1984 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) Explained

The 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 11 June 1984 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.

Order of Australia

Companion (AC)

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyVice Admiral David Willoughby Leach, For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Chief of Naval Staff
Air ForceAir Marshal Selwyn David Evans, For service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Chief of Air Staff

Officer (AO)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
Professor Kenneth John Campbell BackFor service to education
Dr Alexander BodenFor service to the community and science
Professor Geoffrey Curgenven BoltonFor service to education
Harrison BryanFor service as a librarian
Leslie William Ralph CaveFor services to commerce and industry
Dr David Owen CromptonFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of ophthalmology
Professor Graeme Reade Anthony EllisFor service to science, particularly in the field of radiophysics
Michael Gleeson-WhiteFor service to commerce and to the arts
Albert Keith JohinkeFor public service, particularly in the field of public transport
James Bolton Leslie, For service to the aviation industry and to community and cultural affairs
Neville John McCarthyFor public service, particularly as Director Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, and for service to the community
Dr Ian Gordon McWilliamFor service to science and technology
Robert Lyndhurst PiesseFor service to primary industry, particularly in the development of fencing techniques
The Most Reverend Donald William Bradley RobinsonFor service to religion
Ernest James Lyle TurnbullFor service to media
Professor Jerzy Zubrzycki, For service to ethnic welfare

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyRear Admiral Michael Wyndham HudsonFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as the Flag Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Australian Fleet
ArmyMajor General Raymond Jack Sharp, For service to the Army Reserve
Brigadier Raymond Alan SunderlandFor service to the Australian Army
Air ForceAir Vice Marshal John William NewhamFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force
Air Commodore Ian Traill SutherlandFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force

Member (AM)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
Claudio Piperno AlcorsoFor services to the arts, education and to ethnic welfare
Ida Lessing Faith BandlerFor service to Aboriginal welfare
Elizabeth Lorna BartlettFor service to the community, particularly in the field of women's and children's welfare
Marina BerezowskyFor service to ballet
Dr Peter Bernard BotsmanFor service to the arts and education
Geoffrey Wilfred BottrillFor service to the accountancy profession
Nancy Fotheringham CatoFor service to Australian literature
Emeritus Professor Avon Maxwell ClarkFor service to education, particularly in the field of biological science
Harold Spencer CotteeFor service to the community
The Reverend Dr David Ray CoxFor service to ethnic welfare
Brother Quentin Michael DuffyFor service to education and to religion
Margreta Ann Enid ElkinsFor service to opera
Giuseppe EmanueleFor service to the building industry
John Edward FerrisFor service to the building industry and to the community
Maxwell Raymond FinlaysonFor service to local government
Jack Lovett FitzgeraldFor service to the community, particularly with the Salvation Army
Eugene Kenneth ForemanFor public service, particularly in the development of statistical methods in Australia and PNG
Gordon David GeevesFor service to the welfare of people with dissibitities
John Meighen GibbsFor service to children's welfare
John Clifford HamiltonFor service to the sport of Australian football
William HowardFor public service, particularly in the field of defence science
Raymond Barraclough JennisonFor service to local government and to the community
Stanley Patrick Kelly, For service to banking
Dr Ernest Joseph KirbyFor service to the community
Professor Kwong Chiu Lee DowFor service to education
Faye Lo PoFor service to education and to the community
Ronald Grant LyonFor service to architecture
Denis James MartinFor service to the Australian manufacturing industry
Dr Ian Haig McConchieFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of thoracic surgery
Kathleen Louise McCredieFor service to education
Regis Maria McKenzieFor service to nursing
Stephen Hamar MidgleyFor service to the conservation of freshwater fish species
Dr Roy Markham MillsFor service to thoracic medicine
Dr Reginald MillsFor service to education and to science, particularly in the fields of physical and electro-chemistry
Milton MoonFor service to ceramic arts, particularly pottery
Ian Kenneth MortonFor service to rural development, particularly through the Rural Finance Commission
Cyril Joseph NetheryFor service to the welfare of the ageing
Geoffrey Malcolm OscarFor service to the pharmacy profession
Professor Beverley Raphael (Rickarby)For service to medicine, particularly in the field of psychiatry
Dr William David Lindsay RideFor service to science and education, particularly in the fields of zoology and biology
Judith Mary RobertsFor service to the community, particularly women's affairs
Amedeo Filiberto SalaFor service to the electronics industry
Max Edmund SchubertFor service to the wine industry
Vernon John SchuppanFor service to the sport of motor racing
Francis Joseph SweeneyFor service to accountancy and to commerce
Maximilian Sean WalshFor service to journalism
Alexander Storry WaltonFor service to the Australian film industry, particularly as director of the Australian Film and Television School
Frederick William WhitbyFor service to trade unionism
Ronald Thomas WhiteFor service to local government and to the community
Mary Alice WhiteheadFor service to the community, particularly women's affairs
Lindsay Gordon WilsonFor service to primary industry, particularly vegetable growing and marketing
Professor Dianne YerburyFor service to education, particularly in the fields of industrial relations management and public administration

