Civil Aviation Historical Society

CIVIL AVIATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The aims of the CAHS(WA) were to identify, preserve and promote Western Australia's civil aviation history, records and relics; and to encourage the publication of Western Australia's civil aviation history. The Society had quarterly meetings with a guest speaking about topics relating to W.A.’s aviation history. It was disbanded in 2007. Source: http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Home%20WA.htm

MN ACC meterage / boxes Date donated CIU file Notes 2083 5822A 17 cm 31 July 2002 BA/PA/02/0107 6941A 4 cm October 2007 10338A 34 cm (2 boxes) 28 July 2020

SUMMARY OF CLASSES ACCIDENTS HISTORIES ADDRESSES LETTERS ARTWORKS LISTS CARDS MINUTES CONSITITUTION NEWSLETTERS CORRESPONDENCE PAPERS EPHEMERA PHOTOGRAPHS FILES REPORTS FORMS AND LETTERHEADS VISITORS BOOKS

REQUEST THIS DATE RANGE DESCRIPTION NUMBER ACC SUMMARY OF CLASSES ACCIDENTS 6941A/7 3 April 1959 Accident to Auster Aircraft VH-KBW at Albany on 29th November 1958, in which the pilot, John William Downie was killed. Statement by Robert Walter Ridley, Regional Aircraft Surveyor. Includes interim report by R.W. Ridley and photographs of the crashed aircraft 6941A/16 14 January 1962 – James Knight, lost on Nullarbor. Diary of Mr. Knight’s last days, 19 January 1962 written on aircraft panels. Includes typescript and photographs of the panels and Mr. Knight’s pilot’s licence 6941A/22 n.d. List of aircraft accidents in Australia, including name of pilot; date and location of accident; type of aircraft; injuries to occupants; cause of accident. Earliest accident date recorded: 25 April 1921, latest date: 7 October 1935

ADDRESSES

REQUEST THIS DATE RANGE DESCRIPTION NUMBER 10338A/1 1994 - 2007 Sir Norman Brearley oration. Annual speech and dinner: speech text and some dinner menus 1994. Capt. Jimmy Woods, by Sir Francis Burt 1996. Frank Colquhoun, by John Bibo 1999. Robin Miller Dicks, the sugar bird lady, by Shirley Adkins 2001. The Indian Ocean – Qantas, by Captain Ian Lucas 2002. Sir Reginald Myles Ansett, by Ken Bond 2003. The Wright brothers – 100 years of powered flight, by Lt General John Sanderson 2003. Speech by Sir Norman Brearley at the first official meeting of the Society on 21st September 1982 2005. World and Australian commercial aviation – yesterday, today and tomorrow, by Geoffrey Thomas 2007. Aviation’s contribution to the tourism industry, by Ron Buckley 10338A/2 9 February 2004 Aviation in Western Australia. By Nick Belya and Drew Gaynor Printed copy of Power Point slides

ARTWORKS 10338A/3 Biplane aircraft. Glossy printed image. ‘Civil Aviation Historical Society’ text on page with small image of biplane. Note from company ‘Flags and Poles’: for your approval Probably for use on letterheads and other stationery

CARDS 5822A/1 n.d. Pan Am Band card 5822A/2 Sloop “Kairos” from George & Egan 5822A/3 Card from Col. Hartnett 5822A/4 Merry Xmas 5822A/5 20 May 1966 Card from Col to Loftie 5822A/6 30 October 1967 Card from Loftie

CONSITITUTION 10338A/4 Constitutions. Draft and final copies

CORRESPONDENCE

10338A/5 2001 - 2004 Inwards 10338A/6 2005 - 2007 Inwards 10338A/7 2001 - 2007 Outwards

EPHEMERA 10338A/8 N.d.; 1991, 2004 N.d. Civil Aviation Historical Society leaflet 5 December 1991. 70th anniversary of the first regular air mail flight from Geraldton to Derby. First day cover envelope 2 June 2004. West Australian Airways Ltd. 75th anniversary of the first air mail service Adelaide to Perth. First day cover envelope

