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Meteorological Society meeting gets reports from Wragge and Todd
Specifically from Todd annual report of the Post-office and Telegraph and Observatory department
Detailed outline of state of meteorological activities in the Colony
Locations and instruments for 1st and 2nd order weather stations, plans to fill in gasps, local and Inter-colonial reports, publication of daily reports at 4 places. Mentions anemograph, thermometer, barometer, rain gauge.
Inter colonial conference on mail matters to be held in Melbourne
To discuss ocean mail tenders, uniform packet post, joining the Postal Union, mail trains Adelaide to Melbourne. Also mention of Edwin Sawtell's new pocket barometer.
Lecture on meteorology at Gawler Institute
Reference to Clement Wragge's work (Torrens Observatory) and Todd's tables
English mail delivery issues complex, Uniform met observations agreed to
Melbourne Postal Conference, mail contractors competing with gov't funded rivals, European mandates on what ships can be used. SA meteorological records praised, continental standards agreed to on observation methods and instruments.
Todd rainfall map of the Colony to be completed
Reputed to be better than the one for New South Wales
Todd publishes Greenwich yearly rainfall upon request of newspaper reader
Includes rainfall for 64 South Australian locations for week ending June 28, 1879
A review of the intercolonial weather conference of 1880
Weather telegrams should take precedence over other telegrams and include Tasmania and New Zealand; desirability of observing at same local hour with standardized equipment and trained observers. Observations from mountain sites
