Treloar, Harry Mayne (1898 - 1963)

Summary

Harry Treloar was one of Australia's top meteorologists. He worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for over forty years starting out as a clerk and rising to Assistant Director then Superintending Meteorologist in charge of the Analysis and Facilities Section of Central Office at the Bureau's Melbourne headquarters. The Bureau described him as one of their most distinguished officers. Treloar was also a highly committed member, office bearer and Executive Councillor of the Professional Officers' Association.

Details

Chronology

1914 - 1921

Career position - Clerk at the Adelaide Weather Bureau

1921 - 1937

Career position - Meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne

1937 - 1940

Career position - Meteorologist in charge of the Research and Training Section of the Bureau

1940 - 1955

Career position - Assistant Director (Technical) of the Bureau of Meteorology

1946

Education - Doctorate of Science (DSc)

1955 - 1958

Career position - Deputy Director of the New South Wales Divisional Office of the Bureau

1958 -

Career position - Superintending Meteorologist in charge of the Analysis and Facilities Section of Central Office at the Bureau's Melbourne headquarters

1959

Award - Award of Merit, Professional Officers' Association of the Commonwealth Public Service

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology, 'Obituary: Dr. H. M. Treloar', Weather News (1963). Details

Resources

• 'Treloar, Harry Mayne (18980720-19630305)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476435. Details

Resource Sections

• 'Treloar, Harry Mayne', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P002243p.htm. Details

See also

• Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_t.html. Details