Table of Contents
Catalogue of Items in Weather News
Introduction
Explanatory Note
Catalogue of Items
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
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1966
No. 114 January 1966
979 | Old barometer | 980 | Successful Broome opening | 981 | Geoff Tyler says goodbye | 982 | News of Pat Allander | 983 | Acceptance trials of WF44 | 984 | Praise for Australia House officials | 985 | Obs radio in training | 986 | Recent moves | 987 | Forecasts for gliding championships | 988 | Visit by Secretary, Interior | 989 | New registry officer | 990 | Study of ocean swell | 991 | Reports from US ships | 992 | Scholarship to Florida - Webster | 993 | Thanks from NZ navy | 994 | Wedding bells | 995 | Christmas and New Year greetings | 996 | Water resources survey | 997 | 'Passing' of IAAC | 998 | News in brief - Talk to fire officers; Scientific discussions; Overseas visits; Succumbed to 'wog'; Training at Geraldton; Suggestion awards; Agromet symposium |
No. 115 February 1966
999 | Snowfall makes history | 1000 | Oldsters at party | 1001 | WF277 replaced | 1002 | New job for Dr Law | 1003 | Lasers to probe atmosphere | 1004 | Cec Rodd retires | 1005 | For WMO Executive | 1006 | Awards to skippers | 1007 | Dr Bleeker a grandfather | 1008 | Word from Pat Allender | 1009 | First W/G meeting in Melbourne | 1010 | Trainees start courses | 1011 | Cadets graduate | 1012 | Resignation of Mrs Curtis | 1013 | Retirement of Capt. Fennessy | 1014 | Discussions on project Hicat | 1015 | Good work by Terry and Brian | 1016 | Suggestions win awards (Khyat, Parkinson, Haesler) | 1017 | News in brief - Former RD drops in; Congrats on honour; Typist I/C takes over; Barometer for Empress; Bergs increase in Antarctic; New type of cloud |
No. 116 March 1966
Cover | Changing moods of the Alice | 1018 | Rain follows dust: WHR potpourri at Alice | 1019 | Opening of W/G meeting | 1020 | Giant balloon burst | 1021 | Outstanding windfinding at Mildura | 1022 | Distinguished visitors - Schwerdtfeger and Jones | 1023 | More on jingles | 1024 | Cupid in Hobart | 1025 | Interference to Ghost signals | 1026 | Computing course at Monash | 1027 | Overseas visit - H. Ashton | 1028 | Polar ships lashed | 1029 | Cadet met exam results | 1030 | Met service for gliding championships | 1031 | First African met cadets | 1032 | News in brief - Visit to V.E. Lally; Progress with new Tas RO; Margaret is back; |
No. 117 April 1966
Cover | Inaugural meeting, Antarctica W/G | 1033 | More on Hibal | 1034 | Andrew Thomson's trip | 1035 | The paper war | 1036 | Project EOLE | 1037 | Dangers of overseas visits | 1038 | Field staff movements | 1039 | Macquarie Island today | 1040 | .... and yesterday | 1041 | Where have all the met boys gone? | 1042 | Hazards of observing | 1043 | Welcome, Colin |
No. 118 May 1966
1044 | Bushfire control in the NT | 1045 | Noteworthy activities, March | 1046 | ADP in the Bureau | 1047 | New Nimbus launch | 1048 | Instrumentation conference at Met. Physics | 1049 | Tribute to grass | 1050 | Balloon circles earth | 1051 | Whr ship answers SOS | 1052 | Spectro moves to Darwin | 1053 | Talks to pilots - SMOS | 1054 | Overseas visits - DIR & SMER, STFI, ADR, STAF | 1055 | Newcomers to Co-op Studies | 1056 | 21 last month | 1057 | Soldiering on - SRHY | 1058 | Met support for artillery shoot |
No. 119 June 1966
1059 | Whr briefing cover | 1060 | WF44 installation at Laverton | 1061 | AWS visit | 1062 | Noteworthy activities April | 1063 | Visit to USS Pine Island | 1064 | Mr Yoshida departs | 1065 | Symposium on filters | 1066 | Premises a tribute to staff | 1067 | WMO Seminar in Melbourne | 1068 | Basketballers first win | 1069 | Soldiering on - Ryan | 1070 | Praise for Bureau | 1071 | White for safety | 1072 | Bowls - C'wlth v State PS | 1073 | Toy 'better than forecasters' | 1074 | Computer conference | 1075 | News in brief - Ian Watts resigns; Visit from Joe Lord; Tribute to Frank Basden; Ball date fixed; Visit to CO - Sir Frederick White; Initial training ends; Happy birthday; APT reception good | 1076 | Special Colombo Plan visitor | 1077 | Obit - Alec Kebblewhite | 1078 | Bob Curedale retires | 1079 | Shades of jolly swagman |
No. 120 July 1966
Cover | Willis Is. 1921-1966 | 1080 | Bureau takes over Willis Is. | 1081 | Island's early days recalled | 1082 | Minister's visit to north | 1083 | Northern development "considerable" | 1084 | Hicat flights | 1085 | Serial sounding experiment | 1086 | ANZAAS congress | 1087 | Testing of new telecom. channel | 1088 | News of former colleagues | 1089 | Presentation of excellence award | 1090 | US reports being studied | 1091 | WMO executive committee | 1092 | CSIRO wind check | 1093 | Predicted rain year ahead | 1094 | Noteworthy activities for May | 1095 | Contract signed for new RO | 1096 | Crickets, fireflies 'tell temperature' | 1097 | Thanks to Bureau | 1098 | Swedish weather service seeks computer | 1099 | Personnel movements | 1100 | News in brief - They're engaged; Visits to CO - Prof. Holmes, Lt.Col Myers, J.S.Maher; On furlough - Brann; RO moves in; Record low recorded; Visit to Butterworth - STFI |
