RAAF Meteorological Service
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Weather Factor in Warfare
Chapter 2: Establishing and Developing the RAAF Directorate of Met. Services (D.Met.S)
Chapter 3: Recruiting and Training of Personnel
Chapter 4: Meteorology in Aviation
Chapter 5: The Met. Retreating
Chapter 6: The Met. Advancing
Chapter 7: The Met With the Army and the Navy
Chapter 8: Divisional Offices of the Bureau of Meteorology During the War
Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane
Perth
Adelaide
Hobart
Chapter 9: Research and Instrumental Development
Chapter 10: The End, Aftermath, and Beyond
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
References
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Hobart
Australia's first fully-equipped official meteorological station had been established at Hobart Town in 1841, and regular observations commenced from that date.Like Adelaide, Hobart was more remote from the war theatre than the more northern centres. Nevertheless, the Divisional Office was fully geared on a war footing to provide all meteorological services wherever and whenever required by the Allied forces. The weather reports from Tasmanian stations were of vital importance to the whole synoptic network; and particularly in reference to conditions on the south-eastern coast of Australia, in Bass Strait and the Great Australian Bight. Japanese activities on the 2 000 mile coastline from Cape Howe to Cape York were apparent in the very considerable loss of shipping due to enemy submarine and mine operations in this area.
In 1945, Squadron-Leader George Mackey was the Divisional Meteorologist at Hobart.
People in Bright Sparcs - Mackey, George William
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