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Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (Item) - Commandants report 1951, Point cook
... Point cook... Moorabbin melbourne Point cook Document Commandants report 1951 ... -
Nhill Aviation Heritage CentreLetter to Ian Cramer
... museum Point Cook in 1980. The plane was purchased war surplus... the remnants of LT710 to the RAAF museum Point Cook in 1980.... museum Point Cook in 1980. The plane was purchased war surplus ...Ian Cramer donated the plane Avro Anson LT710 to the RAAF museum Point Cook in 1980. The plane was purchased war surplus from the Nhill Aerodrome after the war and stored in a shed on the farm at Woorak. A short time later Mr Cramer forwarded more remnants of the aircraft to Point Cook and this letter of thanks and a short history paper was received.History of an Avro Anson that was disposed from the RAAF from Nhill aerodrome.Copy of paper written by Bob Piper of the Dept Defence Historical Studies. Two A4 pages titled "Aggie Arrives Home", history of Anson LT710. Includes cover letter to Ian Cramer who donated the remnants of LT710 to the RAAF museum Point Cook in 1980.Aggie Arrives Home by Robert Kendall Piper -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter CMHS April 2014 pdf, April 2014
... point cook airforce base... at Point Cook on March1st & 2nd. Jim representing CMHS attended... moorabbin primary school peulich paul point cook airforce base bryce ...The City of Moorabbin Historical Society was formed c 1960 by a group of Moorabbin area residents who were concerned that the history of the area should be preserved. A good response to a call for items related to the historical area of Moorabbin Shire brought donations of a wide variety of artefacts that are now preserved by the current members of CMHS at Box Cottage Museum. Helen Stanley, Secretary of CMHS, began producing a Newsletter for members in April 2007 to provide current information and well researched items of historical interest. Jim Dale continued to produce the Newsletter in 2013 after Helen resigned. 3 x A4 paper pages printed on one side with colour photographs, Jim Dale, President, welcomes members to the April 27th Meeting at Box Cottage. There were many visitors on the February Open Day including Jeff Marriot. In March some guests from a Wedding at the Rotunda in Joyce Park visited. Chris and Judy Hawker, relatives of early aviator Harry Hawker were presented to Her Excellency, the Governor General of Australia, Quentin Bryce during the Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show, held at Point Cook on March1st & 2nd. Jim representing CMHS attended this memorable occasion. Jim also attended Moorabbin Primary School March 3rd where he told the pupils about Harry Hawker. March 22nd Jim, Valma and Anne attended the Moorabbin Primary School Fete handing out leaflets and talking about Box Cottage Museum. City of Glen Eira is conducting a project for WW1 Centenary involving significant Street names in the area eg Monash, Chauvel, Birdwood etc. Jim has compiled a story about Thomas Calcutt 1809 - 45, a shepherd who emigrated from Oxford, England to Brighton Victoria 1842. He was part of the Henry Dendy 's assignment of settlers. Thomas obtained employment with Public Works and lived in Brighton with his family. Sadly he died during the 6km walk home from his work in St Kilda to Brighton 1845. After a 2 day search his body was found. He was the first immigrant to die in this area and subject to an Inquest.City of Moorabbin Historical Society Newsletter APRIL 2014city of moorabbin historical society, stanley helen, dale jim, melbourne, moorabbin, brighton, cheltenham, ormond, bentleigh, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, east bentleigh, city of kingston, marriott jeff, hawker harry, aviators, moorabbin primary school, peulich paul, point cook airforce base, bryce dame quentin, hawker judy, hawker christopher, city of glen eira, world war 1 1914-18, monash sir john, calcutt thomas, calcutt eleanor, calcutt george, calcutt rosanna, calcutt henry, dendy henry, henry dendy's special survey 1841, wilmot w b md jp, st andrew's church of england brighton victoria -
Bendigo Military MuseumDocument - MESSAGE FORMS, 7.11.1942
... .1) hand written details of flight from, “Point Cook..., “Point Cook to Cootamundra - Mascot”, signed by “F.G.Davey” .2 ...Message forms (RAAF Form A22) relate to training flights. Part of the Frederick Gardner Davey DFC No 410533 RAAF collection. Refer Cat No 3536P for his service details..1) & .2) Foolscap size pro for a printed in black ink, hand written details front and back in red and grey lead pencil..1) hand written details of flight from, “Point Cook to Cootamundra - Mascot”, signed by “F.G.Davey” .2) Hand written details of flight from, “Mascot to Cootamundra - Point Cook”, signed by “F.G.Davey”message forms, training flights, raaf -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Film - BASIL WATSON, 28 March 1917
