Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1997) Winner
Phillip Playford
フィリップ・プレイフォード
Firippu Pureifōdo
Aliases:
Phillip Elliott Playford
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-11-27 （Guildford, Western Australia）
- Died
- 2017-07-12 （Booragoon, Western Australia） age 85
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Western Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Geologist, Maritime historian
- Active Years
- 1958-2017
- Affiliations
- Geological Survey of Western Australia, Department of Mines and Petroleum
- Influenced By
- Rhodes Fairbridge
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Western Australia | — | Geology Department | — | — | Australia |
University of Western Australia
Geology Department
Country:
Australia
Studied under lecturer and mentor Rhodes Fairbridge
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Fulbright scholarship | — | — | Fulbright Commission | Recipient |
| 1990 | Gibb Maitland Medal | — | — | Geological Society of Australia | Recipient |
| 1991 | Special Commendation Award | — | — | American Association of Petroleum Geologists | Recipient |
| 1993 | Fellow | — | — | Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering | Recipient |
| 1998 | Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | — | — | Australian Government | Recipient |
| 1995 | Lewis G Weeks Gold Medal | — | — | Australian Petroleum Exploration Association | Recipient |
| 2001 | Medal of the Royal Society of Western Australia | — | — | Royal Society of Western Australia | Recipient |
| 1997 | Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | Carpet of Silver: the Wreck of the Zuytdorp | — | State Library of Western Australia | Winner |
Fulbright scholarship
1959
Organization:
Fulbright Commission
Result:
Recipient
Gibb Maitland Medal
1990
Organization:
Geological Society of Australia
Result:
Recipient
Special Commendation Award
1991
Organization:
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Result:
Recipient
Fellow
1993
Organization:
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Result:
Recipient
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
1998
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
Recipient
Lewis G Weeks Gold Medal
1995
Organization:
Australian Petroleum Exploration Association
Result:
Recipient
Medal of the Royal Society of Western Australia
2001
Organization:
Royal Society of Western Australia
Result:
Recipient
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
1997
Work:
Carpet of Silver: the Wreck of the Zuytdorp
Organization:
State Library of Western Australia
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Carpet of Silver: the Wreck of the Zuytdorp
1996 Maritime historyDetails the discovery and history of the 1712 wreck of the Dutch ship Zuytdorp.
ShipwreckExploration historyDutch East India Company
Voyage of Discovery to Terra Australis by Willem de Vlamingh in 1696–97
1998 Maritime historyAccounts the 1696-97 voyage of discovery to Terra Australis by Willem de Vlamingh.
ExplorationDutch voyages
The Life and Times of Dirk Hartog
2016 BiographyBiography of Dirk Hartog.
ExplorerEarly Australia
Devonian Reef Complexes of the Canning Basin, Western Australia
2009 GeologyDetailed geology of the Devonian Reef complexes in the Canning Basin, Western Australia.
Sedimentary geologyReefsPetroleum geology
The Geology of Shark Bay
2013 GeologyGeology of Shark Bay, including stromatolites and tsunami evidence.
StromatolitesCoastal geology
Bibliography
- The Stratigraphy of Western Australia (1958)
- Oil Exploration in Australia (1959)
- Carpet of Silver: the Wreck of the Zuytdorp (1996)
- Voyage of Discovery to Terra Australis (1998)
- The Life and Times of Dirk Hartog (2016)
- Devonian Reef Complexes of the Canning Basin (2009)
- The Geology of Shark Bay (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed scientific descriptionsAccumulation of historical facts
- Recurring Motifs
- Geological formationsShipwrecksAboriginal culture
Legacy
Made significant contributions to sedimentary geology, oil exploration in Western Australia, maritime history, and documentation of Aboriginal art and culture from northern Western Australia. Discovered stromatolites at Shark Bay and the Zuytdorp wreck.
Academic Societies
- Geological Society of Australia
- Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- Royal Society of Western Australia
Archives
- Western Australian Museum
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Trivia
- Discovered stromatolites at Hamelin Pool in Shark Bay in 1954.
- Located the Zuytdorp wreck site based on clues from stockman Tom Pepper and named joint discoverer.
- Produced the first detailed tribal distribution map for the West Kimberley.
- Found freshwater on Rottnest Island.