Recording the weather
Meteorology appealed to Australia’s early nation builders. By gaining knowledge of the continent’s unusual climate, it was hoped to push ahead with settlement of its vast, empty spaces. The Constitution granted the Commonwealth explicit power over meteorology and it wasn’t long before the new nation...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:5111396 2024-09-15T17:48:35+00:00 Recording the weather Sherratt, Tim 2008-08-08 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5111396 eng eng Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5111395 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5111396 oai:zenodo.org:5111396 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Archivists, Perth, 6-9 August 2008 history of meteorology archives info:eu-repo/semantics/conferencePaper 2008 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.511139610.5281/zenodo.5111395 2024-07-27T04:46:44Z Meteorology appealed to Australia’s early nation builders. By gaining knowledge of the continent’s unusual climate, it was hoped to push ahead with settlement of its vast, empty spaces. The Constitution granted the Commonwealth explicit power over meteorology and it wasn’t long before the new nation took action – the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology commenced operations 100 years ago on 1 January 1908. Knowing the weather is an integral part of knowing the land. But the records of this ongoing exploration are not simply lists of measurements and observations. Important too are the records of our weather-inspired dreams and obsessions. These can be found throughout the National Archives collection – in plans for a solar observatory, in programs for Antarctic research, in hopes for long-range forecasting, in concerns about atomic testing. Australia’s exploration of one of the most variable climates on earth offers a rich story of achievement and frustration. This paper will demonstrate how our continuing fascination with weather is reflected in the rich holdings of the National Archives. Conference Object Antarc* Antarctic Zenodo |
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Meteorology appealed to Australia’s early nation builders. By gaining knowledge of the continent’s unusual climate, it was hoped to push ahead with settlement of its vast, empty spaces. The Constitution granted the Commonwealth explicit power over meteorology and it wasn’t long before the new nation took action – the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology commenced operations 100 years ago on 1 January 1908. Knowing the weather is an integral part of knowing the land. But the records of this ongoing exploration are not simply lists of measurements and observations. Important too are the records of our weather-inspired dreams and obsessions. These can be found throughout the National Archives collection – in plans for a solar observatory, in programs for Antarctic research, in hopes for long-range forecasting, in concerns about atomic testing. Australia’s exploration of one of the most variable climates on earth offers a rich story of achievement and frustration. This paper will demonstrate how our continuing fascination with weather is reflected in the rich holdings of the National Archives. |
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