1981 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) Explained

The 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were appointments to recognise and reward good works by citizens of Australia and other nations that contribute to Australia. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations and were announced on 13 June 1981 in Australia.[1] [2]

The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by honour with grades and then divisions i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.

Order of Australia

Knight of the Order of Australia (AK)

General Division

Companion (AC)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
Sir John (Laurence) Knott, For service to industry and the community
Keith William Steel, For service to industry

Officer (AO)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
John Hamilton AndrewsFor service to the architecture
Dr Percy Raymond BeggFor service to dentistry, particularly in the field of orthodontics
Hugh Reskymer Bonython, For service to the arts
Murray Goulburn Madden BourchierFor service to the diplomatic corps
Mac BrunckhorstFor service to banking
Edward John Connellan, For service to the community and aviation
Jack Napier Davenport, For service to industry
Laurence Desmond Draper, For service to the South Australian Police Force, particularly as Commissioner
Sydney Stephen DunnFor services to education
John Keith EdwardsFor service to industry and education
Dr Alexander MacDonald FraserFor service to education
Robert Donald Hill-LingFor service to industry
Herman Diederik HuyerFor service to industry and to the community
Kenneth Thomas JenkinsFor service to the disabled
Charles Wooller MarshallFor service to the mining industry
Professor Donald William McElwain, For service to medicine, particularly in the field of psychology
William Norman MorrisonFor service to industry and to the community
The Honourable Justice John Flood NagleFor service to the community and to education
Ivan Edgar Newnham, For public service to industry
Francis John Owen Ryan, For public service in the field of corporate affairs
Gilbert Frederick Seaman, For public service
Professor Julius Stone, For service to law, particularly in the field of international law
Dr Margaret Ada Sutherland, For service to music
Maurice Carmel TimbsFor public service

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyRear-Admiral David Willoughby Leach, For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Flag Officer commanding H M Australia Fleet and as Chief of Naval Personnel
ArmyMajor-General Phillip Harvey Bennett, For service to the Australian Defence Force, particularly as Chief of the Defence Force
Air ForceAir Vice-Marshal Henry Alfred Hughes, For service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Chief of Air Force Material

Member (AM)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
Neville Francis Amadio, For service to music
Louis Athol-ShmithFor service to photography
Emeritus Professor Mervyn Neville AustinFor service to education
Bertram Charles BallardFor service to the public service as a diplomatic representative
Kevin Charles BartlettFor service to the sport of Australian football
Luciano BiniFor service to migrant welfare
Norman Joseph CampbellFor service to industrial relations
Ralph Gordon ConleyFor service to the aviation industry
Helen Craven CrispFor service to education
Sydney Page CroslandFor service to journalism
Margaret Isabel DayFor service to the performing arts
The Honourable Renfrey Curgenven De GarisFor service to the community and to parliament and government
Rosalind Janet DennyFor service to nursing
John Stuart DowieFor service to the arts as a sculptor and painter
James Heward EarleFor service to architecture
William John EasonFor service to education
Brother Ethelred Alan Nestor FergusonFor service to education
Richard Batten GallFor service to industry
George Andrew Gray, For service to education, particularly in the field of psychology
James Patrick HaganFor service in the fiend of Aboriginal welfare
Harry Oswald HallFor service to the building industry
Dr Donald Graham HamiltonFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of paediatrics
Major Colin Alistair Harper, For service to the community
Lorna Ruby HauslerFor service to the community
James Charles HoughtonFor service to industry
David Neil IrelandFor service to literature
Donald IsaacsFor service to industry and to the community
Freda Elizabeth JacobFor service to the disabled
Colin Frederick JacobsenFor service to the entertainment industry
Charles Thomas KearneyFor service to the community
Rabbi John Simon LeviFor service to religion
Walter John LewerFor public service
Marie Lenore LowndesFor service to nursing
Wallace Vivian McKenseyFor service to engineering
Hilarie Clare Moore, For service to disabled children
Howard Charles MortonFor service to the prevention and control of tuberculosis
Francis Joseph MurphyFor service to the sport of diving
Dr Stephen Murray-SmithFor service to education and to literature
Robyn Anne NevinFor service to the performing arts
Harold Charles OgilvieFor service to the community
John Galloway PainterFor service to music
Peter Allen PowditchFor service as a painter and sculptor
Dr Peggy Elizabeth Roberta ReadFor service in the field of animal welfare
Dr Joan Margaret RedshawFor service to the community
George Leslie Clarence ReesFor service to literature
Edward Francis SandbachFor public service
Dr Eric Baldwin SimsFor services to medicine, particularly in the field of paediatrics
Ronald Nathan StoneFor service to local government and to the community
The Honourable Joe Slater ThompsonFor service to trade unionism
Geoffrey Alan VincentFor service to the accounting profession
Donald Percival Williams, For service to the community
James Hardy WiltonFor service to banking
Joan Merle WoodberryFor service to literature and to education
Dr Robin George WoodsFor service to dentistry
Charles Arthur Noel YoungFor service to primary industry

