Biographical entry Shields, Archibald John (1914 - 1995)

Summary

Archibald John Shields worked for the Bureau of Meteorology, 1940-1977, and was Deputy Director, Hobart, 1954-1959, and Brisbane, 1959-1977. He made a significant contribution to the science of tropical meteorology and, in particular, to cyclone forecasting. From 1940 to 1945 Shields worked for the RAFF Meteorological Service and was Squadron Leader in Timor, Morotai, Lauan and mentioned in dispatches during the Borneo invasion.

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Events

1931 - 1939

Career position - Teacher with the Victorian Department of Education

1937 - 1938

Career position - Footballer with the Carlton Football Club (Victorian Football League)

1940 - 1945

Career position - Member of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Meteorological Service

1948 - 1954

Career position - Meteorologist with the Bureau of Meteorology in Brisbane

1954 - 1959

Career position - Deputy Director of the Bureau of Meteorology's Hobart office

1959 - 1977

Career position - Deputy Director of the Bureau of Meteorology's Brisbane office

1972

Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Published resources

Journal Articles

• 'Mr. A. J. Shields, Deputy Director, Brisbane', Weather News, vol. 45, April 1960, 1960, pp. 4-5. Details
• 'Vale Arch Shields', Weather News, vol. 310, September 1995, 1995, pp. 56-57. Details
• Gibbs, William James, 'R D Queensland Retires', Weather News, vol. 240, November 1977, 1977, p. 3. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Shields Archibald John', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476417. Details

See also

• Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P003302. Details