Person
Mitchell, Lynn Raymond (1927 - )
- Born
- 15 July 1927
Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Meteorologist
Summary
Lynn Mitchell joined the Bureau of Meteorology in 1949 soon after completing a Bachelor of Science (BSc) at the University of Western Australia. He worked his way up to Regional Director of South Australia (1980-1984) and was instrumental in the establishment of the Bureau's Australian Capital Territory branch. Mitchell's other achievements and positions include being a member of the Australian Institute of Public Administration in Adelaide; member of the Professional Officers Association; lecturer on synoptic meteorology to final year and honours science students at Flinders University; and participant in many television and radio programs dealing with the weather. He had a leading role in the ABC documentary "Weather and the Farmer".
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Chronology
- 1949
- Career position - Joined the Bureau of Meteorology in Western Australia
- 1950
- Career position - Moved to the Bureau's South Australian Regional Office
- 1960 - 1963
- Career position - Senior Meteorologist in charge of the Forecasting and Warning Section
- 1963 - 1965
- Career position - Senior Meteorologist in the Special Services Section
- 1965 - 1966
- Career position - Acting Supervising Meteorologist to establish ACT Regional Office
- May 1977 - c. 1979
- Career position - Acting Regional Director in Victoria
- 1980 - 1984
- Career position - Regional Director in South Australia
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Lynn Mitchell Takes Over the Reins in SA RO Fillerup!', Weather News, 250 (July 1980) (1980), 4. Details
Resources
- 'Mitchell, Lynn Raymond (19270715-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476401. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_m.html. Details
Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 9 March 2018
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