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Ashton, Henry Tamblyn (Harry) ( - 1992)

Meteorologist

Born: Australia. Died: April 1992.

Henry Tamblyn (Harry) Ashton, previously a maths and physics teacher at Adelaide High School, joined the RAAF in 1940 as a science graduate, undertaking meteorological training, and served until 1946. After the war he went straight into the Bureau of Meteorology, retiring in 1975 after 35 years in meteorology. He was the Bureau's first Assistant Director Facilities.

Online Sources

See Also

Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P003220. [ Details ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001
Modified: 24 May 2006

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