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Image - Black and White, Charles Kingsford Smith
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Image - Black and White, Charles Kingsford Smith
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Federation University Historical Collection
Souvenir - Ticket Stub, Ticket for a souvenir Flight with Charles Kingsford-Smith, c1932
... Ticket for a souvenir Flight with Charles Kingsford-Smith...charles kingsford-smith...Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (1897-1935) is one... a photographic portrait of Charles Kingsford-Smith, and a drawing... a photographic portrait of Charles Kingsford-Smith, and a drawing ...Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (1897-1935) is one of Australia's most known Australia’s fliers. Born in 1897 at Hamilton, Qld. He spent his early life in Sydney enlisting in the AIF in 1915. He served at Gallipoli before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916. He was shot down and wounded in the foot in 1917. In 1929, Kingsford-Smith flew from Australia to England in the record-breaking time of 12 days, 18 hours. The following year he completed an east–west crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 31 hours, followed by a record-breaking solo flight from England to Darwin in 10 days. He was knighted for services to aviation in 1932. He made the first west–east trans-Pacific flight in 1934. In 1932 was selling joy-flights at ten shillings a trip. Most of his flights, including the joy flights, were made in the three-engine Fokker plane known as the 'Southern Cross', now preserved in a special display area at Brisbane Airport. In late 1935 Kingsford Smith took off on the second leg of a flight from England to Australia with John ‘JT’ Pethybridge. The plane and pilots were never seen again, believed to have crashed into the sea at night somewhere off the coast of Burma. White ticket stub with black ink. It includes a photographic portrait of Charles Kingsford-Smith, and a drawing of the Southern Cross aeroplane. Gift of the Chatham-Holmes family.Printed on ticket 'Souvenir Flight in 'Southern Cross' piloted by C.E. Kingsford-Smith. No refund will be made on this ticket unless BOTH these"chatham, chatham family collection, kingsford-smith, charles kingsford-smith, smithy, southern cross, aeroplane, flight, joy ride, entertainment, airport, charles kingsford smith -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith 28th Memorial Lecture 22/10/1986 by Stanley S. Schaetzel
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Royal Aeronautical Society Hawker De Havilland 28th Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith Memorial Lecture Post War Aeronautical Design and Development in Australia by Stanley S Schaetzel
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Image, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and Captain P. Taylor Complete the Last Leg of a flight to California, 1934
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Image - Black and White, Ticker-tape Welcome for Charles Kingsford Smith after the first successful crossing of the Atlantic
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Old Bus
... charles kingsford smith...Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith is a famous Australian...The Old Bus Author: Charles Kingsford Smith Publisher...: Charles Kingsford Smith Publisher: Distibuted by Herald Feature ...Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith is a famous Australian, well known in civil aviation history for his courageous endeavours in flight. He broken many flight records for long distance and time travelled and he was also a war hero in World War 1. He has been referred to as being “known to millions of Australians as “Smithy” … he was one of Australia’s true twentieth-century legends”. In honour of his place amongst the world’s famous pioneers his image is featured on Australia’s $20 note, Sydney airport is named after him, there is a memorial to Kingsford Smith, Taylor and Ulm at the Anderson Park, also in Sydney and his plane “Southern Cross” is on view at Brisbane Airport. Kingsford Smith wrote ‘The Old Bus’ (1932) and he and Ulm were co-authors of ‘Story of 'Southern Cross' Trans-Pacific Flight’ (1928). His also wrote a book about his own life ‘My Flying Life’ which was published after his death in 1937. and the story of his life was filmed in Australia in 1946. A BRIEF HISTORY OF SIR CHARLES EDWARD KINGSFORD SMITH (1897 – 1935) … Kingsford Smith was born 9th February 1897 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. His parents were William Charles Smith and Catherine Mary, nee Kingsford. His mother’s maiden name of “Kingsford” was added to the family name when they spent time in Canada from around 1903 to 1907, after which they returned to Sydney, Australia. In 1915 Kingsford Smith enlisted in Australian Imperial Force. He served in 4th Signal Troop, 2nd Division Signal Company at Gallipoli Peninsular as a ‘sapper’ or combat engineer and later in Egypt and in France as a dispatch rider. In 1916 Kingsford Smith was transferred to the Australian Flying Corps as a sergeant. He was discharged after training in England and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps. He was appointed fling officer and soon joined the 23rd Squadron in France. He brought down four machines in his first month there and also did invaluable work attacking enemy targets. He was wounded and shot down and later awarded the Military Cross ‘for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty’. