Flying the Southern Cross
Page 13
Courtesy State Library of New South Wales
15865288
S.G. (Samuel Garnet) Wells (1885–1964)
‘It’s now a Very Small World We Live in’
pen and ink; 35.7 × 25.4 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3822543
Note Passed between Crew on board the Southern Cross during the Trans-Pacific flight 1928
Manuscripts Collection
nla.ms-ms001925-001-00001-s001-m
Packet of Matches Inscribed: Kingsford Smith and Chevron Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
c. 1920 cardboard and wood; 5 × 3.9 cm
E.A. Crome Collection
2641478
Charles Ulm’s Cigarette Case
silver; 8.5 × 6.0 cm
Pictures Collection
UK Air Ministry
UK Air Ministry Course-setting Compass
Metal and glass
Pictures Collection
“Dearest Captain: Letters to our air heroes”
Reproduced from The Sun, 17 June 1928
Newspapers Collection
Portrait of James Warner, Charles Kingsford Smith, Harry Lyon and Charles Ulm Being Welcomed to Honolulu, with Honolulu Aviator Charles Stoffer at Rear 1 June 1928
sepia-toned photograph; 20.6 × 25.6 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930683
United States Army Mechanicians Surrounding the Southern Cross Plane after Landing at Honolulu 1 June 1928
sepia-toned photograph; image 11.5 × 16.4 cm, on sheet 12.9 × 17.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn4198138
Charles Kingsford Smith in the Cockpit of the Southern Cross, Fokker Monoplane F.VII/3m, VH-USU, before Take-off for Canberra from Melbourne 15 June 1928
black and white photograph; 16.5 × 21.6 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930741
Charles Kingsford Smith and Art Goebel, Honolulu 1 June 1928
sepia-toned photograph; 12.9 × 17.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930685
Unknown photographer
Harry Lyon and James Warner hand-coloured photograph
Manuscripts Collection
MS 5312
Portrait of Martin Jensen and James Warner with an Unidentified Man on Arrival of the Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII/3m Monoplane, VH-USU, Honolulu 1 June 1928
sepia-toned photograph; 8.9 × 14.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930684
The Queenslander Illustrated Weekly Front Cover
30 October 1930
Newspapers Collection
NX152
The Queenslander Illustrated Weekly Front Cover
10 July 1930
Newspapers Collection
NX152
“Honolulu Gives Rousing Welcome to Southern Cross”
Reproduced from The Sun , 2 June 1928
Newspapers Collection
James Warner Starting up the Port Motor of the Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII/3m Monoplane, VH0USU for Take-off from Brisbane to Sydney
10 June 1928
black and white photograph; 16.2 × 21.1 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930720
Frank Lemon
To Australia by Air, Kingsford-Smith and His Companions over Suva 1928
colour print; 53 × 43 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn5740932
Charles Ulm Hand Drawn Map of Canton Island 1928
pencil on paper
The Charles T.P. Ulm Collection of historical aviation records, Part 1, 1919– 1965: MLMSS 3359
Courtesy State Library of New South Wales
Charles Ulm
Hand Drawn Map of Enderbury Island 1928
pencil on paper
The Charles TP Ulm Collection of historical aviation records, Part 1, 1919– 1965: MLMSS 3359
Courtesy State Library of New South Wales
Thomas Harris, London
Nautical Sextant 190–?
brass; 11.5 × 30.5 × 25.5 cm in box
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-an6227519
Map that appeared in newspaper in Captain Harry W. Lyon’s personal papers
Manuscripts Collection
MS 5312
Heintz and Kaufman, San Francisco
Southern Cross’ Radio Receiver
aluminium; 31 × 64.7 × 15.4 cm
Pictures Collection
876346
US Coast and Geodetic Survey
Territory of Hawaii 1925
part of Navigational Charts Used by Charles Kingsford Smith in the 1928 Crossing of the Pacific
Maps Collection
nla.map-rm2811-3
Associated Newspapers
The Southern Cross, Fokker F. VII/3m Monoplane, VH-USU Being Greeted by Fijians, Albert Park, Suva 5 June 1928
black and white photograph; 19.3 × 24.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930686
Ernest Crome (1902–1987)
A Representation of the Southern Cross Over the Water c. 1958
oil on composition board; 20 × 25.3 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-an2288394
Auckland Weekly News
The Fokker Tri-motor Monoplane, Southern Cross (VH-USU) at Mt Egmont, New Zealand c. 1933
sepia-toned photograph; 16.5 × 20.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3722918
Green and Hahn, Christchurch
Charles Kingsford Smith in the Cockpit of the Southern Cross, VH-USU, during Trans-Tasman Flight 1928
black and white photograph; 20.7 × 15.7 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3723611
United States Hydrographic Office
Navigation Chart Used by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the 1928 Crossing of the Pacific 1902–25
one of seven maps; 118 × 95.5 cm or smaller
Maps Collection
nla.map-rm2811-4-e
Southern Cross at Richmond, New South Wales 1928
black and white photograph; 10.8 × 16.8 cm
Fred Morton Collection
nla.pic-vn4690364
The Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII/3m Monoplane, VH-USU Landing at Albert Park, Suva
5 June 1928
black and white photograph; 8.6 × 10.9 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930687
Portrait of Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm and T.H. McWilliam at Beer Garden, Great Pacific Hotel, Suva 1928
