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1953 Coronation Honours (Australia)

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The 1953 Coronation Honours were awarded in honour of the Coronation of Elizabeth II.[1]

Privy Council

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  • The Honourable Harold Edward Holt, Minister for Labour and National Service and Minister for Immigration. Commonwealth of Australia.
  • The Honourable John McEwen, Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Commonwealth of Australia.

Knight Bachelor

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Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

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  • Brigadier Thomas Charles Eastick, DSO, ED, President of the South Australian Branch of the Returned Sailors', Soldiers' and Airmen's League.

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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  • Maxwell Gordon Butcher, Esq., OBE, For public services in the State of Tasmania.
  • Gilbert Brown, Esq., of the State of South Australia. For services in the development of Anaesthetics.
  • Richard Henry Maclure Lea, Esq., General Manager of the Electricity Trust, State of South Australia.
  • Charles Kingsley Murphy, Esq., Clerk of the House of Assembly, and Librarian to Parliament, State of Tasmania.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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  • Ann Frances Ellen, Mrs. Adams, Matron, Lachlan Park Mental Hospital, State of Tasmania.
  • John Bishop, Esq., Elder Professor of Music 'at the University of Adelaide, State of South Australia.
  • William Charles Morris, Esq., formerly Headmaster of the Launceston High School, State of Tasmania
  • Miss Mary Stuart Douglas, President of the Ex-Servicewomen's Association, and State Commissioner for Girl Guides, State of South Australia.
  • Miss Gladys Ruth Gibson, Inspector, Education Department, and President of the National Council of Women, State of South Australia.
  • Rex Whaddon Parsons, Esq., Principal, School of Mines and Industries, State of South Australia.
  • William Wilson, Esq., J.P., Council Clerk of the Lilydale Municipality, and formerly Secretary of the Municipal Association, State of Tasmania.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

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  • George Patten Adams, Esq., of Westbury, State of Tasmania. For services to philanthropic and charitable movements.
  • Frank Robert Dowse, Esq., Superintendent of Reserves, Launceston City Council, State of Tasmania.
  • Miss Katherine Isabel Kewley, Matron of the Lady Victoria Buxton Girls' Club, State of South Australia.
  • Mary Evangelist, Mrs. Lamp, of Launceston, State of Tasmania. For social welfare services.
  • Miss Mary Julia Lawes. For services to the Red Cross in the State of South Australia.
  • Ida Josephine Isabell, Mrs. Norton. For social welfare services, especially to the Royal Hobart Hospital, State of Tasmania.
  • Albert Baden Thompson, Esq., a prominent Trade Unionist, and a member of the Board of Management of the State Bank, in the State of South Australia.
  • Benjamin Watkins, Esq. For public and philanthropic services in the State of Tasmania.
  • Cecil Hobart Webster, Esq. For services to patriotic and philanthropic organisations in the State of Tasmania.

Imperial Service Order

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Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

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  • Harold Bruce Bennett, Esq., MBE, ED, Director of Industrial Development, State of Tasmania.
  • William Richard Penhall, Esq., Secretary, Aborigines Protection Board, State of South Australia.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

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  • Walter Muggleton, Messenger, Department of the Premier, State of South Australia.

Royal Red Cross

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Member of the Royal Red Cross (RRC)

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  • Wing Commander George Hubert Newbourne Shiells, DFC, (033077), Royal Australian Air Force.

References

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  1. ^ "No. 39863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1953. pp. 2939–2993.