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Dear Collector,
Stamp issues about the European exploration of
Australia, and our 2002 Legends stamps honouring
medical scientists once again remind me that stamps
can be powerful communicators and agents of change.
Our April joint issue with La Poste celebrates the
bicentenary of the meeting between British explorer
Matthew Flinders and French explorer Nicolas Baudin at
what we know today as Encounter Bay, South Australia.
Both explorers were on separate voyages of discovery in
Australian waters and the two captains exchanged information
about their discoveries. Despite periodic wars
between Britain and France during this time, both ships
carried safe-conducts protecting them from seizure by an
opposing navy’s ships. The rulers of the time valued the
rewards of scientific pursuit above armed conflicts.
Many Australians may not be aware of how much
early exploration of Australian waters was done by
France. Once I started reading about Baudin and other
French explorers – such as la Perouse and Bougainville –
I started noticing French place names on the Australian
coast. Then the evidence started piling up under my own
nose, in the form of Cape Naturaliste, WA, and Bruny
Island, TAS (Lighthouses, March) and Cape Leveque, WA
(International Panoramas, May).
That these French connections all appear now, is a
coincidence that reinforces the message of past and
present links between countries.
The other issue which will raise public awareness is
our 2002 Australian Legends issue. Released 23 January,
the issue recognises five prominent medical scientists.
Achievements in science and technology do not always
receive sufficient recognition in Australia. Australia Post
was proud to have the opportunity to highlight these
Australian’s legendary achievements and to recognise
them officially as Australian Legends.
So, until next time,
David Maiden, Manager, Philatelic Group
Australia Day
Australian Legends
Past recipients of the Australian Legends Award
have included Sir Donald Bradman, Australian
Olympians, Arthur Boyd, the last Anzacs, and
Slim Dusty. In 2002 we add less obvious names
from an often unrecognised field of endeavour–
medical research – to the list.
Although these five Australian’s names may
not be familiar, the results of their work directly
and indirectly contribute to human well-being
in Australia and around the world.
Australia’s scientific communities are recognised
internationally for their research. This is
especially true of our medical scientists.The
23 January 2002
foundation for their success was set in the first
half of the twentieth century with the ground
breaking discoveries made by Howard Florey
and Frank Macfarlane Burnet.
We are proud to honour the work of five
medical scientists, each of whom has a lifetime
record of achievement in their individual
fields.
The 2002 Australian Legends
Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE has increased our
understanding of the immune system by
demonstrating that a single lymphocyte makes
only a single type of antibody. His classic work
confirming Burnet’s theory of antibody
formation was a watershed in understanding
the immune system. He is currently chair of the
major advisory committees guiding global
immunisation.
Nancy Millis AC MBE is based in the
Microbiology Department at the University of
Melbourne. Millis has enjoyed an illustrious
public career in science and education. She is a
pioneer of biotechnology in Australia and a key
figure in industrial microbiology and
fermentation technology. She has long been
involved with the ethical and safety issues
concerning genetic manipulation of living
organisms.
Peter Doherty AC was co-recipient (with Rolf
Zinkernagel) of the Nobel Prize in Physiology
or Medicine in 1996. Doherty showed how the
immune system recognises virus-infected cells
and targets them for destruction. This scientific
breakthrough is one of the most profound
immunological discoveries of the last 50 years.
His discovery is fundamental to understanding
organ rejection after transplants, genetic
susceptibility to disease, and new approaches
for vaccines.
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