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Australian civil aviation - Australia's Culture PortalThe 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...
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:...
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...
The answer is Community Government schooling and the School of the Air. School of the Air is one of the means by which children in remote communities can access schools. Alternatively, community schools provide an opportunity for children to attend scho...
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National Museum of Australia - Royal Flying Doctor Service, Alice Springs (website National Museum of Australia (NMA) )The Royal Flying Doctor Service was established in 1928 by Reverend John Flynn. His vision was to provide a 'mantle of safety' for the isolated communities of inland Australia. The Alice Springs base was opened in 1939 to provide emergency and preventat...
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My name is Martha Sear and I,Äôm a senior curator here at the National Museum of Australia. As part of her work on the gallery, Karen has developed a research interest in objects produced in displaced persons,Äô camps following World War Two [WWII]. The...
The answer is Community Government schooling and the School of the Air. School of the Air is one of the means by which children in remote communities can access schools. Alternatively, community schools provide an opportunity for children to attend scho...
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:...
The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was as influential on Australian civil aviation as it was on early Australian aviation. After the Second World War, in 1946, the Australian Government established TAA as a government airline in 'competition' with Ansett ...
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...
For more info on Schools of the Air, check out: School of the Air Port Augusta http:// oac. au/ sota/ School of the Air Katherine http:// www. au School of the Air Alice Springs http:// www....
CSIRO and Note Printing Australia developed the world’s first polymer banknote made from tough flexible polypropylene plastics. Milan Hudecek of Melbourne invented the world’s first reading machine for the blind. The world’s first multi...
The wide brown land seems smaller thanks to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He installed a base radio for the Aerial Medical Service and travelled to remote places to install pedal radios and teach people how to communicate using Morse code. A GREAT A...
The wide brown land seems smaller thanks to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Reverend John Flynn was the founder of the world’s first Aerial Medical Service, now known as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). Photo courtesy of the Royal Flying Doc...
Australians were the first to use School of the Air to educate isolated children. > The Shell Questacon Science Circus giving a lesson via HF radio as part of the Kalgoorlie School of the Air. Gone are the days of the pedal radio, but School of the Air te...
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