Person
Smith, William Thomas Perkin (Bill) (1920 - 2007)
- Born
- 1920
Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 7 November 2007
Australia - Occupation
- Meteorologist, Technical officer and Forecaster
Summary
Bill Smith worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 47 years, retiring as Principal Technical Officer Queensland in 1983. He began his public service career in 1934 at 14 years of age in the Postmaster General's department in Hobart, joining the Bureau in 1936. He spent 1941-1942 as a meteorological observer on Willis Island.
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Chronology
- 13 December 1934
- Career event - Appointed Telegraph Messenger, Fourth Division, Postmaster-General's Department, Tasmania
- 13 July 1983
- Career event - Retired as Principal Technical Officer (Meteorology), Queensland, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology
Published resources
Resources
- 'Smith, W. T. P. (1920-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476778. 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: 12 October 2026
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