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Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been established to bring these important health services to remote and regional Australian communities. The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides free emergency and medical care to people w...

Australian civil aviation - Australia's Culture Portal

The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was as influential on Australian civil aviation as it was on early Australian aviation. Two former AFC officers, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, established what later became known as Qantas, with Fysh also supporting th...

Aviation museums - Australia's Culture Portal

Aviation has been very significant in Australia. As a country with large distances to cross and a sparse population, aviation was an ideal way to provide services such as mail, transport, medical support and goods supply. All around Australia, a large n...

Early Australian aviation - Australia's Culture Portal

Until the Second World War, Australia was one of the world's leaders in aviation in terms of both air mileage and prominent aviation pioneers. Since the early development of powered flight in Australia in 1910, various air services have been established:...

Charles 'Moth' Eaton - Australia's Culture Portal

Gp Capt Eaton Charles, CO RAAF Station Darwin. Image courtesy of the Charles Eaton Photographic Collection and Peter Dunn's Australia @ War. Eaton entered Australian aviation legend when commanding the air searches for two lost aircraft, the Kookaburra ...

Australian inventions - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald. Lawrence Hargrave, who achieved the first powered flight in 1894 with four box kites, was said to be symbolic of many Australian inventors and Australian innovation; 'He was interested in the invention, not th...

Charles Kingsford Smith - Australia's Culture Portal

Unknown, Portrait of Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, between 1919 and 1927. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's love of excitement led to career as a pilot. Charles Kingsford Smith was born in Hamilton (a suburb of Brisbane), Queensland, in 1897. ...

The School of the Air and remote learning - Australia's Culture Portal

The answer is Community Government schooling and the School of the Air. School of the Air is one of the means by which children in remote communities can access schools. Alternatively, community schools provide an opportunity for children to attend scho...

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Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - Our History   (more info)

Provides a history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), a charitable organisation providing an invaluable medical service to rural and remote Australia.

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National Museum of Australia - Royal Flying Doctor Service, Alice Springs   (website National Museum of Australia (NMA) )

The Royal Flying Doctor Service was established in 1928 by Reverend John Flynn. His vision was to provide a 'mantle of safety' for the isolated communities of inland Australia. The Alice Springs base was opened in 1939 to provide emergency and preventat...

Rural Reporter - 16/06/2001: Royal Flying Doctor Service   (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )

ABC Home | Radio | Television | News | Your Local ABC | More Subjects& | Shop Elizabeth Rodway has an in-depth look at the Royal Flying Doctor Service which is based in Alice Springs. Although the organisation has changed significantly since it started i...

National Museum of Australia - Royal Flying Doctor Service, Alice Springs   (website National Museum of Australia (NMA) )

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Support the Royal Flying Doctor Service. |   (website(s) Owen Zupp    There and Back )

Support the Royal Flying Doctor Service. With the Royal Flying Doctor Service in the news today it is worth revisiting the crucial role that this organisation has played in the Australian way of life for over 80 years. The Royal Flying Doctor Service of ...

Donate Directly to the Royal Flying Doctor Service! |   (website(s) Owen Zupp    There and Back )

Donate Directly to the Royal Flying Doctor Service! To show your support for the RFDS and There and Back there is a special drop down menu for specific causes on the RFDS online donation page. Owen: Hi Rob, Thanks for your interest in 'There and Back'....

Royal Flying Doctor Service   (website Tourism New South Wales )

<br/>The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) (New South Wales Section) is located at the Broken Hill Airport, where visitors can see its operations first hand. <br/> <br/>The Royal Flying Doctor Service is for everyone, people living in the b...

Rural Online - 16/05/2006: Royal Flying Doctor Service celebrates 78 years   (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )

Reverend John Flynn established the Flying Doctors in Cloncurry in north-west Queensland in 1928. "The Flying Doctor Service, I guess, over the years has become an icon for Australia... Senior flight nurse at the Mount Isa base Mary Noon says her 18 mont...

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - Australia's Culture Portal   (website Culture Portal )

Organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been established to bring these important health services to remote and regional Australian communities. The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides free emergency and medical care to people w...

Royal Flying Doctor Service   (website Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre )

The wide brown land seems smaller thanks to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Reverend John Flynn was the founder of the world&rsquo;s first Aerial Medical Service, now known as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). Photo courtesy of the Royal Flying Doc...

Showcase | Royal Flying Doctor Service | BlueArc | Web Content Management and Ecommerce Solutions   (website The BlueArc Group )

Powered by IgnitionSuite Web Content Management Platform, staff at RFDS are now able to publish and control content easily and on a regular basis. BlueArc has provided the RFDS with a professional site, capable of representing the organisation online and...

Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

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