Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology
Preface
Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929–1946 by Allan Cornish
History of Major Meteorological Installation in Australia from 1945 to 1981 by Reg Stout
Foreword
Major Installation Projects Involving Reg Stout
Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service by Keith Swan
The Bureau of Meteorology in Papua New Guinea in the 1950s by Col Glendinning
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Major Installation Projects Involving Reg Stout
| STATION | DATE | EQUIPMENT | INSTALLATION OFFICER |
| Bowes Avenue | Dec 1948 | 277 Radar | DCA/Stout |
| Darwin Airport | 1952 | Metox | Stout |
| Port Hedland | 1952 | Metox | Stout |
| Cocos Island | 1952 | Metox | RAAF |
| Cloncurry | Aug 1952 | 277 Radar | DCA |
| Laverton | Jul 1953 | 277 Radar | DCA |
| Alice Springs | Aug 1953 | 277 Radar | DCA |
| Williamtown | Dec 1953 | 277 Radar | DCA |
| Hobart Airport | Feb 1954 | 277 Radar | DCA |
| Adelaide Airport | Jun 1954 | 277 Radar | DCA |
| Lord Howe Island | Nov 1954 | 277 Radar | DCA |
| Norfolk Island | Feb 1955 | Metox | Smith |
| Forrest | June 1955 | 277 Radar | DCA |
| Brisbane Airport | Aug 1955 | 277 Radar | Stout |
| Perth Airport | Aug 1955 | 277 Radar | DCA |
| Charleville | Oct 1955 | 277 Radar | Stout |
| Townsville | Dec 1955 | 277 Radar | Stout |
| Giles | Aug 1956 | MKVII Radar | Stout |
| Lae | Oct 1956 | Metox | Stout |
| Gladstone | Nov 1957 | 277 Radar | Stout |
| Macquarie Island | Feb 1958 | MKVII Radar | ANARE |
| Darwin Airport | Oct 1958 | 277 Radar | Stout |
| Honiara | 1958 | Metox | Khan |
| Mackay | Sep 1959 | 277 Radar | Stout |
| Cape Byron | Oct 1960 | SNW51 WW Radar | Stout |
| Davis | 1961 | Metox | ANARE |
| Cairns Airport | Jan 1961 | SNW51 WW Radar | Stout |
| Cairns Airport | Feb 1961 | WF1 Radar | Stout |
| Carnarvon | Jun 1961 | MKVII Radar | Stout |
| Cobar | May 1962 | MKVII Radar | Stout |
| Cairns Saddle Mount | Oct 1962 | Cossar WW Radar | Stout |
| Mildura | Apr 1963 | WF2 Radar (temporary) | Khan |
| Sydney RO | Jun 1963 | SNW51 WW Radar | Stout |
| Sydney Airport | Jun 1963 | Ceilometer | Clarke |
| Hoddle Street | Jun 1963 | Store and workshop from No 2 Drummond Street | arranged by Hall and Stout |
| Ceduna | Jun 1963 | WF2 Radar (temporary) | Khan |
| Coffs Harbour | Aug 1963 | WF2 Radar (temporary) | Davies |
| Oodnadatta | Aug 1963 | WF2 Radar (temporary) | Khan |
| Mount Gambier | Feb 1964 | WF2 Radar (temporary) | Khan |
| Moree | Mar 1964 | WF2 Radar | Khan |
| Melbourne Uni | May 1964 | RC33 Radar | Pendrich |
| Giles | Aug 1964 | WF2 Radar | Khan |
| Laverton | Aug 1964 | WF2 Radar | Clarke |
| Albany | Apr 1965 | WF2 Radar | Khan |
| Broome | May 1965 | WF2 Radar | Khan | Wagga | Jul 1965 | WF2 Radar | Evans |
| Woomera | Jul 1965 | WF2 Radar | Crombie |
| Longreach | Sep 1965 | WF2 Radar | Paterson |
| Geraldton | Nov 1965 | WF2 Radar | Paterson |
| Laverton | Apr 1966 | WF44 Radar | Clarke |
| Bowes Avenue | Jun 1966 | WF2 Radar | Khan |
| Launceston | Jul 1966 | WF2 Radar | Paterson |
| Mount Gambier | Jul 1966 | WF44 Radar | Clarke |
| Cairns Airport | Aug 1966 | WF2 Radar to replace WF1 | Khan |
| Cato Island | Oct 1966 | Automatic Weather Station | Clarke |
| Sydney Airport | Nov 1966 | WF44 Radar | Paterson |
| Woomera | Mar 1967 | WF44 Radar | Clarke |
| Mawson | Mar 1967 | WF2 Radar | Antarctic Division |
