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Catalogue of Items in Weather News
Introduction
Explanatory Note
Catalogue of Items
Index
Administration (Including Finance, Organisation, Premises, Staff, Training)
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Administration (Including Finance, Organisation, Premises, Staff, Training)
Administrative Staff College
No. 83 June 1963 | 594 | The Australian Administrative Staff College | No. 90 January 1964 | 661 | The Australian Administrative Staff College |
Antarctica
No. 5 December 1956 | 20 | Antarctic personnel 1957 | No. 17 December 1957 | 106 | Antarctic parties 1958 | No. 21 April 1958 | 129 | Antarctic roll-call | No. 27 October 1958 | 175 | Composition of 1958/59 Antarctic parties | No. 39 October 1959 | 270 | Antarctic parties 1959/60 | No. 107 June 1965 | 863 | Enderby Land survey | No. 107 June 1965 | 864 | Thanks from Dr Law | No. 147 October 1968 | 1604 | Antarctic weather station | No. 151 February 1969 | 1679 | G-G's link with Antarctica | No. 222 February 1975 | 2727 | Off to the deep south (cover and other photo) |
Bureau Logo
No. 182 October 1971 | 2179(P) | Weather with a whirl (Bureau symbol) (cover photo) |
Delegation of Powers to Director of Meteorology
No. 16 November 1957 | 96 | Delegation of powers |
Distinguished Visitors
No. 17 December 1957 | 103 | Visits by the Minister for the Interior | No. 17 December 1957 | 104 | Visit by the Minister for External Affairs |
Finance
No. 2 September 1956 | 8 | Finance - over-expenditure 1955/56 - General expenses Item 2 - Office requisites, equipment, stationery and printing | No. 3 October 1956 | 11 | Payments to Postmaster-General's Department | No. 6 January 1957 | 31 | Financial Votes 1956/57 | No. 13 August 1957 | 76 | Expenditure - salaries and general expenses 1956/57 | No. 16 November 1957 | 101 | Financial Votes 1957/58 | No. 25 August 1958 | 162 | Expenditure and revenue 1957/58 | No. 37 August 1959 | 249 | Expenditure and revenue 1958/59 | No. 49 August 1960 | 342 | Expenditure and revenue | No. 61 August 1961 | 428 | Cost of Meteorological Services 1960-1961 | No. 73 August 1962 | 521 | Cost of Meteorological Services 1961/62 | No. 85 August 1983 | 611 | Cost of Met Services 1962-63 | No. 97 August 1964 | 719 | Cost of meteorological services 1963/64 | No. 109 August 1965 | 903 | Statistical summary 1964-5 - Cost of met. service | No. 121 August 1966 | 1107 | Cost of met. services | No. 133 August 1967 | 1342 | Cost of met. services | No. 145 August 1968 | 1555 | Cost of met services |
Ionospheric Prediction Service
No. 134 September 1967 | 1369 | News in brief - On stage; Thanks from Derek Johnson; Singer; Gymnastics, Modifications to Ops Centre; Conferences; Will direct IPS; Russ Atkins farewelled; Atomic AWS; Rain wanted; Science talks; Visits to CO - RD Q, Dr Simmers | No. 150 January 1969 | 1666 | Project Apollo |
Metric Conversion
No. 174 February 1971 | 2048 | Going metric | No. 193 September 1972 | 2333 | Meteorology goes metric (cover and other illustrations) | No. 193 September 1972 | 2334 | Metric markers | No. 208 December 1973 | 2516 | Rainfall goes metric (cover photo, illus.) | No. 210 February 1974 | 2542(P) | Metric display in Hobart (photo) |
Ministers Responsible for Bureau
No. 30 January 1959 | 196 | A Message from the Honourable Mr Allen Fairhill, M.P. | No. 91 February 1964 | 669 | Visit of the new Minister for the Interior | No. 100 November 1964 | 749 | Minister visits W.A. stations | No. 101 December 1964 | 763 | Christmas message from Minister | No. 120 July 1966 | 1082 | Minister's visit to north | No. 136 November 1967 | 1392(P) | Our new Minister - Hon. P.J. Nixon M.P. | No. 174 February 1971 | 2037 | New Minister for Department | No. 198 February 1973 | 2403 | W.L. Morrison, Sir Hugh Ennor (cover photo) | No. 198 February 1973 | 2407 | At the top of our new Department - W.L. Morrison, Minister for Science, Sir Hugh Ennor, Secretary | No. 233 Feb/Mar 1976 | 2877 | Message from the Minister (Jim Webster) | No. 248 March 1980 | 3113(P) | New Minister visits Bureau offices (cover photo) |
