Clarence "Clarrie" Gordon McCue (1927 in Sydney, Australia – 1992) was an Australian meteorologist. Born in

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, McCue won a bursary to Waverly College before attending

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where he earned a

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degree in physics. After this he went to work for the Australian Commonwealth Department of Defence Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) in

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. During his time here he spent 2 years in Great Britain working with Roy Piggott at the Slough Radio and Ionospheric Laboratory, and later worked in both

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and Japan. He taught at the Duntroon Military College for two years before accepting the directorship of the

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in 1967. He had previously worked there temporarily while an undergraduate student. In 1979 he was chosen as the director of the Australian Antarctic Territory, a position he held until 1984. In this role he was active in the

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, advising the

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of the United Nations. In 1985 he retired to carry our work on behalf of the Catholic Church.

References

* ''Encyclopedia of the Antarctic'' by Beau Riffenburgh, CRC Press 2007,
Ionosonde Network Advisory Group bulletin No. 57
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCue, Clarrie Australian meteorologists 1927 births 1992 deaths Australian expatriates in Singapore Australian expatriates in Japan