| Davis | Mar 1967 | Metox refurbishment | Antarctic Division |
| Port Hedland | Jun 1967 | WF44 Radar | Paterson |
| Halls Creek | Jul 1967 | WF2 Radar | Clarke |
| Coffs Harbour | Sep 1967 | WF2 Radar (permanent) | Clarke |
| Port Moresby | Oct 1967 | WF44 Radar | Paterson |
| Nowra | Dec 1967 | WF2 Radar (Ex Mount Gambier) | Clarke |
| Macquarie Island | Feb 1968 | WF2 Radar | Antarctic Division |
| Bowes Avenue | Feb 1968 | 277 Radar rewire | Clarke |
| Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) | Mar 1968 | Met Instrumentation | Clarke |
| Willis Island | Jun 1968 | WF2 Radar | Stout |
| Brisbane Airport | Jul 1968 | WF44 Radar and Metox | Clarke |
| Darwin Airport | Sep 1968 | WF44 Radar and Metox | Paterson |
| Frederick Reef | Oct 1968 | Automatic Weather Station | Clarke/Missen |
| Cobar | Oct 1968 | WF2 Radar (Ex RAAF Academy) | Clarke |
| Melbourne Airport | Feb 1969 | CDC Ceilometer | Clarke |
| Casey | Feb 1969 | WF2 Radar | Svenson |
| Ceduna | Mar 1969 | WF2 Radar (permanent) | Clarke |
| Browse Island | Mar 1969 | Automatic Weather Station | Paterson |
| Oodnadatta | Apr 1969 | WF2 Radar (permanent) | Brealey |
| Esperance | May 1969 | WF2 Radar (Ex Woomera) | Clarke |
| Norfolk Island | Aug 1969 | WF2 Radar | Clarke |
| Brisbane Airport | Aug 1969 | WF3 Radar | Hite |
| Marion Reef | Sep 1969 | Automatic Weather Station | Bugalski |
| Sydney Airport | Sep 1969 | Tower extension to 30 feet | Clarke |
| Brisbane Airport | Oct 1969 | WF44 Radar (for JACMAS) | Duck |
| Mildura | Nov 1969 | WF2 Radar (permanent) | Clarke |
| Darwin Airport | Dec 1969 | WF3 Radar | Hite |
| Port Keats | Dec 1969 | Automatic Weather Station | Carter |
| Melbourne Airport | Mar 1970 | Met Instrumentation Stage II | Clarke |
| Rowley Shoals | Jun 1970 | Automatic Weather Station | Seedsman/Owen |
| Flinders Reef | Jun 1970 | Automatic Weather Station | Johnston/Clarke |
| Kangaroo Island | Jul 1970 | WF3 Radar (temporary) | Cornwell |
| Canberra Airport | Aug 1970 | WF3 Radar | Clarke |
| Scott Reef | Sep 1970 | Automatic Weather Station | Owens |
| Lihou Reef | Nov 1970 | Automatic Weather Station | Clarke |
| Wagga | Nov 1970 | WF3 Radar to replace WF2 | Clarke/Owens |
| Bowes Avenue | Nov 1970 | WF2 Radar (Ex Wagga) | Clarke |
| Bathurst Island | Aug 1971 | Automatic Weather Station | Duck |
| Mackay | Sep 1971 | WF44 Radar | Clarke |
| Mount Stuart | Oct 1971 | WF44 Radar | Owens |
| Port Vila | Nov 1971 | WF3 Radar | Clarke |
| Groote Eylandt | Nov 1971 | Automatic Weather Station | Duck |
| Hoddle Street | Jan 1972 | WF44 Radar (Training) | West |
| Gladstone | Apr 1972 | WF44 Radar | West |
| Adelaide Airport | May 1972 | WF44 Radar | West completion 16 June 1972 |
| Adele Island | May 1972 | Automatic Weather Station | Johnston |
| Creal Reef | Jun 1972 | Automatic Weather Station | Duck |
| Gannet Cay | Jul 1972 | Automatic Weather Station | West |
| Sydney RFC | Jul 1972 | Relocate SNW51 WW Radar | Donald |
| Perth Airport | Jul 1972 | WF44 Radar | Clarke |
| Holmes Reef | Sep 1972 | Automatic Weather Station | Duck |
| Hobart Airport | Sep 1972 | WF44 Radar | West |
| Carnarvon | Nov 1972 | WF3 Radar | Regional Staff |
| Kupang | Mar 1973 | WF3 Radar | Clarke |
| Williamtown | May 1973 | WF44 Radar | West |
| Tennant Creek | May 1973 | WF3 Radar | Duck |
| Canberra Airport | Sep 1973 | WF3 Radar | Clarke |
| Meekatharra | Apr 1974 | WF3 Radar (new building) | Clarke |
| Alice Springs | May 1974 | WF44 Radar (new building) | West |
