J S Battye Library of West Australian History Private Archives – Collection Listing MN 1284 Acc. 999A, 1000A, 1308A, 4001A, 5246A, 5839A BREARLEY, Sir Norman Born in Geelong, Victoria in 1890 he came to Perth with his parents in 1906 where he became an apprentice with Hoskins Foundry. After the outbreak of World War 1 he joined the Royal Flying Corps and served in France where he was wounded and awarded the DSO. While convalescing in Perth he married Violet Stubbs and returned to England to become a flying instructor. On returning to Australia he set up West Australian Airways Ltd. As the pioneer of commercial air transport in Australia he opened the Perth Flying School at Maylands in 1927. In the 1930’s he sold West Australian Airways which became part of Australian National Airlines and he retired from commercial aviation. He served with the RAAF in World War II and was knighted in 1971. He died on 9 June 1989. The Papers Acc 1000A was donated in 1961 by Major Brearley. The papers were donated by Professor MN Brearley, with the agreement of Mrs Joyce Bennison (ACC 999A, 1308A, 4001A, 5246A). The letter was transferred from the Battye Ephemera Collection on 9 September 2002. (ACC 5839A) Holdings = 0.03m Access The J S Battye Library provides access to original material. In some situations, this may not be possible and alternative formats such as microfilm, microfiche, typescripts or photocopies are supplied for researchers’ use. Where alternative formats are available, these must be used. Copyright Restrictions The Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968 regulates copying of unpublished material. It is the user’s legal obligation to determine and satisfy copyright. Summary of Classes BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES CORRESPONDENCE HISTORIES LICENCES NOTES TALKS MN 1284 1 Copyright SLWA 2002 J S Battye Library of West Australian History Private Archives – Collection Listing BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 1308A/1-2 Introduction to the talk given by Norman Brearley in October 1961 to the Professional Accountants (Ass?) 1308A/4 Notes by Brearley on pilot Captain Jimmy Woods HISTORIES 1308A/5 History of commercial aviation in Western Australia, a copy of Battye Library’s PR 8703 LICENCES 1000A 1863 Pilot’s licence of Norman Brearley’s grandfather, Charles Peterson, for the port of Welshpool (Vic.) 4001A/1 SECURITY 20 December 1915 STACK Aviators’ certificate issued by Federation Aeronautics Internationale, British Empire. Includes a photograph of N. Brearley (3 ff) 999A SECURITY 28 June 1921 STACK Pilots Licence #2 issued by the Secretary to the Air Council, to Major N Brearley 4001A/2 SECURITY 2 May 1928 STACK Pilots Licence #2 (Certificate of Competency) issued by Secretary to the Air Council, to Major N Brearley, with renewals to 31.10.1936. 4001A/3 SECURITY 15 April 1937 STACK Pilots Licence #2 (Certificate of Competency) issued by Secretary, Civil Aviation Board, to Norman Brearley, with renewal to 20.6.1938. NOTES 1308A/3 Notes for a recorded interview on the beginnings of aviation in Western Australia TALKS 1308A/2 October 1961 Talk given by Norman Brearley to Professional Accountants in Perth CORRESPONDENCE 5246A 2 November 1921 Letter from Norman Brearley to EW Broad, Maida Vale WA offering a position at Port Hedland in his new company, Western Australian Airways Ltd. 5839A/1 5 February 1969 Letter from F.J. Hitch, thanking the President and members for their good wishes 8 October 2002 MN 1284 2 Copyright SLWA 2002 .