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<abstract>The Sir Joseph Verco Medal was inaugurated 1928 by the Royal Society of South Australia with first Medal being presented in 1929. It is awarded for distinguished scientific investigations carried out by a member of the Society. The medal honours Verco who was President of the Society from 1903 to 1920, and a renowned physician and malacological researcher.</abstract>

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Hale, Herbert Mathew (1895 - 1963)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1946</p>
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Andrewartha, Herbert George (1907 - 1992)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1962</p>
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Sprigg, Reginald Claude (1919 - 1994)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1968</p>
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Ward, Leonard Keith (1879 - 1964)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1955</p>
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Tindale, Norman Barnett (1900 - 1993)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1956</p>
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Southcott, Ronald Vernon (1918 - 1998)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1965</p>
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Williams, William David (1936 - )
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1990</p>
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Madigan, Cecil Thomas (1889 - 1947)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1945</p>
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Wood, Joseph Garnet (1900 - 1959)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1944</p>
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Glaessner, Martin Fritz (1906 - 1989)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1970</p>
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Womersley, Herbert (1889 - 1962)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1943</p>
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Archer, Michael (1945 - )
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1996</p>
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Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )
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<p>Inaugurated the Medal 1928</p>
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Wiskich, Joseph Tony (Joe) (1935 - 2025)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1997</p>
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Finlayson, Hedley Herbert (1895 - 1991)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1960</p>
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Mawson, Douglas (1882 - 1958)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1931</p>
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Cleland, John Burton (1878 - 1971)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1933</p>
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Beveridge, Ian W. (1948 - )
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1989</p>
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Prescott, James Arthur (1890 - 1987)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1938</p>
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Piper, Clarence Sherwood (1903 - 1988)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1957</p>
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Howchin, Walter (1845 - 1937)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1929</p>
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Pring, Allan
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<p>Awarded the Medal 2005</p>
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Specht, Raymond Louis (1924 - 2021)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1961</p>
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Johnston, Thomas Harvey (1881 - 1951)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1935</p>
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Ludbrook, Nelly Hooper (1907 - 1995)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1963</p>
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Black, John McConnell (1855 - 1951)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1930</p>
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Womersley, Hugh Bryan Spencer (Bryan) (1922 - 2011)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1969</p>
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Bowie, John Hamilton (1938 - )
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<p>Awarded the Medal 2003</p>
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Parkin, Leslie Wedgwood (Lee) (1916 - 2013)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1972</p>
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Tyler, Michael James (1937 - 2020)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1980</p>
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Verco, Joseph Cooke (1851 - 1933)
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<p>The Royal Society of South Australia has awarded the Medal since 1929</p>
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Mountford, Charles Pearcy (1890 - 1976)
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<p>Awarded the Medal 1971</p>
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