... at Point Cook, March 28, 1917.... Basil Watson, age 23, Accidently killed whilst flying at Point ...DVD Basil Watson, age 23, Accidently killed whilst flying at Point Cook, March 28, 1917. -
Truganina Explosives Reserve Preservation Society Inc (TERPS)Digitised Oral History – Truganina Explosives Reserve - Tape 6 Alan Dyall, 2018
... Point Cook Homestead... Williamstown Rabbits Point Cook Homestead Truganina Explosive Reserve ...The interviews were recorded in 2000 by Bronwen Gray and Alan Young for the production of Unreserved, Stories from Truganina Explosives Reserve, animated stories from past residents, workers and interested people of the Reserve (subject to copyright 2004). Alan Dyall reminisces on his childhood during the 1930s/40s in Williamstown and Altona in the 1960s. His father, Bill, worked as a lighterman at the Truganina Explosives Reserve. A primary source of information on memories of the Truganina Explosives Reserve and Altona,VictoriaDigital copy of original cassette recorded in 2000 and digitised in 2018albert street williamstown, rabbits, point cook homestead, truganina explosive reserve, lighterman, ports and harbours, charlie curry, lighter, ici, deer park, the strand williamstown, stevedores, hob nails, rope soled shoes, rifle range, snowy jorgensen, sailmaker -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPH MEDAL PRESENTATION
... . Following was a series of postings to Point Cook 1969, Malaysia 1971.... Following was a series of postings to Point Cook 1969, Malaysia 1971 ..."Peter Stocklahsa" No. A317352 joined the RAAF in 1966. He did recruit training in S.A. and Course training in Wagga. Following was a series of postings to Point Cook 1969, Malaysia 1971, back to Point Cook in 1976, to ACT in 1978, to Laverton in 1981, to East Sale in 1982, back to Malaysia in 1984 then back to Point Cook until he retired in 1987.Black and white photo of Peter Stocklahsa being presented with a medal while on Parade, in full uniform and shaking hands with another Officer.Written on back "546".air force, photograph, peter stocklahsa -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS (BASIL WATSON STORY), 1917
... at Point Cook. Inscribed beside frontispiece photo is: Basil Watson... photos of crash site at Point Cook. Inscribed beside frontispiece ...a. Album of 12 photographs (Basil Watson story): construction of plane at family home plus two photos of crash site at Point Cook. Inscribed beside frontispiece photo is: Basil Watson - Age 23 - Accidentally killed whilst flying at Point Cook March 28 1917'. Inside front cover: 'To dear Keith, With love from Aunt Belle', 'Foilacleugh' St Kilda St., Elsternwick July 1917. b. Listing of photos in this album - concise description of 12 photosperson, individual, basil watson -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Pratt & Whitney Wasp Engine Logbook for Wirraway, Royal Australian Air Force et al, Engine Log Book, Wirraway A20-671, Aero-Engine Wasp H Mark No. S3-H1-G , Makers No. 14734, 06/09/1944
... , RAAF Point Cook.... Squadron, RAAF Point Cook. Beige A5-sized hardcover book Engine Log ...Maintenance carried out mostly by Maintenance Squadron, RAAF Point Cook. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - CAC Wirraway A20-78 Engine Log Book, Aero - Engine Log Book, WASP H, Mark No. S3-H1-G Maker's No. 14923, 26/09/1944
... at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria.... Squadron at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. Large blue hardcover book ...Maintenance conducted mostly by the Maintenance Squadron at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Pratt & Whitney Wasp Engine Logbook for Wirraways, Royal Australian Air Force et al, Engine Log Book, Wasp H Mark No.S3-H1-G Maker's No. 14928, Fitted o Wirraway A20-616 and A20-685, 12/12/1944
... , RAAF Point Cook ... Squadron, RAAF Point Cook Beige A5-sized hardcover book Engine Log ...Most maintenance work carried out by Maintenance Squadron, RAAF Point Cook -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Pratt & Whitney Wasp Engine Logbook for Wirraway, COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION PTY LTD et al, Engine Log Book, Aero WASP, Mark No. S1-H1-G, Maker's No. 673, Fitted to Wirraway A20-702,A20-682, & A20-702, 21/02/45
... , RAAF East Sale, and Maintenance Squadron Point Cook.... Aircraft Depot, RAAF East Sale, and Maintenance Squadron Point Cook ...Maintenance work carried out mostly by 1 Aircraft Depot, RAAF East Sale, and Maintenance Squadron Point Cook. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - RAAF Specification Engineering - Tractor Wheeled Aircraft Towing 80 000 N Draw Bar Pull. No.C530
