Geological Society of Australia

Australian non-profit

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

## Publications

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* Australian Journal of Earth Sciences (AJES) – official journal of the GSA, eight issues per year
* The Australian Geologist (TAG) – quarterly magazine that includes technical and special features, society news, conference details, regular reports, book reviews and news from Australia's geoscience sector
* Alcheringa – quarterly publication of the Australasian Association of Palaeontologists Specialist Group (published through Taylor & Francis)
* Geoz – the GSA's electronic bulletin

## References

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

## External links

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* Official website

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