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The Office first opened on 22 March 1939 by Jack
Glennister.
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All staff in the Bureau transferred to the Royal
Australian Air Force Directorate of Meteorological
Services on 1st July 1940 for the duration of hostilities.
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In May 1942 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport became RAAF Base:
Care & Maintenance Unit, Boulder (4AD).
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In 1946 the Bureau reverted to civilian status and control
returned to the then Department of Interior.
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In April 1947 the Care & Maintenance Unit was
disbanded and the airport returned to civilian control.
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The Bureau shared the Operations Building with the then
DCA Aeradio Unit (later called Flight Service) until the
early 1970's. By then office accommodation had become too
small so the Bureau converted the OIC's residence next
door for use as the office.
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By the late 1980's it was evident that with the ever
increasing use of new technology and the ageing of the
building, the office had ended it's useful life.
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In September 1993 the current building was occupied and an
array of high-tech equipment installed. The radar came on
line a month later.
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The 'Autosonde'equipment was installed in October 2000.
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