Person
Shields, Archibald John (1914 - 1995)
MBE
- Born
- 28 May 1914
Kyabram, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 1995
- Occupation
- Meteorologist and Teacher
Summary
Archibald 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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Chronology
- 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, 45 (April 1960) (1960), 4-5. Details
- 'Vale Arch Shields', Weather News, 310 (September 1995) (1995), 56-57. Details
- Gibbs, William James, 'R D Queensland Retires', Weather News, 240 (November 1977) (1977), 3. Details
Resources
- 'Shields, Archibald John (19140528-19951231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476417. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_s.html. Details
Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 9 March 2018
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