... on unknown date. JAC Syllabus Junior Officer's Training, Point Cook..., Point Cook OTS Level of Importance: World. RAAF Specification ...Description: 100 pages. Published by RAAF. Published on unknown date. JAC Syllabus Junior Officer's Training, Point Cook OTS Level of Importance: World. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Memorabilia - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: FABRIC FROM BASIL WATSON'S PLANE, 1916
... Watson's plane following his fatal crash at Point Cook in 1917.... at Point Cook in 1917. Memorabilia BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: FABRIC ...Piece of silk fabric from Basil Watson's plane; with stylised logo 'BW' painted in grey and black. Handwritten on back in ink 'Taken from Basil's plane' Potentially taken from Basil Watson's plane following his fatal crash at Point Cook in 1917.aviation, civilian, fabric -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia IncAirspeed Oxford aircraft (Replica under construction), c.1940
... which was based at Point Cook and used extensively in training... A25 LX181 which was based at Point Cook and used extensively ...This type first flew in 1937 and by the start of WWII it was the preferred aircraft in all Empire Air Training Schemes for multi-engine pilot training. By the beginning of WWII the Airspeed Oxford was the preferred aircraft in all Empire Air Training Schemes for multi-engine pilot training. As of April 2014, no Airspeed Oxfords remain in the world in airworthy condition and there are very few complete air frames. There are reportedly some restoration-to-fly projects underway, one in New Zealand.Full-sized replica of an Airspeed Oxford aircraft. This type of aircraft was described as a multi-engine three-seat advanced military trainer monoplane. It was a wooden construction using plywood and fabric covering and powered by two 375 HP Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah 10 engines. Parts originally used a base for this reconstruction were reckoned to be from an Oxford Mk 2 with registration A25 LX181 which was based at Point Cook and used extensively in training from the Werribee Aerodrome. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Memorabilia - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: FABRIC FROM BIPLANE (PIECE), c. 1916
... plane that crashed into Port Phillip Bay, near Point Cook... Watson's plane that crashed into Port Phillip Bay, near Point Cook ...Section of silk fabric from Biplane partly painted with airforce type symbol. Encrusted with fragments of red and blue paint (also loose). Plus sand? Could be from Basil Watson's plane that crashed into Port Phillip Bay, near Point Cook in 1917. Basil died in the accident.aviation, civilian, fabric -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION RE BASIL WATSON, 1967
... . Point Cook, near Laverton 28/3/1917. Grandson of Bendigo mining... Watson - b. 12/10/1894, Bendigo; d. Point Cook, near Laverton 28 ...Biographical Sheet - re Basil Watson, Typed A3 sheet with brief biography of Basil Watson - b. 12/10/1894, Bendigo; d. Point Cook, near Laverton 28/3/1917. Grandson of Bendigo mining investor, J B Watson. Source: Eustis, H N (1967)Eustis H.N.person, individual, basil watson -
Geelong RSL Sub BranchRAAF Marine Jacket, 1942
... Corps, Central Flying School, Point Cook.... to the Australian Flying Corps, Central Flying School, Point Cook ...The jacket is an original jacket and belonged to 148487 David H Hyne who served during WW2 with the RAAF Marine Section. The RAAF Marine Boats can be traced back to the Australian Flying Corps, Central Flying School, Point Cook.This is a Jacket belonging to 148487 D H Hyne who served with RAAF Marine Section during WW2.Buff Colour Jacket with belt, cotton material, two breast pockets, two waist pockets, propeller patch on sleeve RAAF Buttons.Inside the jacket - V555 Made in Australia 1942 Size, on one of the pockets, D.H.H. 148487.raaf marine section jacket 148487 d h hyne ww2 -
Orbost & District Historical Societyblack and white photograph, 20th April 1970
... education-orbost point-hicks captain-cook-bicentenary... in Australia's history. education-orbost point-hicks captain-cook ...The Captain Cook Bicentenary celebrations saw students from Orbost High School hiking around Cape Everard during the re-naming to Point Hicks.This item is associated with Orbost High School and the historynof education in Orbost. It is also associated with the Captain Cook Bicentenary, a significant event in Australia's history. A large black / white photograph of a group of students from Orbost High School on a hike at Point Hicks.They are carrying backpacks along a trail and the Point Hicks lighthouse can be seen in the background.education-orbost point-hicks captain-cook-bicentenary -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Des Martin et al, A Message from the Clouds - a Biography of Robert Graham Carey, Australian Pioneer Aviator, 2004
