The W. R. Browne Medal is awarded by the Geological Society of Australia "to a person distinguished for contributions to the geological sciences in Australia."[1] The medal is named after William Rowan Browne.

Recipients

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  • 1979: Edwin Sherbon Hills
  • 1981: Dorothy Hill[2]
  • 1981: Norman Henry Fisher
  • 1984: Haddon King[3]
  • 1986: Germaine Joplin
  • 1988: Basil Balme
  • 1992: David Brown
  • 1994: Allan White
  • 1996: John R. De Laeter
  • 1998: Cecil George Murray
  • 2000: Alfons VandenBerg
  • 2002: Brenda Franklin
  • 2004: Ian Withnall
  • 2006: Ken Campbell
  • 2008: Jim Ross
  • 2010: Anthony Cockbain
  • 2012: John Foden
  • 2014: Gavin Young
  • 2016: Bryan Smith
  • 2018: Neville Exon
  • 2021: Peter Betts
  • 2023: Anita Andrew

References

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  1. ^ "GSA Awards — W.R. Browne Medal". Geological Society of Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ Hill, Dorothy (1907 - 1997)
  3. ^ D. F. Branagan. "King, Haddon Rymer Forrester (1905–1990)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 May 2012.