Recipient
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Citation
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Notes
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Rudolf Alagich |
For service to the community of Broken Hill, particularly the Yugoslav community, and to soccer. |
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Leonard James Anderson |
For service to local government, to the Saleyard Operators Association, and to the community of Finley.
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Norman Bruce Andrews |
For service to the community, particularly through the Artillery Historical Trust of Tasmania and the Launceston Artillery Old Comrades Association.
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Lorna Unis Angel |
For service to the community of Nowra through welfare, musical and sporting groups.
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John Christopher Anictomatis |
For service to the Greek community in Darwin.
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Cecil Frederick Anstey |
For service to the community of Cessnock through school, service and sporting groups.
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Gordon Gibson Arnold |
For service to local government and to the community of North Queensland.
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Kevin George Aussel |
For service to the community, particularly as a fundraiser and through social care and sporting groups.
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John Henry Bache |
(Award wef 25 November 1998) For service to business, particularly through the egg marketing industries in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
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Geoffrey St Vincent Ballard |
For service to humanitarian aid, particularly through Amnesty International as a fundraiser.
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Robyn Anne Bannerman |
For service to Australian women's hockey, particularly as a player, umpire and umpire coach, and to the local community of Lithgow.
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Walter Thomas Barber |
For service to lawn bowls, particularly as a player and administrator at club, district and zone levels.
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Nevil Roy Barlow |
For service to local government and to the community of Bathurst.
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John Hampton Beale |
For service to local government and to the community of Hawthorn, particularly through Moorfields Community for Adult Care and historical societies.
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Peter Allen Beaumont |
For service to the community, particularly as a philanthropist.
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Dr Sidney Douglas Bickerton |
For service to the community of Dalby as a general medical practitioner.
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Merle Bignell |
For service to the preservation of local history, particularly through the Kojonup Historical Society, and as an author, researcher and editor.
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Reginald Birch |
For service to indigenous affairs, particularly in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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John Playne Bird |
(Award wef 7 May 1998) For service to sport aviation and aviation education.
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Stanley Young Bisset |
For service to veterans, particularly through the 2/14th Battalion Association, 7th Division.
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Alison Markham Blackmore |
For service to the community of Nowra, particularly as a fundraiser for charitable organisations.
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Ian Donald Blair |
(Award wef 24 August 1998) For service to the community of Onslow through service, aged care and social support organisations.
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Albert Edward Blashki |
For service to the community of Springvale through musical, youth, educational and welfare organisations.
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Raymond Allen Braithwaite |
For service to the community through youth, aged care, social welfare and health organisations, and to the Australian Parliament.
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John Clifford Brice |
For service to the community, particularly in the development of equestrian sports in South Australia and as a sponsor and fundraiser for sporting and community organisations.
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Baron Ainslie Brooke |
For service to veterans, particularly through the Royal Australian Air Force Association.
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Cecil John Brown |
For service to local government and to the community of Richmond.
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Charles Henry Brown |
For service to veterans and their families, particularly through the Epping Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia, and to youth.
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Ian Douglas Brown |
For service to the community, particularly as a member of the Spirit of Australia South Pole Expedition, and to Scouts Australia.
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Theodore Alexander Brown |
For service to veterans and their families through the Returned and Services League of Australia, and to the community.
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William Alfred Brown |
For service to cricket as a player, selector, coach and administrator.
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Robyn Nell Bryant |
For service to the child care industry, particularly through the Association of Child Care Directors (Community Based) ACT.
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Eric William Bubb |
For service to rifle shooting as a competitor, coach and administrator.
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Dr Fredrick William Buddee |
For service to people with disabilities through the Summerland House With No Steps, to health care programmes, and to medicine as a surgeon.
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Donald Alwyn Bull |
For service to the community, particularly as Chairman of the Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundation.
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Helen Winsome Burgin |
For service to the community, particularly in the Manly Warringah area.
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Patricia Honor Butler |
For service to people with hearing impairments through the Sunshine Coast Branch of Better Hearing Australia Incorporated.
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Kevin Rhodes Buxton |
For service to sailing, particularly through the Belmont 16ft Sailing Club, and to people with disabilities through the Sailability/Belmont 16s.
