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Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, during his active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Ross voices concerns over being overly lauded in the newspapers for his flying during the War. Descibes his office/workshop tent catching fire that day.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, during his active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Describes having dinner with General Borton, who was in command of the Brigade, in Cairo. Includes mention of General Borton breaking a world record on a flight from England to Egypt with a crew of five in a Handley Page Bomber. Ross also speaks of his aeroplane, the acknowledgement of M.C D.F.C. being added after his name, leisure time spent, the brief descriptions of the fighting and signs beginning to show of winning the war.
Letters from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Cairo
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at the Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo. Speaks of being selected to fly General Borton's Handley Page bomber and describes the aircraft.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Cairo
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, during his active service during World War I. Written at the Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo. Speaks of Ross being selected to fly General Borton's Handley Page Bomber.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Speaks of being in the midst of another advance, and mounted troops having advanced up to Nazareth and Haifa. Also mentions Ross having bombed a large railway junction, bombing the aerodrome at Jenin twice, heavy overall bombing with 5 tons of bombs dropped and 20,000 rounds being directed at the enemy and taking thousands of prisoners.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his father, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his father, Andrew Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Speaks of sensational victories, the capture of most of the Turkish army, capturing over 2,000 square miles and over 30,000 prisoners in 3 days along with much equipment, and bombing runs over Jenin.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Speaks of 42,000 prisoners captured, the Infantry breaking the front line and the Light Horse making in through and around the back of the Turkish Army. Also mentions bombing runs including bombing Jenin aerodrome twice, runs of Bristol aeroplanes and bombers all day, flight run up to Haifa, troops away up north of the Sea of Galilee, and the whole of the Turkish Army being captured in those parts.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Ross speaks of being given a bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross totalling four decorations, with the Squadron earning 16 D.F.C.'s since the end of July 1918. Also mentions moving the camp to the lower slopes of Mount Carmel, and having taken over 80,000 prisoners since 19 September 1918.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Ross speaks of being awarded a second bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross and the associated mission on the 19th October in his aeroplane B1229. Also mentions it being two years since joining the Squadron at Kantara and having done 800 hours of flying time, 200 as an observer and 600 as a pilot.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Cairo
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at the Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo. Ross speaks of receiving the news on 11 Novemember 1918 of the end of WWI and the celebrations in Cairo. Also mentions the arrival of a new Handley Page aircraft, and a plan to fly with General Borton in his original Handley Page aeroplane on a tour of India and then on to Australia, landing somewhere in the North. Includes mention of some prisoners arriving back in Cairo. Includes a note written on the 13 November on looting of shops in Cairo, and the high cost of living in Cairo.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Cairo
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at the Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo. Ross speaks of flying to Baghdad in the morning with Generals Salmond[?] and Borton in the morning in his Hanley Page aeroplane, with plans to fly to Australia in the following two months. Also mentions attending a dance that night given by the Russian Grand Duke who killed Rasputin, and the Commander in Chief visiting Cairo.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Baghdad
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at the Hotel Maude, Baghdad. Ross speaks of flying from Cairo on the Friday and arriving in Baghdad the following day with Generals Salmond[?] and Borton and two mechanics in his Hanley Page aeroplane, with plans to fly to India along the Persian Gulf and down to Kerachi the following day. The departure date was then moved to the day after, the 4th December. From there Ross and General Borton would start plans to fly to Australia.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Persian Gulf
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at Chabahar, Persian Gulf. Ross speaks of plans of arriving in India the following afternoon in the Handley Page bomber after flying to Karachi and two days later arriving in Delhi. Also mention of the aeroplane flying well with the Rolls Royce engines purring along for well, with the longest air time being seven hours from Damascus to Baghdad.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Calcutta
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written in Calcutta. Ross gives an account of his journey since the day that Turkey signed the armistice on 31 October 1918, and a detailed description of his flight from Cairo to India leading up to time spent in Calcutta on 3 January 1919.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Group portrait with Ross and Keith Smith
Group portrait featuring Ross and Keith Smith (sixth and seventh from the left, middle row), and Prime Minister William Hughes (front row, fourth from right), along with other officials, after the finish of the England to Australia air race.
Photograph of grave of Colin Smith
Card sent to Andrew Smith from the Australian Imperial Force comprising a photograph of the grave of his son Lieutenant Colin Macpherson Smith, 10th Battalion, who died on 6 October 1917 and was buried at Lyssenthoek Military Cemetery near Poperinge in Belgium, along with details of the gravesite.
Notebook of Keith Smith
Small notebook of various notations made by Keith Smith during the England-Australia flight, including diary notes made during the trip, and flight details taken at various locations along the route.
Drawing of the Ross and Keith Smith memorial, Darwin
Pencil drawing of the commemorative Monument to Ross and Keith Smith and the first England-Australia flight at Darwin, Northern Territory, by artist Dale Cuthbertson.
Telegram reporting the death of Ross Smith and Jim Bennett
Telegram sent by Keith Smith reporting the death of Ross Smith and Jim Bennett, April 1922.
Sir Ross Smith Memorial
Sir Ross Smith Memorial, Adelaide.
Contract signing Sir Keith Smith as Australian representative of Vickers Limited
Contract between Sir Keith Smith and Vickers Limited regarding the engagement of Keith as the Australian representative of the Vickers Group. Signed 16 July 1934, with the commencement date set as 1 September 1934 for a period of three years.
Wartime photographs by Ross Smith
Photographs taken and collected by Ross Smith of his war service during the First World War.
Letter of sympathy on death of Colin Smith
Letter of sympathy from Government House, Melbourne conveying message from King and Queen at loss of Colin 29 October 1917. A.I.F. photograph of grave site of Lieutenant Colin Smith.
Amy Elizabeth Taylor and Miriam Smith
Amy Elizabeth Taylor and Miriam Smith in front of a house. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1642/13.
Vernon Smith with two women
Vernon Smith with two women at a house. One of the women is knitting. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1642/13.
Smith family
Vernon Smith with his son Wilmot and grandson in a garden. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1642/13.
Wartime photographs by Keith Smith
Photographs collected by Keith Smith taken during his war service in England as a gunnery instructor with No. 75 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps.
Keith Smith aged 12 years
Studio portrait of Keith Smith, taken in March 1903 when Keith was 12 years old. He is wearing a jacket with knee-length pants and long socks. He is leaning against a stool and has one hand resting on his hip.
Portrait of Keith Smith as a baby
Cabinet card studio portrait of Keith Smith, aged about two years, seated on a wooden chair, wearing a smocked dress with a jacket, and knee-high socks.