fishingDinko (Dean) LukinFor service to the sport of weightlifting Estelle Bridson LyonsFor service to the community particularly in the field of librarianshipStanley John MacKayFor service to the development of the banana industry in Northern QueenslandRoy Bede MahonyFor service to the hotel industry and to the sport of horse racing.Malcolm George Maitland AUS MBEFor service to scoutingThomas Charles MarshallFor public service and for service to the communityArnold Hatherleigh MattersFor service to music, particularly as an opera singer and teacher.Hugh McCarthyFor service to the trade union movement.Douglas Lyall McCollFor service to the communityRussell Keith McDonaldFor service to local government and to the communityThe Reverend Douglas Gordon McKenzieFor service to religionJohn Harold MedwayFor service to the Australian meat industry and to the trade union movementJoseph John MenegolaFor service for sportPeter MihailovichFor service to the community, particularly as a court interpreterLeopoldine MimovichFor service to sculptureJohn Wood MitchellFor service to the communityDorothy Leoni MooreFor service to musicJohn Irvine MoorheadFor service to the community and to local government.Jill MortimerFor public serviceIkram Husain NaqviFor service to the communityKevin John NicholsFor service to the sport of cyclingDr Dorothy Celia NolanFor service to medicine and to the communityWilliam James Child NorthFor service to secondary industry and to the community Glynis Leanne NunnFor service to athleticsWilliam James O'ReillyFor service to the community in the field of single parent welfare.Mary Madeleine OrmsbyFor service to the sport of lawn bowlsHerbert ParkerFor service to the Aboriginal communityStanley Walter ParksFor service to local governmentDorothy Jean PashFor service to the community, particularly to the welfare of the ageingDr Anthony Constantine Michael PaulFor service to medicine, particularly through the Flying Surgeon Service and investment development in QueenslandHerbert Harry PearsonFor service to the community in the field of social welfare Elinor Jean PenneyFor service to the community, particularly to those with impaired visionJack Ambrose PeriniFor service to the community through financial support to health and welfare organisationsJohn Graham PorterFor service to the trade union movementRaymond Alan PriceFor service to the sport of Rugby League footballRobert Keith PurdamFor public service, particularly with the Department of AviationWilliam Joseph PurtellFor service to the community in the field of social welfareDr Marta Judith RadoFor service to linguistics and to multicultural educationDr John Allan RaschkeFor service to the sport of basketballWilliam Henry RatcliffeFor service to local government Elsie Elizabeth ReadFor service to the communityAnne Elizabeth Gundry ReevesFor service to local government, to conservation and to women's affairsAnn Houghton RobertsFor service to ballet, particularly as a dancer and teacherLindsay Buckley RobertsonFor service to the communityLee RobinsonFor service to the Australian film and television industryNorman RussellFor service to the community and to sportLeo William RyanFor public service, particularly with the Department of Territories and Local GovernmentDouglas Eduard SchahingerFor service to the rehabilitation of those with disabilitiesGisella ScheinbergFor service to the artsOscar SchurmannFor service to the communityThomas George SeckerFor service to local government and to the communityLindsay Delma SevenoaksFor service to nursing and to the NSW Civil Defence and State Emergency ServiceAustin William ShinerFor service to the sport of Rugby League footballJonathon Scott SiebenFor service to the sport of swimmingIsabelle SimpsonFor public service and for service to the community Nessie Mary SkutaFor service to the Aboriginal communityPaul William SmithFor service to the sport of surf lifesavingMaxine Grace SmithFor service to the communityMelinda Jane SmithFor service to the community, particularly to those with disabilitiesNoel Richard SpurrFor service to the community, particularly to those with disabilitiesDr Peter John Terence Cathcart StanburyFor service to science and to the communityAnne-Marie Maude StuartFor service to the welfare of the ageingJohn Digby SutterFor service to the sport of Australian footballMaria SzajewskiFor service to the welfare of ethnic communitiesRonald Condon TallonFor service to the sport of surf lifesavingHoward Raymond Clifton TaylorFor service to the communityPhillip Cecil ThompsonFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnelGeorgina Margaret ThompsonFor service to the Aboriginal communitySamuel Warren ThorningFor service to the communityDonald Noel ThurlowFor public service and for service to the community.Dudley Charles TuckeyFor service to local government and to the communityLorraine TuckwellFor service to the communityMichael Colin TurturFor service to the sport of cyclingAgnes May TweedieFor service to the community particularly to those with impaired visionNorman Guy Von NidaFor service to the sport of golfJohn Michael WaldronFor public service particularly in the field of military engineeringJames George WaldronFor service to the community, particularly to those with disabilities Winsome Shirley WardFor public service, particularly with the Department of Veterans Affairs and for service to the communitySenior Sergeant Francis WarnerFor public service with the South Australian Police Force and to the Aboriginal communityJohn Sydney WarringtonFor service to scouting Mary WilsonFor service to the sport of hockeyDean Anthony WoodsFor service to the sport of cyclingLial James WoodsFor service to the community and to the newspaper industryFrederick William WrightFor service to conservation and to the preservation of Aboriginal sitesParson YapatFor service to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands community of Australia Military Division Branch Recipient Citation NotesNavyChief Petty Officer Arthur Gordon BrimelowFor service as the Petty Officer Cook, HMAS Moreton.Chief Petty Officer William John CallinghamFor service to the Fleet Air Arm.Warrant Officer Bruce Malcolm CampbellFor service to Naval Support Command. Leading Seaman Brendan Michael KeaneFor service to the Mine Countermeasures Squadron.Chief Petty Officer Leslie John KinnestFor service to the Royal Australian Naval College.Chief Petty Officer Graham Godfrey Stuart ThurstansFor service as Assistant Marine Engineer Officer, HMAS Hobart.ArmyWarrant Officer Class II Gregory John BaconFor service in the office of the Garrison Engineer for the NSW region.Warrant Officer Class II Jillian Margaret CantonFor service in the office of the Military Secretary.Warrant Officer Class II Peter Charles DiamondFor service as the Quartermaster-Sergeant of the 6th Training Group.Warrant Officer Class I John Wesley DowseFor service in the trade training of apprentices.Warrant Officer Class II Garrick Thomas EvansFor service with the 21st Supply Battalion.Warrant Officer Class II Joseph Stuart FawcettFor service as bandmaster of the Queensland University Regiment Band.Warrant Officer Class II Norman John HanneyFor service as the chief clerk of the Directorate of Army Health.Warrant Officer Class II Charles Alick MarslandFor service with 1st Commando Regiment.Warrant Officer Class II Ki Franz SchoeneFor service with the 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery.Warrant Officer Class I Graham John SheehanFor service to the 1st Ordinance Services Unit.Warrant Officer Class I Bryan Allen SmithFor service as Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.Warrant Officer Class II Graham George SpringFor service with 91st Forestry Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers.Warrant Officer Class II Michael WaldronFor service as Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant of Headquarters, 8th Brigade.Lance-Corporal Catherine Monica WitneyFor service to the Joint Services Staff College.Air ForceWarrant Officer Maurice Kelly BohanFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force in the field of motor transport support.Warrant Officer Robert DoyleFor service as a clerk, equipment accounts, at RAAF Base Richmond.Sergeant Alan Michael JefferyFor service as an electrical fitter.Sergeant Keith William RaisonFor service as a supply supervisor with No 6 Squadron.Warrant Officer Warren John RussellFor service in the field of aircraft maintenance.Warrant Officer Rodney Kenneth Walter ShepherdFor service to the RAAF School of Technical Training.Sergeant Robert Malcolm UmstadFor service as an airframe fitter with No 77 Squadron. 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