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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-10 human Helen Morgan updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003229b.htm person Bond Harold George AACR2 5 May 1912 Place of Birth Australia Meteorologist Harold Bond worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 33 years, 1939-1972, and was Regional Director, Tasmania, 1964-1972.

Born 5 May 1912. Educated: Brisbane Grammar School; BSc, University of Queensland, 1933. His father George was Divisional Meteorologist for Queensland, 1908-1934. Worked as a maths and science teacher before joining a meteorological training course in 1939, having decided to become a meteorologist after the death of his father in 1938. Served in the RAAF Meteorological Service in New Guinea and New Britain. Officer in charge at Amberly, Darwin and Mascot. Senior Meteorologist (Forecasting), Sydney. Regional Director, Tasmania, 1964-1972.

With this tradition of meteorology in the family, it might have been expected that one of my sons would have shown some interest in such a career. [But] this was where Mrs H. G. B. stepped in and declared with some firmness, that 'one meteorologist in the family is enough'. Harold Bond, 1967.

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 'Bond, Harold George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bond, Harold George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Bureau Profile No. 20 - H. G. Bond Bureau Profile No. 20 - H. G. Bond 1972 Weather News 190 June 1972 5-7 Journal Article: A Tradition of Meteorology Bond, H. G. A Tradition of Meteorology 1967 Weather News 127 February 1967 1 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001