Person
Foley, James Charles (1892 - 1967)
- Born
- 19 June 1892
Broadford, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 23 January 1967
- Occupation
- Meteorologist
Summary
James Foley was Chief Scientific Officer of the Bureau of Meteorology from the end of the Second World War until his retirement in 1957, specialising in climatology. He was a member of the Bureau for forty-six years. Foley was educated at the University of Tasmania (BSc).
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Chronology
- 1908 - 1909
- Career position - Telegraph Messenger in Strahan, Tasmania
- 1909 - 1911
- Postal Assistant in Launceston, Tasmania
- 1912 - c. 1922
- Career position - Clerk in the Bureau of Meteorology in Hobart
- 1922 - 1937
- Career position - Divisional Meteorologist in Tasmania
- 1938 - 1947
- Career position - Supervising Meteorologist in Climatology at the Bureau in Melbourne
- 1948 - 1957
- Career position - Chief Scientific Officer at the Bureau
- 1957
- Life event - Retired
Published resources
Resources
- 'Foley, J C (1892-1967)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-474077. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_f.html. Details
Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 9 March 2018
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