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John Charles Capes |
For service to the community through the State Emergency Service and as an advocate for volunteer representation in emergency service management.
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Nicholas Peter Careedy |
For service to the Greek community, particularly through the Hellenic Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia and the Australian Hellenic Education and Progressive Association.
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William Peter Casey |
For service to unemployed youth, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, through the development and implementation of training programmes.
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Brian William Chatterton |
For service to music and music education, particularly through the establishment and administration of Co*Opera.
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Dr John Franklin Christmas |
For service to the community, particularly through Rotary International.
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Dr Raymond Phillip Cleary |
For service to education, particularly adult education through the Berry Campus of the University of Wollongong, and to the community.
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Beryl Patricia Coates |
(Award wef 5 November 1998) For service to youth, particularly through the Guiding movement in Tasmania, and to the community.
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Kevin Barry Collins |
For service to the community, particularly through the Australasian Native Orchid Society and the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, and to amateur basketball.
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George Andrew Comino |
For service to special education, particularly the adaptation of computer technology for people with disabilities, and to the Spastic Centre of New South Wales.
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John Anthony Conheady |
For service to the community of Terang and district.
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Maxwell James Connery |
For service to homeless youth as the founder and Chairperson of Stepping Stone House, Dulwich Hill.
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William Hughes Connick |
For service to the communities of Goodnight and Tooleybuc, particularly through the Goodnight Irrigation Trust, school and sporting organisations.
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Bernadette Doreen Connor |
For service to the arts in Tasmania, particularly through the Hibiscus Gallery, and to the community.
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Norma Vivienne Cook |
For service to people with intellectual disabilities, particularly through the Community Visitors Program and the Helping Hand Association for the Intellectually Disabled (Northcote Preston).
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Brian William Cooper |
For service to the community, particularly to people with disabilities, through conducting life skills training programmes and as a fundraiser for charitable organisations.
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Karen Ann Cornaggia |
For service to people with disabilities, particularly through the 'New Concept' Tenpin Bowling League and the South Australian Disabled Tenpin Bowling Tournament Committee.
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Patricia Mary Cossio |
For service to the community of Grafton, particularly through the Australian Red Cross.
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Peter Coughlin |
For service to education, particularly in the areas of management and leadership of the school community.
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Michael Gerald Coultas |
For service to the promotion of international trade and the fostering of Australian/Sri Lankan relations.
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Thelma Mary Crawley |
For service to veterans and their families, particularly through the RSL Women's Auxiliary of New South Wales, and to the community.
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Teresa Croce-Benedetti |
For service to the Italian community, particularly women living in the Sydney metropolitan area.
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Valerie Florence Curran |
For service to netball as a player, coach, umpire and administrator through the Illawarra Netball Association.
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Sylvia Mae Curtis |
For service to nursing, particularly in the area of aged care, and to the community.
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Alan Henry Dainton |
For service to visually impaired people through the Baringa Centre of the Vision Australia Foundation, and to the community of Shepparton.
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Norma Mary Danks |
For service to the community, particularly through the Board of Management and auxiliaries of the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
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Dr Peter John Davies |
For service to golf as an administrator and competitor.
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Flora Erna Davis |
For service to the Jewish community, particularly through the Sir Moses Montefiore Jewish Home and the Ladies Auxiliary of the North Shore Synagogue.
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Linda Joyce Day |
For service to the community of Narrandera, particularly through the Country Women's Association and the Teloca House Hostel for the frail aged.
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Robert Jon De La Hunty |
For service to the preservation of Australian aviation history, particularly through the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society.
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Antony Charles Deakin |
For service to the community of Armidale, particularly in the field of architecture.
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Alick Denniss |
For service to veterans and their families, particularly through the Limbless Soldiers' Association of Australia.
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Dr Eric Donaldson |
For service to aviation medicine and air safety procedures, and as an educator in these fields.
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Brian Frederick Donnell |
For service to surf lifesaving, particularly as an administrator, coach and examiner.
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Joseph Tancred Dougall |
For service to the communities of Parramatta and Granville through sporting, ex-Service and Maltese community groups.
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Envoy Ronald Thomas Downes |
For service to the community, particularly through the Salvation Army Gosford Community Services Centre.
