Theo Gunness articles regarding early aviation in Australia, 1930-1940, compiled 1960-ca. 1967 and p...
Theo Gunness articles regarding early aviation in Australia, 1930-1940, compiled 1960-ca. 1967 and photographs of first airmail deliveries to Australia from London and New Zealand, 1931-1935
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Author / Creator
Date
1930-ca. 1967
Call Numbers
MLMSS 1426
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Physical Description
Contents
1 folder of textual material - manuscript, typescript
3 photographs - 25.5 x 31 cm or smaller - gelatin silver
1 folder of textual material - manuscript, typescript
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Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955 (Photographs)
Copyright status : In copyright - No reproduction without prior written approval - from copyright owner (textual material)
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Scope and Contents
Contents
1. 'First Official Air Mails to and from Overseas to Australia landed at Sydney', 1930-1940 [manuscript]
2. '25 Years After: The Story of the Epic Flight Across the Tasman on 15 May 1935 by the Monoplane "Southern Cross"'...copied from my scrapbook...Theo Gunness, May 1960 [typescript]
Includes references to Sir Charles Kingsford Smit...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Theo Gunness articles regarding early aviation in Australia, 1930-1940, compiled 1960-ca. 1967 and photographs of first airmail deliveries to Australia from London and New Zealand, 1931-1935
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Pictorial material transferred from Pic.Acc.1062 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012
Signature / Inscriptions
Title, date and notes on reverse of photographs
Contextual Information
Source
Mr T. Gunness, 28 February 1967
Pic.Acc.1062
Administrative / Biographical history
Theo Gunness was overseer of Postal Shipping at the General Post Office, Sydney, 1922-1955
Southern Cross crew:
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith (Pilot)
P.G. Taylor (Navigator)
John Stannage (Wireless Operator)
Identifiers
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 1426
Record Identifier
93QVNex1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93QVNex1
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Reference code
915235
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