appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year's Honours of 1961. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1975 and a Companion of the Order (AC) in the Australia Day Honours of 1995. In 1960 he was awarded the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, in 1987 the James Cook Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales, and in 1988, the Australian Geographic's Adventurer of the Year Award. On 1 January 2001, he was also awarded the Centenary Medal. Publications Law published several papers on his exploration work in the Royal Geographical Society's Geographical Journal, including: 1954 – Australian Antarctic Expedition to Mac-Robertson Land 1954. Geographical Journal Vol. 120, Part 4, pp. 409–422. 1956 – Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, 1955. Geographical Journal, Vol. 122. 1958 – The Antarctic voyage of MV Thala Dan, 1958. Geographical Journal. 1958 – Australian coastal exploration in Antarctica. Geographical Journal. Vol 124, Part 2. 1960 – New ANARE landings in Australian Antarctic Territory 1960. Geographical Journal. 1961 – Australian coastal explorations in Antarctica, 1957. Geographical Journal. Vol 127, Part 4. 1961 – Australian coastal explorations in Antarctica, 1959. Geographical Journal. Books or booklets authored or coauthored by Law include: 1957 – ANARE: Australia's Antarctic Outposts. (With John Béchervaise). OUP: Melbourne. 1962 – Australia and the Antarctic. (John Murtagh Macrossan Memorial Lectures 1960). University of Queensland Press: Brisbane. 1964 – Antarctica – 1984. (Sir John Morris Memorial Lecture 1964). Adult Education Board of Tasmania: Hobart 1983 – Antarctic Odyssey. Heinemann: Melbourne. 1995 – The Antarctic Voyage of HMAS Wyatt Earp. Allen & Unwin Australia. 1995 – You Have to be Lucky: Antarctic and Other Adventures. Kangaroo Press: Kenthurst. References External links Phillip Garth Law's holdings at the National Library, Australia Article by the Glacier Society Interview with the Australian Academy of Science Interview with Australian Biography.com Obituary in The Times Explorers of Antarctica Companions of the Order of Australia Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 1912 births 2010 deaths Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Australian Antarctic scientists Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering