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Charles Kingsford Smith - Australia's Culture PortalUnknown, 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. ...
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...
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, air services developed passenger and cargo t...
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 ...
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...
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Powerhouse Museum Collection (website Powerhouse Museum )irn=30728&search=dock&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=117422&search=dock&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=248091&search=dock&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/databa...
irn=367258&search=smith&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=141080&search=smith&site_id=3 94/250/1 Postcards (4), stamped, aviation feats, paper, Australia Post/Sweden Post, Australia/Sweden, 1994 http://www.powerhousemuseu...
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irn=254128&search=aircraft&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=264045&search=aircraft&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=207900&search=aircraft&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/coll...
irn=215272&search=southern+cross&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=211417&search=southern+cross&site_id=3 > B2232 Ammeter from the 'Southern Cross', metal / glass, made by General Electric Company, America, 1928 http://ww...
In 1927, Charles Kingsford Smith (1897,Äì1935) and Charles Ulm (1897,Äì1934) flew 12 000 kilometres around Australia,Äôs rim in just over 10 days, breaking the previous 20-day record. Kingsford Smith, co-pilot Bill Taylor and radio operator John Stannage ...
In 1927, Charles Kingsford Smith (1897,Äì1935) and Charles Ulm (1897,Äì1934) flew 12 000 kilometres around Australia,Äôs rim in just over 10 days, breaking the previous 20-day record. Kingsford Smith, co-pilot Bill Taylor and radio operator John Stannage ...
In 1927, Charles Kingsford Smith (1897,Äì1935) and Charles Ulm (1897,Äì1934) flew 12 000 kilometres around Australia,Äôs rim in just over 10 days, breaking the previous 20-day record. Kingsford Smith, co-pilot Bill Taylor and radio operator John Stannage ...
In 1927, Charles Kingsford Smith (1897,Äì1935) and Charles Ulm (1897,Äì1934) flew 12 000 kilometres around Australia,Äôs rim in just over 10 days, breaking the previous 20-day record. Kingsford Smith, co-pilot Bill Taylor and radio operator John Stannage ...
irn=238244&search=press&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=251265&search=press&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=125988&search=press&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/da...
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. When World War One began in 1914, like many other young Australians at the time, Kingsford Smith w...
irn=92339&search=cross&site_id=3 > 89/1485-30 Badge, Australia, Red Cross, Star shaped badge with red cross in centre http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=92340&search=cross&site_id=3 > 89/1485-31 Badge, Australia, Red Cross, Star sha...
irn=153525&search=propeller&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=371027&search=propeller&site_id=3 > 88/289-244 Photographic glass plate negative, 48-inch ships propeller, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1900-1945 http...
irn=167535&search=head+tie&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=167514&search=head+tie&site_id=3 99/6/32 Outfit, shirt/ pants/ head tie, womens, cotton jersey, Jenny Kee/ Rainbow Fabrics, Australia/ Italy, 1982 http://www.po...
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