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
No. 59 June 1961 | 410 | Visit by Assistant Director, Services to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Is. | No. 112 November 1965 | 957 | Installation of new equipment - BSIP | No. 112 November 1965 | 958 | Impressions of the Solomons | No. 112 November 1965 | 959 | Some 'characters' met | No. 169 September 1970 | 1945 | First Papuan trainee meteorologist joins the Bureau | No. 204 August 1973 | 2469(P) | Inauguration of PNG National Meteorological Service (photos) | No. 216 August 1974 | 2636 | PNG trainees press on (photo) |
Permanent Heads Responsible for Bureau
No. 82 May 1963 | 586 | New Permanent Head for the Department of the Interior | No. 166 June 1970 | 1909 | Tassie's rain from fire | No. 166 June 1970 | 1915 | Noteworthy activities | No. 198 February 1973 | 2403 | W.L. Morrison, Sir Hugh Ennor (cover photo) | No. 198 February 1973 | 2407 | At the top of our new Department - W.L. Morrison, Minister for Science, Sir Hugh Ennor, Secretary | No. 240 November 1977 | 2998 | New head for Dept. of Science (J.L. Farrands) (photo) | No. 259 Feb-Mar 1982 | 3287 | New Secretary visits Head Office - Dr W.J. McG. Tegart (photo) |
Port Meteorological Agents
No. 48 July 1960 | 335 | Port Meteorological Agents | No. 56 March 1961 | 396 | Port Meteorological Agent - Perth/Freemantle | No. 75 October 1962 | 543 | Port Meteorological Agents - Melbourne and Sydney | No. 104 March 1965 | 811 | PMA reports traffic jam | No. 121 August 1966 | 1101(P) | Conference of PMAs | No. 229 September 1975 | 2811(P) | PMA's gather in Melbourne (photo) |
Premises
No. 23 June 1958 | 147 | Transfer of location - Statistical Section | No. 54 January 1961 | 379 | New premises, Melbourne | No. 66 January 1962 | 468 | New Office Accommodation - Central Office and Field Stations | No. 77 December 1962 | 552 | New Premises - Divisional Office, Victoria | No. 80 March 1963 | 571 | Opening of new wing at S.A. Divisional Office | No. 88 November 1963 | 641 | New Divisional Office in Sydney | No. 92 March 1964 | 677 | East Sale Met. Office - Transfer of Premises | No. 92 March 1964 | 680 | New building - Mt. Gambier Airport | No. 95 June 1964 | 706 | New Central Office premises | No. 110 September 1965 | 923 | Work begins on new Hobart office | No. 116 March 1966 | 1032 | News in brief - Visit to V.E. Lally; Progress with new Tas RO; Margaret is back; | No. 120 July 1966 | 1094 | Noteworthy activities for May | No. 120 July 1966 | 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. 122 September 1966 | 1119 | Opening of Tamworth Office | No. 122 September 1966 | 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. 140 March 1968 | 1480 | News in brief - They're married; A record; Thanks from yachtsmen; Visits to C.O. - Bill Dwyer, C. McCue (ADI); Talented musician; Graduations; Scholarships awarded; Move by Research | No. 173 January 1971 | 2021 | Canberra Regional Office moves | No. 183 November 1971 | 2203 | New accommodation for Central Office | No. 194 October 1972 | 2347(P) | New NSW Regional Officer commissioned (photos) | No. 201 May 1973 | 2439(P) | Brisbane staff in new offices (photo) | No. 201 May 1973 | 2443 | Queensland Regional Office move | No. 210 February 1974 | 2541 | New site for SA R/0 (photo) | No. 212 April 1974 | 2565 | At last - the new building show (photos) (New building for Bureau Head Office) | No. 215 July 1974 | 2621 | The view remains unchanged (photo of No. 2 Drummond St, Bureau Head Office since 1908) | No. 220 December 1974 | 2707 | Minister (Morrison) does the honours (photos) | No. 226 June 1975 | 2772 | Mt. Isa takes over from Cloncurry (office transfer) | No. 229 September 1975 | 2812(P) | New home for Adelaide RO (illus.) | No. 231 Nov/Dec 1975 | 2844(P) | Making progress (new building RO Adelaide)(photo) | No. 239 August 1977 | 2990 | South Australia - New Regional Office (photo) |
