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Asche, Leila Valerie (1927 - 2019)
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French, Eric Lancelot (1914 - 2002)
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Gilbert, Gwendolyn Lesley (Lyn) (1942 - )
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Gust, Ian David (1941 - )
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Stanley, Neville Fenton (1918 - 1984)
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Faine, Solomon (Solly) (1926 - 2021)
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White, David Ogilvie (1931 - 2004)
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Bishop, Ruth Frances (1933 - 2022)
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Millis, Nancy Fannie (1922 - 2012)
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Gibson, Frank William Ernest (1923 - 2008)
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<p>S. D. Rubbo Memorial Oration 1975</p>
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Rankine, Bryce Crossley (1925 - 2013)
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Boden Research Conference (1981 - )
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<p>The Society sponsored the Boden Research Conference held in 1991</p>
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Hall, Ruth Milne (1945 - )
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Pitt, John Ingram (1937 - 2022)
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Atkinson, Nancy (1910 - 1999)
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Rubbo, Sydney Dattilo (1911 - 1969)
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