Recognising acts of bravery by bestowing awards on those who risk their lives to save others.

Recipients

Medals and certificates of merit awarded in recognition of the following brave deeds.

To all recipients, the Society conveys the thanks, admiration and congratulations of the people of New South Wales.

Filtered by: Awarded in the financial year 1970/71 (33 results)

Jennifer Mary Hitchener

Jennifer Mary Hitchener was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Tenterfield on the 7th April 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/22 Awarded year: 1970/71

Julia Eleanor Byrne

Julia Eleanor Byrne was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Tenterfield on the 7th April 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/22a Awarded year: 1970/71

Gianna Pelusi

Gianna Pelusi was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Tenterfield on the 7th April 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/22b Awarded year: 1970/71

William Ernest Farrell

William Ernest Farrell was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Bateau Bay on the 25th March 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/23 Awarded year: 1970/71

Senior Constable S.G. Bateman

Senior Constable S.G. Bateman was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a flood/creek at Scone on the 30th January 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/24 Awarded year: 1970/71

Graeme Alan Simpson

Graeme Alan Simpson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Tweed Heads on the 26th January 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/21 Awarded year: 1970/71

Peter Kerry Hack

Peter Kerry Hack was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving sea at Tweed Heads on the 26th January 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/21a Awarded year: 1970/71

Douglas Clyde Newton

Douglas Clyde Newton was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Merimbula on the 25th January 1971.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1971/20 Awarded year: 1970/71

Graham Bruce Johnson

Graham Bruce Johnson was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a tent fire at Wallsend on the 21st January 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/16 Awarded year: 1970/71

Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Sydney Harbour on the 12th January 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/19 Awarded year: 1970/71

John William Blackburn

John William Blackburn was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a cliff at Avoca North on the 11th January 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/17 Awarded year: 1970/71

Peter Alfred Morgan

Peter Alfred Morgan was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a river at Sydney Harbour on the 8th January 1971.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/14 Awarded year: 1970/71

Constable Cecil Francis Noakes

Constable Cecil Francis Noakes was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged vehicle at Armidale on the 23rd December 1970.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/15 Awarded year: 1970/71

Barbara Jean Sutherland

Barbara Jean Sutherland was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged vehicle at Armidale on the 23rd December 1970.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/15a Awarded year: 1970/71

Mark Travis

Mark Travis was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving sea at Bundeena on the 15th December 1970.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1971/11 Awarded year: 1970/71

FatherPeter Humphreys

FatherPeter Humphreys was awarded a Cert. of Merit (Posthumous) for actions involving sea at Bundeena on the 15th December 1970.

Case number: 1971/11a Awarded year: 1970/71

Jeffrey J Pittman

Jeffrey J Pittman was awarded a Bronze Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Woronora River on the 10th December 1970.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1971/12 Awarded year: 1970/71

Eleanor Irene Douglas Herriott

Eleanor Irene Douglas Herriott was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Newport on the 4th December 1970.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1971/18 Awarded year: 1970/71

David John Howard

David John Howard was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving surf at Palm Beach North on the 25th October 1970.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1971/13 Awarded year: 1970/71

Neil Andrew Flynn

Neil Andrew Flynn was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a vehicle fire at Port Macquarie on the 5th September 1970.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/10 Awarded year: 1970/71

Ronald Monsell

Ronald Monsell was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at Redfern on the 7th August 1970.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1971/05 Awarded year: 1970/71

Percy William Ryan

Percy William Ryan was awarded a Silver Medal (Posthumous) for actions involving poisonous gases/shaft at Cobar on the 24th July 1970.

Silver Medal Case number: 1971/06 Awarded year: 1970/71

Donn Stephen Alward

Donn Stephen Alward was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving poisonous gases/shaft at Cobar on the 24th July 1970.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1971/06a Awarded year: 1970/71

Peter John Gawler

Peter John Gawler was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving poisonous gases/shaft at Cobar on the 24th July 1970.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/06b Awarded year: 1970/71

Phillip Mervyn Yantsch

Phillip Mervyn Yantsch was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Brunswick Heads on the 21st July 1970.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1971/08 Awarded year: 1970/71

Constable 1st Class G.I.D. Dunlop

Constable 1st Class G.I.D. Dunlop was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bridge at Sydney Harbour Bridge on the 8th July 1970.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/07 Awarded year: 1970/71

Probationary Constable J.D. Wood

Probationary Constable J.D. Wood was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a bridge at Sydney Harbour Bridge on the 8th July 1970.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/07a Awarded year: 1970/71

Constable Stephen M. Byrnes

Constable Stephen M. Byrnes was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a suicide, rescue at Watsons Bay The Gap on the 2nd June 1970.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/02 Awarded year: 1970/71

Colin Leslie Williams

Colin Leslie Williams was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Brunswick Heads on the 27th April 1970.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1971/03 Awarded year: 1970/71

Robin Hamilton Cook

Robin Hamilton Cook was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Brunswick Heads on the 27th April 1970.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/03a Awarded year: 1970/71

Robert Bruce Goodall

Robert Bruce Goodall was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a submerged motor vehicle at Buronga on the 16th April 1970.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/04 Awarded year: 1970/71

Seamus Joseph Devlin

Seamus Joseph Devlin was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Fairy Meadow on the 5th April 1970.

Bronze Medal Case number: 1971/09 Awarded year: 1970/71

Noel Thomas Sait

Noel Thomas Sait was awarded a Certificate of Merit for actions involving a drowning, rescue at Little Bay on the 27th January 1970.

Letter of Commendation Case number: 1971/01 Awarded year: 1970/71

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