A000909 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2001-02-14 human Ailie Smith and Helen Morgan updated 2026-05-22 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000909b.htm CA 1835 corporateBody Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology Commonwealth of Australia AACR2 Bureau of Meteorology BOM 20 June 1955 Start Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Location Melbourne, Victoria Meteorology The Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology is the National Meteorological Service for Australia. Its role is to observe and understand Australian weather and climate and provide meteorological, hydrological and oceanographic services in support of Australia's national needs and international obligations.

Before June 1955 meteorological functions were carried out by the Meteorological Branch/Bureau of the Commonwealth Department of the Interior. The Meteorology Act 1955 became operative on 20 June 1955. The Act established the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and created the office of Director of Meteorology. From 1973 the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology was also referred to as the 'Bureau of Meteorology' in Commonwealth and Australian Government Directories.

 CRC for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (1997 - 2003) CRC for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environment (1991 - 1997) Meteorological Branch/Bureau, Commonwealth of Australia (1907 - 1955) Dingle, William Robert John (Bob) (1920 - 2016)

Weather observer 1950 - 1975

 Coughlan, Michael J.

Senior Meteorologist (later Chief climatologist) and Head, Australian National Climate Centre 2003 - 2012

 Treloar, Harry Mayne (1898 - 1963)

Deputy Director, New South Wales Divisional Office 1955 - 1958; Superintending Meteorologist, Analysis and Facilities Section 1958 -

 Phillips, Edward Frank (1923 - 2008)

Regional Director, Tasmania 1976 -

 Dwyer, Walter Anthony (1902 - 1981)

Retired as Superintending Meteorologist 1967

 Callaghan, Jeff (1943? - )

Head, Severe Weather Section (Queensland) 1995 - 2008

 Dwyer, Leonard Joseph (1907 - 1962)

Director 1955 - 1962

 Tucker, Gilbert Brian (Brian) (1930 - 2010)

Assistant Director (Research and Development) 1965 - 1969; Officer-in-Charge, Commonwealth Meteorology Research Centre 1969-1973

 McEwan, Angus David (1937 - 2018)

Senior Advisor (Oceanography) 1995 - 2003

 Schwerdtfeger, Peter (1935 - 2013)

Member, Advisory Board 2002 - 2006

 Zillman, John William (1939 - )

Director 1978 - 2003

 Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (2005 - ) Sara, Vicki Rubian

Chair, Advisory Board 2002 -

 Australian Numerical Meteorology Research Centre (ANMRC) (1974 - 1984) Phillpot, Henry Robert (1919 - 2018)

Superintendent, Synoptic Research Branch, Research and Development Division 1969 - 1978; Acting Assistant Director (Research) 1978 - 1980

 Gibbs, William James (Bill) (1916 - 2005)

Director (Research) of the Bureau of Meteorology 1962 - 1978

 International Antarctic Analysis Centre (IAAC) (1959 - 1965) 1959 1965 International Antarctic Meteorological Research Centre (1965 - 1969) 1965 1969 Frosterley Club, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology (1976 - ) 1976 Commonwealth Meteorology Research Centre (CMRC) (1969 - 1974) CRC for Southern Hemisphere Meteorology (1993 - 2000) Central Analysis Office (1941 - 1960s) Southern Hemisphere Analysis Centre (1964 - ?) National Climate Centre, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology (1985 - ) National Meteorological Centre (1985 - 1990s) National Meteorological Analysis Centre Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre (BMRC), Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology (1985 - 2007) 1985 Department of the Environment [II], Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1997 - 1998) Department of the Interior [II], Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1939 - 1972) 1955 1972 Department of Science [I], Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1972 - 1975) 1972 1975 Department of Science [II], Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1975 - 1978) 1975 1978 Department of Science and Consumer Affairs, Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1975) 1975 1975 Department of Science and the Environment, Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1978 - 1980) 1978 1980 Department of Science and Technology, Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1980 - 1984) 1980 1984 Department of Science [III], Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1984 - 1987) 1984 1987 Department of Administrative Services [III], Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1987 - 1993) 1987 1990 Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1987 - 1991) 1990 1991 Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories, Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1991 - 1993) 1991 1993 Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories, Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1993 - 1997) 1993 1997 Department of the Environment and Heritage, Commonwealth of Australia (1998 - ) 1998

