Biographical entry Dwyer, Walter Anthony (1902 - 1981)

Summary

Walter Anthony Dwyer worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 41 years, mainly in areas allied to aviation, retiring in December 1967 as Superintending Meteorologist, Forecasting and Information Branch. He was educated at Perth Technical College, was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO) for outstanding services to meteorology and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (FMS).

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Events

1920 - c. 1925

Career position - Joined the Western Australia Civil Service, Taxation Department

1926 - c. 1933

Career position - Joined the Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne

1934 - 1937

Career position - Worked in the Darwin Bureau

1941 - 1946

Career position - Royal Australian Air Force Meteorological Service

1964 - 1967

Career position - President of the World Meteorological Organization Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Dwyer Walter Anthony (19021114-19810516)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476500. Details

See also

• Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P003244. Details