black and white photograph; 8.5 × 13.7 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930659
The Southern Cross, a Fokker Monoplane F.VII/3m, VH-USU, Guarded by British Troops, Being Greeted by the Crowd, Albert Park, Suva, Fiji 5 June 1928
black and white photograph; 16.9 × 21.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930692
Locals Crowd behind a Rope Cordon Waiting for Charles Kingsford Smith to Land, Fiji June 1928
black and white photograph; 6.6 × 11.2 cm
Ann Bernard Album
nla.pic-vn4938063
Portrait of the Mayor of Suva, Mr Marks, and Charles Kingsford Smith, Fijian chief and Harry Lyon with Unidentified Men in the Background, Suva, Fiji 7 June 1928
sepia-toned postcard; 8.8 × 14 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930702
A 1918 Australian Florin, which together with a Fijian Five Shilling Note Was Enclosed in an Australian National Airways Envelope Belonging to Charles Ulm 1918–25
coin: silver; diameter 2.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3945041
Crowd next to the Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII/3m Monoplane, VH-USU, Albert Park, Suva, Fiji 5 June 1928
black and white photograph; 8.5 × 13.9 cm
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nla.pic-vn3930695
Guard Clearing Crowd before Departure of the Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII/3m Monoplane, VH-USU, from Albert Park, Suva June 1928
sepia-toned photograph; 16.8 × 21.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930699
C.M. (Charles Maurice) Yonge (b. 1899)
The Central Business District in Suva, Fiji 1929
black and white photograph; 8.3 × 13.9 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn4332412-s24
Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith amidst Crowd at Official Welcome to Fiji, Grand Pacific Hotel, Suva 5 June 1928
sepia-toned photograph; 8.6 × 14.6 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930688
Russell Roberts (b. 1904)
Portrait of James Warner, Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm and Harry Lyon in front of the Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII/3m Monoplane, VH-USU, Suva, Fiji June 1928
black and white photograph; 9 × 14.3 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930696
Fijians Watching the Refuelling of the Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII/3m Monoplane, VH-USU, at Naselai Beach, Fiji 7 June 1928
black and white photograph; 8 × 13.1 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930703
Charles Ulm under the Wing of the Southern Cross, Fokker Monoplane VH-USU Checking Sextant, Watched by Fijian Women and Child, Naselai Beach, Fiji 8 June 1928
black and white photograph; 21.5 × 14.3 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930967
Sam Ellis, Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith in front of the Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII/3m Monoplane, VH-USU, Naselai Beach, Fiji 8 June 1928
black and white photograph
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930705
Unknown photographer
Onlookers at Refueling of the Southern Cross, Fokker Monoplane VH-USU at Nasalai Beach, Fiji 7 June 1928
sepia-toned photograph; 14.5 × 21.6 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-avn-3930965
Unknown photographer
Onlookers at Refueling of the Southern Cross, Fokker Monoplane VH-USU at Nasalai Beach, Fiji 7 June 1928
sepia-toned photograph; 14.5 × 21.6 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-avn-3930965
Charles Ulm, James Warner and Charles Kingsford Smith, Drinking Kava Presented by the Local Chief, Standing with Harry Lyon at Naselai Beach, Fiji 8 June 1928
black and white photograph; 6.3 × 8.7 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930707
Edward W. Searle
Southern Cross, VH-USU, a Fokker F.VIIa/3m, in Flight, Australia c. 1932
black and white photograph; 6.1 × 8.7 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn4653983
“We Are in Air Again, Bound for Aussie” Reproduced from The Sun, 8 June 1928
Newspapers Collection
Charles Ulm
Note Transmitted to The Sun Shortly after Leaving Suva 1928
ink on paper
Manuscripts Collection
MS 9923
Southern Cross VH-USU and Skybaby 29 March 1934
black and white photograph; 9.7 × 15.7 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3723683
“Fought Raging Tempest” Reproduced from The Sun, 10 June 1928
Newspapers Collection
“Night of Rain: Fears that Petrol Would Give out”
Newspaper cutting from two volumes of press cuttings from American and Australian newspapers collected by Harry Lyon
Manuscripts Collection
The Sun Feature Bureau
The Southern Cross Plane with Well-wishers and a Biplane, Eagle Farm Aerodrome, Brisbane June 1928
black and white photograph; 9.3 × 15.2 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn4198185
The Sun Feature Bureau
Portrait of James Warner, Charles Ulm, Charles Kingsford Smith and Harry Lyon on Dais on Completion of the First Trans-Pacific Flight, Mascot Aerodrome, Sydney 10 June 1928
black and white photograph; 19.3 × 24.7 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930738
The Sun Feature Bureau
The Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII/3m Monoplane, VH-USU Landing at Brisbane June 1928
black and white photograph; 10.7 × 15.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930718
