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Box 35: Commonwealth balloon ascent [Gas balloon displayed at the royal Agricultural Showground, Syd...
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Felix Nadar in a balloon, late 1860's / photographer Felix Nadar
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Balloon flight, 1909
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Balloon ascent by Mr. Gale in the Domain, Sydney, 1870
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Balloon ascent, Victoria Park, 14 January 1871
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The explosion of Mr L'Estrange's balloon near Sydney
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Balloon Ascent and Leap from the clouds by world-renowned Australian aviator V. P. Taylor, 1920