About the author: Born in Melbourne, David Crotty has worked in museums since 1984. He has a long-standing interest in aviation history and has worked as a curator with the Australian War Memorial and the RAAF Museum. He is currently (2010) a curator in the History and Technology Department of Museum Victoria. Story of John Robertson Duigan and his flying creer, from his early years as a Melbourne school boy to his heroic activities as a pilot on the Western Front in World War One. He was the first Australian to fly a powered Australian-made aeroplane in Australia.Front cover: Top - Duigan's aeroplane in flight, Spring Plains Station, Mia Mia, Victoria, in 1911. Below - John Duigan at the controls of his aircraft at Spring Plains Station, Mia Mia, Victoria, in 1911.

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Picture in photograph album donated by Mrs Faull. The plane landed at Linton Park as part of an advertising campaign by Astor Radios in 1928. Information provided by Ron Preston of Linton: "The day the plane landed in Linton Park / late 20s. Fairbanks and Harrison operated a garage in Sussex St opposite Bryant's shop. Fairbanks was married to Carrie Murrell's sister Dorrie and William (Bill) Harrison was married to Dulcie Nicol. Among other things that the garage sold were ASTOR RADIOS. To promote ASTOR RADIO a Gypsy Moth double seater aircraft flew low over towns to advertise. ASTOR RADIO was written under both wings. by Boltes) staying overnight. Both Harrison & Fairbanks were taken up for a ride. The pilot "dive-bombed" the local children, many of them seeking shelter under the bridge, as they were frightened, not having seen a plane up close before." Sepia photograph of a biplane surrounded by a crowd of people. One of three photographs of this occasion, the others are Registration nos. 627.1 & 627.2"1st aeroplane to land in Linton 1928". events, faull collection, aeroplanes, linton park

Hudson Fysh cleans his QANTAS aeroplane.flight, aeroplane, hudson fysh, qantas, thargomindah

Typical of manual used by pilots Paperback tan in colour, 10 pagesPilots Notes, The Anson Aeroplane, Two Cheetah IX Enginesmanual, pilots notes, cheetah engine,

Aeroplane Delivering the Herald Newspaper to Canberra when Parliament was being opened,aeroplane, herald newspaper, airmail, canberra, parliament

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;

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Southern Cross aeroplane at the Ballarat Aerodrome.southern cross, ballarat aerodrome, vehicle, airport, charles kingsford-smith

This was the first press photograph transmitted by radio from England to Australia. On 16 October 1934, South Australian aviator, C J Melrose, was pictured beside his plane at the Mildenhall aerodrome, England, preparing for the start of the Centenary Air Race. Within hours of capture, the image was transmitted from London to Melbourne and then sent via picturegram to Sydney’s press, the greatest distance a photograph had been transmitted over radio. Wirephotos, as they are commonly called, are produced through electrical pulses which travel along telephone or telegraph wires, or radio waves. Like the transmission of Morse dots and dashes, the technology communicates the light and dark portions of an image, to be recorded on a negative or photographic paper at the receiver’s end. Previously, photographs of an event appeared several days after the fact; wirephoto technology enabled visual communication with relative speed. Our consumption and expectation of the immediacy of news and communication continued to grow, an expectation that forms the basis of time-based social media activities such as Snapchat or Facebook and Instagram stories.london to melbourne air race, wirephoto, picturegram, uiver, james melrose

Advertisement for Aeroplane Jelly from "Domestic Science Handbook: for use by the pupils of domestic science schools". An example of 1940s advertising through cooking and homemaker books. In this book, instructions are given for many aspects of household management, interspersed with advertisements for useful items. This Aeroplane Jelly advertisement tells of the health benefits of eating the jelly, its vitamin content and that it is made in Australia.An example of mid 20th century advertising through 'how-to' books.Digital copy of advertisement from a bookhistoric advertisements, domestic science, nsw cookery teachers association, aeroplane jelly

W. C. ATKINSON RAAF No. 147081.1. Book - Heavy khaki coloured cardboard covers with black tape on left side and tied together with black shoe laces. 235 pages of cream paper. 2. Book - Grey, black, green, cream print on light cardboard cover. 64 pages, cream paper.1. RAAF 21324 FITTERS 11.A, Carpenter Riggers, Flight Riggers, Course Notes, Engineering School. Issue 4, 1942. 2. German Monoplanes, Aircraft Identification. Part Two 2nd Ed. 2/-.books, raaf, aircraft identification, course notes fitters

