Postcard: black and white card - man dressed in suit, hat and scarf sitting on seat in biplane. On bottom ' F. Warren Merriam.'aviation, civilian, f. warren, basil watson, f. warren merriam.

Postcard: sepia tone card. Young man dressed in flying outfit, standing in front of biplane. On bottom ' Gordon Bell'aviation, civilian, gordon bell, basil watson, gordon bell.

Postcard: faded sepia postcard. Young man standing alongside fuselage of plane. On bottom ' flying at Hendon, Mr. Claude Grahame-White'aviation, civilian, claude grahame-white, basil watson, claude grahame-white

Postcard: man dressed in flying outfit, standing beside wheels of plane. On bottom ' flying at Hendon, Mr W. Birchenough, Maurice Farman, the Aircraft Co., Hendon.'aviation, civilian, basil watson, hendon, mr. w. birchenough.

Postcard: portrait of young man dressed in hat and double breasted jacket, leaning on fuselage of plane. Written on fuselage ' H.G. Hawker, flying at Hendon series'aviation, civilian, h.g. hawker, basil watson, h.g. hawker

Postcard: biplane. On bottom ' flying at Hendon, the five seater Grahame-White biplane'aviation, civilian, grahame-white at hendon, basil watson, grahame-white biplane.

Postcard: man wearing a dustcoat and hat, standing on side of plane. On bottom of card' Mr. Dukinfield Jones'Topical Postcard Co, Winton, Hantsaviation, civilian, dukinfield jones, basil watson, dukinfield jones.

Postcard: faded sepia toned card. Image of biplane with man on LH side. Written on bottom ' flying at Hendon, Mr. R.H, Carr.aviation, civilian, r.h. carr at hendon, basil watson, r.h. carr

Postcard: image of young man dressed in flying outfit, goggles, hat. Written on card ' H. Busteed'aviation, civilian, h. busteed, basil watson, h. busteed

Postcard: man in three piece suit leaning on plane. Written on bottom in white ' Gustav Hamel'aviation, civilian, gustav hamel, basil watson, gustav hamel.

Postcard: sepia coloured card. Young man in coat and hat, in cockpit of plane. Written on bottom of card in white ' R.H. Carr'aviation, civilian, r.h. carr at hendon, basil watson, r.h. carr

Postcard: sepia coloured, head and shoulders portrait of an un-named man in airforce uniform.aviation, military, man in uniform, basil watson, airforce

Postcard: sepia coloured card, man dressed in buttoned coat with hat and flying goggles on. Outfit appears to be a flying suit. Standing in front of partly visible fuselage of plane. Written on bottom in white ' flying at Hendon, Mr. Pierre Verrier'aviation, civilian, pierre verrier, basil watson, mr. pierre verrier

Postcard: sepia coloured card - biplane with three men standing alongside and on plane. Written on top of photo' army aeroplane No. 304 ( Cody type )'John Drew, Aldershot & Farnborough. Our aerial defence series.aviation, military, army aeroplane, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: man dressed in airforce uniform. No identifying marks.aviation, military, man in uniform, basil watson, airforce

Postcard: sepia coloured card, biplane skimming across water.aviation, civilian, biplane on water, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card, biplane. Written on bottom of card: 'The Bristol Biplane, F.W. Merriam' Image shows a biplane and man standing in front of plane.aviation, civilian, bristol biplane, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: biplane flying over countryside. Image shows plane, countryside not known.aviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: biplane, three men working on plane. Buildings at rear of plane. Men standing in front of buildings. In front of photo boxes with 'Shell' stamped on them. On bottom of card written in white ' Avro-Green G5 horse power doing transport test'aviation, civilian, avro green g5, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card, biplane in sky above water, land in background, Large chateau style house visible. Potentially UK or France.A. Rapp, marine photographeraviation, civilian, biplane in sky, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card. Aeroplane flying in clear sky. Taken from underneath, appears to be single wing.aviation, civilian, aeroplane in sky, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: biplane flying in cloud covered sky.aviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card. Young man wearing a jacket and peaked style 'porkpie' hat ( on back to front ) sitting in cockpit of plane. Written on bottom of card in white ' Tom. Sopwith' and 'copyright'Topical Postcard Co., Winton, Hants.aviation, civilian, tom sopwith, basil watson. biplane, aeroplane

Charles Kingford Smith and C.T.P. Ulm discuss making a flight to New Zealand, together with their American wireless operator and navigator.aeroplane, charles kingsford smith, c.t.p. ulm, aviation, flight

Portrait of aviator Guy Menzies.flight, aeroplane, guy menzies, aviation, aviator

Portrait of aviator Colonel H. Brimsmeadflight, aeroplane, h. brimsmead, aviation, aviator

From front cover; "ANZAC 7 AVIATOR/ THE REMARKABLE STORY OF/ SIR ROSS SMITH AND THE 1919 ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA AIR RACE".Soft cover. Cover - cardboard, white, black and yellow print on front, spine and back. Illustrated front - sepia toned portrait photograph of Sir Ross Smith in uniform. Back 0 small muted colour photograph of bi-plane with two men. 406 pages - cut, plain, white coloured paper. Illustrated black and white photographs, posters and maps.publication, book, biography, aviation, sir ross smith

Squat yellow transmitter used in emergency life rafts carried by aircraft on flights over water. Shape enabled it to be held between knees to crank generator to provide signal. Known as the ' Gibson Girl' radio (named after the famous 'Gibson Girl' marketing image who had a curved waist).RA (crown emblem) AF. ID No Y1100/500320. Serial No. 14823. 'Gibson Girl' (named after the famous 'Gibson Girl' marketing neon sign).transmitter, bendix, radio, raaf, aviation

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Two pages, three sides, typed titled' Mayor Speaks 13 Aug 1965'. Topics include : Education Week, Legacy Dinner, the Victorian Promotion Committee, Hubert Opperman, Mirridong Home for the Aged Blind AGM, proposal for Bendigo aerodrome and attitudinal problems of the Department of Civil Aviation.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. victorian promotion committee. mirridong home for the aged blind. bendigo aerodrome. hubert opperman.