Sweet Nell’s memento, Smithy’s lucky c …
Nellie Stewart and Charles Kingsford Smith were the rock stars of their day. But before Smithy…
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Studio portrait of 422916 Flight Sergeant Rodney Ellison who served during the Second World War. Source:…
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Books by Sir P.G. Taylor
Books by Bill Taylor include: 1935 – Pacific Flight 1937 – VH-UXX 1939 – Call to…
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Charles Ulm: flights with Kingsford Smith and P.G. …
Gunn’s Slides (Firm) The “Southern Cross”, Charles Kingsford Smith’s aircraft. Royal Historical Society of Victoria Images…
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1919 Air Race. Ross Smith to HMAS Sydney: ‘V …
The image below captures a moment in time, exactly 100 years ago. A ship’s mast rises…
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Seasons greetings. Happy and safe New Year.
Photo by the author. Martin Place Dec 2019. Christmas smoko
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1919 England to Australia Great Air Race: The cont …
Vickers Vimy IV G-EAOU (dubbed “God ‘Elp All Of Us“) – Adelaide Airport, South Australia. Source:…
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1919 Air Race: Why didn’t Smithy fly the Kan …
The Blackburn Kangaroo, named because of the location of the observer in the forward ‘pouch’. It’s…
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Local resident Norman Ellison’s Southern Cro …
Headline story for the ‘Brisbane Daily’ 10 June 1928. Source: Trove At 10.50 am, June 9,…