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Sir Ross Smith Memorial Statue [B 4974] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The bronze statue of Sir Ross Smith stands on a red granite plinth which features bronze bas-relief work depicting aeroplanes and various symbols. Bronze figures stand at either side of the plinth, one being a Roman soldier. The inscription reads: 'Sir Ross Smith / Born at Semaphore Australia / December 4th 1892 / Died at Weybridge England / April 13th 1922 / Erected by the people of South Australia to commemorate the first successful flight from England to Australia November 12- December 10 / 1919 / Illi robur et aes triplex'. Sculptor was Mr. Frederick Brook Hitch who won a competition to design this statue. [On back of photograph] 'Sir Ross Smith Memorial Statue / Cresswell Gardens / 1928'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.6 cm x 14.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1928

Photographer

Government Photolithographer (S.A

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Sir Ross Smith Memorial Collection

Subject

Smith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922
Monuments -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

28/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,356 x 3,186 pixels (7.5 MP)

Size

7.53 MB

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