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A section of the huge crowds watching Smithy prepare for take-off
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Huge crowds watch Smithy prepare for take-off. Movietone News truck and film unit in the foreground.
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Smithy's Lockheed Altair being prepared for take-off from Anderson Park, Neutral Bay. Crowd of young...
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Charles Kingsford-Smith with his Mother and Father, 1928 / photographer unknown
Huge crowds watch with apprehension as Smithy prepares for take-off
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Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm, on landing after the Pacific flight, Mascot, 10 June 1928 /...
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The "Southern Cross" on its arrival in Sydney from the flight across the Pacific, 10 June 1928 / Bro...
Smithy's Lockheed Altair being prepared for take-off from Anderson Park, Neutral Bay