The weather watchers : 100 years of the Bureau of Meteorology / David Day.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 515-519.

Foreword -- Preface -- Some Milestones in Australian Meteorology -- 1. 1788-1890: 'horror and desolation ... on every side' -- 2. 1890-1900: 'a task never before attempted' -- 3. 1901-1904: 'a blot on federation' -- 4. 1905-1908: 'disabilities, difficulties, and delays' -- 5. 1908-1910: 'a record for any weather prophet' -- 6. 1910-1914: 'never willingly look a Sea Elephant in the face' -- 7. 1914-1919: 'the fates conspire to disappoint me' -- 8. 1920-1924: 'sick of the stagnant 'Weather Bureau' --9. 1924-1929: 'Cinderella of the sciences' -- 10. 1930-1936: 'an honest endeavour to meet our obligations' -- 11. 1937-1939: 'what a job this is' -- 12. 1939-1941: 'no longer public servants' -- 13. 1941-1942: 'business has been brisker than ever' --14. 1942-1944: 'a continual strain' -- 15. 1945-1946: 'clash of personalities' -- 16. 1947-1950: 'staff shortages will be unavoidable' --17. 1951-1956: 'a most embarrassing position' -- 18. 1956-1962: 'no meteorological man wants a halo' -- 19. 1962-1968: 'the Bureau is now big business' -- 20. 1968-1974: 'a new era of public service' -- 21. 1974-1980: 'under the table like a lion-tamer' -- 22. 1981-1990: 'into the age of Hawke' -- 23. 1981-1996: 'lean and mean' -- 24. 1996-2007: 'the very special family' -- Appendices.