Papers [manuscript]. 1932-1993.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1932-1993.

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Papers documenting the creation and subsequent history of the Southern Cross Memorial. The papers include correspondence, newspaper cuttings, publications, plans, notes, photographs, speeches and other material. The papers document the various exhibitions of the Memorial in Australia, the United States and the Netherlands and the protracted negotiations between Byrne and the Australian Government concerning the presentation of the Memorial to the Australian people and the arrangements for its long-term custody and display. Principal correspondents include John P. Errington and Ward McNally. The collection also includes a variety of papers which document the achievements of Charles Kingsford Smith and C.T.P. Ulm and Byrne's ongoing commitment to the promotion of those achievements.

2 m. (14 boxes)

Libraries Australia

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SNAC Resource ID: 7073665

Libraries Australia

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Southern Cross (Airplane)

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Ulm, Charles Thomas Phillippe, 1897-1934

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C. T. P. Ulm, 1897-1934, aviator, was lost near Hawaii on a flight from Oakland, California to Australia. He married Mary Josephine Callaghan in 1927. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225776153 Charles Ulm was a pioneer Australian aviator. Ulm is best known for his partnership with Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, and was Kingsford Smith's copilot on many of his famous flights, including the 1928 first crossing of the Pacifi...

McNally, Ward, 1917-1991

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Ward McNally's real name is Clifford Keane; journalist, author of "Cry of a man running". From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1962-1983. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225720932 ...

Errington, John P.

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Kingsford-Smith, Charles Edward, Sir, 1897-1935

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Kingsford-Smith, aviator, served in the A.I.F. and later the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, made the first Trans-Pacific flight, U.S.to Australia in 1928. From the description of Papers of Charles Kingsford-Smith. 1917-1935. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221125070 ...

Byrne, Austin Edward, 1902-1993.

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Aviation enthusiast and sculptor. Designer and creator of the Kingsford Smith "Southern Cross" Memorial, which is now in the custody of the National Museum of Australia. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1932-1993. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225819154 ...

Southern Cross Memorial.

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