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Major Ross William Eastgate |
For service to veterans and their families, particularly at state and sub-branch levels of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
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Doreen Mavis Elliott |
For service to the community of Bermagui, particularly the aged through Meals on Wheels and the Centre Based Meal Day.
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Davidson Freeman Evans |
For service to the community of Boonah, particularly through the Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal.
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Norman John Evans |
For service to the community of the Bega Valley.
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Robert Brian Favero |
For service to the communities of Young and Wagga Wagga, particularly through Lions International.
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Dr William Henry Feneley |
For service to medicine as a general practitioner, and to the Illawarra community through ex-Service, educational and church groups.
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Paul Morris Finch |
For service to veterans, particularly through the Returned and Services League of Australia, and to the community of Norfolk Island.
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Julie Maria Finucane |
For service to nursing, particularly in the areas of accident and emergency care, and to the community.
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Ursula Flicker |
For service to the preservation of Jewish history, particularly through the Melbourne Jewish Holocaust and Research Centre.
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Walter John Fluke |
For service to the community of Coomba, particularly through church, sporting and fire fighting organisations, and to people with disabilities.
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Robert Keith Foreman |
For service to youth, particularly through the Air Training Corps, and to gliding.
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Andrew James Forsdike |
For service to veterans and their families through the Returned and Services League of Australia and the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia.
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Douglas Charles Forsyth |
For service to the community of Willoughby, particularly through the Willoughby Musical Society and the Zenith Theatre.
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Dr Richard Peter Freeman, RFD |
For service to otolaryngology, particularly through the Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation, and through medical practice, research and training.
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Kenneth William Fulton |
For service to veterans and their families through the Geelong Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia and the Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers Association of Victoria.
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Mowarra Ganambarr |
For service to the Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory, particularly through the development of the Rorruway and Mata Mata Homeland Centres, and to the arts as a traditional indigenous artist.
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Charles Tony Garnock |
For service to the community of Bombala.
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Bourke Lee Gibbons |
For service to children with hearing impairments as a fundraiser for the Shepherd Centre.
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Wolf Walter Gilbert-Purssey |
For service to the community through the Australian Red Cross and the Cancer Council of the Northern Territory.
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Enid Beatrice Gilchrist |
For service to the community through the publication of books and articles for home sewing, with patterns designed for Australian families and their lifestyle.
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Catherine Gluck |
For service to the community in New South Wales, particularly the Jewish community, as a philanthropist.
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Aileen Cecily Godfrey |
For service to youth through the Guiding movement and as a teacher.
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Ervin Graf |
For service to the building and property industries, and to the community.
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Dr Alan Charles Grice |
For service to the community, particularly through involvement in medical and hospital administrative bodies and St John Ambulance (Tasmania), and to providing medical care in developing countries.
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Kaydn Lawson Griffin |
For service to the community, particularly through the Uniting Church in Australia, Rotary International, and St John Ambulance Australia.
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Peter John Grimshaw |
For service to industrial relations in the tertiary education sector, and to the credit union movement.
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Mary Somers Grindrod-Penny |
For service to the community through the Port Stephens Division of the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol.
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Phillip Walter Hadlington |
For service to the arboricultural and pest control industries as a consultant, researcher, author and teacher.
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Harold Halvorsen |
For service to the boat-building industry as a designer and builder, and to the community.
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Ronald James Harding |
For service to surf lifesaving at the club and state levels as an instructor and examiner, and at national level as a carnival official.
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Michael Philip Harley |
For service to cycling as the initiator and continuing administrator of the Findon Skid Kids bicycle club, and as a fundraiser for charitable organisations.
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Donald Westwood Harris |
For service to veterans and their families through ex-Service organisations.
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Zelma Joy Hasselmann |
For service to youth through the Guiding movement in New South Wales, and to the community of Maitland.
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Lucy Carline Heap |
For service to the welfare of veterans and their families through the Victorian Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
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William Alfred Heel |
For service to youth, particularly through the Scouting movement in Western Australia.
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Dorothy Hilda Henderson |
For service to the community through Baptist Community Services, NSW & ACT.
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Julia Henning |
For service to the community, particularly through the Cavalcade of History and Fashion, and Meals on Wheels.