No. 121 August 1966
1101 | Conference of PMAs | 1102 | Pulse rate gives height | 1103 | Ode to Whr | 1104 | Push button forecasts | 1105 | Vic Bahr is back | 1106 | Statistical summary 1965-66 | 1107 | Cost of met. services | 1108 | Staff employed | 1109 | New services for aviation | 1110 | Development of forecasting and info services | 1111 | Development of services in ROs | 1112 | Projects published July 65 - June 66 | 1113 | Flight, area and terminal forecasts | 1114 | Ship reports | 1115 | Suggestions received | 1116 | Noteworthy activities, June |
No. 122 September 1966
Cover | Ball pictures | 1117 | Annual ball | 1118 | New RO, Hobart | 1119 | Opening of Tamworth Office | 1120 | Do it yourself forecasting | 1121 | Thanks from CSIRO - Cornish re rainfall | 1122 | Computer tenders in | 1123 | Outline of EOLE project | 1124 | End of Hicat | 1125 | Minor 'tragedy' at Werribee | 1126 | Overseas visits - SRCA, STAR, STIO, Rainbird | 1127 | WMO appointment - Mcllroy of CSIRO | 1128 | Noteworthy activities, July | 1129 | Capitalised nomenclature grinds gears | 1130 | Visit from Prof. Lettau | 1131 | ADR visits NT | 1132 | Coarse sailors' Beaufort scale | 1133 | News in brief - New met office, Coff's Harbour; Gymnastics (Miss Welsh); Presentation to ship's officer; Closure of Collingwood; Wal Formston retires; New faces at CO - Brook, Walker, Cross; Vic RO to move; Visit to Ros; Building tenders close; Renovations at Laverton; Obit - Paddy Chapman; Joins IAMRC - David Martin |
No. 123 October 1966
Cover | Old and New Hobart | 1135 | DIR meets Emperor | 1136 | That word 'Fine' | 1137 | Unofficially it was cold | 1138 | Antarctic bonanza | 1139 | Million to one chance | 1140 | Forecasts for de Gaulle's flight | 1141 | Appreciative references | 1142 | Obs for mercy dash | 1143 | Serial sounding flights | 1144 | SA RO picnic | 1145 | Basketball team's success | 1146 | Met at the Show | 1147 | Move for Victorian RO | 1148 | Noteworthy activities, August | 1149 | Whr snippets from down south | 1150 | DCA golf day |
No. 124 November 1966
Cover | New radar handed over | 1151 | WF44 handed over | 1152 | Services for LBJ | 1153 | Met centre opened - Derrimut | 1154 | Help for lone sailor | 1155 | USAF says thanks - Hicat | 1156 | Surprise party for DIR | 1157 | Mr Ramaswamy retires | 1158 | Overseas visits - Dr Priestly and Mr Swinbank, Messers Holmes and Henderson | 1159 | Special leave for Mr Cassidy | 1160 | Cocos Is Olympics | 1161 | Forecasts by computer | 1162 | Tribulations in the tropics | 1163 | Obit - G H White | 1164 | Talk on rainmaking | 1165 | Excellence awards presented | 1166 | Antarctic personnel | 1167 | Serial sounding success | 1168 | Passing of Hank Marx | 1169 | Gift from G-G | 1170 | Cato Is operating | 1171 | Successful squash night | 1172 | Suggestion awards - Lensink, Donald, Bullock | 1173 | Noteworthy events - September | 1174 | News in Brief - Reminder of air disaster; Balloon's long flight; Got her down; Gwenda returns; The Drum; Direct radio broadcasts; Suggestions wanted; News from south; Round-Aust flight |
No. 125 December 1966
Cover | Russian barometer | 1175 | Old Russian barometer | 1176 | Gwyn Court departs | 1177 | Visit from Dr Mathur | 1178 | Flood forecasting symposium | 1179 | Obit - Jack Nayler | 1180 | Exercise Barrawinga | 1181 | Visit from Percy Cerutty | 1182 | Attended gym championships | 1183 | Agro-met seminar | 1184 | Mt. Derrimut met centre | 1185 | ANZAAS conference | 1186 | Any antique instruments? | 1187 | Missing - one island | 1188 | Build it yourself antenna | 1189 | Radomes from Japan | 1190 | Bureau has golf win | 1191 | Penalty or no penalty | 1192 | How high the surf? | 1193 | Offset duplicator installed | 1194 | Opening of Hobart office | 1195 | Met service for presidential visit | 1196 | Personnel movements - July-Oct | 1197 | News in brief - Fund donations; Wedding bells; Welcome back, Walter |
People in Bright Sparcs - Ashton, Henry Tamblyn (Harry); Bahr, Victor John; Brann, Harold Walter Allen Neale (Bill); Holmes, Ralph Aubrey Edward; Swinbank, William Christopher
Swinbank, William Christopher; White, Frederick William George
'Catalogue of Items in Weather News, Issues No. 1-262, August 1956 - December 1982', Metarch Papers, No. 1 February 1986, Bureau of Meteorology
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