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Hannay, Alexander Keith (Keith) (1914 - )
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Meteorologist
Born: 22 March 1914  Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Alexander Keith (Keith) Hannay worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 39 years, and was Regional Director, Victoria, from 1959 until his retirement in 1976.
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Chronology
c. 1935Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1937 - 1976Joined the Bureau of Meteorology
1938 - 1939Worked at the meteorological office at Rose Bay Base and Mascot Airport, New South Wales
1940 - 1945Served in the Royal Australian Air Force Meteorological Service
1947 - 1953Senior Meteorologist at the New South Wales regional office
1954 - 1959Supervising Meteorologist at the Central Analysis Office in Melbourne
1959 - 1976Regional Director for Victoria
1976Retired

 
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  • Hannay, K., 'Some Recollections of Service in the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology and RAAF Meteorological Service: Mascot and Rose Bay (1938 to 1940): Sojourn in the Far East (1942)', in Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/0339.html. [ Details ]

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