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Angela Jane Hijjas |
For service to the advancement of Australian-Malaysian relations.
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Harry Clement Hill |
For service to the development and promotion of outdoor leisure activities within the Kosciuszko National Park area.
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Margaret De Burgh Hockey |
For service to the community, particularly through charitable organisations, the promotion of arts and crafts and the preservation of the local history of Beaudesert.
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Eric John Holliday |
For service to primary industry as a vegetable and flower producer, to agricultural education through the C B Alexander Agricultural College, and to the community.
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John Edward Hollingshead |
For service to community health, particularly through leadership of the Rotary Sight Restoration Project – Bali, Indonesia.
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Ronald Ley Hooper |
For service to veterans, particularly through the War Veterans Home Myrtle Bank, and to the community.
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Muriel Agnes Hopwood |
For service to the Leeton district through support of a wide range of community groups.
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Ronald Stephen Horan |
(Award wef 18 February 1999) For service to education through Fort Street High School, Sydney.
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The Reverend James Hughan Houston |
For service to the promotion of multiculturalism, and to the community through the Anglican Church in Australia.
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James Douglas Huckstepp |
For service to the communities of Glenelg and Brighton.
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Paul Chapman Huggins |
For service to the welfare of veterans and their families through the Tamworth Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia, and to the community through the Currabubula Rural Fire Brigade.
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Barry Richard Hutchins |
For service to ornithology and aviculture.
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Dr David Robert Hutchins |
For service to veterinary science as an equine specialist and through the Rural Veterinary Centre of the University of Sydney.
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John Barry Hutchins |
For service to the community, particularly through facilities for aged care and drug rehabilitation, and to educational and church organisations.
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Dr Gizela Huttner |
For service to the promotion of international human rights through the Urgent Action Network of the Victorian Branch of Amnesty International.
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Margaret Randal Illingworth |
For service to the community of Narrabri, particularly through the Australian Red Cross.
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Pamela Mary Inglis |
For service to the community of Old Bar, particularly through the establishment of support facilities for the aged.
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Stanley Jackson |
For service to the community through the promotion of the concept of 'fitness for life' by undertaking marathon bicycle tours, and to environmental conservation.
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Frances Shirley Jenkins |
For service to the community, particularly through the Moe Youth Club.
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Donald McGregor Johns |
For service to the community, particularly through the Horsham Rural City Pride Committee.
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Joan Johnston |
For service to the community, particularly through health and charitable organisations.
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Frances Janette Kelly |
For service to the community of Barmedman, particularly as a swimming and lifesaving instructor.
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Maxwell Austin Kimber |
For service to veterans, particularly through the Australian Ex-Services Atomic Survivors Association, and to the community.
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Barrington King |
For service to the community, particularly through the Murweh Shire State Emergency Service Unit, and to the management of public lands and stock routes.
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Bruce Ashby King |
For service to the Australian and international communities as an administrator in the Baptist Church.
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Valencea Gwendoline Kitchener |
For service to the aged through St Andrew's Support Service, South Turramurra.
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Dorothy Koreshoff |
For service to horticulture, particularly the art of Bonsai in Australia.
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Margo Laurel Koskelainen |
For service to softball as an umpire and administrator at state, national and international levels.
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Francis Les Kuffer |
For service to veterans and their families through the Returned and Services League of Australia, and to St John Ambulance Australia.
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Joan Lang |
For service to the community of Bright, particularly through organisations supporting people with disabilities and cancer.
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William Kennings Langley |
For service to the community, particularly through the Rural Fire Service and the Narrandera Show Society, and to local government.
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Wendy Anne Langton |
For service to ice skating, particularly as an administrator, judge, referee and coach.
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Beatrice Lawrence |
For service to youth through the Guiding movement, and to the community.
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Emeritus Professor Simon Joshua Leach |
For service to science, particularly in the field of protein chemistry.
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John Danvers Leece |
For service to the community through the Spirit of Australia South Pole Expedition, and to the Scouting movement.
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Caroline Maria Lewthwaite |
For service to the community through the Kempsey District Hospital Auxiliary.
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Frederick John Lodder |
For service to youth, particularly through the Rotary Interact programme, and to the Freemason movement.
