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Extracts of the 8th progress report of the Public Service Commission, from the remarks made by the commissioners of the departments of Post and Telegraph, Northern Territory, Education and Audit Departments. (Post and Telegraphy only). Emphasis is…

Text of the presentation at the Todd Symposium August, 2012 on Todd's career in the South Australian Postal Service.

Text of the presentation at the Todd Symposium, August 2012, on Todd's contribution to surveying in Australia.

26,000 images which are a complete record of all the pages in the weather folios created by the office of Sir Charles Todd’s office, Meteorological Observer for the Colony of South Australia. The folios contain daily Australian synoptic charts,…

The first recorded synoptic chart covering the whole of Australia was roughly drawn in pencil by Todd or his staff in April 1891 using the data that was telegraphed to Adelaide from approximately 30 weather observation stations.

In 1883 Todd and his staff completed their first recorded 'modern' synoptic chart of Australia. It was characterised by the use of a coloured map overlayed with carefully drawn isobaric lines. Earlier maps contained re-draws and signs of obvious…

Angry synoptic chart showing disagreement

The first recorded rainfall map of the Colony of South Australia

The first recorded in-house forecast was done on the 10th of March, 1884. It used this map of forecasting zones, which was used for about 120 years by the Commonwealth Weather Bureau.

A quote from the book "South Australia in 1887: A Handbook for the Adelaide Jubilee International" indicating Money Orders were implemented in 1859 after a recommendation by Todd Parcel Post was agreed with the Imperial Post Office in 1887.