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Mares, David John (1879 - ) |
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| Meteorologist | ||
| Born: 30 January 1879 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| David John Mares was Divisional Meteorologist of the New South Wales regional office of the Bureau of Meteorology, 1918-1944. He served as Wing Commander in the RAAF Meteorological Services during the Second World War. |
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| Mares began his career in meteorology in 1895, and obtained the highest pass marks in meteorology in the Commonwealth Public Service exams in 1910. He authored Know Your Own Weather: Popular Studies in Australian Meteorology, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1930. | ||
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