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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2002-07-23 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A002090b.htm corporateBody Royal Society of Western Australia AACR2 1914 Start Place Perth, Western Australia, Australia Location Perth, Western Australia Association Society or Membership Organisation Natural history The Royal Society of Western Australia was established in 1914 when its predecessor, the Natural History and Science Society of Western Australia, received a Royal warrant. Other preceding societies were the Western Australian Natural History Society and the Mueller Botanic Society, each of which struggled to survive. The purpose of the Society is to promote exchange among scientists, through the publication of a journal and monthly meetings. Royal Societies of Australia (2007 - ) Natural History and Science Society of Western Australia (1909 - 1913) Teakle, Laurence John Hartley (Hartley) (1901 - 1979)

President 1937 - 1938; Honorary Life Member 1971 - 1979

 Gardner, Charles Austin (1896 - 1970)

President 1941 - 1942

 Hopper, Stephen Donald (1951 - )

President 1995 - 1996

 Trendall, Alec Francis (1928 - 2013)

President 1973 - 1974

 Main, Albert Russell (Bert) (1919 - 2009)

Honorary Member 1982 - 2009

 George, Alexander Segger (1939 - )

President, 2000 - 2001; Senior Vice-President, 1998 - 2000; Junior Vice-President, 1996 - 1998

 Balme, Basil Eric (1923 - 2023)

President 1975 - 1976

 Dakin, William John (John) (1883 - 1950)

President 1913 - 1915

 McNamara, Kenneth J.

President 1991 - 1992

 Bennetts, Harold William (1898 - 1970)

President 1934 - 1935

 Cannon, Jack Richard (1927 - 2014)

Fellow 1987 - 2014

 Sutton, George Lowe (1872 - 1964)

President 1919 - 1920

 Phillips, Leslie William (1893 - 1949)

President 1931 - 1932

 Hodgkin, Ernest Pease (1908 - 1998)

President 1958 - 1959

 Glauert, Ludwig (1879 - 1963)

President 1933 - 1934 and 1947 - 1949; Honorary Life Member 1953 - 1963

 Recher, Harry Frederick (1938 - )

President 1998 - 2000

 McComb, Arthur James (1936 - 2017)

President 1977 - 1978

 Hallam, Sylvia Joy (1927 - 2019)

President 1985 - 1986

 Glover, Joseph John Edmund (John) (1924 - 2020)

President 1961 - 1962

 Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia (1914 - )

Publisher 1914 -

 Simpson, Edward Sydney (1875 - 1939)

Founding Member 1913 - 1939; President 1920 - 1921 and 1938 - 1939

 Grieve, Brian John (1907 - 1997)

President 1952 - 1953 and 1970 - 1971; Honorary Life Member, 1975 - 1997

 Playford, Phillip Elliott (Phil) (1931 - 2017)

President 1969 - 1971; Honorary Life Member 1999 - 2017

 Davies, Stephen John James Frank (1935 - 2020)

President 1983 - 1984

 Medal of the Royal Society of Western Australia (1924 - )

The Society has awarded the Medal since 1924

 Serventy, Dominic Louis (1904 - 1988)

Honorary Member 1973 - 1988

 Maitland, Andrew Gibb (1864 - 1951)

President 1915 - 1916 and 1924 - 1927

 Ross, Alexander David (1883 - 1966)

President 1916 - 1917, 1923 - 1924 and 1940 - 1941

 De Laeter, John Robert (1933 - 2010)

President 1980 - 1981

 Berndt, Ronald Murray (1916 - 1990)

President 1972 - 1973

 Nicholls, Aubrey Gordon (1904 - 1986)

President 1946 - 1947

 Jenkins, Clee Francis Howard (1908 - 1997)

President 1945 - 1946, 1963 - 1964 and 1978 - 1979 Honorary Life Member 1996 - 1997

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 'Royal Society of Western Australia', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Royal Society of Western Australia Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A history of the Royal Society of Western Australia, and its role in the community: Presidential address Jenkins, C. F. H. A history of the Royal Society of Western Australia, and its role in the community: Presidential address 1965 Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 48 33-44 Journal Article: History and roles of the Royal Society of Western Australia Bevan, A. W. R. History and roles of the Royal Society of Western Australia 2014 Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 97 1-12 Journal Article: A brief history of the journals, crests, medal and seal of the Royal Society of Western Australia and previous societies, 1897 - 1997 Withers, P. C. A brief history of the journals, crests, medal and seal of the Royal Society of Western Australia and previous societies, 1897 - 1997 1998 Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 81 1-4 Journal Article: The role of the Royal Society of Western Australia in the advancement of science Griffin, S.; and Semeniuk, V. The role of the Royal Society of Western Australia in the advancement of science 1998 Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 81 77-84 Journal Article: Obituary - John Robert de Laeter, 1933-2010 Anon Obituary - John Robert de Laeter, 1933-2010 2013 Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 96 29 Royal Society of Western Australia - Records Library and Information Service of Western Australia Royal Society of Western Australia - Records various 1897 - 1981 Includes: Addresses 1942-1951; Agendas 1920-1961; Agreements 1960; Awards 1924-1956; Cash books 1897-1964; Circulars 1927-1946; Constitutions 1914-1971; Correspondence 1897-1981; Files 1897-1975; Financial statements 1931-1952; Forms; Invitations 1920-1954; Lists 1914-1964; Minutes 1903-1979; Receipts 1899-1906; Registers 1902-1930; Reports 1928-1955; Statistical returns 1928-1955. 2.74 m