Royal Meteorological Society
No. 210 February 1974 | 2544 | New branch of RMS |
Staff
No. 7 February 1957 | 39 | Personnel - recent transfers | No. 8 March 1957 | 45 | Personnel - recent transfers | No. 9 April 1957 | 50 | Cadet Meteorologists | No. 10 May 1957 | 54 | Bureau of Meteorology statement of employment as at 31/3/57 | No. 25 August 1958 | 161 | Staff employed as at 30th June, 1958 | No. 27 October 1958 | 177 | Personal relations | No. 32 March 1959 | 210 | Personnel news | No. 37 August 1959 | 248 | Staff employed as at 30th June, 1959 | No. 49 August 1960 | 341 | Staff numbers | No. 54 January 1961 | 378 | The Engineer in the Bureau of Meteorology | No. 61 August 1961 | 429 | Staff employed as at 30th June, 1961 | No. 73 August 1962 | 522 | Staff employed as at 30th June, 1962 | No. 85 August 1983 | 612 | Staff employed as at 30.6.63 | No. 96 July 1964 | 715 | Briefing officers | No. 97 August 1964 | 720 | Staff employed as at 30th June, 1964 | No. 121 August 1966 | 1107 | Cost of met. services | No. 121 August 1966 | 1108 | Staff employed | No. 122 September 1966 | 1118 | New RO, Hobart | No. 133 August 1967 | 1342 | Cost of met. services | No. 145 August 1968 | 1556 | Staff employed | No. 235 June/July 1976 | 2943 | First Australian female observers (photo); Postings May 1976 |
Synoptic Charts
No. 7 February 1957 | 38 | Revision of Synoptic Weather Maps | No. 19 February 1958 | 117 | Introduction of 'regional' synoptic weather maps (1:5 million scale) |
Training
No. 4 November 1956 | 18 | Training Section - Central Bureau | No. 7 February 1957 | 36 | Observer-in-Training Course | No. 12 July 1957 | 64 | New position of Technical Instructor, Grade 1 - Training Section | No. 12 July 1957 | 68 | Observer-in-Training Course No. 20 | No. 15 October 1957 | 91 | Bureau trainees | No. 22 May 1958 | 139 | Recruitment of Cadet Meteorologists | No. 29 December 1958 | 187 | Revision of Bureau Training Courses | No. 104 March 1965 | 809 | DIR welcomes trainees | No. 105 April 1965 | 830 | Record number of trainees | No. 114 January 1966 | 985 | Obs radio in training | No. 116 March 1966 | 1031 | First African met cadets | No. 155 June 1969 | 1765 | Weather Officer course No. 4 | No. 185 January 1972 | 2231(P) | The 1971 Meteorologists course (cover photo) | No. 196 December 1972 | 2380 | Technical training scheme | No. 197 January 1973 | 2390(P) | Meteorologists' graduation (photo) | No. 209 January 1974 | 2529(P) | 1973 Meteorologists' Course (cover s other photos) | No. 217 September 1974 | 2654(P) | Familiar faces in the classroom (cover photo) | No. 217 September 1974 | 2655(P) | Showtime in the States (cover photo) | No. 217 September 1974 | 2657 | More from CTS (W/O course No. 10) (photo) | No. 226 June 1975 | 2765 | Photofocus on the trainees (cover and other photos) | No. 231 Nov/Dec 1975 | 2841 | New faces at CTS (photo) | No. 231 Nov/Dec 1975 | 2842 | Heading South (photo) | No. 231 Nov/Dec 1975 | 2848 | More about training | No. 248 March 1980 | 3129(P) | First RMIT Met Course | No. 253 February 1981 | 3202 | 1980 a big year for CTS (photos) | No. 253 February 1981 | 3203 | Radio Technicians' Course 77/4 (photo) | No. 254 April 1981 | 3211 | Secretary launches training annex (photos) |
Water Resources Council
No. 119 June 1966 | 1070 | Praise for Bureau |
People in Bright Sparcs - Brann, Harold Walter Allen Neale (Bill); Ennor, Arnold Hughes; Farrands, John Laws; Holmes, Ralph Aubrey Edward
'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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