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1918 and served as a Flying Instructor with the R.F.C. Kingsford Smith was not allowed to participate in the 1919 England to Australia air race because of assumed lack of navigational experience. He and his pilot friend Cyril Maddocks formed a business and flew joy-flights in both England and America. In America he did some stunt flying with a Flying Circus. Kingsford Smith returned to Australia in 1921 and found employment as a pilot. He soon realised the value of air transport in such a vast country. He formed a partnership with pilot Keith Anderson in 1924 and they purchased two Bristol Tourer biplanes. Their business broadened to include Charles Ulm and became the Interstate Flying services in Sydney. Together they performed important ‘demonstration’ flights including a flight around Australia in 10 days and 5 hours using very limited navigational equipment. Kingsford Smith immediately started to search for support to do a trans-Pacific flight. This support came from the New South Wales government, Sidney Myer and G. Allan Hancock, an American oil magnate. On 31st May 1928 Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm and two American crewmen, Harry Lyan and Jim Warner, took off from Oakland, California and flew to Brisbane via Hawaii and Suva. This historic flight took 83 hours and 38 minutes. Their Fokker plane had three engines and was named the “Southern Cross”. This amazing achievement resulted in huge financial subscriptions. Kingsford Smith was awarded the Air Force Cross and appointed as honorary squadron leader, Royal Australian Air Force. Kingsford Smith flew his Southern Cross plane from Point Cook in Victoria to Perth nonstop. Then in September – October 1928, with Charles Ulm and an Australian crew, he piloted the Southern Cross from Sidney to Christchurch New Zealand. This flight showed that was possible for regular passenger and mail services across the Tasman Sea. Kingsford Smith flew his plane to England to an order for four aircraft, planning to use them for an inter-capital air service in Australia. Sadly on 1st April 1929 he was forced to land, having lost radio contact with the ground and having run into bad weather over north – west Australia. Keith Anderson and Robert Hitchcock both perished before the search party reached them. Once official enquiries were completed the flight to England continued in June and was completed in record time of 12 days and 18 hours. In January 1930 Kingsford Smith piloted the “Southern Cloud”, one of the new Avro Ten planes, on the first flight of his airline, the Australian National Airways, from Sydney to Melbourne. The “Southern Cross” was overhauled in Holland by the Fokker Aircraft Co. and in June 1930 Kingsford Smith achieved an east-west crossing of the Atlantic from Ireland to Newfoundland in 31.5 hours. Kingsford Smith returned to England and took delivery of an Avro Avian biplane that he named the “Southern Cross Junior” and flew solo from England to Darwin, Australia. This record breaking flight took less than 10 days. He beat four other planes that had left England before him and he was 5.5 days faster than Hinkler. Sadly Kingsford Smith’s “Southern Cloud” was lost during a flight from Sydney to Melbourne in 1931 with no surviving crew or passengers; in 1958 the wreckage was discovered in the Snowy Mountains. Later that year Kingsford Smith flew his “Southern Cloud” from Australia to Timor, collecting mail from a damaged Imperial Airways plane in Timor. Other flights followed. Kingsford Smith was knighted in 1932 for his services in Aviation. He returned to selling joy flights then established the Kingsford Smith Air Service, a flying training school in Sydney. In 1933 Kingsford Smith flew the amazing record flight in “Miss Southern Cross” – a Percival Gull - from London to Wyndham in Western Australia in just over ten days. The Australian Commonwealth then gave Kingsford Smith a large grant and he was also appointed as aviation consultant to Vacuum Oil Co. Another flying record was made when Kingsford Smith and Sir P.G. Taylor flow “Lady Southern Cross” from Brisbane to San Francisco in order to sell her there; the west-east-trans-Pacific flight made aviation history. They returned to Australia to make an attempt at the trans-Tasman flight but their attempt failed due to engine failure; they managed to get back to Sydney safely, minus most of their cargo. Kingsford Smith had his unsold “Lady Southern Cross” shipped back to England, from where he and J. T. Pethybridge in the “Lady Southern Cross” attempted another record breaking flight from England The Old Bus Author: Charles Kingsford Smith Publisher: Distibuted by Herald Feature Service Date; 1932Label on spine cover with typed text RA 629.1309 KIN flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, the old bus, charles kingsford smith -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Article (Item) - Photocopy of articles about Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Memorabilia (Item) - (SP) Charles Kingsford Smith. Memorabilia from the Keith Meggs collection
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Old Bus
