| Abbreviation | RGSQ |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1885 |
| Founder | James Park Thomson, CBE |
| Founded at | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Type | Learned society |
| Legal status | Active |
Professional title | Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland (FRGSQ) |
| Headquarters | Gregory Place, Level 1/28 Fortescue St Spring Hill Qld 4000 |
| Fields | Geography |
Membership | 150 |
Key people | Dr I. R. W. Childs (President) Paul de Jersey (Patron) |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Geographical Society of Australasia (Queensland Branch) |
The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland (RGSQ) is a Brisbane-based, Australian organisation committed to Geographical study.
Governance edit
President edit
| Titels | Name | Postnomnals | Years |
| The Honourable | Sir Augustus C. Gregory | CMG, | 1885 - 1888 |
| Dr | J. N. Waugh | 1888 - 1889 | |
| W. H. Miskin | FRS | 1889 - 1890 | |
| The Honourable | Sir Augustus C. Gregory | CMG, | 1890 - 1892 |
| The Right Honourable | Sir Samuel W. Griffith | KCMG, QC | 1892 - 1893 |
| Dr | J. P. Thomson | FRGS | 1893 - 1897 |
| The Honourable | W. Allan | 1897 - 1898 | |
| R. M. Collins | 1898 - 1899 | ||
| The Right Honourable | Sir Hugh M. Nelson | KCMG, FRGS | 1899 - 1906 |
| His Excellency The Right Honourable | 3rd Lord Chelmsford | KCMG, PC | 1906 - 1908 |
| His Excellency | Sir William MacGregor | GCMG, CB, AM, PC, FRSGS | 1908 - 1909 |
| The Honourable | Sir Arthur Morgan | 1909 - 1910 | |
| A. A. Spowers | JP | 1911 - 1912 | |
| The Honourable | Frederick T. Brentnall | 1912 - 1913 | |
| James Stodart | 1913 - 1914 | ||
| Sir James W. Blair | 1914 - 1915 | ||
| His Excellency Major | Sir Hamilton J. Goold-Adams | GCMG, CB, | 1915 - 1920 |
| His Excellency Lieutenant Colonel The Right Honourable | Sir Matthew Nathan | GCMG, | 1920 - 1926 |
| His Excellency Lieutenant General | Sir John H. J. C. Goodwin | KCB, KCMG, DSO | 1926 - 1927 |
| His Grace The Most Reverend Archbishop | James Duhig | 1927 - 1931 | |
| The Most Reverend Archbishop | John Sharp | 1931 - 1933 | |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Sir Donald C. Cameron | KCMG, DSO, VD | 1933 - 1936 |
| Dr | John J. C. Bradfield | CMG | 1936 - 1939 |
| A. S. Huybers | JP | 1939 - 1940 | |
| R. G. Gillies | JP | 1941 - 1942 | |
| W. H. Green | JP | 1943 - 1944 | |
| Mrs | Henry Robertson | MBE, JP | 1944 - 1949 |
| F. J. Morgan | JP | 1949 - 1952 | |
| W. H. Green | JP | 1953 - 1954 | |
| The Honourable Justice | Sir Alan J. Mansfield | KCMG, KCVO, | 1954 - 1956 |
| W. H. Coulson | 1956 - 1957 | ||
| L. P. Herdsman | 1957 - 1959 | ||
| Major | Roy Cooper | ED, JP | 1960 - 1961 |
| D. A. O'Brian | JP, CD | 1961 - 1962 | |
| H. E. Conroy | JP | 1962 - 1963 | |
| J. J G. Conroy | 1963 - 1964 | ||
| A. W. Bowman | JP | 1964 - 1966 | |
| 0. I. Orr | 1966 - 1968 | ||
| AJ Campbell | 1968 - 1970 | ||
| S. W. McNamara | 1970 - 1971 | ||
| Lieutenant | Archibald Archer | CMG, | 1971 - 1973 |
| Sir Reginald McAllister | CMG, | 1973 - 1975 | |
| Colonel | F. J. Morgan | ED, JP | 1975 - 1977 |
| Dr | R. S. Dick | 1977 - 1979 | |
