The New Year Honours 1973 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1973 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1973.[1][2]

United Kingdom

Life Peer (Baron)

Privy Counsellor

Knight Bachelor

Australian States

State of New South Wales
  • Alastair Edward Stephen. For services to the community.
  • Paul Strasser. For services to the building industry and to charity.
State of Victoria
  • Ernest William Coates, C.M.G, Director of Finance and Head of the State Treasury.
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Douglas Macfarlan Little, Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
State of Queensland
  • Albert Sakzewski, of Brisbane. For services to commerce, sport and charity.

Order of the Bath

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division

Civil Division

Order of St Michael and St George

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Australian States

State of New South Wales
State of Victoria
  • John Henry Stockton Lindell, of Eaglemont. For services to medicine and hospital administration.
  • Warwick Geoffrey Smith, M.V.O., O.B.E., Personal Assistant to the Premier and Chief Protocol Officer.
State of Queensland
  • David Walter Longland, Chairman, Public Service Board.

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

Order of the British Empire

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

State of Victoria

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

State of New South Wales

State of Queensland

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)


Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2015)

New Zealand

Main article: 1973 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

References

  1. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 45860". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1972. pp. 1–30.
  2. ^ New Zealand list: "No. 45861". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1972. pp. 33–36.