... Charles Kingsford Smith...The Old Bus Author: Charles Kingsford Smith Publisher...: Charles Kingsford Smith Publisher: Herald Press Date: 1932 Label ...The Old Bus Author: Charles Kingsford Smith Publisher: Herald Press Date: 1932 Label on spine cover with typed text RA 629.1 SMI warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the old bus, charles kingsford smith, smithy -
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Image - Black and White, Southern Cross after Charles Kingsford Smith's last Tasman Crossing
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book, Ann Blainey, The Turbulent Life of Charles Kingsford Smith, 2018
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Image - Black and White, Lady Southern Cross
... charles kingsford smith... owned by Australian pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.... owned by Australian pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith ...The Lady Southern Cross was a Lockheed Altair monoplane owned by Australian pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.A black and white image of an aeroplane called the "Lady Southern Cross".flight, aeroplane, charles kingsford smith, lady southern cross -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Assorted photocopied items of histories about Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith, Roby L Manuel, Harry Hawker, Herbert John Louis Hinkler and Stewart Carlyle Middlemiss
... Edward Kingsford-Smith, Roby L Manuel, Harry Hawker, Herbert John... Edward Kingsford-Smith, Roby L Manuel, Harry Hawker, Herbert John ... -
Federation University Historical Collection
Handbook, The School Paper Grades V and VI Victoria Education Department, 1964-1966
... charles kingsford smith..., and Charles Kingsford Smith. A supplement is included in regards..., and Charles Kingsford Smith. A supplement is included in regards ...Three handbooks with green patterns on recto and verso. Linen tape is on the spine. Paper is bound by string, connected at the top and bottom. .1)This handbook is a collection of The School Paper for grades V and VI, by the Victorian Education Department for 1964. It's contents are including by not limited to poetry and short stories submitted to the paper from a variety of authors such as "Beside the Road" by Louis H. Clark, information regarding the events of the time such as Air Force Commemoration Week, writings such as piece regarding self-control while using alcohol. and sheet music for various songs, such as "God save the queen". A history of Port Melbourne is included on page 2. A history of Australia's cattle trade is included on pages 11-12. In addition, A biography of Sid Kidman, Australia's "cattle king" is included between pages 36-37. .2)This handbook is a collection of The School Paper for grades V and VI, by the Victorian Education Department for 1965. It's contents are including by not limited to poetry and short stories submitted to the paper from a variety of authors, such as "Pit-Pony" by S.A. Bainbridge, information regarding the events of the time such as the Fig Harvest at El-Flaye, and sheet music for various songs, such as "Old John Braddleum". The short story "The ANZACS at Gallipoli" includes a photograph of James Simpson Kirkpatrick with his donkey, bearing a wounded soldier (Page 33). A piece titled "A good-bye and a welcome" on pages 50-51 details the farewell to Alex McDonell, the director of Education for Victoria from 1960 to 1965, and the welcoming of Frederick H. Brooks as the new Director of Education in Victoria. A supplement is included in regards to "Scholarships and Allowances available for further education" for July 1965. A biography of Rudyard Kipling is on pages 103-105. A monthly series titled "The Seed from which they grew" detailed the history of some of Victoria's historical institutions: Victoria's Government House, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Victorian Railways, School Broadcasts, (Victorian) Public Libraries, The Forests Commission of Victoria, The Correspondence School, The Royal Mint, Her Majesty's Mail, Victoria Police, and Fire brigades. .3)This handbook is a collection of The School Paper for grades V and VI, by the Victorian Education Department for 1966. It's contents are including by not limited to poetry and short stories submitted to the paper from a variety of authors such as "The Emu" by Joan Wise, information regarding the events of the time such as Australian Literature Week, and sheet music for various songs, such as "Potatoes"'. "The Nation Builders" was a monthy series serialised in the paper about explorers who helped to found Australia, such as Matthew Flinders, Baron Sir Ferdinand Von Mueller, Patrick ("Paddy") Hannan, Charles Yelverton O'Connor, John Ridley, Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, Sir Sidney Kidman, Hugh Victor McKay,Robert Hoddle, and Charles Kingsford Smith. A supplement is included in regards to "Scholarships and Allowances available for further education" for July 1966..1) , "Grade 5 Classroom Copy" and "1964" recto. Pages 17, 32, 81, 97,113, 129 features the text "A.J. Mathieson".Page 49 has the text "Grades 5/6 Staff Copy A.J. Mathieson". Page 17 has tick marks on lower right hand corner. Registration number written on verso bounding as "11735.1" in pencil. .2)"Grade 5 Classroom Copy" and "1965" recto.Registration number written on verso bounding as "11735.2" in pencil. .3)"Classroom Copy", "1966", "5" and a black curved line in the middle of the page recto. Page 1 has "A.J. Mathieson" on the top right hand side in red marker. In the middle of Page 35, there is