C.M. (Charles Maurice) Yonge (b. 1899)
View over Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland c. 1928
black and white photograph; 8.2 × 13.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3997786-s101
The Southern Cross, Fokker Monoplane VH-USU with Escort Biplanes G-AUFR and GAUFH Landing at Eagle Farm Aerodrome, Brisbane 9 June 1928
black and white photograph; 36.7 × 49.7 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn4926253
Unknown photographer
Landing the Aircraft, Southern Cross, in Brisbane, Queensland c. 1928
black and white photograph
Courtesy State Library of Queensland
Cliff Postle (1913-2004)
Crowds Welcome the Southern Cross with Crew at Eagle Farm, Queensland 9 June 1928
black and white digital print; 13.9 × 25 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn4929587
Charles Ulm Leaving his Cockpit at Brisbane September 1928
black and white photograph; 16.6 × 21.6 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3583053
Relaxed Portrait of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith on Arrival in Brisbane in 1928 after His Recordbreaking Flight 1928
black and white photoprint
Courtesy State Library of Queensland
The Sun Feature Bureau
Crew of the Southern Cross, Fokker Monoplane VH-USU, Leaving the Airport with Police Escort, Surrounded by the Crowd, Brisbane 9 June 1928
black and white photograph; 10.5 × 15.8 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930716
The Sun Feature Bureau
Crew of the Southern Cross, a Fokker F.VII/3m Monoplane, VH-USU Being Driven through Crowds in the Streets of Brisbane 9 June 1928
black and white photograph; 10.8 × 15.9 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930719
Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail
Charles Kingsford Smith with Charles Ulm Taken just after the Trans-Pacific flight 1928
black and white photograph; 11.3 × 16.0 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-an24111366
Crew of the Southern Cross, Fokker Monoplane VH-USU, Being Farewelled by Two Unidentified Men in Car and by Other Well-Wishers, Eagle Farm Aerodrome 10 June 1928
black and white photograph; 16.6 × 21.6 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930717
Milton Kent
Aerial View of Sydney, Showing Early Construction Stage of Harbour Bridge, Circular Quay, City Centre and Bennelong Point 10 June 1928
black and white photograph
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930722
The Sun Feature Bureau
Aerial View of Mascot Aerodrome and Surrounding Market Gardens, with the Southern Cross, a Fokker Monoplane F.VII/3m, VH-USU on the Ground Surrounded by a Crowd, at the End of the First Trans-Pacific Flight, Sydney 10 June 1928
black and white photograph; 17.5 × 24.6 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930726
Broughton Ward & Chaseling, Sydney
The Southern Cross on its Arrival in Sydney from the Flight across the Pacific 10 June 1928
black and white photo
graph; 30.9 × 38.6 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-an24664462
Crew of the Southern Cross, Fokker Monoplane VH-USU on Dais Surrounded by Photographers and Welcoming Crowd, Mascot Aerodrome, Sydney 10 June 1928
black and white photograph; 27.1 × 34.4 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930975
The Sun Feature Bureau
James Warner Starting the Starboard Motor of the Southern Cross, Fokker Monoplane F.VII/3m, VH-USU, before Takeoff to Melbourne from Sydney 10 June 1928
sepia-toned photograph; 10.5 × 16.7 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3930739
Unknown photographer
Kingsford Smith’s Parents
black and white photograph
part of the Hood Collection part II [Aviation]
Courtesy State Library of New South Wales
James Warner, Charles Kingsford Smith, Harry Lyon and Charles Ulm with Aviation Plans and World Globe, Melbourne 1928
black and white photograph; 25.1 × 33.2 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn4926217
Unknown photographer
Farewell to Harry Lyon and Jim Warner
black and white photograph
Courtesy State Library of New South Wales
Unknown photographer
Crowd Farewelling Lyon and Warner
black and white photograph
Courtesy State Library of New South Wales
J.T. Harrison
Staff of Australian National Airways Posing in front of Hangar c. 1929
black and white photograph; 15.2 × 20.2 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn4197936
Smithy and Charles Jnr c. 1930
sepia-toned photograph; 14.6 × 9.3 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3723609
Hall & Co., Sydney
Southern Cross Flying over the Sydney Harbour Bridge 1931
gelatin silver toned photograph; 32 × 25.5 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-an6820583
Souvenir Handkerchief of the Great Trans-Tasman Flight in the Southern Cross Piloted by Charles Kingsford Smith 1928
linen; 45.6 × 44.7 cm
E.A. Crome Collection
Pictures Collection
J.T. Harrison
Man and Woman Taking Refreshments as Passengers on Australian National Airways Plane c. 1929
black and white photograph; 15.2 × 20 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn4198092
Sydney Morning Herald/Sydney Mail
Charles Ulm Handing over New Zealand Mail c. 1933
black and white photograph; 11.3 × 15.9 cm
Pictures Collection
nla.pic-vn3722813
Qantas photograph
Portrait of Charles Ulm, Coffee Royal, Western Australia April 1929
black and white photograph; 21.1 × 15.7 cm