Used by pilots during WWIIPilot's Notes for Bristol - Hercules V1 Engines in Wellington aircraft.Issue No. 1 February 1943 (M.D. Frecker) These Notes are applicable only to engines running on 100-octane fuel and are complementary to information given in official publications.a22.05

The book was produced to compliment various publications to aid identification of aircraft during WWII. Aircraft recognition was carried out by RAF crews, Anti Aircraft gun crews, Royal Observer Corps, Civilian Raid Spotters and Shipping. Two books, paperback, 17 pages, black and white images, AEROPLANE Recongnition Tests, What is it? Part 3 images 81 to 116 and Part 4 images 117 to 152 Temple Press Ltd Bowling Green Lane, London

A manual created by the Air Ministry during the Second World War about the Taurus II engine fitted to the Albacore I Aeroplane.albacore, air ministry, taurus ii engine, world war two

This medallion was produced to commemorate the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia's annual air show which was held at Wodonga. It took place at Joe Drage's Air World Museum in Wodonga, Victoria. The event included a fly-in by members of the Antique Aeroplane Association which attracted vintage planes from all parts of Australia. This medallion and 2 other linked medallions were owned by Mr. Clive Cossor. He spent a lot of time at Drage's Historical Aircraft Museum and also helped transport gliders. He was also at the Albury racecourse as a teenager to assist in moving the Uiver when it was forced to land in a storm during the MacRobertson Trophy Air Race from London to Melbourne in October 1934.This medallion is significant as it records an important event recognising aviation in Australia.A medallion produced to commemorate the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia's annual air show held at Wodonga. Around edge of the front of medallion "ANTIQUE AEROPLANE ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA WODONGA 1982" with the De Haviland logo in the centre, On the reverse side "SPONSORS/RADIO/2AY/ALBURY-WODONGA" 8aviation history, antique aeroplane association of australia, joe drage airworld, airshow wodonga

Mr. R. Graham Carey (1874 - 1959), who claimed to be the oldest pilot in the world, had his ancient Farman “pusher” aeroplane on display at the Motor Show in the Exhibition buildings, Melbourne. Mr Carey flew the plane at Port Melbourne on 12th May 1937, the coronation of King George VI.Black and white post Card with a picture of a plane, promoting Mr R. Graham Carey, the oldest airmen in the world and his oldest plane in Australia. The OLDEST PLANE IN AUSTRALIA Flown at Port Melbourne on Coronation Day May 12th 1937 by the Oldest Airman in the World R. GRAHAM CAREYr. graham carey, farman pusher, aviation, coronation day 1937

