Person

Phillips, Edward Frank (1923 - 2008)

Born
7 September 1923
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Died
24 January 2008
Tasmania, Australia
Occupation
Meteorologist
Alternative Names
  • Phillips, Ted

Summary

Ted Phillips worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 37 years and was Regional Director, Tasmania from 1976.

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The greater part of his earlier career was spent working in a variety of Head Office sections - Special Studies, Water Studies, Observations Standards and Practice, Networks, Codes and Traffic, the National Meteorological Analysis Centre and in Co-ordination and Planning, along with field offices for Hibal forecasting at Mildura and for Maralinga operations.

Chronology

Education - Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane
1942 - 1943
Military service - Second World War. Australian Infantry Forces
1943 - 1946
Military service - Second World War. Warrant Officer, RAAF
1948
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland
1949 - 1950s
Career position - Aviation forecaster at Eagle Farm airport, Bureau of Meteorology
1950s
Career position - Forecaster, Tasmanian Regional Office, Bureau of Meteorology
c. 1954 - c. 1964
Career position - Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre, Bureau of Meteorology
1964 - 1967
Career position - Officer-in-charge, meteorological services at Woomera, Bureau of Meteorology
1970
Career event - Delegate to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Fifth Session of the Commission for Synoptic Meteorology Systems (CBS), Geneva
c. 1970 - c. 1976
Career position - Member, Technical Committee of Commission for Synoptic Meteorology Systems (CBS), World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
1974 -
Career position - Supervisor, RFC, Victorian Regional Office, Bureau of Meteorology
1976 - 1986
Career position - Regional Director, Tasmania, Bureau of Meteorology

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Journal Articles

  • 'Tasmania's New RD', Weather News, 233 (February-March 1976) (1976), 6. Details

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See also

Helen Morgan; Ken McInnes

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