Algernon Henry Belfield Climate Records Handover

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On the 9th March 2011 a digital copy of important climate records dating from 1877 was deposited with the University of Newcastle’s Special Collections.

Algernon Henry Belfield (1838-1922) arrived in Australia in 1855, and was an astronomer, meteorologist and pastoralist responsible to recording 30 years of meticulous weather data at his Eversleigh Station in the New England district.

The original journals date from 1877-1907 and were originally offered to University academic Mr Martin Babakhan to be deposited here. But after consideration of their place of origin the University Archivist recommended the records be housed closer to home at the Heritage Centre University of New England (UNE) at Armidale. Photography by Mr Gregg Heathcote.

The original books were digitised for Special Collections, University of Newcastle by William Oates, University Archivist at the Heritage Centre, University of New England and are available on our website.

For more information:
uoncc.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/mapping-our-climate/

and

uoncc.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/climate-archive-to-help-pr...

Photograph

Mr Richard Belfield (seated - Professor Tim Roberts)

Elspeth and Richard Belfield and Professor Tim Roberts

Discussions at the Belfield Climate Records hand over ceremony on the 9th March 2011

Mr Richard Belfield with NBN News

Mr Ross Edmonds

Professor Tim Roberts, Director, Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment.

Mr Martin Babakhan from the Faculty of Science and Information Technology

Professor Howard Bridgman, Conjoint Professor, Editor, Air Quality and Climate Change, School of Environmental and Life Sciences

Professor Tim Roberts, Director, Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment

Mr Richard Belfield

Audience at the Belfield Climate Records hand over ceremony

Gionni Di Gravio (University Archivist) with NBN News

Jane Goldsmith (NBN News) with Richard Belfield

Mr Martin Babakhan with Richard and Elspeth Belfield

Data Set

Eversleigh Climate Data Set

Algernon Henry Belfield Climate Records Handover

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