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Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, MelbourneTo celebrate Victoria’s centenary in 1934, Macpherson Robertson sponsored a great air race from England to Melbourne. There were originally 20 entrants of which only 12 arrived in Melbourne. The British winning entrants took a whisker under 3 days, the last plane to arrive took some 4 months. The RHSV is mounting an exhibition which takes a close look at the entrants in the races (there were two races run concurrently – a speed race and a handicap race) including the most well-known entrant, the Dutch Uiver.
“Never Forget Australia”; Transformation at Villers-Bretonneux – a presentation via zoom by Dr Ross McMullin
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world"Never Forget Australia"; Transformation at Villers-Bretonneux - a presentation via zoom by Dr Ross McMullin The immense German onslaught in March 1918 caused Britain’s gravest crisis of World War I.
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