... ). Launched in front of Carey's plane at Point Cook Aviation Museum... of Carey's plane at Point Cook Aviation Museum, Nov 2004. transport ...Wrtiten by aviation author Des Martin in conjunction with Carey's daughter Bertha Carey Harvey, and edited and produced by Bertha's daughter Edith Harvey Martin (no relation to Des). Launched in front of Carey's plane at Point Cook Aviation Museum, Nov 2004.First edition by Des Martin and Bertha Carey. Nov 2004 - blue with blue dust cover 128ppSigned by editor Edith Martintransport - aviation and aerodrome, r graham carey, bertha gladys carey, edith martin, des martin -
Otway Districts Historical SocietyTransport, Remains of Airspeed Oxford aeroplane, 12 April 1942
... Leaving Point Cook airbase conducting a low visibility... Forest great-ocean-road Leaving Point Cook airbase conducting ...Leaving Point Cook airbase conducting a low visibility cross-country flight at 11.05 am on 12 April 1942 an A25 Airspeed Oxford crashed 5 kilometres from Beech Forest. The pilot, Sergeant T.W. Penn, and two pupils, LAC R.E. Johnston and LAC J.R. Black, were killed. The airframe and engine were extensively damaged.Two pieces of crumbled aluminium metal and one piece of solid black rubber recovered from an Airspeed Oxford aeroplane.beech forest; plane crash; airspeed oxford; world war 2; -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: LETTER OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM (RE B WATSON AIRCRAFT ITEMS), 1919
... into the Bay at Point Cook. Acknowledges receipt of 50 HP Gnome rotary... Watson's ill fated bi-plane that crashed into the Bay at Point Cook ...Letter of acknowledgement from Curator of The Industrial and Technological Museum (re Basil Watson aircraft items), addressed to J. I. Watson, Esq, St Kilda St, Elsternwick, dated 29th October, 1919. Relics of Basil Watson's ill fated bi-plane that crashed into the Bay at Point Cook. Acknowledges receipt of 50 HP Gnome rotary aeroplane engine; spare parts, aeroplane propeller 'and other parts' .person, individual, basil watson -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Document, Ist Airmail letter 1917, 1917
... . Watson flew from Point Cook to Warrnambool in one hour 55 minutes... Point Cook to Warrnambool in one hour 55 minutes, an Australian ...This letter, the first air mail letter sent to Warrnambool, was written by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir David Valentine Hennessy and carried by the aviator, Basil Watson on the first flight to Warrnambool January 24th 1917. The letter was delivered to the Mayor of Warrnambool, Cr Webb.There were several other letters delivered at the same time but this is the important official one. Basil Watson was a pioneer aviator who built his own aeroplane which was 18 feet long with a wing span of 26 feet and it had a 7 cylinder 50 H.P. Rotary Gnome engine. Watson flew from Point Cook to Warrnambool in one hour 55 minutes, an Australian cross-country flying record at the time. In Warrnambool Watson amazed the crowd with his dare-devil aerial acrobatics, looping the loop 14 times over the Warrnambool Racecourse. Basil Watson died when he crashed his plane into the sea near Point Cook, just two months after he landed in Warrnambool. This letter is of the utmost significance being the first air mail letter delivered to Warrnambool. It is an important memento of the first aeroplane flight into Warrnambool by the pioneer aviator Basil Watson. This is a cream-coloured sheet of paper folded in two to make four pages. It has handwriting in black ink on two pages. The writing is a little faded. The first page has the logo of the Melbourne Town Hall. The pages are partly torn at the folds. ‘Town Hall, Melbourne, 21/1/17. Lord Mayor’s Room, Dear Mr Mayor, I have much pleasure in sending you greetings by aeroplane piloted by my friend’s son, Mr Basil Watson. I hope when the cruel war is over and victory crowns our efforts, we all in the C’wealth will be able to fly from one state to the other. With best wishes for the New Year, …….. (signature indecipherable), D.V. Hennessy. His Worship the Mayor of Warrnambool.’pioneer aviation in the western district, basil watson, history of warrnambool -
Ballarat Clarendon CollegePainting, framed, John Stanley Walker (1941py)