In 1952 the subject surf boat crewed by Geoff Scott, Ron Blackney, Wes McLaren, Jim Tibb, and Stan Stephens, won the Victorian Surf Boat Championships. When the club had finished with the boat Mr. Harold Stephenson paid one shilling and it eventually found its way into a garage where it remained for over 20 years before being donated to Flagstaff Hill. This boat is regarded as a unique example of craftsmanship, closely resembling Bay whaleboats used around the Warrnambool area in the 1800s. This timber caravel surf boat was named “Aeroplane Jelly” and was built by N & E Towns a Newcastle boat builder in 1949 Aeroplane Jellies and David Jones as sponsors of the Sydney Surf Carnival of 1950/1951 donated jointly the vessel. George Towns started his boat-building business in 1869 on Dempsey Island on the Hunter River, NSW. George's sons took over the business as N & E Towns (Norman and Eldrid) and continued until the early 1950s. The business made a variety of small craft including fishing boats, launches, and flood boats. In 1928 they built their first surf boat it took about six weeks to build with cedar planks and hardwood frames. After World War II surf boats became their main focus and they became well known for the lighter and faster designs. Many “Towns built” craft have won events at state and national surf championships. They were renowned Boat Builders producing a much lighter and faster running boat than anything previously made, with a buoyant type bow design giving it the lift necessary to get out and through heavy surf. while its sleek lines from amidships aft provided very fast running qualities. Either side of its bows, it bore the bright silver aircraft transfer of the Aeroplane Jellies Company. After a surf competition at Narrabeen NSW, the competing Warrnambool surf lifesaving team returned home to Warrnambool their club committee decided to purchase the "Aeroplane Jellies" Surf boat if and when it became available as the team had been so impressed with the boat. On 30 October 1951 a cheque for £207-2/6' was raised, £180 for the boat, balance for oars. Transport was arranged and the boat was delivered in November 1951. When the "Aeroplane Jellies" competition days were over in the early 1960's due largely to changing surf boat design, Warrnambool Club's Secretary, Mr. Harold Stephenson, sought permission from the Committee to purchase the boat for the nominal sum of one shilling thus preserving the vessel for posterity. The boat had been stored for many years at the Nullawarre Bakery where it remained until Mr. Stephenson died in 1985. After Mr. Stephenson's passing his family donated the vessel to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in 1986.A very rare example of a surf lifesaving boat that for its time was a unique creation that revolutionised small vessel design in Australia. It was made by a renowned maker that today unfortunately many of his examples of boats he made, especially surf life-saving boats no longer exist making the Flagstaff Hill boat very significant to not only surf lifesaving history but to the part it played in our social life for all those who went to the beaches in 1960s Australia.Surf boat named "Aeroplane Jellies". Timber, double ender carvel, built in 1949 by N & E Towns, Newcastle, NSW. Only a few are in existence. She was a trophy prize at Sydney Surf Carnival 1950/1951, donated by Aeroplane Jellies and David Jones Dept. Store, Sydney. The boat was won by South Narrabeen Surf Club. Warrnambool Surf Club purchased her on 30/10/1951 for £207-2/6, and she was sold to Harold Stephenson in early 1960's for 1 shilling. Donated to Flagstaff Hill by the family of Harold Stephenson around 1985-1986. The name Aeroplane Jellies was lettered in gold across the boat's coaming and there is a remnant of some of the gold lettering still there.warrnambool, flagstaff hillflagstaff hill maritime museum, great ocean road, ememgency, historic boat, surf boat, n & e towns, carvel, vintage boat, double ender boat, lifesaving boat, geoff scott, south narrabeen surf club, warrnambool surf life saving club, lifeboat

This medallion was produced to commemorate the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia's annual air show which was held at Wodonga in 1981. It took place at Joe Drage's Air World Museum in Wodonga, Victoria. It recognised the 50th anniversary of the manufacture of the first De Haviland 82 Tiger Moth in 1931. This medallion and 2 other linked medallions were owned by Mr. Clive Cossor. He spent a lot of time at Drage's Historical Aircraft Museum and also helped transport gliders. He was also at the Albury racecourse as a teenager to assist in moving the Uiver when it was forced to land in a storm during the MacRobertson Trophy Air Race from London to Melbourne in October 1934.This medallion is significant as it records an important event recognising aviation in Australia and recognises the development of the Tiger Moth aircraft.A medallion produced to commemorate the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia's annual air show held at Wodonga in 1981On the front around the medallion surrounding an image of a Tiger Moth aircraft: "The Golden Anniversary of the DH. 82 "Tiger Moth" 1931-1981" Numbered 71 On reverse around the edge: "Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia/ WODONGA 1981". In the centre: "SPONSORS/2AY/ALBURY-WODONGA"aviation history, antique aeroplane association of australia, joe drage airworld, airshow wodonga, dh tiger moth

PHOTO OF FIRST PLANE TO LAND IN CLUNES, NEAR THE OLD HOSPITAL.PHOTOGRAPH / COPY OF AEROPLANE WITH CROWD OF PEOPLE. PHOTOGRAPH OF FIRST PLANE TO LAND IN CLUNESHANDWRITTEN ON BACK - "ONE OF THE FIRST AEROPLANES TO LAND IN CLUNES (IF NOT THE FIRST). LANDED IN PADDOCK ALONGSIDE CLUNES HOSPITAL ON CRESWICK ROAD ABOUT 1920. NOTE NURSE IN UNIFORM."local history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations, first plane to land in clunes