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Phillips, Edward Frank (1923 - ) |
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| Meteorologist | ||
| Born: 7 September 1923 Australia | ||
| Edward Frank (Ted) Phillips worked for the Bureau of Meterology for 37 years and was Regional Director, Tasmania from 1976. |
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| Alternative Names: Phillips, Ted | ||
| Born 7 September 1923. Educated: Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane. BSc, Queensland University, 1948. Flew in the RAAF, 1943-1946, in England. Joined the Bureau of Meterology in 1949. Worked briefly as an aviation forecaster at Eagle Farm airport and for a short period at the Tasmanian Regional Office, then returned to Brisbane for 10 years forecasting in the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre. Worked in a variety of Head Office sections - Special Studies, Water Studies, Observations Standards and Practice, Networks, Codes and Traffic, the National Meteorological Analysis Centre and Co-ordination and Planning, also at field offices doing Hibal forecasting at Mildura and for Maralinga operations. Officer in charge at Woomera, 1964-1967. Delegate to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Fifth Session of the Commission for Synoptic Meteorology Systems (CBS). Member, WMO Technical Committee of CBS. Regional Director, Tasmania, 1976-1986. | ||
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