| T. C. Thynne | 1979 - 1980 | ||
| H. Dean | JP | 1980 - 1982 | |
| K. G. Sutton | 1982 - 1985 | ||
| The Honourable | John Greenwood | QC | 1986 - 1987 |
| P. L. Lloyd | 1987 - 1989 | ||
| L. J. Isdale | 1989 - 1991 | ||
| P. J. Feeney | RFD | 1991 - 1993 | |
| Associate Professor | R. V. Gerber | 1993 - 1995 | |
| Professor Emeritus | J. H. Holmes | 1995 - 1997 | |
| R. N. Thwaties | 1997 - 1999 | ||
| D. R. Anderson | RFD, ED | 1999 - 2001 | |
| D. E. Worth | 2001 - 2003 | ||
| Dr | I. R W. Childs | 2003 - 2005 | |
| Associate Professor | J. G. Lidstone | 2005 - 2006 | |
| P. J. Feeney | RFD | 2006 - 2008 | |
| K. J. Granger | 2008 - 2010 | ||
| L. M. Scanlan | 2010 - 2012 | ||
| D. R. Carstens | 2012 - 2014 | ||
| L. M. Scanlan | 2014 - 2016 | ||
| Professor | J. P. Shulmeister | 2016 - 2017 | |
| Dr | I. R. W. Childs | 2017 - Present |
Patrons edit
| Titels | Name | Postnomnals | Years |
| His Excellency | Sir Anthony Musgrave | GCMG | 1885 - 1888 |
| His Excellency General | Sir Henry Norman | GCB, GCMG, CIE, | 1888 - 1896 |
| His Excellency The Right Honourable | 2nd Lord Lamington | GCMG, | 1896 - 1902 |
| His Excellency Lieutenant General | Sir Herbert Chermside | GCMG, CB | 1902 - 1906 |
| His Excellency The Right Honourable | 3rd Lord Chelmsford | GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GBE, PC | 1906 - 1910 |
| His Excellency The Right Honourable | Sir William MacGregor | GCMG, CB, AM, PC, FRSGS | 1910 - 1918 |
| His Excellency The Right Honourable | 1st Viscount Novar | KT, GCMG, PC | 1918 - 1922 |
| His Excellency The Right Honourable | 1st Lord Forster | GCMG, PC | 1922 - 1923 |
| His Excellency The Right Honourable | 1st Lord Stonehaven | GCMG, DSO, PC | 1924 - 1931 |
| His Excellency The Right Honourable | Sir Isaac Isaacs | GCB, GCMG, KC | 1931 - 1939 |
| His Excellency Brigadier General The Right Honourable | 1st Lord Gowrie | VC, GCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, PC | 1939 - 1944 |
| His Royal Highness Field Marshal | 1st Duke of Gloucester | KG, KT, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC | 1944 - 1946 |
| His Excellency The Right Honourable | Sir William McKell | GCMG | 1946 - 1952 |
| His Excellency Field Marshal | Sir William Slim | GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, | 1952 - 1956 |
| His Excellency Captain The Right Honourable | 1st Viscount Dunrossil | GCMG, MC, QC, PC | 1957 - 1963 |
| His Excellency Major The Right Honorable | 1st Viscount De L'Isle | VC, GCMG, GCVO, PC | 1963 - 1964 |
| His Excellency Major The Right Honourable | Lord Casey | GCMG, CH, DSO, MC, PC | 1964 - 1968 |
| The Honourable | Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen | KCMG, | 1968 - 1988 |
| His Excellency The Honourable | Sir Walter Campbell | AC, QC | 1988 - 1992 |
| Her Excellency The Honourable | Leneen Forde | AC | 1992 - 1996 |
| His Excellency Major General The Honourable | Peter Arnison | AC, CVO | 1997 - 2003 |
| Her Excellency The Honourable | Quentin Bryce | AC | 2003 - 2008 |
| Her Excellency The Honourable | Penelope Wensley | AC | 2008 - 2014 |
| His Excellency Lieutenant The Honourable | Paul de Jersey | AC, QC | 2014 - Present |