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Derek James Lucas |
For service to the community, particularly through promoting experiential learning.
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Robert Stanley Lucas |
For service to yachting, particularly as an administrator.
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John Lusted |
For service to the community of Wyong, particularly through Rotary International, Apex and Camp Breakaway.
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Yvonne June Lynch |
For service to the community, particularly through the United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW.
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Dr Heather Evelyn Macgowan |
For service to the community, particularly through the Royal Life Saving Society Australia and St John Ambulance Australia.
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John Alexander Maclean |
For service to sport as a triathlete and swimmer, to the promotion of sport for people with disabilities, and the encouragement of junior wheelchair athletes through the John Maclean Foundation.
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John Falkiner Maffey |
For service to education, particularly through Sydney Grammar Preparatory School.
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Richard David Magoffin |
For service to Australian folklore as an author of bush ballads and songs, and to the promotion and preservation of Australia's cultural heritage.
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Evelyn Marie Maguire |
For service to the community of Leeton and district, particularly through the preservation of local history as an author, and through Rotary International.
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Nancy Joan Manefield |
For service to the community of North Sydney, particularly through cultural and historical organisations.
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Frank Margerison |
For service to the community, particularly as an honorary auditor for organisations in the Nepean district.
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Colonel Reginald Joseph Marr |
(Award wef 14 July 1998) For service to veterans and their families through the Catalina Aircrew Group, and to the Christian Brothers College (Waverley).
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Raymond Vivian Marriott |
(Award wef 2 October 1998) For service to the retail meat industry, and to the community.
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Dr Theo John Marshall |
For service to science in the field of soil physics.
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Harry Matthews |
For service to surf lifesaving, particularly in the area of financial administration.
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Gwendolyn Ethel May |
For service to the community, particularly through Christian women's groups.
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Bruce Likely McBrien |
For service to the community, particularly through amateur theatre and the National Trust of Australia.
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Margaret Ann McCauley |
For service to people with physical and intellectual disabilities, particularly through Dadirri Incorporated.
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Joseph McClenahan |
For service to the community through Meals on Wheels, and to veterans through the Returned and Services League of Australia.
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Margaret Markham McGuire |
For service to the community of the Nowra region, particularly through the provision of musical entertainment, and as a fundraiser for hospitals and progress associations.
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John Ernest McInnes |
For service to local government, particularly in the area of land and water management, and to the community.
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Elvie Minnie McKay |
For service to the community, particularly through the Maroondah Hospital Croydon Auxiliary.
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Brian Francis McKenzie |
For service to veterans and their families, particularly through the Vietnam Veterans' Association of Australia.
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Neil James McKinnon |
For service to local government, and to the community of Jerilderie through health service and sporting organisations.
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Margaret Anne McLachlan |
For service to amateur cycling for women.
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Noel David McLaughlin |
For service to the welfare of veterans and their families through the Returned and Services League of Australia.
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Anne Margaret McLean |
For service to youth, particularly through the Disability Support Network of Guides Victoria, and to medical librarianship.
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Lindsay Alexander McLeod |
For service to the community, particularly as a fundraiser for the Hazelbrook Public School.
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Ian Ponsford McTaggart |
For service to youth, particularly in the provision of support services, and to the community through Rotary, Freemasonry and the Uniting Church in Australia.
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Dorothy Elizabeth Meadows |
For service to the community, particularly through the Friends of Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands and the Chelsea and District Historical Society.
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Benjamin John Meek |
For service to the conservation of heritage buildings, particularly through the National Trust of Australia, and to the promotion and preservation of local history.
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Peter Greville Mercer |
For service to the promotion and preservation of history, particularly through the Burnie Pioneer Village Museum and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
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Glenn Anthony Miller |
For service to the community in the Mildura region, particularly through the performing arts.
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James Edward Miller |
For service to classical ballet as a performer, teacher, examiner and choreographer.
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John Harvey Milne |
For service to the community, particularly through the Hawkesbury Agricultural College (University of Western Sydney) and the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association.
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Mary Moloney |
For service to the community, particularly through the Wyong Hospital Auxiliary.
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Lieutenant Colonel Arthur John Moore |
For service to the community, particularly as the initiator and organiser of the inaugural Reserve Forces Day commemorations.
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Silvio Moschioni |
For service to the community of Thangool and district, particularly through rural fire service and sporting organisations.
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Samson Abraham Moshinsky |
For service to the Jewish community, particularly through charitable, religious and cultural activities.
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Mervyn Lionel Moss |
For service to veterans and their families through the 47th Battalion Association in Bundaberg.
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Brigitte Suzanne Muir |
For service to mountaineering.
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Catherine Jane Mulquiny |
For service to the community, particularly through the Catholic Women's League and in the area of aged care.
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Catherine Jean Nancarrow |
For service to the communities of Young and Penrith, through service, church and youth groups.
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John Reginald Nankervis |
For service to the community, particularly through the development assistance programmes of Rotary International in Asia and Oceania.
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Margaret Elizabeth Nolan |
For service to international humanitarian aid through the New Hope Rural Leprosy Trust in Muniguda, India.
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Carmel Therese O'Brien |
For service to the community, particularly as a philanthropist providing support for the programmes of social welfare organisations in Victoria and in developing countries.
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Frances Lynnette O'Brien |
For service to the community through the Society of St Vincent de Paul.
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Terrence Anthony O'Connell |
For service to the community through the introduction of community conferencing as a means of dealing with crime, particularly juvenile crime and misbehaviour.
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Gwen O'Dea |
For service to conservation and the environment through the Mid North Coast Branch of the National Parks Association.
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Janice Mary O'Donnell |
For service to music, particularly through the Cairns Choral Society.
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Kathleen Agnes O'Donnell |
For service to music in the Burnie area as a teacher, and as a pianist and accompanist for community organisations and choirs.
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William Edward O'Farrell |
For service to veterans and their families through the Innisfail Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
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Michael Robert O'Hara |
For service to the office equipment industry, and to the Business Technology Association of Australia.
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Eriks Ozolins |
For service to the Latvian community, particularly as a composer for and conductor of the Brisbane Latvian Choir.
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Wilma Alice Paine |
For service to the welfare of children through the Children's Protection Society, and as a foster parent.
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Ernest Pardy |
For service to the fruit and vegetable industry, particularly as a pioneer in the export of fresh produce.
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Owen George Partridge |
For service to people with disabilities, particularly through the Hunter Region Developmental Disability Service.
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Betty Mavous Paxton |
For service to softball as an administrator and coach, and to the youth of Redcliffe.
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Dennis Percival Pecover |
For service to veterans and their families through the Forestville Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia, and to the community.
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Frank Pellatt |
For service to veterans through the Nambour Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
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Edna Hazel Peters |
For service to children with hearing and visual impairments through the Blue Mountains Lantern Club.
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Allen Brian Phillips |
For service to the community, particularly through the South Australian Sea Rescue Squadron and Rotary International.
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Luigi Piccone |
For service to the community, particularly as a philanthropist providing support for educational, sporting, youth and charitable organisations.
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Rosanne Bromley Pimm |
For service to local government and to the community of Collie.
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Dr Paula Pitt |
For service to the community through support and fundraising activities for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute.
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Doris Eileen Pitty |
For service to women, particularly through the Australian Women's Land Army United Association, and to the community.
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Ivy Elma Pocock |
For service to the community of Noosa, particularly through the Australian Red Cross, the Anglican Church in Australia and welfare organisations.
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Doreen Prebble |
For service to the welfare of veterans and their families, particularly through the Gosford Returned and Services League Women's Auxiliary.
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Michelle Ann Price |
For service to people with disabilities through Camp Breakaway, and to nursing.
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William Francis Quill |
For service to professional boxing, particularly to the safety and welfare of boxers through the World Boxing Council.
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Antonio Reggi |
For service to the Italian community through a range of cultural, social support and business organisations.
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James Paul Rice |
For service to the community, particularly as a supporter of parish councils and as a fundraiser for Catholic schools in the Australian Capital Territory.
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Gisèle Florence Richens |
For service to the community, particularly through the implementation and maintenance of quality care facilities for the frail and aged in Central Australia.
