The Geological Society of Australia (GSA) was established as a non-profit organisation in 1952 to promote, advance and support earth sciences in Australia. The founding chairperson was Edwin Sherbon Hills.
William Rowan Browne was a founder of the society and was president 1955–56. [1]
Year | Name of President |
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1952–1955 | Edwin Sherbon Hills |
1955–1956 | William Rowan Browne |
1956–1958 | A. R. Alderman |
1959–1961 | R. T. Prider |
1961–1962 | N. H. Fisher |
1962–1964 | Owen A. Jones |
1964–1965 | Alan Knox Denmead |
1964–1965 | J. A. Dulhunty |
1965–1967 | Maxwell R. Banks |
1967–1968 | F. Canavan |
1968–1969 | Nelly Hooper Ludbrook |
1969–1971 | A. F. Trendall |
1971–1973 | D.A Brown |
1973–1975 | Dorothy Hill |
1975–1977 | G.M. Philip |
1977–1978 | Sam W. Carey |
1978–1980 | J. F. Lovering |
1980–1981 | C. D. Branch |
1981–1983 | R. D. Gee |
1983–1984 | M. J. Rickard |
1984–1986 | J. B. Waterhouse |
1986–1988 | D. M. Boyd |
1988–1990 | I. R. Johnson |
1990–1992 | D. H. Green |
1992–1994 | P. J. Legge |
1994–1996 | David Groves |
1996–1998 | D. Denham |
1998–2000 | R. A. Henderson |
2000–2002 | E. C. Leitch |
2002–2004 | J. D. Foden |
2004–2006 | A. J. Crawford |
2006–2008 | A. J. Gleadow |
2008–2010 | Peter Cawood |
2010–2012 | Brad Pillans |
2012–2014 | Laurie Hutton |
2014–2016 | Graham Carr |
2016–2018 | Caroline Forbes |
2018–2020 | Jo Parr |
2020– | Pete Betts |
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