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SUMMARY:Tales from the MacRobertson International Air Races
DESCRIPTION:To 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.\nThe Royal Historical Society of Victoria 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 Dutch entrant\, the Uiver. The Uiver (stork) is the most famous of the entries even though it came second. It was forced by bad weather to make an emergency landing in Albury where the locals used the town’s lights to spell A L B U R Y in morse code and then created a make-shift aerodrome on the racetrack using car headlights to con the plane down. Macpherson Robertson always maintained that the Uiver\, a commercial KLM flight that went to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies with a little extra hop to Australia\, came closest to his ideal as Robertson sponsored the race to encourage commercial flight not speed. \nThe first aircraft to finish was the De Havilland DH-88 Comet Grosvenor House\, a specially- designed racing aircraft flown by Charles W. A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black. Both pilots were much feted in Melbourne. Photos show a handsome pair being mobbed by thousands. The adulation didn’t last\, Campbell Black was killed by a plane propeller just 2 years later and Scott suicided. \nHarold Brook was the pilot with the least experience – barely the minimum 100 hours. He had a paying passenger\, the 28-year old Miss Ella Lay\, who knitted her way to Australia. She was a pilot herself and the only woman to travel the full race distance from Mildenhall in England to Melbourne. Ella stayed on in Melbourne\, took up nursing\, and in 1941 enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in the very building where the exhibition is being held (the former Army Medical Corps Drill Hall). Ella died in 2005\, aged 99. The Times printed her obituary. \nThe race generated many more fabulous stories including C. J. “Jimmy” Melrose who at 21 was the youngest pilot and one of the few Australians. Jimmy was funded by his mother and his De Havilland Puss Moth was christened My Hildergarde in her honour. He too died\, too young\, just two years later in a plane crash. \nThe last plane to arrive was piloted by Ray Parer and Godfrey Hemsworth and funded by New Guinea miners. Another entry was owned by well-known Australian pioneer aviator Horrie Miller who at the time was managing director of MacRobertson-Miller Aviation. He engaged James Wood and Don Bennett to fly the race however they came unstuck in Aleppo. As Bennett wrote in his autobiography\, they “… hit the ground with a fair wallop and the undercarriage collapsed; down she went and the nose went in as we whipped over on our back. I was in the tail of the machine and my velocity from one end of the cabin to the other was remarkable. Even more astounding was the degree of “concertina-ing” of my body which took place at the far end.” That was the end of their race.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/tales-from-the-macrobertson-international-air-races/
LOCATION:RHSV\, Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Out of the box: collectables & ephemera show & tell
DESCRIPTION:Out of the box: collectables & ephemera show & tell\nCollectors\, hoarders and memento keepers are encouraged to participate in this inaugural event by sharing stories about their displayed treasures. Filling fast please book by 31 October 2021. Everyone will be double vaxxed.\nGrandfather’s pocket watch may have seen many adventures; tickets to theatre and stage shows prompt memories. We all have some things we treasure\, tucked away.\nSafe display space will be allocated for those with larger collections. Seating will be at your eventual lunch table\, with room for smaller items.\nEveryone will have a chance to tell their story or simply to enjoy those of others.\nSome fascinating items have already been registered. \nThis fundraising day for the Society will build revenue towards renovation of interior plasterwork in the 1870s museum. \n$30 includes lunch. Perpetual coffee and tea. The bar opens at lunchtime with drinks at bar prices.\nThe golf club offers full facilities\, plenty of parking\, and flat access. \nFor bookings and enquiries: Email: nagambiehistorical@outlook.com
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/out-of-the-box-collectables-ephemera-show-tell/
LOCATION:Nagambie Golf Course\, 12 Cemetery Lane\, Ngambie\, VIC\, 3608\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:NOVEMBER HISTORY FEST
DESCRIPTION:Our first ‘HISTORY FEST’ will celebrate History Month. Enjoy talks and themed food: starting with Craig Sandy who will talk about Surveying through the ages. \nA short break and burgers and bangers will be served before Peter Sanders talks about his Burke & Wills expedition paintings. We can also taste wines from the Burke & Wills Winery. \nFinally\, we will launch our new book\, Discover Springfield by Brenda Sorragahn. A glass of champagne to celebrate her achievement! \nFor bookings\, please visit https://www.trybooking.com/BTZKV \nSunday 14th November 2021 \n12pm – 4pm \nLancefield Mechanics Institute Annex\nHigh St\, Lancefield \nFor more information – https://www.romseylancefieldhistorical.org.au/upcoming-events/november-history-fest
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/november-history-fest/
LOCATION:Lancefield Mechanics Institute\, High Street\, Lancefield\, VIC\, 3435\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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