.) ▁as ▁appropriate . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁hon ours ▁for ▁Austral ians ▁were ▁still ▁being ▁awarded ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁hon ours ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁premiers ▁of ▁Australian ▁states . ▁The ▁Australian ▁hon ours ▁system ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Queen ' s ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours ▁( Austral ia ), ▁but ▁these ▁first ▁awards ▁were ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Australia . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Life ▁pe ers ▁Sir ▁William ▁Den holm ▁Bar net son , ▁Chair man , ▁United ▁New sp apers ▁Ltd . ▁John ▁Greg son , ▁Man aging ▁Director , ▁F aire y ▁Engineering ▁Ltd , ▁Stock port . ▁Sydney ▁Jacob son , ▁M . C ., ▁l ately ▁Editor ial ▁Director ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Chair man , ▁International ▁Publishing ▁Corporation ▁New sp apers . ▁Sir ▁Les lie ▁Maurice ▁Le ver , ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁the ▁Ar d wick ▁Division ▁of ▁Manchester ▁ 1 9 5 0 – 7 0 . ▁Sir ▁Sydney ▁Thomas ▁Franklin ▁( Don ) ▁Ry der , ▁Indust rial ▁Ad vis er ▁to ▁H . M . ▁Government . ▁John ▁Far qu har son ▁Smith , ▁l ately ▁Lord ▁Prov ost ▁of ▁Aber de en . ▁ ▁Priv y ▁Coun s ell or ▁The ▁Right ▁Hon ou rable ▁Pat ric ia , ▁Baron ess ▁L le w ely n - D av ies ▁of ▁Has to e , ▁Captain ▁of ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Body ▁Guard ▁of ▁the ▁Hon ou rable ▁Corps ▁of ▁Gent le men ▁at