Geological Society of Australia

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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.

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William Rowan Browne was a founder of the society and was president 1955–56. [1]

YearName of President
1952–1955 Edwin Sherbon Hills
1955–1956 William Rowan Browne
1956–1958A. R. Alderman
1959–1961R. T. Prider
1961–1962N. H. Fisher
1962–1964Owen A. Jones
1964–1965 Alan Knox Denmead
1964–1965J. A. Dulhunty
1965–1967Maxwell R. Banks
1967–1968F. Canavan
1968–1969 Nelly Hooper Ludbrook
1969–1971A. F. Trendall
1971–1973 D.A Brown
1973–1975 Dorothy Hill
1975–1977G.M. Philip
1977–1978Sam W. Carey
1978–1980J. F. Lovering
1980–1981C. D. Branch
1981–1983R. D. Gee
1983–1984M. J. Rickard
1984–1986J. B. Waterhouse
1986–1988D. M. Boyd
1988–1990I. R. Johnson
1990–1992D. H. Green
1992–1994P. J. Legge
1994–1996 David Groves
1996–1998D. Denham
1998–2000R. A. Henderson
2000–2002E. C. Leitch
2002–2004J. D. Foden
2004–2006A. J. Crawford
2006–2008A. J. Gleadow
2008–2010Peter Cawood
2010–2012Brad Pillans
2012–2014Laurie Hutton
2014–2016Graham Carr
2016–2018Caroline Forbes
2018–2020Jo Parr
2020–Pete Betts

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References

  1. Browne, William Rowan (1884–1975) at Australian Dictionary of Biography