Talk:Warren Bonython

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Dot points[edit]

I've moved the following dot points from the article so that they can be checked and rewritten as rpose. Currently they're unsourced, but they seem easy enough to find references for. - Bilby (talk) 03:16, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, they are not unsourced. Although it's not blatently explicit, the article does refer to Jo Chesher, "The Friends’ (of the Heysen Trail) Patron, C Warren Bonython AO : A Patron’s Walking Life", Trailwalker, Winter 2007, pp.18-20., which is the source. Pdfpdf (talk) 12:34, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Personal

  • owned the first MG sports car in South Australia
  • set the speed record on Sellicks Beach
  • He was the first person to have made many significant walks - such as crossing the Simpson Desert.
    • Partially contradicted in Simpson Desert, although one might argue that Ted Colson likely spent some time atop one of the pictured camels. — Pingkudimmi 05:44, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • His account is: 1980, Walking the Simpson Desert (ISBN: 0727011731 / 0-7270-1173-1) Bonython, C. Warren — Pingkudimmi 08:05, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
        • Not even partially contradicted. It is not claimed that Colson walked across the desert. Pdfpdf (talk) 12:34, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • He climbed many mountains - including Kilimanjaro at age 75.

Other

  • President, Royal Geographical Society of Australasia South Australian Branch 1959-61
  • South Australian Chairman, Water Research Foundation of Australia 1961-76
  • Foundation Committee Member, Australian Solar Energy Society 1962
  • Colombo Plan Adviser on salt to the Ceylon government 1964
  • Member of the first executive of the Australian Conservation Foundation 1965-73.
  • 1966 - "Retired from industry" aged 50 years
  • 1967-1968 - His first long walk in the Flinders Ranges
  • Director, Dampier Salt Ltd 1968-79.
  • President, Conservation Council of South Australia 1971-75
  • President, National Trust of South Australia 1971-76
  • Member of the Australian Heritage Commission 1976-91
  • Chairman, Evaluation Panel for Natural Areas in South Australia, Australian Heritage Commission 1977-91
  • He was a member of the Uranium Advisory Council 1978-83
  • Officer of the Order of Australia 1980, in recognition of service to conservation[1]
  • President, Royal Society of South Australia 1980-81
  • Chairman, Reserves Advisory Committee to Minister of Environment and Planning South Australia 1981-84
  • John Lewis Gold Medal (for Exploration), Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (SA Branch) 1984
  • President, Scientific Expedition Group 1984-?
  • President, Council of the National Parks Foundation of South Australia 1985-89
  • Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year 1990

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