Article ID: CBB739373879

The short-lived CSIRO Division of Radiophysics field station at Bankstown Aerodrome in Sydney (2019)

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Between 1945 and 1961 the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics operated twenty-one field stations or remote sites in or near Sydney and Wollongong during the early development of radio astronomy in Australia. One of these field stations operated at Bankstown Aerodrome from 1947 to 1948. To date, the existence of this field station has mostly escaped documentation in the historical record. This short paper gives an overview of the work carried out at this field station in the context of the early development of Australian radio astronomy.

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Authors & Contributors
Orchiston, Wayne
George, Martin
Wielebinski, Richard
Slee, Bruce
Margaret H. Friedel
Stephen R. Morton
Journals
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Historical Records of Australian Science
Publishers
Springer Nature
Concepts
Radio astronomy
Research institutes; research stations
Land use
Environmental management
Ranching; herding; pastoralism
Botany
People
Reber, Grote
Ellis, Graeme Reade Anthony
Anderson, Joan Mary
Fraser, Robert Donald Bruce
Slatyer, Ralph Owen
Slee, Bruce
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
Places
Australia
Sydney (Australia)
Tasmania (Australia)
Papua New Guinea
Tokyo (Japan)
Japan
Institutions
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) (Australia)
University of Tasmania
Australian National University
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
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