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Frank Leslie Stillwell during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition.

Frank Leslie Stillwell OBE, (27 June 1888 – 8 February 1963) was an Australian geologist, winner of the David Syme Research Prize awarded by the University of Melbourne in 1919 and the Clarke Medal awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1951.

Stillwell was educated at the University of Melbourne and joined the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914) as geologist. He spent 17 months in Antarctica under Douglas Mawson. He was stationed at the Main Base at Commonwealth Bay.

Stillwell then worked at Broken Hill, New South Wales 1919–1921, as assistant geologist under Dr. Ernest C. Andrews. He mapped the Kalgoorlie, Western Australia goldfield 1927–1928.

Stillwell joined the Royal Society of Victoria in 1910 and served as President from 1953 to 1954.

He also discovered and named the rare-earth boro-silicate mineral Stillwellite-(Ce).

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they would initially be supported by the Near Eastern Party led by Frank Leslie Stillwell, which would then turn to mapping the area between Cape Denison...

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List of fellows of the Australian Academy of Science

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Science, Vol.9, No.3, 1993. William Percy Rogers: AAS; Trove; etc. Frank Leslie Stillwell 1888–1963, Bright Sparks, www.asap.unimelb.edu.au Taylor, Thomas...

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Clarke Medal

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Herman Rupp (Botany) 1950: Ian Murray Mackerras (Zoology) 1951: Frank Leslie Stillwell (Geology) 1952: Joseph Garnett Wood (Botany) 1953: Alexander John...

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David Syme Research Prize

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Griffith Taylor 1919 – Frank Leslie Stillwell 1920 – Frederick Chapman 1921 – Neil Hamilton Fairley 1922 – Henry George Smith 1923 – Frank Longstaff Apperley...

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Royal Society of Victoria

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1949-1950: Philip Crosbie Morrison 1951-1952: John S. Turner 1953-1954: Frank Leslie Stillwell 1955-1956: Edwin S. Hills 1957-1958: Valentine G. Anderson 1959-1960:...

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List of recipients of the Polar Medal

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Wireless Operator, Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. Frank Leslie Stillwell Silver. Antarctic, 1912-14. Geological Collector, Australasian Antarctic...

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Ian Murray Mackerras

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Awards Preceded by Herman Rupp Clarke Medal 1950 Succeeded by Frank Leslie Stillwell...

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List of members of the Australasian Antarctic expedition

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Joseph Garnett Wood

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Awards Preceded by Frank Leslie Stillwell Clarke Medal 1952 Succeeded by Alexander John Nicholson...

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1954 Birthday Honours

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international cricketer, now Secretary of the Melbourne Cricket club. Frank Leslie Stillwell, formerly Officer-in-Charge of the Mineragraphic Section, Commonwealth...

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Richard Thilthorpe Slee

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passed specimens on to the noted geologist Frank Leslie Stillwell (1888–1963) for investigation. In 1927 Stillwell incorrectly concluded they were known minerals...

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IEEE Edison Medal

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Jr. 1933: Arthur E. Kennelly 1934: Willis R. Whitney 1935: Lewis B. Stillwell 1936: Alex Dow 1937: Gano Dunn 1938: Dugald C. Jackson 1939: Philip Torchio...

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Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis

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Frank Bickerton

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air-tractor along the western coast of Commonwealth Bay, accompanied by Dr Leslie Whetter and Alfred Hodgeman. Bickerton and his companions began their trek...

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Austin Burton Edwards

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doi:10.1144/GSL.JGS.1938.094.01-04.09 Wilcock, Arthur A. (1990). "Stillwell, Frank Leslie (1888–1963)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra:...

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the Shackleton Ice Shelf at Queen Mary Land. The leader of the team was Frank Wild and the party included the geologist Charles Hoadley. The party established...

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