The Geological Society of Australia (GSA) was established as a non-profit organisation in 1952 to promote, advance and support

earth science Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four sphere ...

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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

. The founding Chairperson was Edwin Sherbon Hills.

William Rowan Browne William Rowan Browne FAA (11 December 1884 – 1 September 1975) was an Australian geologist, author of ''The Geology of the Commonwealth of Australia''. Early life Browne was born in Lislea, County Londonderry, Ireland; both parents were scho ...

was a founder of the society and was president 1955–56.Browne, William Rowan (1884–1975)
at Australian Dictionary of Biography

Publications

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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences The ''Australian Journal of Earth Sciences'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published eight times per year by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Geological Society of Australia. The journal broadly covers the earth sciences. The e ...

(AJES)'' – official journal of the GSA, eight issues per year *'' The Australian Geologist (TAG)'' – quarterly magazine that includes technical and special features, society news, conference details, regular reports, book reviews and news from Australia's geoscience sector *'' Alcheringa'' – quarterly publication of the Australasian Association of Palaeontologists Specialist Group (published through

Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, Routledge, F1000 (publisher), F1000 Research or Dovepress. It is a division of Informa ...

) *Geoz – the GSA's electronic bulletin

References

External links

Official website
Learned societies of Australia Organizations established in 1952 Scientific organisations based in Australia

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