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Albert, Sir Alexis François (Lex) (1904–1996) music publisher and media proprietor

Bax, Robert Dean (Bob) (1925–2000) footballer, football coach and bookmaker

Bolton, Herbert Cairns (Bert) (1921–2000) physicist

Ferguson, Isobelle Mary (1926–2019) nurse and activist

Green, Herbert Sydney (Bert) (1920–1999) mathematical physicist

Gutmann, Felix (1908–1999) scientist

Halls, Geraldine Mary (1919–1996) novelist

Hull, Jessie Mary (Bon) (1915–2000) feminist activist

Laffin, John Alfred Charles (1922–2000) author

Lester, Nellie (1924–1989) nurse

Madigan, Sir Russel Tullie (1920–1999) engineer and mining executive

McNicoll, David Ramsay (1914–2000) journalist, newspaper editor, and columnist

Myers, David Milton (1911–1999) electrical engineer and university vice-chancellor

O'Reilly, Winston D'Arcy (1913–2000) Methodist and Uniting Church minister

Oatley, Gwen Ruth (1918–2000) actress, film technician, and film studio manager

 Ophel, Kathleen Phyllis Yalden (Phyl) (1907–2000) actor, activist and writer

Santamaria, Bartholomew Augustine (Bob) (1915–1998) religious and political activist

Schutt, Arthur Henry (1912–1999) aviator and businessman

Shaw, John (1940–1997) physician, scientist and medical administrator

Sheppard, Alexander William (Alex) (1913–1997) soldier, journalist, bookseller, and publisher

Spencer, Norman (1923–1999) radio and television producer

Watling, Pearl Amelia Irene (Pearlie) (1905–1996) shale miner and musician

Yarrowick, May (1876–1949) midwife