| Brisbane Valley | May 1974 | Initial flood warning installation at two sites | Clarke |
| Darwin RFC | Jul 1974 | Telephone conference link WSO, OBS and RFC | Clarke |
| Daly Waters | Jul 1974 | WF3 Radar for Boundary Layer project | West |
| Mount Kanigan | Sep 1974 | WF44 Radar | West |
| Mount Isa | Jun 1975 | WF3 Radar, Radiosonde, Met Instrumentation at new building | West |
| Broome | Oct 1975 | WF44 Radar | West |
| Melbourne RFC | Feb 1976 | WF44 WW Radar Remote Control | Clarke |
| Rabaul | May 1976 | WF3 Radar | West |
| Sydney Airport | Jun 1976 | WF3 Radar new OBS building | Clarke |
| Rockbank | Jun 1976 | APT System | Clarke |
| Sydney Airport | Jun 1976 | Relocate displays at new WSO | Regional Staff |
| Strahan | Aug 1976 | Automatic Weather Station | Lazdins |
| Mount Kanigan | Aug 1976 | Full remote control to RFC | West |
| Launceston | Sep 1976 | Reposition installation | Clarke |
| Tasman Island | Oct 1976 3rd Stage | Automatic Weather Station | West/Lazdins |
| Mount Stuart | May 1972 2nd Stage Nov 1976 | Remote control of radar to Townsville WSO | West |
| Adelaide RFC | Dec 1976 | New RFC instrument wiring | West/Lazdins |
| Head Office, 150 Lonsdale Street | Nov 1977 | MDUS Satellite project | West/Lazdins |
| Head Office, 150 Lonsdale Street | Dec 1977 | Met Instrumentation on roof | Lazdins/Porter |
| Adelaide Airport | Apr 1978 | Remote display of Met Instruments from OBS to WSO | West |
| Learmonth | Aug 1978 | WF2 Radar | Head Office/ |
| Learmonth | Sep 1978 | Remote WF44 Radar Cape Range to Airport | Regional Staff, Lazdins/Porter |
| Ballarat | Oct 1978 | Automatic Weather Station | Lazdins |
| Cairns Airport | Nov 1978 | Replace WF1 with WF2 Radar | Regional Staff |
| Thursday Island | Nov 1978 | WF3 Radar for PGGE | Regional Staff |
| Lae | Nov 1978 | WF3 Radar | Lazdins/Porter |
| Port Moresby | Nov 1978 | Satellite Reception Station | Lazdins/Porter |
| Sydney RFC | Nov 1978 | Remote WF44 Radar to RFC | Regional Staff |
| Broadmeadows (Camp Road) | Oct 1979 | Relocate WF44 Radar from Laverton to new Training Annexe | Lazdins/Porter |
| Broome | Dec 1979 | SSB Link to Perth RFC | Riabow |
| Port Hedland | Dec 1979 | SSB Link to Perth RFC | Riabow |
| Broadmeadows (Camp Road) | Mar 1980 | Radiosonde (Training Annexe installation completed) | Pendrich/Cox |
| Lucinda | Mar 1980 | Automatic Weather Station | Lazdins |
| Heron Island | Apr 1980 | Automatic Weather Station | Lazdins |
| Cocos Island | May 1980 | Relocate Met facilities to new building | Cox/Porter |
| Mount Stuart | Jul 1980 | Relocate to Telecom building | Pendrich/Keswick/Porter |
| Mount Gambier | Oct/Nov 1980 | Cold Front investigation Mobile Met | Porter/Pendrich |
| Bowes Avenue | Oct 1980 | Remove 277 Radar | Cox |
| Broadmeadows (Camp Road) | Nov 1980 | Refurbish Mobile Met unit | Pendrich |
| Lord Howe Island | 1981 | Preparation of drawings and specifications for new office | Stout |
| Letter Box NSW | 1981 | Preparation of drawings and specifications for new installation | Stout |
| Broadmeadows (Glenlitta Avenue) | 1981 | Acquire land, prepare layouts and specifications for new training complex | Stout |
| 17 May 1981 | Reg Stout retires from Bureau after thirty six years involvement of Meteorology in meteorology |
People in Bright Sparcs - Holmes, Ralph Aubrey Edward; Stout, Reginald William (Reg)
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