FILES

REQUEST THIS DATE RANGE DESCRIPTION NUMBER 6941A/2 1928 - 1989 1. Derby. Includes Derby Airport history, Derby current issues, Curtin Airport , plan of Derby Airport (2) 2. Fitzroy Crossing Aerodrome, aerodrome and facilities and background information. Includes some correspondence 3. “Flying Training in Australia : a brief history and present requirements” (1975?) Typed manuscript. No author (8p.) 4. Maylands. Re former Aerodrome at Maylands Police Academy includes plans showing original aerodrome hangars, correspondence, newspaper cuttings 5. Pekin, Jim. Transcript of interview of Jim Pekin by Bill Scott and Bill Tilly, Civil Aviation Historical Society (WA), 9 August 1989. (56p) 6. Qantas Airways International Maintenance Managers’ Conference, Sydney, March 1977 7. “Unlimited and Unrealised : 1919 to mid 1921”. No author. Typed manuscript (19p.), covering the history of aviation in Western Australia. “Leigh Edmonds” pencilled on top of first page 8. “Wittenoom”. History of the town, with emphasis on aerodrome and facilities. No author. Typed manuscript (3p.) Includes newspaper cutting re Dick Smith at Wittenoom + “Aerodrome brief for Wittenoom”, dated September 1990 (1p.) 9. Miscellaneous published articles, “It’s 80 years since Kitty Hawk changed the world” / “Civil Aviation in 1928” (from Aircraft magazine) / pp9-14 History of Aviation? Typed pages, no title, no author 6941A/4 1958 - 1990 1. Accident investigations. I. DH.104 (Dove) on 3 May 1958 (copy). Ii. Wartime aircraft incidents in Western Australia 2. The Flying Flea / John F. Cork. (1983), 1p. 3. Halls Creek. History, background. 12 February 1987, 7p. 4. Karratha. History, Flight Service Unit, Plans of the aerodrome (photocopies) 5. Marble Bar. 4p., mainly aerodrome information 6. Meekatharra. History of the town and aerodrome, aerodrome plans 7. Nullagine. Aerodrome brief, dated September 1990 4p. 8. Departmental history : Western Australia. July 1987 9. History of the Department of Transport & Communications (Aviation). March 1988 10. Notes for talk to Aviation Historical Society / Eddie Connellan (1960s?) 11. Western Australia : a miscellany of historical aviation events

REQUEST THIS DATE RANGE DESCRIPTION NUMBER 6941A/5 1929 - 1988 1. Aerial Pageant, West Subiaco Aerodrome. 22 August 1931. Flyers re the event, lists names of officials, associated organisations, plan of the aerodrome 2. Aviation in WA in 1938. Includes endnotes (bibliography) and two maps, “Commonwealth and licensed aerodromes used for civil aviation, dated October 1984 3. Aviation Safety in Australia. Statement to the House of Representatives by the Minister for Transport, The Honourable Peter Nixon, on Wednesday 16 August 1978 (copy) 4. Civil Aviation in WA in 1938. Copy of address by Ian Knight, at AHA Conference, University of Sydney, 1988. 5. Colquhoun, Frank. Address to the AHS on 11 August 1983 6. Dean-Williams, Irene. Correspondence, photocopies of licences, newspaper clippings. Includes a handwritten account of a claim for damages between an aeroplane and motor car at Lake Perkolilli. The claim was made by Dean-Williams, alleging negligence by Paul Marinoni. 7. Statistics. WA Region aviation activity indicators. March 1980 8. WA Centenary Air Contest. Photocopies of articles, some correspondence. Includes details of the crash of the aircraft, Gipsy Moth, VH-UKX, number 14 in the Sydney-Perth air race in October 1929. 6941A/8 n.d. Relating to Captain James (Jimmy) Woods. Includes correspondence relating to an enquiry about a DH98 Mosquito, registered VH-WAD, also newspaper clippings. 6941A/9 1934 - 1980 Relating to MacRobertson-Miller Airlines. 1. Biographical notes of Horace (Horrie) Miller (4p.) 2. Pioneering in the Burgeoning State of Western Australia. Reprinted from “Aircraft” August 1971. 3. MacRobertson Miller Airline Service : A History of Aviation Spanning 56 Years. (ItemT.55.08 in Ansett Archival Project). Typed copy. 4. History of MMA. Typed. 4p. 5. Australia’s Oldest Regular Air Service Route MMA’s 4o Years Involvement, by K.D. Cohen. Typed. 6p. 6.Speech. To commemorate Langley Park as Perth’s first airfield. Sir Norman Brearley unveiled the commemorative plaque. 2p. 7. References to Horrie Miller from a page in a speech made by Frank Dunn when launching “Speck in the Sky”. 1p. 8. MacRobertson-Miller Aviation Company Limited, North West Air News, October 1934 (photocopy). 12p. 9. A Brief History up to 1969. Typed. 9p. 10. A Brief History up to 1980. Reprinted. 4p. 11. This Mickey Mouse Airline is Jet Powered. Article from “Aircraft”, August 1971. 12. Know your airlines No. 4 – They Operate Australia’s Oldest Air Route. Article from “Aircraft” April 1947 13. Airline Services in Western Australia : a brief history. MacRobertson Miller Airline Services poster, with illustrations of some aircraft operated by MMA 6941A/10 1. Western Australian 150th Anniversary Celebration. Capt. H.C. Miller nomination (Aviation) 2. History of MMA. Typescript. 39p. 3. Newspaper clippings, articles regarding MMA

