Photograph, Air flights, c 1920s

Historical information

In the 1920s some joy flights took off in small biplanes from McMahon's dairy property in Sunbury.

Significance

Many different social activities took place in Sunbury when the town's population was less than 2000 despite its distance from Melbourne. The joy flights are one example of these activities.

Physical description

A sepia photograph with a cream border of the front view of a small biplane in a paddock with people standing behind it.

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