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyCommander Anne Lorraine BriggsFor service to the Royal Australian Navy
Captain Thomas Alfred DadswellFor service to the Naval Material Division, particularly as Aircraft Carrier Project Director
ArmyLieutenant Colonel Frederick William Maxwell BondFor service to the Army Reserve
Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey David CarterFor service to the Australian Army in the field of air defence
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Francis EkmanFor service to the Australian Army in Field Force planning and organisation
Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell Martin FlohrFor service to the Army Reserve
Colonel Philip Michael Jeffery, For service to the Australian Army in the formation of the Special Action Force
Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Hepworth Taylor, For service to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps
Air ForceChaplain Mervyn Steve BoxFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Senior Chaplain, Laverton
Wing Commander Eric John KluukeriFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Commanding Officer of Central Photographic Establishment
Group Captain Norman Robin Wade, For services to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as the commanding Officer of No 478 Squadron.
Wing Commander Lynton Thomas WinnFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Commanding Officer of No 11 Squadron

Medal (OAM)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
Lawrence James AndersonFor service to the public service
Betty Maureen AndersonFor service to the nursing
Tomas AndrewsFor service to the sport of orienteering
Ronald Naish BaileyFor service to the community and local government
Albert Abraham BakerFor service to the community
Amy Storey BaldwinFor service to the community
William John BarkerFor service to the community and local government
David John BarrattFor service to primary industry
Louis John BenaudFor service to the Public Service
Margaret Mercer BlackburnFor service to commercial education
Enid Ross BowmanFor service to conservation
Arthur James BrissettFor service to local government
Hector George BrooksFor service to primary industry
Douglas Haig BruceFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel
Francis Joseph BryantFor service to the sport of cricket
Richard John BryantFor service to the sport of cricket
Valma BurrowsFor service to child welfare
Ian Alexander CameronFor service to the Public Service
Henry Francis CayleyFor services to bridge
Dr Archibald Frederick George Cornelius ChristieFor service to community medical welfare
Charles James CliffordFor service to the Public Service and the community
Nola Edith ColefaxFor service to the Theatre of the Deaf
Ruth Emily Gwendoline CooperFor service to nursing
Clifford Douglas CordonFor service to the community
Frederick Sperry CoventryFor service to the wool industry
Sybil Mary Frances CraigFor service as an artist
Heather Bembrick CrosbyFor service to the community
Leslie Howard CrossFor service to the sport of billiards and snooker
Frederick Francis De SaxeFor service to the legal profession as a barrister's clerk
Jacqueline Mary Theresa DeverilFor service to children's welfare
Robert William Doyle DevlinFor service to local government
Isabel Helen DillonFor service to the Public Service
John Fletcher ElliottFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of optometry
Owen Rowland EvansFor service to conservation
Lolita FarmerFor service to migrant welfare
Florence Roma FieldFor service to the community
Sydney John Fisher, For service to the community
Sam FiszmanFor service to the community
Dr James Aloysius FlahertyFor service to the community and to local government
Rosetta FlynnFor service to the community
Lloyd George FoordFor service to the community
Doris Orr FordFor service to the community
Graeme Lindsay GaulFor service to the community in the field of youth welfare
Annibale Gaetano GiuffreFor service in the field of migrant welfare
Margaret Ipsa GleesonFor service to local government and to the community
Sister Mary Ursula GrachanFor service to education
John Joseph GrumleyFor service to the community and to band music
Brian Patrick HarfordFor public service
Charles Artlett HarrisFor service to the sport of cricket
Shirley Kathleen Anne HaslemFor service to welfare, particularly through the New South Wales Council for the Mentally Handicapped
Thelma Anne HatfieldFor service to the community
Nancye Lee HayesFor service to the performing arts
Donald Southwell HerbornFor public and community service in Papua New Guinea
Captain Charles Nelson HillFor service to the aviation industry
Francis Vincent HoldenFor service to the community and to local government
Winifred Gladys HooperFor service to the community
Lorna Ellen HoskingFor service to the community
Colin Richard JamesFor service to the community
Kenneth Eric JohnsonFor service to special education, particularly in the field of specific learning difficulties
Vivian Thomas JuddFor service to local government and to the community
Colin Charles James KellyFor service to Public Service
Albert Leonard KuipersFor service to the community
Pastor Frederick KummerowFor service to religion and to the community
Reginald Clive LaneFor service to the sport of rugby football
James (Yami) LesterFor service in the field of Aboriginal welfare
Barry Graham LindnerFor service in the field of Aboriginal welfare
Jack Wilson LittlerFor service to the community
Keith Kenneth LoweFor service to the community
James Fraser MacdonaldFor service to primary industry and to the community
Marie Therese MaidmentFor service to the disabled
Barbara Berrima ManningFor service to the theatre
Reverend Keith Henderson MarrFor service to religion
John Curtis MarshFor service to the community
Horace Hayden MartinFor service to the community of Swan Hill
Linda Mary Elizabeth McBurneyFor service to the community
Roy Edward McDonnellFor service to medicine through the invention and design of technical equipment
Malcolm Paterson McPhersonFor service to local government and to the community
Arthur Forrest McRobbieFor service to the sport of basketball
Roy William MillsFor service to the community
Bonifacius Casimirus MiniusFor public service in the field of plant propagation
Barbara Jessie MissonFor service to the community
Keith Raymond MorrisFor service in the field of Aboriginal welfare
Alison MossFor service to nursing
John William MoysesFor service to local government and to the community
Frederick Walter NapierFor service to athletics
Rita Grace NassarFor service to handicapped children
Brian Arthur NewtonFor service to the disabled
Dulcie Laura NoonanFor service to the community
Francesco OliveriFor service to local government and to the community
Robert John PadulaFor service to short wave radio
Albert Alexander Lyle PattisonFor service to the community
Robert Wilson PayenFor service to the sport of greyhound racing
Derek Van Halen PendletonFor service in the field of health administration
James Edward PerceyFor service to local government and to the community
Thomas James PetersFor service to the motor trading industry
Dr Sydney James William PlayerFor service to medicine
Robert Norman PriorFor service to the field of health insurance
Lionel Norman Rackley, For service to the disabled
Clytie Louise RannardFor public service
Edwin Charles RentonFor service to medicine, particularly as a chiropodist
John ReynoldsFor service as a writer and historian
Elizabeth Mary RobbFor service to the disabled
Raymond Errol RobertsFor service in the field of youth welfare
William James RobertsonFor service to local government and to the community
Sylvester Robert RobinsonFor service to local government and to the community
Ellen Alma Clarice RobinsonFor service to the disabled
Eric Joseph RoughanaFor service to the timber industry and to the community
Frederick Joseph RoyalFor service to band music
William Denis RyanFor service to trade unionism
Allen Edward SchaferFor service to the sport of tennis
MacGregor SchulzFor service to primary industry
Colin Purdom ScottFor service to local government
Patrick Edward ShellyFor service to local government and to the community
Joshua Shilkin, For service to industry
Hector Allan SkidmoreFor service to local government and to the community
David Douglas SmithFor service to the community
William David SmithFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel
Harold Albert Leonard StarkFor service to local government and to the community
Julian Ferdinand StefaniFor service to the community
Walter William StoneFor service to literature
Raymond Wilton Theodor SuessFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel
Jack SweetFor public service and for service to the community
Major Alan Delpah TaylorFor service to the community of Ballarat
Hazel Joyce TinleyFor public service and for service to the community
Thomas Harris Arthur Titley, For service to local government and to the community
Samuel Leonard Lancelot TrenwithFor service to band music
Ruth Edith Tuck (SMITH)For service as an art teacher and as an artist
Margaret June TuckerFor public service
Clifford Taylor TurnbullFor service in the field of youth welfare
Alan Skelton WardFor service to the sport of cricket
Maurice Adrian WebbFor service to the sport of surf life saving
Edward Louis WeidnerFor service to the sport of rugby football
Daniel George White, For service to the sport of surf life saving
Eudora Mary WilkshireFor public service
Percy WilliamsFor service to local government
Althea Mary WilliamsFor service to the disabled, particularly through the development of Riding for the Disabled
David WiskarFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel
Walter Allan WoodFor service to the community

