Person
Bahr, Victor John (1918 - )
- Born
- 21 January 1918
Australia - Occupation
- Meteorologist
Summary
Victor Bahr worked for the Bureau of Meteorology 1937-1956 and 1966-1978, and was Regional Director of Tasmania (1948-1952), Canberra (1966-1969) and New South Wales (1969-1978). He also spent some time in senior positions, including head of the Services and Management branches, at the Bureau's head office in Melbourne.
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Chronology
- 1934 - 1937
- Career position - Joined the Department of Interior in Canberra
- 1937 - 1942
- Career position - Transferred to the Bureau of Meteorology
- 1942 - 1946
- Career position - Member of the Royal Australian Air Force Meteorological Service
- 1947
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland
- 1948 - 1952
- Career position - Regional Director of the Bureau of Meteorology in Tasmania
- 1952 - 1956
- Career position - Chief of the Administrative Division of the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1956 - 1966
- Career position - Meteorologist with the Department of Defence
- 1966 - 1969
- Career position - Regional Director of the Bureau of Meteorology in Canberra
- 1969 - 1978
- Career position - Regional Director of the Bureau of Meteorology in New South Wales
Published resources
Resources
- 'Bahr, Victor John (1918-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475581. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_b.html. Details
Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 9 March 2018
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