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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-05-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001985b.htm person Curlewis Harold Burnham AACR2 1874 8 June 1968 Place of Birth Geelong, Victoria, Australia Place of Death West Perth, Western Australia, Australia Astronomer Meteorologist Harold Curlewis was Acting Government Astronomer and Meteorologist in Western Australia 1912-1920 and Government Astronomer 1920-1940. He managed to keep the Perth Observatory open in face of government opposition. 1898 c. 1912 Career position - Astronomical Computer and Observer, Observatory, Perth, Western Australia 1912 1920 Career position - Acting Government Astronomer and Meteorologist, Western Australia 1920 1940 Career position - Government Astronomer, Western Australia 1922 1922 Career event - Elected Associate Member (Astronomy), Australian National Research Council 1940 1940 Life event - Retired 1968 1968 Buried - Cremated, Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth Nossiter, Clive (1877 - 1935) Perth Observatory, Colony of Western Australia (1896 - )

Government Astronomer 1920 - 1940; Acting Government Astronomer and Meteorologist 1912 - 1920; Astronomical Computer and Observer 1898 - c1912

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Associate Member (Astronomy) 1922 -

 Curlewis, Harold Burnham

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 'Curlewis, Harold Burnham', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Curlewis, Harold Burnham Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Government Astronomer. Mr. H. B. Curlewis Farewelled Government Astronomer. Mr. H. B. Curlewis Farewelled 1940 The West Australian 11 Newspaper Article: Perth Observatory. Mr Curlewis's Work Perth Observatory. Mr Curlewis's Work 1940 The West Australian 3 Thesis: Measuring the stars and observing the less visible: Australia's participation in the Astrographic Catalogue and Carte du Ciel Stevenson, T. Measuring the stars and observing the less visible: Australia's participation in the Astrographic Catalogue and Carte du Ciel University of Sydney 2015 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001 Harold Burnham Curlewis - Records Perth Observatory Harold Burnham Curlewis - Records 1912 - 1940 Meridian and Star Catalogues for Perth, Zone 31 - 41 degrees south; letter books, files, articles, monthly notices 1912-20; articles on astronomy in local daily newspapers; information in official Observatory records 1920-40.