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyLieutenant Commander Michael Victor ButlerFor service to the Royal Australian Navy
Commodore Donald Morton CoulsonFor service to the development of Naval Supply Support
Lieutenant Commander William Warland FarrellFor service to the Musician Branch of the Royal Australian Navy
Captain Peter Ian Murdoch FergusonFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Director of Naval Training
ArmyLieutenant Colonel Peter William Brooks, For service to the Army Reserve
Major Sidney Harold CheesemanFor service as Officer Commanding 1st Watercraft Workshop
Lieutenant Colonel Peter John FitzpatrickFor service as Commanding Officer 2nd Signal Regiment
Major Geoffrey Thomas HawkerFor service to workshop equipment and facilities engineering in the Australian Army
Colonel David Robert LawrenceFor service as the Commandant of the Army Apprentices School
Lieutenant Colonel Robert William McLeod, For service as Commanding Officer 10th Battalion, The Royal South Australian Regiment
Major Neil Colin SmithFor service to the Australian Army in the field of explosive ordnance disposal in the Solomon Islands
Major James John Arundel WallaceFor service as Officer Commanding 1st Special Air Service Squadron
Brigadier Ian Rignold WillsFor service as Commander 2nd Supply Group
Air ForceWing Commander Richard John CampbellFor service as Senior Engineering Officer, No 5 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
Wing Commander Leo Francis JamesFor service as Commanding Officer, Number 1 Operational Support Unit, Royal Australian Air Force
Flight Lieutenant James Graham KelleyFor service to the joint exercise planning staff, Exercise Kangaroo 83
Wing Commander Anthony Edward LoweFor service as a staff officer at Headquarters Operational Command, Royal Australian Air Force
Squadron Leader Barbara Ann Fillery McKeownFor service as a nursing officer in the Royal Australian Air Force
Wing Commander Richard James PaveyFor service as the Director of Computerised Supply Systems, Air Force Office

