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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-07-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003072b.htm person Lane Selwyn George AACR2 Lane, Bill 15 April 1922 7 January 2000 Place of Death Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Ornithologist Science administrator Bill Lane was an amateur ornithologist with a particular interest in seabirds and seabird islands. He was heavily involved in bird banding and trained many beginners in banding techniques. His wife, Lorraine, accompanied him on most field trips and her support has been acknowledged by having an island in the Recherche Archipelago named after her. Bill Lane was Honorary editor of The Australian Bird Bander for 10 years, Honorary Assistant Editor of Corella for five years and sometime Special Publications editor of Corella. He organised the Sydney Group of Albatross banders, a founding member and first President of the Bird Banders' Association of Australia (later the Australian Bird Study Association) and a founder member of the NSW Field Ornithologists Club. Lane was a prolific author of ornithological articles and was published in a number of the top journals. He was a staff member of the Sydney County Council for 44 years where he held a senior administration post and was mainly involved in training and education. 1940 1945 Military service - War service with the Australian Imperial Forces in the Middle East and New Guinea 1946 1972 Career position - Member of the Army Reserve 1947 1983 Career position - Member, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1958 Career position - Authorised bird bander 1961 1967 Career position - Honorary regional organiser of the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme 1962 1963 Career position - President, Bird Banders' Association of Australia 1962 1964 Career position - Chair of the combined RAOU/Royal Zoological Society Ornithological Group 1964 1964 Award - Army Reserve Efficiency Decoration 1967 1969 Career position - Vice-President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1967 1976 Career position - Editor, Australian bird bander: journal of the Bird Banders' Association of Australiar 1972 1972 Life event - Retired from the Army Reserve with the rank of Colonel 1977 1977 Career position - Editor, Corella: journal of the Australian Bird Study Association 1983 1997 Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union (FRAOU) 1995 1995 Award - J. N. Hobbs Memorial Medal, New South Wales Group, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1997 2000 Award - Fellow, Birds Australia J. N. Hobbs Memorial Medal, Birdlife Australia (1995 - )

Awarded the Medal 1995

 Birds Australia (1997 - 2011)

Fellow 1997 - 2000

 Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union (1910 - 1997)

Fellow 1983 - 1997

 Australian Bird Study Association (1977 - )

President 1983 - 1984

 Bird Banders' Association of Australia (1963 - 1976)

President 1962 - 1963

 Corella: journal of the Australian Bird Study Association (1977 - )

Editor 1977

 Australian bird bander: journal of the Bird Banders' Association of Australia (1962 - 1972)

Editor 1967 - 1976

 Lane, S G (1922-2000)

Trove

 'Lane, Selwyn George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lane, Selwyn George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A founder and father of the Bird Banders' Association of Australia: the late S. G. (Bill) Lane and his contribution to bird study in Australia Llewellyn, L. C. A founder and father of the Bird Banders' Association of Australia: the late S. G. (Bill) Lane and his contribution to bird study in Australia 2012 Corella 36 1 3-11 Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001