REQUEST THIS DATE RANGE DESCRIPTION NUMBER 6941A/13 2001 80th Anniversary of scheduled air services in Western Australia. Includes correspondence; history of Australia’s airline industry (5p.) 6941A/14 Learmonth Aerodrome, including plan Government Aerodrome, Derby, including plan General information on Exmouth Extract from Sydney Memorial Register of those who lost their lives in the region of Australia south of 20ºS latitude and have no known grave 6941A/17 Goldfields Airways. George Lewis, transcript of oral history interview; correspondence; newspaper clipping 6941A/18 Search for the Kookaburra. Mainly photocopies of news articles; photographs 6941A/19 Bert Hinkler. Mainly photocopies of articles; 2 photographs; postcards 6941A/20 Norman Brearley. Correspondence, copies of speeches; newspaper cuttings; recollections; 2 photographs 6941A/21 Charles Kingsford-Smith and the Southern Cross. Mainly photocopies, newspaper cuttings; 2 photographs 10338A/9 1992 - 1997 Administrative notes, correspondence of Bernie Egan relating to Society activities, membership and events 10338A/10 1999 Incorporation of Civil Aviation Historical Society 10338A/11 2000 - 2002 Sir Norman Brearley Oration. Planning notes for annual event -- Sir Reginald Myles Ansett: draft copies of biographical notes for menu card at oration dinner in 2002 10338A/20 2004 1944 – 2004: 60th anniversary of the first international service from 20˚ STACK Perth. Includes copy of original land grant -- airport history – statistics -- airmail stamps and historical envelopes -- listing of significant aviation events – commercial airlines which have visited Perth – airport street names – 75th anniversary of first trans-continental air service – aircraft movements – photographic history of aircraft. CD-ROM 10338A/21 2006 Perth Airport. Issue one – Sept 2006 20˚ STACK Includes preamble, contents – significant movements – events – statistics – street name listing – media releases – airport plans – terminal models – reports – touch and goes – infrastructure – miscellaneous – visiting and local aircraft – photographs. CD-ROM 10338A/12 2006 - 2007 1. 707 calls Australia home once more. News article and story 2. Cobham and Co.- aviation pioneers. News article 10338A/13 2007 Dissolution of Society 10338A/14 2008 Re movement of Vickers Vimy aircraft in which Ross and Keith Smith made the first flight from England to Australia in 1919. in Adelaide Airport car park to the new Terminal building. Letters and newspaper articles

FORMS AND LETTERHEADS 10338A/15 Application for membership – committee nomination – letterhead – membership card – facsimile transmission form

HISTORIES 6941A/3 1987 “Aviation in W.A. in 1938” by Phil McCulloch. Includes endnotes (bibliography) and map of air routes in Western Australia pre-August 1938

REQUEST THIS DATE RANGE DESCRIPTION NUMBER 6941A/6 Chronological history of West Australian aviation. 1. 1921 – 1959, includes “Important Events in Aviation” 2. 1921 – 1968 3. Extract from “Aviation Year Book”, ‘History of Australian Aviation’, 1852-1970 6941A/11 Notes on the history of Australian aviation in Western Australia 6941A/23 n.d. “Aviation in Australia Since WW11”. 2 pages, handwritten ““Trans-West Air Charter Pty Ltd”. 2 pages, chronological, handwritten 10338A/16 1993 - 2003 1993. Western Australian Aviation Heritage museum. Information guide. Booklet 2003. Significant aviation events being celebrated in 2003. Timeline of world aviation events. Leaflet 2003. Centennial of flight 1903-2003. Booklet to commemorate event

LETTERS 5822A/7 August 12 Letter to Lofty from Peter, Pat & Penny 5822A/8 7 April 1966 Letter to all from Bill 5822A/9 10 June 1966 Letter to all from Jean 5822A/10 20 June 1966 Letter to all from Bill 5822A/11 3 September Letter to all from Bill 1966 5822A/12 21 October 1966 Letter to all from Bill 5822A/13 1 September Letter to Lofty and all from Bill 1967 5822A/14 4 November 1967 Letter to the “Outcasts” from “Rusty” Webb 5822A/15 20 November Letter to Lofty from Holgar 1967

LISTS 10338A/17 2000 - 2007 Members – completed membership forms

MINUTES 10338A/18 1998 - 2003 10338A/19 2004 - 2007

NEWSLETTERS 5822A/16 November 1964 Newsletter No. 8 5822A/17 February 1966 Newsletter No. 9 5822A/18 June 1966 Newsletter No. 10

PAPERS 6941A/1 1988 Tempus Aerianus. Australian Civil Aviation in 1938. Papers given to “History ‘88” by the Department of Aviation Historical Society

PHOTOGRAPHS 6941A/15 February 1947 Whitfords Beach. Aircraft accident to DH-82 Tiger Moth, VH-AMZ Airways of WA Pty Ltd 6941A/24 March 1964 Learmonth. Cyclone Damage

REPORTS

REQUEST THIS DATE RANGE DESCRIPTION NUMBER 6941A/12 August 1921 Perth-Derby air route by flight lieutenant Cole. Includes related correspondence and printed material. Photocopy.

VISITORS BOOK 5822A/19 30 July 1957 to 20 Visitors book October 1968

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