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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-10 human Helen Morgan updated 2024-02-08 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003295b.htm person Powell Frank Anthony AACR2 30 December 1924 21 October 2018 Place of Birth Australia Place of Death Victoria, Australia Meteorologist Tony Powell worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 39 years, and was Regional Director, Victoria, 1980-1988, specialising in agrometeorology.

Born 30 December 1924. Educated: St Patrick's College and St Kevin's College (Victoria). BSc, University of Melbourne. Joined Bureau of Meteorology in 1949, undertaking weather forecasting duties in Melbourne, working in the Central Analysis office, followed by several years in the South Australian Regional Office. Returned to Victorian Regional Office in 1957 and moved to Head Office in 1966, where he spent three years as a member of the Research Cooperative Studies Branch, the Agromet and Applied Met Section and later in Techniques Application in the Services Division. Supervising Meteorologist, Regional Office, Victoria, 1971. Churchill Fellowship, 1974. Supervising [or Superintendent?] Meteorologist, Special Projects Section, Research and Development branch, 1978. Regional Director, Victoria, 1980-1988. Involved for many years on World Meteorological Organization activities as Australia's representative on the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology.

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 'Powell, Frank Anthony (Tony)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Powell, Frank Anthony (Tony) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Grass Looks Greener for Tony Grass Looks Greener for Tony 1988 Weather News 286 May 1988 24-26 Journal Article: Tony Powell New RD Victoria Tony Powell New RD Victoria 1980 Weather News 248 March 1980 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001