1983 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)

The 1983 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 13 June 1983 by the office of the Governor-General.

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

Knight of the Order of Australia (AK)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesRonald Gordon Jackson For service to industry and to the community

Companion (AC)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesThe Honourable David Stirling Hogarth, For service to the legal profession and to the communityThe Honourable Geoffrey Arthur George Lucas, For service to the law

Officer (AO)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesAndrew AndersonsFor service to architectureThe Honourable Donald Hubert Louis BanfieldFor service to the community and parliamentary servicesProfessor John Makepeace BennettFor service to computing scienceDavid Greenberg BlockFor service to the community and commerceRichard Alan Bonynge, For service to musicRobert Findlay GibsonFor service to architectureJohn Cobell HabersbergerFor service to the communityDr Edward Frederick HenzellFor public service in the field of agricultural scienceNorman Grantham HoskingFor service to engineeringThomas Michael KeneallyFor service to literatureMervyn Henry Parry, For service to architectureEmeritus Professor Lindsay Dixon PryorFor service to botanical scienceProfessor Charles Cyril RenwickFor service to education and to scienceGrace Cossington Smith, For service to the visual artsDr Reginald Claude SpriggFor service to industry, particularly in the fields of geology and petroleum explorationDr Robert WallFor service to medicine and to the community

Military Division BranchRecipientCitationNotesNavyRear Admiral Geoffrey John Humphrey WoolrychFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Chief of Naval Operations Requirements and Plans and as Deputy Chief of Naval StaffArmyMajor General John David Kelly, For service to the Australian Army

Member (AM)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesGennaro Alfonso Giuseppe AbignanoFor services to the construction industry and to the communityKeith Frederick AlderFor services to the public serviceDr Allan James AntcliffFor service to horticultural scienceJohn Edward AtkinsonFor service to the Aboriginal artsAlfred Paget BeattyFor service to primary industryDr Maurice BerahFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of pathologyRaymond BergFor service to architecturePhillip Walter ColesFor service to sportPeter Gregor CollinsFor service to the Public ServiceRonald John CottonFor service to accountancyDr William Evan DaviesFor service to medicine, particularly the care and welfare of the disabledAnne Barbara DevesonFor service to the mediaFrederick Sinclair DobbinFor service to the community and educationSydney James DonovanFor service to the mediaDr John Henry Temple EllardFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of psychiatryKeith Marshall EthellFor service to the community, particularly the veterinary professionEmeritus Professor John Maxwell Freeland, For service to architecture, particularly as an historianMary Mansell GibsonFor service to childhood education and to the communityHenry Charles GublerFor service to primary industryMurray David HainesFor service to educationDr Spyros Emanuel HalikisFor service to dentistryStaveley Frederick Norton HicksonFor service to commerceJohn Brettell HollidayFor public serviceDr Roland Adrian Glennie HolmesFor service to the communityTrevor John KennedyFor service to the mediaThe Reverend Douglas Frederick KirkupFor service to religion and to the communityHenry Arthur LlewellynFor service to the communityJames Sinclair MillnerFor service to industry and to the communityRobert Edward MoorsFor service to the arts and to the community, particularly as director of the Moomba FestivalDavid Grantley MorganFor service to educationJohn Jackson MorrisFor service to the film industryGeorge William MuirFor service to educationThe Reverend James Alexander MurrayFor service to religion and the communityGeorge Buchan OgilvieFor service to the theatre and to the performing artsElaine Phillipa OrrFor service to nursingFrederick Henry PhippsFor service to industryDr Geoffrey Howard PikeFor community welfare service in Australia and overseasLindsay Garfield PlaneFor service to the welfare of ex-service personnel and to the communityMervyn Morris PowellFor service to the horse racing industry and to the communityDr Charles Archibald PriceFor service to ethnic welfareRex Thomas ReidFor service to the community, in particular to charities that focus on assisting women and childrenWilliam Thomas SchmidtFor public serviceIan Oswald SpicerFor service to industry and to the communityBasil Holmes Travers, For service to educationArthur William John VossFor service to technical education and to the communitySuzanne WalkerFor service to the arts, particularly in the field of craftsFlorence May WallaceFor service to the communityJohn Weir WilsonFor service to the blindMurray George WindersFor service to the motor industryRonald John YatesFor service to the aviation industryJoan Margaret YoungFor service to education and to the community

