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Charles 'Moth' Eaton - Australia's Culture PortalGp 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 ...
Unknown photographer, Freda Thompson (1906-1980), Pictured here in 1934 just before take off at Lympne Airport when she became the first Australian woman to fly solo from England to Australia, 1934. Courtesy of National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame. Avia...
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 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...
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:...
Merchant vessels Barossa and Neptuna burning in Darwin Harbour near the jetty after receiving direct hits during the first Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. During the Second World War, the Japanese flew 64 raids on Darwin and 33 raids on other targ...
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. ...
Women's involvement in air defence forces in a flying capacity was highly limited until the 1970s. For decades, women's roles in air defence were restricted to jobs on the ground and within Australia. Australian women's involvement in air defence servic...
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Charles 'Moth' Eaton - Australia's Culture Portal (website Culture Portal )Gp Capt Eaton Charles, CO RAAF Station Darwin. Image courtesy of the Charles Eaton Photographic Collection and Peter Dunn's Australia @ War. Charles 'Moth' Eaton is one of the unsung heroes of Australian aviation history, due largely to his attachment t...
Date of birth23/12/1895 London Date of discharge 1945-12-31 Date of death11/11/1979 <br/> CO 12 Sqn RAAF Closed Sundays and ACT public holidays....
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Captain Cook, however, was greatly admired and his journals provided the sources for adult books about his voyages and for informative accounts for children. With the English colonization of 'the Antipodes', news of the strange new land soon appeared in t...
> Biographical details: Frederick George Eaton was born on 19 April 1893 at Luddenham, the youngest son of Charles Eaton and Mary Ann (nee Hayes). Service details: Eaton enlisted at Warwick Farm NSW and was allocated to the 11th Reinforcements, 6th Austr...
Gilbert Eric Douglas (1902 - 1970), by Frank Hurley, 1929-31, courtesy of National Library of Australia. DOUGLAS, GILBERT ERIC (1902-1970), air force officer, was born on 6 December 1902 at Parkville, Melbourne, second son of Gilbert Douglas, watchman, an...
Samuel John Sutton (1836 - 1906), by J. W. Beattie, courtesy of Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania. SUTTON, SAMUEL JOHN (1836-1906), businessman and politician, was born on 19 April 1836 in Hobart Town, eldest of fourteen c...
SALTING, SEVERIN KANUTE (1805-1865), merchant and landowner, was born at Copenhagen of Danish parents. Salting's two sons were born in Sydney, George on 15 August 1835 and William on 18 January 1837. Print Publication Details: A. F. Pike, 'Salting, Seve...
The Collections Council of Australia has worked in partnership with the Mallala and Districts Historical Committee in regional South Australia to develop this community heritage wiki. Select a categoryArchitecture and Design Archives and Libraries Built,...
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett, appointed three heritage specialists to join Australia's peak heritage body, the Australian Heritage Council. Select a categoryArchitecture and Design Archives and Libraries Built, Natur...
The Australian War Memorial opened a special exhibition featuring 81 of these striking works that provide new insights into Australia's military history and identity. Arts Minister Peter Garrett unveiled 900 new names in a Welcome Wall ceremony at the Au...
The Collections Council of Australia has worked in partnership with the Mallala and Districts Historical Committee in regional South Australia to develop this community heritage wiki. Select a categoryArchitecture and Design Archives and Libraries Built,...
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