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Charles Kingsford Smith - Australia's Culture Portal

Unknown, Portrait of Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, between 1919 and 1927. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's love of excitement led to career as a pilot. Charles Kingsford Smith was born in Hamilton (a suburb of Brisbane), Queensland, in 1897. ...

Aviatrices - Australian women of the air - Australia's Culture Portal

Unknown photographer, Freda Thompson (1906-1980), Pictured here in 1934 just before take off at Lympne Airport when she became the first Australian woman to fly solo from England to Australia, 1934. Courtesy of National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame. Avia...

Australian civil aviation - Australia's Culture Portal

The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was as influential on Australian civil aviation as it was on early Australian aviation. Two former AFC officers, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, established what later became known as Qantas, with Fysh also supporting th...

Aviation museums - Australia's Culture Portal

Aviation has been very significant in Australia. As a country with large distances to cross and a sparse population, aviation was an ideal way to provide services such as mail, transport, medical support and goods supply. All around Australia, a large n...

Early Australian aviation - Australia's Culture Portal

Until the Second World War, Australia was one of the world's leaders in aviation in terms of both air mileage and prominent aviation pioneers. Since the early development of powered flight in Australia in 1910, various air services have been established:...

Charles 'Moth' Eaton - Australia's Culture Portal

Gp Capt Eaton Charles, CO RAAF Station Darwin. Image courtesy of the Charles Eaton Photographic Collection and Peter Dunn's Australia @ War. Eaton entered Australian aviation legend when commanding the air searches for two lost aircraft, the Kookaburra ...

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been established to bring these important health services to remote and regional Australian communities. The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides free emergency and medical care to people w...

Women and air defence - Australia's Culture Portal

Women's involvement in air defence forces in a flying capacity was highly limited until the 1970s. For decades, women's roles in air defence were restricted to jobs on the ground and within Australia. Australian women's involvement in air defence servic...

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Charles Kingsford Smith - Australia's Culture Portal   (website Culture Portal )

Unknown, Portrait of Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, between 1919 and 1927. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's love of excitement led to career as a pilot. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith featured on an Australian $20 dollar note. ...

Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men by Peter FitzSimons   (website The Book Abyss )

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is one of Australia's most loved heroes. Customer Reviews There are no reviews yet. All prices are in Australian dollars (AUD) and include GST. ...

Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith - Records - Encyclopedia of Australian Science   (website Bright Sparcs )

Letters to Kingsford Smith from W.M. Hughes and Lord Stonehaven and application for pilots licence 1921. The Encyclopedia of Australian Science brings together Bright Sparcs and Australian Science at Work. See the background page for more information. ...

Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith - Records - Encyclopedia of Australian Science   (website Bright Sparcs )

The Encyclopedia of Australian Science brings together Bright Sparcs and Australian Science at Work. See the background page for more information. This site is still under construction and will be changing and improving in the coming months....

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Memorial and Lookout   (website Tourism New South Wales )

<br/>Affording panoramic views of Seven Mile Beach National Park and spectacular views of the coastline, the memorial (in the shape of the now famous aircraft), commemorates Sir Charles` historic flight in 1933 to New Zealand. <br/> <br/>The beach was sel...

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Memorial and Lookout   (website Tourism New South Wales )

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Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

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Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

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2008/200/1 Coin sets (13), Royal Australian Mint, circulating / uncirculated / proof, packaged commemorative and collector's sets including: centenary of birth of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, bicentennial of Bass and Flinders exploration of Bass Strait, U   (website Powerhouse Museum )

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Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

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B2230 Propeller (damaged), aircraft, laminated wood / copper, from Charles Kingsford-Smith's aircraft, Southern Cross, made at Cockatoo Dock, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1925-1935 - Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

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