Medal (OAM)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotes
Arthur Peter ActonFor service to the manufacturing industry, particularly in the field of packaging
Ernest Ross AlcornFor services to primary industry and to the community
Kenneth Robert AlexanderFor services to the welfare of ex-service personnel
Major Raymond Ernest AllenFor service to the community, particularly with the Salvation Army
Genevieve Louise BatterhamFor service to people with disabilities
Harold George BerryFor service to the community, particularly in the Melbourne Ambulance Service
Dr Arthur Bruce BiggsFor service to the community and medicine
John Henry Penn BlickFor service to the fruit growing industry
Ruth BontschekFor service to people with disabilities
Hazel Irene BoyleFor service to the community, particularly in the welfare of the hearing impaired
James BrennanFor service to Aboriginal welfare
Kenneth Idwal BrineFor service to the building industry and to education
Fred Philip BromleyFor service to the community, particularly welfare of people with disabilities
Thomas Francis BrooksFor service to the sport of cricket and baseball
Bertie BrownlowFor service to sport, particularly cricket and hockey
Christine Ann BurtonFor service to the sport of netball
Ernest David CareyFor service to public service to the Northern Territory
Michael Cecil ClaybournFor service to the sport of surf lifesaving
May CliffordFor service to music
Alexander Gerald ColleyFor service to conservation
Richard Walter CondonFor service to soil conservation
John ConochieFor service to the community, particularly the welfare of the ageing
Elsie Reid CouttsFor service to the community
Dr Clare Alice CunninghamFor service to medicine, particularly the welfare of children with disabilities
John Patrick CusackFor service to the dairy industry
Kenneth Roy DavisFor service to the community, particularly the welfare of the ageing
Francis Albert Di BlasiFor service to the community, particularly migrant welfare
Winifred Hilda DickinsonFor service to the sport of croquet
Raymond Mills DurieFor service to the sport of athletics
Tom EfkarpidisFor service to the Greek community in Australia
Joan Lora Ellice-FlintFor service to the community and to education
Pauline Jean EnglishFor service to sport, particularly in relation to people with disabilities
Robert Wilford FarrFor service to local government and to the community
Harveline FeatonbyFor service to education, particularly children with disabilities
Councillor Robert William FellFor service to local government and the sport of yachting
Robert Bruce FergusonFor service to the community and to local government
Charles Douglas FielderFor service to the sport of surf lifesaving
Marjorie Miriam Fitz-GeraldFor service to the community and to local government
Norma Vere FletcherFor service to welfare through the Riding for the Disabled Association
Maureen FreerFor service to Australian literature
John Andrew FrenchFor service to the community
Clarence George GarnsworthyFor service to the community
Harry Hans GerstleFor service to the community, particularly through the Royal Queensland Bush Children's Health Scheme
Cedric Frederick GoddenFor service to the community, particularly the welfare of people with disabilities
Robert William GottsFor service to the furniture manufacturing industry
Edward Raymond GrahamFor service to athletics
Kenneth Dunstan GrantFor service to the sport of rowing
Dorothy GreenFor service to Australian literature
Helen Margaret HanrahanFor service to the community
Betty HargreavesFor service to the community
Ralph Nicholas HarrisFor service to education, particularly in relation to those with impaired hearing
Jane Ann HennessyFor service to the community
Victor HermanFor service to trade unionism and to the community
Raynham Ross HollowayFor service to local government
Leslie John HowardFor service to the sport of rugby union football
John Henry HudswellFor service to the community
Winifred HumbleyFor public service, particularly with the Department of Foreign Affairs
Edwin Charles HylandFor service to local government and to the community
Louisa Agnes IngramFor service to Aboriginal welfare
Stephen John JaniFor service to ethnic welfare
Frank Milton JeffreeFor service to welfare of the ageing
David Gordon JonesFor service to local government and to the community
Elsie Rose JonesFor service to education, particularly in relation to Aboriginal culture
Eric Lloyd JoryFor service to the community
Nancy Monica JoyceFor service to nursing
Samuel KarpinFor service to the Jewish community in Australia
David Harold KempFor service to the community
William KidstonFor service to the community, particularly in relation to co-operative societies
Alfred Charles KingFor service to the community
Jean Ruby LashbrookFor service to the community, particularly as a member of the Country Women's Association
Julia LawrenceFor service to the community
Arthur Geoffrey LeeFor service to scouting and to the community
Conrad Augustus LembkeFor service to forestry
Reginald LenaghanFor service to local government and to the community
Edward James LongFor service to the community, particularly in relation to co-operative societies
Margaret Annette Rose MackFor service to the welfare of people with disabilities
Margaret Davidson MackieFor service to education
Neville Patrick MaguireFor service to the community
William George ManlyFor service to local government and to the community
Jack Louis MaverFor service to the scouting movement
Klaus Wilhelm MayerFor service to the German community in Australia
Naomi Ruth MayersFor service to Aboriginal welfare
Alderman Raymond Cousins McCormackFor service to local government
Richard Bede McCoskerFor service to the sport of cricket
Henry George McDermottFor service to local government to the community
Heather May McDonaldFor service to education, particularly in relation to children with disabilities
Norman Thomas McMahonFor service to the sport of cricket
Neil William McNamaraFor service to local government
Ernest Edward McQuillanFor service to the sport of boxing
The Reverend Canon Alfred Ernest MillerFor service to the community, particularly in relation to welfare service
John Stewart MurrayFor service to Aboriginal welfare
Percival George NashFor service to the community
Margaret Jean NewsonFor service to the community, particularly through the Bendigo Art Gallery
Stanley Linton NichollsFor service to sport, particularly athletics
Edward Moses Obeid (rescinded 2014)[3] For service to ethnic welfare
Reverend Brother Joseph Felix O'ConnorFor service to education and to religion
John Edward O'GradyFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel
Kevin O'MahoneyFor service to the blind
Leslie Norman O'NeillFor service to the community and to education
James Douglas OmondFor service to the community
Walter George ParrFor service to education, particularly in relation to those with impaired hearing
Alice Sadie ParsonsFor service to the community
Philemon PearsonFor service to Aboriginal welfare
Mervyn George Nicholas PentreathFor service to the community
Nina PhillipsFor service to the community
William Rorke PullarFor service to the welfare of people with disabilities
Garnet Keith PutlandFor service to the sport of lawn bowls
Captain Douglas Orry QuayleFor service to religion
Harry RankineFor service to the dairy industry, to local government and to the community
Noel Lanceter RawsonFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel
Kevin Francis RiordanFor service to local government and to the community
James Galway RiordanFor service to the community
Barbara Winifred RobertsonFor service to the welfare of people with disabilities
Sarah Helen RobinsonFor service to the welfare of the ageing and to the community
Roland Edward RobinsonFor service to literature, particularly in the preservation of Australian Aboriginal mythology
Irene Dorothy RobinsonFor service to the community
Maureen RoebuckFor service to the community
Joseph Stanley RussellFor public service
David William RustonFor service to floriculture
Dr Gordon Francis SaggersFor service to the community
Dr Gordon Edgecombe SandersFor service to the community
Herbert Joseph SawbridgeworthFor service to the welfare of the ageing
Reginald Arthur ShawFor service to the community, particularly to the Volunteer Fire Brigade
Pamela Yvette Moxey SheppardFor service in the field of occupational therapy
Ernest Maurice SilvertonFor service in the sport of lawn bowls
Ronald Edwin SlaughterFor service to the egg production industry
Sydney John SnellFor service to the sport of lawn bowls
Henry Leopold SpeagleFor public service
Gregory Michael StadtmillerFor public service, particularly to the welfare of seamen
Herbert Geoffrey StevensFor service to athletics
Zbigniew George SudullFor service to the Polish community in Australia
Evelyn Margaret ThompsonFor service to music
Patricia ThomsonFor service to trade unionism, particularly the welfare of working men
Marjorie Isabel Enever ToddFor service to the Armidale community for over 50 years
Eric James TremethickFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel
Marjorie Alice TrewinFor service to the community
George William Harry TurnbullFor service to the sport of lifesaving
John Joseph Roy TurnerFor service to medical techniques, particularly in the field of anaesthetics
Captain Ernest Victor WatkinsFor service to the community
Roy William WhalanFor service to the community and to horticulture
Graham Ross WhiteFor service to sport
David WilliamsFor public service in maintaining lighthouse equipment
Betty Norma WilsonFor service to medical laboratory technology

