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Etienne Poulet and Jean Benoist during the 1919 Air Race

MunGavin, George Alexander, 1919, Photograph, B 78162

Etienne Poulet and Jean Benoist in front of their Caudron G4, 9 November 1919. French pilot Etienne Poulet and his mechanic Jean Benoist attempted to fly to Australia at the same time as the 1919 England-Australia Air Race, despite being ineligible for the competition. They left Paris on 14 October 1919 in a Caudron G4. The Vickers Vimy Crew overtook Poulet in Burma on 29 November 1919 and he decided to abandon his attempt in Thailand around 12 December 1919.

Etienne Poulet and Jean Benoist during the 1919 Air Race

MunGavin, George Alexander, 1919, Photograph, B 78163

Etienne Poulet and Jean Benoist with their Caudron G4, just before leaving Bandar Abbas, 9 November 1919. French pilot Etienne Poulet and his mechanic Jean Benoist attempted to fly to Australia at the same time as the 1919 England-Australia Air Race, despite being ineligible for the competition. They left Paris on 14 October 1919 in a Caudron G4. The Vickers Vimy Crew overtook Poulet in Burma on 29 November 1919 and he decided to abandon his attempt in Thailand around 12 December 1919.

Ross and Keith Smith at Bandar Abbas

MunGavin, George Alexander, 1919, Photograph, B 78164

Ross and Keith Smith in front of the Vickers Vimy at Bandar Abbas, Iran on 23 November 1919.

Ross Smith at Bandar Abbas

MunGavin, George Alexander, 1919, Photograph, B 78165

Ross Smith in front of the Vickers Vimy at Bandar Abbas, putting on his Sidcot flying suit before take-off on 24 November 1919.

Keith Smith at Bandar Abbas

MunGavin, George Alexander, 1919, Photograph, B 78166

Keith Smith in front of the Vickers Vimy at Bandar Abbas, in his Sidcot flying suit before take-off on 24 November 1919.

Ross Smith at Bandar Abbas

MunGavin, George Alexander, 1919, Photograph, B 78167

Ross Smith in his Sidcot flying suit, sitting in the cockpit of the Vickers Vimy at Bandar Abbas, before take-off on 24 November 1919.

Vickers Vimy and crew departing Bandar Abbas

MunGavin, George Alexander, 1919, Photograph, B 78168

The Vickers Vimy and crew about to take-off from Bandar Abbas, Iran on 24 November 1919.

Thomas Kay and George Matthews in the England-Australia Air Race, Bandar Abbas

MunGavin, George Alexander, 1920, Photograph, B 78169

Thomas Kay and George Matthews in front of their Sopwith Wallaby G-EAKS, after repairs to the aircraft. They left Bandar Abbas on 24 February 1920. The Sopwith Wallaby crew comprised Captain George Campbell Matthews as pilot and Sergeant Thomas D. Kay as mechanic. Departed Hounslow 21 October 1919, crashed at Grokgk, Bali 17 April 1920.

Thomas Kay and George Matthews in the England-Australia Air Race, Bandar Abbas

MunGavin, George Alexander, 1920, Photograph, B 78170

Thomas Kay and George Matthews with their Sopwith Wallaby G-EAKS, undergoing repairs at the repair camp on a beach 20 miles west of Bandar Abbas. They crash landed in sandstorm at this location on 3 February 1920. Repairs took 3 weeks. The man on the extreme right of the photo is an officer of the Italian Air Force who was awaiting the arrival of the aircraft of the Rome-Tokyo flight. Matthews and Kay left Bandar Abbas on 24 February 1920. The Sopwith Wallaby crew comprised Captain George Campbell Matthews as pilot and Sergeant Thomas D. Kay as mechanic. Departed Hounslow 21 October 1919, crashed at Grokgk, Bali 17 April 1920.

Ray Parer and John McIntosh in the England-Australia Air Race, Bandar Abbas

MunGavin, George Alexander, 1920, Photograph, B 78171

Ray Parer and John McIntosh in front of their DH9 G-EAQM 'PD'. They arrived at at Bandar Abbas on 5 March 1920 and left the next day. The Airco DH.9 with Lieutenant Ray Parer as pilot and John McIntosh as co-pilot, departed Hounslow 8 January 1920 (after the Vickers Vimy crew had already successfully completed their flight), and landed at Darwin 2 August 1920. They were the first single-engined aircraft to complete a flight from Engalnd to Australia and although ineligible for the competition - their flight having taken 206 days and the Vimy crew already having been successful - they were awarded a £1000 consolation prize.

[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 2] : Andrew Howley

c. , Photograph, B 8503/2A

Andrew Howley, 1845-1924, arrived in South Australia in February 1852 on board the ship the "Marshall Bennett". Telegraph operator, post and telegraph station master; Port Lincoln, Hindmarsh, North Adelaide.

Main road, Stirling East

c. 1910, Photograph, B 4405

[General description] The main road through Stirling leading to Aldgate. On the left is Milford's General Store with a horse and buggy standing outside. Next door is the Stirling Methodist Church partially obscured by trees. The road is lined with trees and telegraph poles. [On back of photograph] 'Stirling East / c. 1910-15'.

River Todd

Gillen, F. J., c. 1890, Photograph, B 1402

River Todd flowing through the MacDonnell Ranges looking from the Telegraph Station towards the town.

MacDonnell Ranges

Gillen, F. J., c. 1890, Photograph, B 1427

Part of the MacDonnell Ranges with Mount Gillen in the Heavitree Range. The distant peaks to the right are in the Chewings Range. This picture is facing west, from a point south of the Overland Telegraph Station.

Alice Springs

Brown, H. Y. L., c. 1880, Photograph, B 11611

View of Alice Springs showing the Telegraph Station. The ranges can be seen in the background. According to a researcher, this is one of the earliest photos taken from ANZAC hill of the town of Stuart also known as Alice Springs. Foreground hut on Wills Tce, building in centre known as Stuart Arms Hotel from 1904 to 1980.

Heavitree Gap

c. 1890, Photograph, B 16296

Heavitree Gap, MacDonnell Ranges as seen from a distance of 4 miles. This sacred site is known as Ntaripe in the Arrernte language and is a water gap in the Northern Territory in the MacDonnell Ranges. It is the southern entrance to Alice Springs and carries the Todd River. The gap was given its European name by William Mills, the Overland Telegraph line surveyor who discovered the location of Alice Springs