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 'Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: A Very Special Family: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1946 to 1962 Gibbs, W. J. A Very Special Family: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1946 to 1962 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Book Section: A mini-history of meteorology in Australia Gibbs, W. J. A mini-history of meteorology in Australia Melbourne CSIRO Publishing 1997 Windows on Meteorology: Australian Perspective Webb, Eric K. 81-104 Journal Article: CSIRO is cutting climate science jobs. This is what's at stake for Australia Jakob, Christian; Hogg, Andy; Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Sarah CSIRO is cutting climate science jobs. This is what's at stake for Australia Australia The Conversation AU 2026 The Conversation Resource Section: Stormy Weather: a History of Research in the Bureau of Meteorology Gardner, J. Stormy Weather: a History of Research in the Bureau of Meteorology 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Resource Section: Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942) Hannay, K. Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942) 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Journal Article: Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Gibbs, W. J. Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology 1983 World Meteorological Organization Bulletin 32 309-313 Book: My Early Years in the Bureau of Meteorology: the Formation of the Frosterley Club, Metarch Papers No. 4 Lillywhite, J. My Early Years in the Bureau of Meteorology: the Formation of the Frosterley Club, Metarch Papers No. 4 Bureau of Meteorology 1992 Resource Section: My Early Years in the Bureau of Meteorology: the Formation of the Frosterley Club Lillywhite, J. My Early Years in the Bureau of Meteorology: the Formation of the Frosterley Club 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Book: A mini-history of meteorology in Australia Gibbs, W. J. A mini-history of meteorology in Australia Melbourne Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society 1996 Resource Section: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s Cornish, A.; Stout, R.; Swan, K.; Glendinning, C. Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Journal Article: A History of Meteorological and Climatological Studies in Australia Gentilli, J. A History of Meteorological and Climatological Studies in Australia 1967 University Studies in History 5 54-88 Book: Stormy Weather: a History of Research in the Bureau of Meteorology, Metarch Papers No. 11 Gardner, J. Stormy Weather: a History of Research in the Bureau of Meteorology, Metarch Papers No. 11 Bureau of Meteorology 1997 Book: A Very Special Family: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1946 to 1962, Metarch Papers No. 13 Gibbs, W. J. A Very Special Family: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1946 to 1962, Metarch Papers No. 13 Bureau of Meteorology 1999 Resource Section: A Brief History of the Bureau of Meteorology Bureau of Meteorology A Brief History of the Bureau of Meteorology Bureau of Meteorology 2001 Book: A Hundred Years of Science and Service Zillman, John W. A Hundred Years of Science and Service Melbourne Bureau of Meteorology 2001 Australian Meteorology Through the Twentieth Century 20 Book: The Bureau of Meteorology 1908-1983 Bureau of Meteorology The Bureau of Meteorology 1908-1983 Canberra AGPS 1983 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001 Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 1835; Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 Primary description of agency CA 1835; Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch Book: Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s, Metarch Papers No. 8 Cornish, A.; Stout, R.; Swan, K.; Glendinning, C. Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s, Metarch Papers No. 8 Bureau of Meteorology 1996 Journal Article: Australian Meteorology Cameron, A. M. Australian Meteorology 1878 Sydney University Magazine 1 Book: Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942), Metarch Papers No. 6 Hannay, K. Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942), Metarch Papers No. 6 Bureau of Meteorology 1994 Journal Article: A Perspective of Australian Meteorology - 1939-1978 Gibbs, W. J. A Perspective of Australian Meteorology - 1939-1978 1982 Australian Meteorological Magazine 30 3-17 Book: Australia's Role in International Meteorology - IMO-WMO Centenary 1973-1973 Bureau of Meteorology Australia's Role in International Meteorology - IMO-WMO Centenary 1973-1973 Melbourne Bureau of Meteorology 1973 Journal Article: Dr (W.J.) Bill Gibbs, Director, Bureau of Meteorology, 1962-1978 Dr (W.J.) Bill Gibbs, Director, Bureau of Meteorology, 1962-1978 1998 Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society 11 4 78-82 Journal Article: A Tradition of Meteorology Bond, H. G. A Tradition of Meteorology 1967 Weather News 127 February 1967 1 Journal Article: A Review of Meteorological Work in Australia Todd, C. A Review of Meteorological Work in Australia Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1894 Report of the fifth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 5 246-270 Journal Article: Bill Gibbs and the Origins of Australian Meteorology Morgan, Helen Bill Gibbs and the Origins of Australian Meteorology 2001 Australasian Science 22 6 46 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Christie, Maureen 2008 Historical Records of Australian Science 19 1 108-9 Book: Weather watchers: 100 years of the Bureau of Meteorology Day, David Weather watchers: 100 years of the Bureau of Meteorology Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 2007 Book: A Century of Science and Service: the Australian Bureau of Meteorology 1908-2008 Australia. Bureau of Meteorology A Century of Science and Service: the Australian Bureau of Meteorology 1908-2008 Melbourne Bureau of Meteorology 2008 Review: The "inexact science" of Weather Forecasting - an Australian history Gell, Rob The "inexact science" of Weather Forecasting - an Australian history 2008 The University of Melbourne Voice 3 1 14 Resource Section: The Origins of Australian Meteorology Gibbs, W. J. The Origins of Australian Meteorology 2001 Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Journal Article: Developments in climatology in Australia: 1946 - 1996 Nicholls, Neville Developments in climatology in Australia: 1946 - 1996 1997 Australian Meteorological Magazine 46 127-35 Edited Book: Windows on Meteorology: Australian Perspective Webb, Eric K. Windows on Meteorology: Australian Perspective Melbourne CSIRO Publishing 1997 Book: The Origins of Australian Meteorology, Metarch Papers No. 12 Gibbs, W. J. The Origins of Australian Meteorology, Metarch Papers No. 12 Bureau of Meteorology 1998 Journal Article: Science and Technology in the Story of Australian Federation: the Case of Meteorology, 1876-1908 Home, R. W.; and Livingston, K. T. Science and Technology in the Story of Australian Federation: the Case of Meteorology, 1876-1908 1994 Historical Records of Australian Science 10 2 109-127 Journal Article: Reminiscences of 30 years of meteorological research in Australia Priestley, C. H. B. Reminiscences of 30 years of meteorological research in Australia 1982 Australian Meteorological Magazine 30 19-30 Journal Article: Meteorology at Heard and Macquarie Islands Gibbs, W. J. Meteorology at Heard and Macquarie Islands 1950 The Meteorological magazine 79 168-70 Resource: Science and the making of Victoria Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Science and the making of Victoria 2001 Conference Proceedings: Colonial Observatories and Observations: Meteorology and Geophysics: Proceedings of a Conference held at St. Mary's College, University of Durham, 8-10 April, 1994 Kenworthy, Joan M.; and Walker, J. Malcolm Colonial Observatories and Observations: Meteorology and Geophysics: Proceedings of a Conference held at St. Mary's College, University of Durham, 8-10 April, 1994 Durham Department of Geography, University of Durham in collaboration with Royal Meteorological Society 1997 Journal Article: Australia-China Cooperation in Meteorology Zou, Jingmeng Australia-China Cooperation in Meteorology 1989 Australian Physicist 26 10 235-240 Journal Article: Agrometeorology's Leading Lady Moloney, T. Agrometeorology's Leading Lady 1993 Weather News 304 August 1993 20-21 Conference Proceedings: Antarctic Meteorology. Proceedings of the Symposium Held in Melbourne, February, 1959 Antarctic Meteorology. Proceedings of the Symposium Held in Melbourne, February, 1959 Melbourne Pergamon Press 1959 Conference Paper: Historic Advances in Meteoritics in Australia and Antarctica Marvin, U. B. Historic Advances in Meteoritics in Australia and Antarctica Sydney International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences 1994 Useful and Curious Geological Enquiries Beyond the World: Pacific-Asia Historical Themes: The 19th International INHIGEO Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 4-8 July, 1994 D. F. Branagan and G. H. McNally 52-58