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyWarrant Officer John Richard AaronFor service to the Royal Australian Navy School of Training Technology and Naval training in general
Warrant Officer Peter Lloyd FrostFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Wardroom Mess Manager, HMAS Harman
Warrant Officer Gary Neville JacksonFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as an instructor at Great Lakes Training Centre
Warrant Officer Christopher Nicholas NicolaidesFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Stores Officer of HMAS Stirling
ArmyWarrant Officer Class Two Evalds ErglisFor service to the Army Reserve
Warrant Officer Class One Keith Kevin HunterFor service to the Australian Army in the Stores Procurement field
Warrant Officer Class Two Robert Leslie RowleyFor service to the Royal Australian Survey Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Stephen Alan SmithFor meritorious service with the Australian Army, in the field of personnel management
Warrant Officer Class Two James Edward SmithersFor service to Army Reserve Recruiting
Warrant Officer Class Two Douglas Alexander ThoresenFor service to the Australian Army in the field of military music
Air ForceWarrant Officer Murray Dennis JohnsonFor service as a Warrant Officer Engineer at no 2 squadron, Royal Australian Air Force

Notes and References

  1. News: 13 June 1981. The Queen's Birthday Honours Lists – Commonwealth. 55. 11. The Canberra Times. 16,696. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 December 2020. National Library of Australia.
  2. News: 13 June 1981. Government Gazette Notices. 1. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. S114. Australia. 4 December 2020. National Library of Australia.