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Catalogue of Items in Weather News
Introduction
Explanatory Note
Catalogue of Items
Index
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Conferences (Other Than InternationalIncluding Symposia, Seminars)
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Phenomena
Air Pollution
No. 193 September 1972 | 2338(P) | Brisbane pollution |
Air Safety
No. 2 September 1956 | 6 | Air Safety Incident Reports | No. 15 October 1957 | 93 | Air safety incident reports - year 1956/57 | No. 25 August 1958 | 156 | Air safety incident reports | No. 37 August 1959 | 244 | Air Safety Incident reports | No. 49 August 1960 | 339 | Air Safety Incident reports | No. 61 August 1961 | 425 | Air safety incident reports | No. 73 August 1962 | 525 | Air safety incident reports |
Antarctic Blizzards
No. 12 July 1957 | 65 | Storm at Mawson, June 1957 | No. 131 June 1967 | 1302 | Cold hike | No. 189 May 1972 | 2281 | Story of a Mawson blizzard |
Bushfires
No. 9 April 1957 | 46 | Broadford forest fire | No. 128 March 1967 | 1240 | Tasmania's black Tuesday |
Drought
No. 99 October 1964 | 747 | The drought of 1838-39 | No. 103 February 1965 | 803 | More about the drought | No. 105 April 1965 | 839 | News in brief - Nell Anderson settling in; Cloud Seeding talks; Standards Assn. seek information; Soldiering on; Visit to Brisbane; Dirs. in Canberra; Norfolk Island inspection; Visits to CO - Dr Clark, Max Pross; 'Shorty' back in Melbourne; Dry start for '65; DIR's secretary married; W.M.O. Day celebrated; IPL visit to Perth; 'Chute' recovery unsuccessful; Forecasts for Lake Burley Griffin | No. 106 May 1965 | 859 | Drought critical in NSW | No. 121 August 1966 | 1116 | Noteworthy activities, June | No. 236 Aug/Sep 1976 | 2945 | Drought |
Floods
No. 130 May 1967 | 1269(P) | North Queensland floods | No. 130 May 1967 | 1270 | Floods in the Cairns area | No. 131 June 1967 | 1305 | Floods in the NT | No. 133 August 1967 | 1339 | Rain, rain go away | No. 165 April 1970 | 1891 | Hunter river memories | No. 187 March 1972 | 2256(P) | Bureau profile: 19 - J. Hogan (photo) | No. 187 March 1972 | 2257 | Don't let the rain come down (Melbourne 17 Feb 1972) | No. 201 May 1973 | 2440(P) | Flooding at Woomera (photo) | No. 206 October 1973 | 2492 | Victorian floods (cover s other photos) | No. 211 March 1974 | 2555(P) | Brisbane flood January 1974 (photo) | No. 211 March 1974 | 2557 | Mean wanderings of wet WANDA (Brisbane flood) | No. 214 June 1974 | 2607 | Over the inland sea (photo, flooding of C.Aust) | No. 217 September 1974 | 2661 | Sun spotting (partial solar eclipse) (photo) | No. 224 May 1975 | 2753 | Sydney's big wet (cover photos) | No. 237 Oct/Nov 1976 | 2960 | Googong flood (cover photos) | No. 251 October 1980 | 3169 | Carnarvon floods |
High Rainfall
No. 104 March 1965 | 820 | Rainfall on Mt. Bartle Frere | No. 133 August 1967 | 1339 | Rain, rain go away | No. 165 April 1970 | 1894 | Rain by the yard | No. 187 March 1972 | 2257 | Don't let the rain come down (Melbourne 17 Feb 1972) |
Jet Stream
No. 4 November 1956 | 17 | A definition of the jet stream |
Sea State
No. 236 Aug/Sep 1976 | 2954 | Arthur the Wrecker was here (Retirement Thompson, McEwen) |
Sheep Losses
No. 157 August 1969 | 1794 | Losses in lambs and newly shorn sheep |
Shipwreck
No. 204 August 1973 | 2470 | Cherry Venture aground near Double Island Point (photo) | No. 234 Apr/May 1976 | 2892 | Shipwreck a 'sard' saga (A. Brunt reminiscences |
Snowfalls
No. 115 February 1966 | 1000(P) | Oldsters at party |
Storm Surge
No. 172 December 1970 | 2000 | Cyclone lessons for Australia - 1 - East Pakistan, 2 - USA | No. 192 August 1972 | 2317(P) | Adelaide's stormy season (photo) | No. 192 August 1972 | 2322 | Stormy initiation (SA storm surge warning) |
Strong Winds