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Henry George Roberts |
For service to the community of Colac, particularly through the Portsea Children's Holiday Camp, the urban fire service and the pony club movement.
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Patricia Evelyn Robertson |
For service to the community through the Association of Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Societies.
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Dawn Leuenza Rolls |
For service to veterans and their families through the Ex-Prisoners of War Association and the Mitcham Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
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Joan Roots |
For service to the community of Woodburn and district, particularly through the Country Women's Association.
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Nancy Lu Rose |
For service to visually impaired people as a music braille transcriber, and to the community.
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Zelda Rosenbaum |
For service to the Jewish community, particularly through the Jewish Museum of Australia.
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Ruth Winifred Ross |
For service to women, particularly through the Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women, and to the community.
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William Buchanan Ross APM, QPM |
For service to the families of deceased police officers through New South Wales Police Legacy.
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Dr Raymond David Rothfield |
For service to biochemical pathology, particularly in the areas of education and training, and to the Australian Defence Force.
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William Thomas Rowlands |
For service to Rugby Union football, particularly as an administrator, and to the community of Cowra.
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Isabel Eleanor Royal |
For service to the community, particularly through the Yooralla Society of Victoria.
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Gerard Thomas Ryan |
For service to the community, particularly as a supporter of sporting and charitable organisations, and to youth.
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Patricia Marie Ryan |
For service to education, particularly through the Catholic Ladies College, Eltham, and the Principals' Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools.
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Peter Thomas Ryan |
For service to sport for people with intellectual disabilities in Victoria, particularly through the Football Integration Development Association.
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Royston George Sadler |
For service to youth, particularly through the international exchange programme of the Rotary Club of Epping.
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The Reverend Philipp Adolf Scherer |
(Award wef 12 November 1998) For service to the Lutheran Church in Australia, and to the indigenous people of Central Australia as a linguist and translator.
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Dulcie Mavis Schmidt |
For service to the community of Burrumbuttock, particularly through the Australian Red Cross, church activities, arts and sporting organisations.
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Jean Evelyn Scott |
For service to women through the Australian Women's Land Army United Association of New South Wales, particularly as a researcher and editor.
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Hilton George Searle |
For service to youth through the Scouting movement, and to the community of Orange.
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Robert Gordon Seiffert |
For service to local government in Victoria, and to the community through service and sporting clubs.
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Grace Lilian Selway |
For service to the community, particularly the frail and aged, through the provision of programmes aimed at fostering health and well-being.
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Kenneth Henry Shafer |
For service to the community of Campbelltown as a supporter of and fundraiser for a wide range of community organisations.
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Margaret Anne Shafer |
For service to the community of Campbelltown as a supporter of and fundraiser for a wide range of community organisations.
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Paul Arthur Shakes |
For service to the Western Australian State Emergency Service, particularly in the areas of training, occupational health and welfare.
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Brother Reginald Leon Shepherd |
For service to people with hearing impairments, particularly within the Catholic community.
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Bruce Albert Skeggs |
For service to harness racing, to the Victorian Parliament and local government, and to the community.
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Judith Ann Skinner |
For service to aged care, particularly through the Council on the Ageing Queensland, and to nursing.
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Archer Morris Smith |
For service to Hay as a supporter of and fundraiser for a wide range of community organisations.
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Darryl Smith |
For service to polocrosse as a competitor, coach, umpire and selector, and to the horse breeding industry.
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The Reverend Ernest William Smith |
For service to the Catholic Church in Australia and to social welfare, particularly through the Sacred Heart Mission in St Kilda.
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Florence Victoria Smith |
For service to the community, particularly as a fundraiser for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and as a supporter of charitable, social support and emergency service organisations.
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Lesley Lorraine Smith |
For service to the communities of Ringwood and Croydon, particularly through the Maroondah Advisory Service.
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Ruth Kathleen Smith |
For service to Hay as a supporter of and fundraiser for a wide range of community organisations.
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Sadie Myrtle Smith |
For service to the community of Taree, particularly as a fundraiser for charitable organisations.
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David Smorgon |
For service to the Western Bulldogs Football Club as an administrator, and to the community through health, education and social welfare organisations.
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Joan Margaret Somerville |
For service to swimming, particularly as an administrator and official, and to the community.