... Sergeant Unit: 1 Service Flying Training School Point Cook Service... Sergeant Unit: 1 Service Flying Training School Point Cook Service ...The Australian War Memorial provides the following details about John Stanley Walker: Service number: 418494 Rank: Flight Sergeant Unit: 1 Service Flying Training School Point Cook Service: Royal Australian Air Force Conflict: 1939-1945 Date of death: 23 January 1943 Place of death: Victoria Cause of death: Accidental Source: AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force .Oil painting on plyboard, framed with stained pine. Features head and shoulders of John Stanley Walker in RAAF uniform with cap.Signed in front bottom left: 'Jos. Schwarcz / Albury / 1943'1943, ballarat college, world war 2, john stanley walker, r a a f, w w 2 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Photocopies of Part of the Log Book of Lloyd D Knight, Wirraway A20-10, 01/05/2015
... to Base Squadron, Point Cook, Victoria in 1955 and as a Flying... to Base Squadron, Point Cook, Victoria in 1955 and as a Flying ...This photocopy was donated by Lloyd, who flew Wirraway A20-10 several times during his career. Wirraway A20-10 is currently part of the Moorabbin Air Museum's collection. Lloyd flew A20-10 while training at Uranquinty, NSW, as part of No. 8 Pilots Course, in 1952. Later, Lloyd flew A20-10 while attached to Base Squadron, Point Cook, Victoria in 1955 and as a Flying Instructor at No. 1 AFTS and the RAAF College between 1956-1958. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BASIL WATSON
... his plane by flying from Point Cook to Bendigo... his plane by flying from Point Cook to Bendigo ...Basil George Watson was an aviation pioneer born in Bendigo 12/10/1893. The family moved to Melbourne when he was a child. In 1914 he went to England to work as an engineer for the Sopwith Aviation Company. He also took flying lessons and received his licence in 1915. He now worked as a test pilot for Sopwith but when a crash rendered him unfit for military duty, he returned to Australia in late 1915. He designed and constructed his own biplane in the back yard of his Elsternwick home. At the end of 1916 he tested his plane by flying from Point Cook to Bendigo and then to Melbourne. This included an aviation display in Bendigo. He followed this by flying to Warnambool 25/1/1916. He then set up an experimental airmail flight from Melbourne to Mount Gambier. On 28th March 1917, Watson was demonstrating aerobatics for the entertainment of AIF servicemen at Point Cook, when his plane collapsed and fell into the ocean close to shore. Unfortunately, Watson was tangled in the plane's wires and died. On hearing of his death, the bells of St Pauls in Bendigo and the Bendigo fire bell tolled.A paper detailing the life of Bendigo pilot Basil Watson, one of the first Australian pilots. 4 pages.aviation, basil watson, sopwith -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Postcard, Basil Watson Scrapbook, 1917
... to Warrnambool in January 1917. Watson flew from Point Cook... flew from Point Cook to Warrnambool in one hour 55 minutes ...The Hollywood film stars pasted on to one side of this paper are of no historical interest to our Society. The four paper items attached to the other side relate to the pioneer aviator, Basil Watson. He flew the first aeroplane to come to Warrnambool in January 1917. Watson flew from Point Cook to Warrnambool in one hour 55 minutes, an Australian cross-country flying record at the time. He had built his own aeroplane which was 18 feet long with a wing span of 26 feet and it had a 7 cylinder 50 H.P. rotary Gnome engine. In Warrnambool he amazed the crowds with his dare-devil aerial acrobatics, looping the loop 14 times over the Warrnambool Racecourse. Watson also brought several letters with him, making him the bearer of the first aerial mail to Warrnambool. Sadly Basil Watson died when his plane crashed at Point Cook in March 1917, just two months after his record-breaking flight to Warrnambool. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society has in its collection the small galvanized bucket seat which came from Watson’s plane and the original first air letter written by the Mayor of Melbourne to the Mayor of Warrnambool. These four items are of considerable historical interest as they are souvenirs issued at the time of Basil Watson’s aviation exploits in the early 1900s and Watson is of great importance in the aviation history of Warrnambool.This is a piece of paper (possibly from a scrapbook) with one torn edge. Pasted on to the paper on one side are newspaper photographs of early Hollywood female film stars. On the other side are four items relating to the pioneer aviator, Basil Watson – an airmail post card, a newspaper black and white photograph, a souvenir black and white photograph and a card with an illustration of an early aeroplane (pictured upside down). ‘The Aerial Postman Basil Watson’ ‘Official Souvenir Australian Aerial Mail’ basil watson, pioneer aviator, aviation in warrnambool’s history, history of warrnambool -