some text underlined, and the comment "Quote Governor King" in green ink.Registration number written on verso bounding as "11735.3" in pencil.1964, handbook, alex ball, victorian education department, school paper, grade v and vi, hymns, poetry, songs, short story, charles kingsford smith, 1965, 1966, matthew flinders, baron sir ferdinand von mueller, patrick hannan, paddy hannan, charles yelverton o'connor, john ridley, thomas sutcliffe mort, sir sidney kidman, hugh victor mckay, robert hoddle, james simpson kirkpatrick, alex mcdonell, frederick h. brooks, rudyard kipling, victorian government house,, royal botanic gardens, victorian railways, school broadcasts,, victorian public libraries, forests commission of victoria, correspondence school, royal mint, her majesty's mail, victoria police, fire brigades, port melbourne, sid kidman, cattle king, cattle trade -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Lesley Speed, Australian Comedy Films of the 1930s: Modernity, the Urban and the International, 2015
... Charles Kingsford Smith... Splendid Fellows Charles Kingsford Smith Lesley Speed Australian ...128 page book on Australian Comedy films.non-fictionfilms, comedy films, australian films, pat hanna, george wallace, australian vernacular, dad and dave, splendid fellows, charles kingsford smith -
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Image, Charles Kingford Smith and C.T.P. Ulm discuss making a flight to New Zealand
... Charles Kingsford Smith... Office goldfields Image Charles Kingford Smith and C.T.P. Ulm ...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 -
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Image, C.J. Melrose, solo flier, 1934
... Charles Kingsford Smith... aviation flight pioneer pilot Charles Kingsford Smith P. Taylor ...Melrose died in July 1936, at the age of 22, when his new high-wing monoplane "Billing", a Heston Phoenix registration VH-AJM, broke up in turbulence over South Melton, Victoria on a charter flight from Melbourne to Darwin. Two days later, over one hundred thousand people lined the streets of Melbourne to pay their last respects. Black and white photographic image of Charles James Melrose, the only Australian contestant and the only solo flier in the England-Ausralia air race, 1934. He is being chaired by R.A.A.F. men. Two years later Melrose crashed.aeroplane, aviation, flight, pioneer pilot, charles kingsford smith, p. taylor -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph - Card Box Photographs, Charles Kingsford-Smith's Southern Cross Aeroplane, 1928
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Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Newspaper Supplement, The Courier: Ballarat 1900-2000, 2000
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - First Day Cover - 50th Anniversary of the First Airmail, Apr-81
... 1981. Photo Charles Kingsford-Smith. 2 x 6 penny 50th..., 50th Anniversary First Air Mail 1981. Photo Charles Kingsford ...Envelope, 1st Day Cover, 50th Anniversary First Air Mail 1981. Photo Charles Kingsford-Smith. 2 x 6 penny 50th Anniversary Stamps, cancelled 23 April 1981.first day cover, anniversary, commemoration, celebration, airmail, stamps -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Ca.31 Design Directive
... Binding: Perm - Softcover Keywords: Sir Charles Kingsford - Smith...: Perm - Softcover Keywords: Sir Charles Kingsford - Smith ...Description: Date: 22/9/1982 Author: P. T. Fink Pages: 38 Binding: Perm - Softcover Keywords: Sir Charles Kingsford - Smith Memorial Lecture Royal Aeronautical Societ Level of Importance: National. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (Item) - Various Civil Aviation Documents, Department of Civil Aviation: Information Documents
... such as: Charles Kingsford Smith, Tullamarine Airport, Kingsford Smith... such as: Charles Kingsford Smith, Tullamarine Airport, Kingsford Smith ...Contains a variety of civil aviation documents on topics such as: Charles Kingsford Smith, Tullamarine Airport, Kingsford Smith Airport (Sydney), aviation safety, the role of the Department of Civil Aviation, Harry Hawker, Air Traffic Control, etc. Some of these documents are duplicated in the two booklets. -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Phillip Island Girls Air League, 1950's
... when Australian Aviators such as Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith... Kingsford-Smith, Charles Ulm, Bert Hinkler, Sir Ross and Keith Smith ...The Australian Air League was formed in 1934, in an era when Australian Aviators such as Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Charles Ulm, Bert Hinkler, Sir Ross and Keith Smith and others were household names and heroes. The first Squadron was opened in Manly (NSW) and the Air League quickly spread throughout that state. In early 1939 the first Squadron was opened in Victoria and in 1944 the first Girls Section was formed. Today the Australian Air League is active in NSW, the ACT, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and is still expandingBlack & White photo copy of original. 18 girls of varying ages between 8 and 18.phillip island girls air league, laurie west -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - Brian Ridgeway Collection Miscellaneous aircraft photos, newspaper items etc. See under "Description" Section
... . Display Envelope 1928 Charles Kingsford Smith 'Southern Cross... R.A.A.F. Display Envelope 1928 Charles Kingsford Smith 'Southern ...