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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/P003277b.htm person Mackey George William MBE AACR2 27 February 1906 1979 Place of Birth West Leederville, Western Australia, Australia Meteorologist George Mackey worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 44 years (1927-1971) and was Deputy Director, Hobart, 1944-1946, Adelaide, 1947-1948, and Perth, 1949-1971. While working in Perth he was involved in meteorological aspects of flight planning for the first regular passenger flights across the Indian Ocean in the mid 1950s, and was also involved in tropical cyclone warning systems for the north west of Western Australia. Mackey was educated at the Christian Brothers' College in Perth and at the Royal Australian Naval College in Jervis Bay. 1920 1922 Education - Studied at the Royal Australian Naval College in Jervis Bay c. 1922 1941 Career position - Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve 1927 1930 Career position - Meteorological Assistant with the Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne 1930 1936 Career position - Cadet Engineer with the Postmaster-General's Department 1936 1936 Career position - Assistant Meteorologist (Research) with the Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne 1937 1940 Career position - Meteorologist in charge at the Bureau of Meteorology in Darwin 1941 c. 1945 Career position - Joined the Royal Australian Air Force, serving as Squadron Leader in Malaya, Sumatra and Darwin 1945 1946 Career position - Divisional Meteorologist and Deputy Director at the Bureau in Hobart 1947 Award - Associate of the Institute of Physics (Australia) 1947 1948 Career position - Deputy Director at the Bureau in Adelaide 1949 1971 Career position - Deputy Director at the Bureau in Perth 1970 1970 Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Mackey, George William (19060227-19791231)

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 'Mackey, George William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mackey, George William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Deaths of Former Officers Deaths of Former Officers 1979 Weather News 247 December 1979 15 Journal Article: Bureau Profile 9 - the Retoubtable George Mackey, Retd. Bureau Profile 9 - the Retoubtable George Mackey, Retd. 1971 Weather News 175 March 1971 5-9 Journal Article: Mr. G. W. Mackey - Deputy Director, Perth Mr. G. W. Mackey - Deputy Director, Perth 1960 Weather News 43 February 1960 4-5 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001