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotes
NavyChief Petty Officer Phillip Leslie DavisFor service to the Naval Stores Department HMAS Hobart
Chief Petty Officer Brian Lawrence EaglesFor service as Assistant to the Defence and Naval Attache, Paris
Chief Petty Officer Brian James FurnerFor service to the Clearance Branch Royal Australian Navy
Chief Petty Officer Robert John JeffreysFor service as a senior physical training instructor in the Royal Australian Navy
Warrant Officer Kenneth John McMilesFor service to the Royal Australian Navy
Chief Petty Officer Paul PrinceFor service as Barrack Master HMAS Creswell
Warrant Officer Robert Edgar SandersFor service as the Marine Engineering Officer HMAS Kimbla
ArmyWarrant Officer Class Two Warren Herbert BraddFor service as an instructor to Junior Leaders in the Australian Army
Warrant Officer Class One Warren John BurnsFor service to the Royal Australian Regiment as Regimental Sergeant Major
Warrant Officer Class One Allan Cordwell BurrowsFor service as Warrant Officer Coordination in the Office of the Chief of the General Staff
Warrant Officer Class Two Janet Fay CapperFor service as Chief Clerk, District Unit Brisbane
Warrant Officer Class Two Peter James GreenburyFor service as Quartermaster Sergeant, 106 Field Workshop
Warrant Officer Class One Eric Barry Neville HampsonFor service as Master Gunner, Field Force Artillery
Warrant Officer Class One Ian Peter HartshornFor service as the Artificer Sergeant Major, 16 Air Defence Regiment Workshop
Warrant Officer Class Two Allan Stephen HillFor service as movements supervisor Canungra Transport Unit
Warrant Officer Class Two Neil John JamiesonFor service as Supervisor Technical Communication, 6th Signal Regiment
Warrant Officer Class Two Frank Frederick Bastiaas MalleeFor service to the Australian Army in the field of clerical administration
Warrant Officer Class One Alec Kevin MeadFor service as Divisional Pay Liaison Officer, 1st Division
Warrant Officer Class One Ross Edward SmithFor service as Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Aviation Regiment
Warrant Officer Class Two James Brenton WillshireFor service to the Special Air Service Regiment
Warrant Officer Class Two Kenneth John WilsonFor service as Caterer, 2nd Field Supply Battalion
Sergeant Richard William WilsonFor service to the Royal Australian Corps of Transport Pipes and Drums
Air ForceSergeant Alan James CoyteFor service as an electrical fitter at No 486 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
Warrant Officer Reginald Harry Robert MannersFor service in the field of explosives ordnance disposal in the Royal Australian Air Force
Warrant Officer Charles William Eric MarneyFor service to communications security in the Royal Australian Air Force
Warrant Officer Ian Reginald McKellarFor service to technical publication support in the Royal Australian Air Force
Sergeant Maurice Gordon McPhillipsFor service as an electrical fitter in the Royal Australian Air Force
Warrant Officer Michael Gerald PageFor service to the School of Photography, Royal Australian Air Force
Flight Sergeant Kenneth John RawlinsFor service as an electrical fitter at Base Squadron, Darwin
Warrant Officer William James WhiteFor service as a general fitter at No 2 Aircraft Depot, Royal Australian Air Force

Notes and References

  1. News: 11 June 1984. NATIONAL ORDER OF AUSTRALIA LIST. 58. 8. The Canberra Times. 17,788. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 November 2020. National Library of Australia.
  2. News: 11 June 1984. QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY 1984 HONOURS. 1. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. S212. Australia. 6 November 2020. National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: 12 December 2014. Cancellation of award of the Order of Australia in the General Division made to Mr Edward Moses Obeid. 9 November 2020. Government Gazette

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