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Laurence John Sparke |
For service to automotive engineering, particularly in the area of improving vehicle safety.
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Margery Pearl Sparkes |
For service to the community of Cumnock, and as a fundraiser for charitable organisations.
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David Anthony Stegeman |
For service to the community, particularly through the Bellbowrie and District Sports and Recreation Association.
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Brian William Tait |
For service to the entertainment industry through Brisbane television, theatre and radio, and to the community.
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Peter Tavender |
For service to the community, particularly through croquet as a player and administrator.
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Marjorie Joy Tomlinson |
For service to the community, particularly to visually impaired people and the frail aged.
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Ernest Albert Toovey |
For service to the welfare of veterans and their families through the Returned and Services League of Australia, and to cricket and baseball in Queensland.
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Sydney Herbert Toovey |
(Award wef 4 September 1998) For service to the welfare of veterans and their families through the Returned and Services League of Australia and the Rats of Tobruk Association.
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Mavis Amelia Tozer |
For service to local government and to the community of Inverell, particularly the aged.
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Hans Michael Trumm |
For service to sport, particularly skiing as an administrator, and to the community.
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The Reverend George Lawrence Turner |
For service to the Uniting Church in Australia as a minister and administrator.
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Associate Professor Giuong Van Phan |
For service to education, particularly in the areas of Vietnamese language and culture, through the Victoria University of Technology and the Victorian School of Languages.
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Santo Antonio Varapodio |
For service to the community of Shepparton and district, and to the fruit industry.
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Anthony William Vecellio |
For service to athletics, particularly as a coach and administrator.
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Peter Laurence Vinson |
For service to the actuarial profession and the life insurance industry, particularly through the development of professional standards and legislation.
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Clare Harrison Walker |
For service to the community of Gunnedah and district through health, child care, social support and sporting organisations.
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Edna Walker |
For service to the community, particularly the contribution to music and musicians.
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Kenelm George Waller |
For service to education, particularly as Principal of Moreton Bay College.
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Elaine Margaret Walters |
For service to the community, particularly through education in the area of substance abuse, and to the support of families of those affected by drug dependency.
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Carol Erna Ward |
For service to nursing and community health in the East Arnhem district of the Northern Territory.
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Edward Wassell |
For service to cricket as a player, manager, coach and administrator.
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Jennifer Helen Wein |
For service to the community of Murwillumbah, through a wide range of social support, cultural and service groups, and to the Scouting movement.
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Jack Fredrick Wells |
For service to recreational fishing, particularly in the promotion of the sport and in the encouragement of junior anglers.
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Joyce Pamela Westrip |
For service to the arts, particularly through the organisation and administration of cultural events with visiting performers from countries in the Indian Ocean Rim.
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Elizabeth Mary Whittaker |
For service to the United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW, and to the community of Yeoval.
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Edna May Wilde |
For service to local government and to the community of Ryde.
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Edwin Dean Wilkins |
For service to the cheese industry, particularly in the areas of education and training of industry practitioners.
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Graham Phillip Wilkins |
For service to the community, particularly as an administrator of social support and educational facilities, and through service and church organisations.
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Keith George Williams |
For service to the community as a member of the Spirit of Australia South Pole Expedition, and to the Scouting movement.
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John Samuel Williamson |
For service to equestrian sports through the pony club movement, and to agricultural shows.
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Nancy Mabel Williamson |
For service to equestrian sports through the pony club movement, and to agricultural shows.
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Ronald Thomas Winch |
For service to community history, particularly in the conservation of antiquarian books, to the National Trust of Australia, and to the community.
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Helen Elizabeth Woosnam |
For service to education, particularly to children with disabilities, and through Children's Week activities.
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Dr Olive Wykes (Mrs Mence) |
For service to education as a teacher of French, through secondary teacher training at the University of Melbourne, and in fostering educational opportunities for girls and women.
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Dorothy Lynn Yates |
For service to the Gold Coast community, particularly through women's support groups and projects for homeless youth.
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Ronald Francis Young |
For service to the community, particularly as a fundraiser for coast guard and marine rescue organisations.
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The Very Reverend Father Nectarios Zorbalas |
For service to the Greek Orthodox Church and to the community.
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