Outstanding Contributions

Born in Tullamore, NSW, on Christmas Day in 1944, Bill followed his apprenticeship as a fitter and turner with an Engineering Certificate from Sydney Technical College.

John Bruce Sedgman was born in Atherton, North Queensland, the son of a school teacher, and spent his youth in country centres in the South East of the State.

Arthur Le Page, B.SC (Hons), served the coal industry for most of his life. From 1959 until his death in December 1985 he worked with the Australian Coal Industry Research Laboratories based in Ipswich, Queensland.