No. 101 December 1964 | 776 | Record blow at the Alice | No. 112 November 1965 | 962 | News in Brief - Talk to ABC rural officers; With CSIRO met physics (Businger); Record wind at Hobart; Tour of WA (J.S.Maher); Wedding bells for Ellen and Bob (Falconer); Visit to CO (Bruce Mason); Police VC for Neil McRae's brother | No. 116 March 1966 | 1028 | Polar ships lashed | No. 130 May 1967 | 1275 | Child tossed by wind | No. 192 August 1972 | 2317(P) | Adelaide's stormy season (photo) | No. 192 August 1972 | 2322 | Stormy initiation (SA storm surge warning) |
Temperature Extremes
No. 44 March 1960 | 307 | January heat in N.S.W. | No. 102 January 1965 | 783 | Temperature record at Cloncurry | No. 105 April 1965 | 835 | Hot day at Mandora | No. 113 December 1965 | 972 | Cold snap hits Tasmania |
Thunderstorms, Hail
No. 126 January 1967 | 1215 | Melbourne's dash of the tropics | No. 153 April 1969 | 1728 | Hail 15ft deep | No. 181 September 1971 | 2161 | What a way to see out winter (cover photo) | No. 201 May 1973 | 2441(P) | Thunderstorm over Brisbane (photo) | No. 205 September 1973 | 2479(P) | Hail fellow (hailstorm) (cover s other photo) |
Tornadoes
No. 156 July 1969 | 1778 | Tornado facts | No. 164 March 1970 | 1876 | Ken Smith's tornado | No. 181 September 1971 | 2168 | Tornado in Kin Kin | No. 198 February 1973 | 2406(P) | Drought, hail and tornados (newspaper cartoon, two photos) | No. 208 December 1973 | 2518(P) | Tornado in Brisbane (photo) | No. 210 February 1974 | 2540(P) | Storm over Melbourne (photo) |
Tropical Cyclones
No. 10 May 1957 | 53 | 1956-57 Tropical Cyclone Season - Eastern Australia | No. 12 July 1957 | 63 | 1956-57 Tropical Cyclone Season - Western July Australia | No. 12 July 1957 | 69 | Report on double passage of cyclone, Willis Island, 6-8th February, 1957 | No. 23 June 1958 | 148 | Queensland cyclone, 1st April, 1958 | No. 52 November 1960 | 365 | Cyclone at Mauritius | No. 94 May 1964 | 697 | Sidelights on cyclone 'Katie' | No. 101 December 1964 | 780 | News in brief - Management Conference; Lloyd, New Zealander calls in; Green Satellite confirms cyclone Rita; Hospital as weather station; Suggestion wins award - Jarman; Visits to CO - RD NSW, Pat Sullivan, D.C. Pitt, Lin Mitchell; Cyclone warning directive; Forecast wins bet for Campbell; Wedding bells for Barbara Daniel | No. 128 March 1967 | 1239(P) | Cyclone Dinah | No. 142 May 1968 | 1498 | Sidelights of cyclone | No. 143 June 1968 | 1514 | Challenge from West | No. 144 July 1968 | 1539 | Low pressures | No. 163 February 1970 | 1867(P) | Ada's fury | No. 164 March 1970 | 1875 | George Rutherford and his seven cyclones | No. 164 March 1970 | 1880 | Southern at sea | No. 166 June 1970 | 1898 | In Ada's path | No. 166 June 1970 | 1899 | Talking cyclones in Queensland | No. 177 May 1971 | 2100 | Parliamentary question (on tropical cyclones) | No. 186 February 1972 | 2243(P) | Daisy oh! Daisy (cover photo) (tropical cyclone) | No. 186 February 1972 | 2248 | Two very liberated women (cyclones Althea & Sally) | No. 196 December 1972 | 2381 | Insurance on cyclones | No. 196 December 1972 | 2382 | Hurricane horror | No. 197 January 1973 | 2394(P) | Hurricane Bebe - the butterfly of hate (photos) | No. 205 September 1973 | 2487 | The death of a lugger (1910 Broome cyclone) | No. 221 January 1975 | 2718(P) | Darwin after Tracy (photos, diagrams) | No. 223 Mar/Apr 1975 | 2739(P) | A tale of Trixie, Vida & Co (cyclones) (photo) | No. 224 May 1975 | 2760 | Rough ride from Alison (cyclone) | No. 230 October 1975 | 2836 | The cyclone of 1897 (Darwin - historical note) | No. 232 January 1976 | 2856(P) | Aftermath of Joan (Pt. Hedland cyclone) (photo) | No. 234 Apr/May 1976 | 2909 | Cyclone Colin report from Lord Howe Island | No. 247 December 1979 | 3111 | Recollections of cyclone Kerry | No. 248 March 1980 | 3114 | Cyclone season strikes | No. 249 May 1980 | 3134 | AMY a 'super' cyclone |
People in Bright Sparcs - Brunt, Allan Thomas; McRae, John Neil; Sullivan, Patrick Joseph
'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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