Military Division BranchRecipientCitationNotesNavyCommodore William James CrossleyFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as the Director General of Naval Manpower and Director General of Facilities Branch NavyLieutenant John Thomas GossFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Head of cooking staff of HMAS CerberusPrincipal Chaplain Monsignor Geoffrey Francis MayneFor service to the Chaplaincy Branch of the Royal Australian NavyCommander Richard John Perry Withycombe PerrymanFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the field of military communicationsCommander William Gray RitchieFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Executive Officer, HMAS StirlingCaptain David Henry ThomsonFor service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as the Commanding Officer of HMAS HobartArmyBrigadier Richard Ernest BirdFor service to Army co-ordination and organisationLieutenant Colonel Kevin Edward CoombesFor service to the Australian Army, particularly as Director of the Junior Wing, Reserve Command and Staff CollegeMajor John Patrick DinanFor service to the Army Reserve in the field of Officer managementLieutenant Colonel Brian Patrick GreenFor service to the Australian Army, particularly as 2nd in command of the Field Force Battle SchoolMajor Ian William McQuireFor service to the Australian Army, particularly in the field of equipment selection and procurementMajor Ronald Lewis James NorthcottFor service to the Australian Army, particularly as the Ceremonial Officer and Chief Marshall for the XII Commonwealth GamesColonel Barry Douglas PhillipsFor service to the Australian Army, particularly in the field of equipment procurementMajor Wayne Hayden RipperFor service to the Army Reserve, particularly as Officer Commanding the 47th Transport SquadronLieutenant Colonel Ronald Thomas ShambrookFor service to the Australian Army, particularly as the Australian Defence Force Project Officer for the XII Commonwealth GamesCaptain Ronald Douglas SquiresFor service to the Australian Army, particularly as Quarter Master of the Armoured CentreMajor Ian Leighton StewartFor service to the Australian Army, particularly as Officer Commanding the Perth Workshop CompanyChaplain Second Class Lester ThompsonFor service as Staff Chaplain, 2nd Military District and Senior Anglican Chaplain to Headquarters Field Force Command and Headquarters Training Command, Australian ArmyColonel Maxwell Bruce TinklerFor service to the Australian Army, particularly in the field of equipment maintenanceAir ForceSquadron Leader David Andrew CollieFor service as an administrative officer in the Royal Australian Air ForceFlight Lieutenant Allan Lindsay DavidsonFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Office in Charge of the Mobile Air Terminal UnitGroup Captain Terence HolyoakeFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Commanding Officer, Number 1 Stores Depot.Group Captain John Burroughs MacNaughtanFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Commanding Officer of Number 481 Maintenance Squadron.Air Commodore Bernard John ReynoldsFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Officer Commanding, RAAF Air Base, Butterworth, MalaysiaGroup Captain Douglas Hilton SinclairFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Director of Personnel Airmen, Department of Defence, Air Force OfficeFlight Lieutenant Hugh Osborne TrounsonFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Chief Instructor at the Air Movements Training and Development UnitSquadron Leader Geoffrey Parke WadeFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as a Staff Officer in the Directorate of Personnel Services, Department of Defence, Air Force OfficeWing Commander Francis Ian WalkeFor service as Principal Reserve Dental Officer, Royal Australian Air Force Reserve QueenslandWing Commander Terry Charles Arthur Wilson, For service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Joint Force Commander, Australian Contingent Multinational Force and Observers

Medal (OAM)

General Division