Melbourne LegacyBadge, Legacy Shield Team Shoot Badge, 1960s
... day at the Point Cook RAAF Station. The winners of the first... at the Point Cook RAAF Station. The winners of the first Legacy Shield ...An example of a Legacy badge issued to participants in a clay target shooting competition. It appears it was an event organised by Legacy as a social event for Legatees. An article in the Weekly Bulletin in April 1963 shows there was a Clay Target Shoot day at the Point Cook RAAF Station. The winners of the first Legacy Shield was the Croydon Gun Club. The event raised £425 and was going to be an annual event. The badge of Legacy is the Torch and Wreath of Laurel. The Torch signifies the undying flame of service and sacrifice of those who gave their lives for their country. The Wreath of Laurel is the symbol of our remembrance of them.A record of a badge made for a sporting competition that Legacy participated in.Gold badge x 20 of the Legacy torch with black, red and white enamel containing the words Legacy Shield Team Shoot. legatee event, competition, prize -
Melbourne LegacyBadge, Legacy Shield Team Shoot Badge
... day at the Point Cook RAAF Station. The winners of the first... at the Point Cook RAAF Station. The winners of the first Legacy Shield ...An example of a Legacy badge issued to participants in a clay target shooting competition. It appears it was an event organised by Legacy as a social event for Legatees. An article in the Weekly Bulletin in April 1963 shows there was a Clay Target Shoot day at the Point Cook RAAF Station. The winners of the first Legacy Shield was the Croydon Gun Club. The event raised £425 and was going to be an annual event. The badge of Legacy is the Torch and Wreath of Laurel. The Torch signifies the undying flame of service and sacrifice of those who gave their lives for their country. The Wreath of Laurel is the symbol of our remembrance of them.A record of a badge made for a sporting competition that Legacy participated in.Gold badge x 2 of the Legacy torch with black, red and white enamel containing the words Legacy Shield Team Shoot. Imprinted 'AT Webb Son' or 'Webb Melb' on reverse. One has been inscribed with the year 1963.legatee event, competition, prize -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Aeroplane Seat, C 1916
... , becoming the first person to fly to Warrnambool, coming from Point..., becoming the first person to fly to Warrnambool, coming from Point ...This is the seat from the aeroplane of Basil Watson. Photographs held by the Warrnambool and District Historical Society confirm that this was Watson’s aeroplane seat. He was a pioneer aviator who had built his own plane which was 5.5 metres long with a wingspan of 8 metres. It had a 7-cylinder 50 HP rotary Gnome engine. Basil Watson flew this aircraft to Warrnambool in January 1917, becoming the first person to fly to Warrnambool, coming from Point Cook in one hour 55 minutes – an Australian cross-country flying record at that time. Watson amazed Warrnambool crowds with his dare-devil flying, looping the loop 14 times over the Warrnambool racecourse. He also brought with him the first aerial post to arrive in Warrnambool and the Warrnambool and District Historical Society has the letter he brought written by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne to the Mayor of Warrnambool. Two months after he was in Warrnambool Basil Watson was killed when his plane crashed near Point Cook in March 1917. Parts of the plane were salvaged and the seat was donated to the old Warrnambool Museum in 1918. It remained there until the museum was dismantled in the early 1960s and it was later passed over to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society. The tag on the seat today is an old Warrnambool Museum label. This is a most significant item as it is the original seat from the aeroplane of Basil Watson, an important early aviator in Australia’s history and it is also an early 20th century memento of the many treasures from the old Warrnambool Museum (1883-1963). The seat shows the primitive nature of early 20th century aeroplanes in Australia. This is a metal (galvanized iron) seat with a semi-circular base and a curved back stretching around from one end of the base to the other end. The back has a rolled metal edging on the base and the top. On the sides are two slots with a khaki-coloured cloth strap passing through the slots. This strap has a metal buckle at the end. The metal in the seat is somewhat blotched and discoloured. A luggage label is tied to one of the slots and has a name typed on it.Mr Watsonbasil watson, aviator, old warrnambool museum, history of warrnambool
