Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men (108 page)
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Authors: Peter Fitzsimons
88
‘Civic Reception’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 11 June 1928.
89
Sydney Morning Herald
, 9 June 1928.
90
Ellison, op. cit., p. 297.
91
Clover, Sam T.,
A Pioneer Heritage
, Saturday Night Publishing Company, Los Angeles, 1932, p. 103.
92
‘Coolidge Praises Fliers for “Courageous Pioneering”’,
New York Times
, 9 June 1928.
93
Kingsford Smith, Elsie, account of her brother’s life, Ellison Collection, National Library of Australia, Canberra.
94
‘Sydney Goes Wild over Ocean Fliers’,
New York Times
, 11 June 1928.
95
‘Epic Trans Pacific Flight Ended’,
Canberra Times
, 11 June 1928.
96
Joy, William,
The Aviators
, Shakespeare Head Press, Sydney, 1971, p. 67.
97
‘Sydney Goes Wild over Ocean Fliers’,
New York Times
, 11 June 1928.
98
ibid.
99
Davis, Pedr,
Kookaburra: The Most Compelling Story in Australia’s Aviation History
, Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1980, p. 10.
100
‘Epic Trans Pacific Flight Ended’,
Canberra Times
, 11 June 1928.
101
Joy, op. cit., p. 66.
102
Stannage, John,
Smithy
, Oxford University Press, London, 1950, p. 50.
Chapter Twelve: The Urge to Elsewhere…
1
Kingsford Smith, Sir Charles,
My Flying Life: An Authentic Biography Prepared under the Personal Supervision of and from the Diaries and Papers of the Late Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith,
Andrew Melrose, London, 1937, p. 82.
2
Davis, Pedr,
Charles Kingsford Smith: Smithy, The World’s Greatest Aviator
, Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1985, p. 11.
3
‘The Pacific Flight: A Cosmopolitan Achievement’,
Aircraft
, June 1928.
4
‘Another 5,000 for Fliers’,
New York Times
, 13 June 1928.
5
Wixted, Edward P.,
The Life and Times of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith: An Illustrated Chronology
, private source, Queensland, 1996, p. 64.
6
‘Hargraves Models Inspected by Airmen’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 20 June 1928.
7
‘Lawrence Hargrave’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 25 June 1928.
8
‘Pacific Flyers: Americans Depart’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 25 June 1928.
9
Kingsford Smith, op. cit., p. 79.
10
‘50th Anniversary Southern Cross’,
Wings
, 15 August 1978.
11
Joy, William,
The Aviators
, Shakespeare Head Press, Sydney, 1971, p. 68.
12
‘Southern Cross Leaves’,
Canberra Times
, 11 September 1928.
13
‘My Co-Pilot was Called Death’,
Liberty Magazine
, 28 December 1935.
14
Kingsford Smith, op. cit., p. 82.
15
Stannage, John,
Smithy
, Oxford University Press, London, 1950, p. 56.
16
Kingsford Smith, op. cit., p. 82.
17
ibid., p. 83.
18
ibid.
19
‘My Co-Pilot was Called Death’,
Liberty Magazine
, 28 December 1935.
20
Stannage, op. cit., p. 58.
21
‘Tasman Flight Successfully Accomplished’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 12 September 1928.
22
Kingsford Smith, Sir Charles,
The Old Bus
, Herald Press, Melbourne, 1932, p. 74.
23
Robert Lewis Stevenson (Requiem)
24
Kingsford Smith,
The Old Bus
, op. cit., p. 75.
25
‘Tasman Flight Successful Ending’,
Argus
, 12 September 1928.
26
ibid.
27
Ewing, Ross, and MacPherson, Ross,
The History of New Zealand Aviation
, Heinemann, Auckland, 1986, p. 81f.
28
Interview with Col Maybury, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, September 2008.
29
‘Southern Cross: Crew Entertained’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 18 September 1928.
30
Joy, op. cit., p. 70.
31
‘Only Three Gallons Left’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 15 October 1928.
32
Kingsford Smith,
My Flying Life
, op. cit., p. 90.
33
‘Kingsford Smith Married in W.A., Letters from Wife, Decree Nisi Granted’,
Sun
, 26 October 1928.
34
Kingsford Smith,
My Flying Life
, op. cit., p. 90.
35
Hitchcock v. Kingsford Smith & Ulm
, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 21 March 1930.
36
‘Hitchcock vs Kingsford Smith and Ulm: Verdict for Defendants’,
Aircraft
, 31 March 1929.
37
‘Ulm’s Tale: Viewed with Some Suspicion’,
Daily Guardian
, 25 June 1929.
38
Kingsford Smith,
The Old Bus
, op. cit., p. 82.
39
‘Missing Aviators’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 3 April 1929.
40
‘With the Aerial Game: Airmen Could Not Be Recalled’,
Sun
, 2 April 1929.
41
‘Air Inquiry: McWilliams Evidence’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 23 May 1929.
42
Stannage, op. cit., p. 64.
43
Brearley, Sir Norman,
Australian Aviator
, Rigby, Adelaide, 1971, p. 144.
Chapter Thirteen: Coffee Royal
1
Stannage, John,
Smithy
, Oxford University Press, London, 1950, p. 60.
2
McNally, Ward,
Smithy: The Kingsford-Smith Story
, Robert Hale, London, 1966, p. 72.
3
Daily Guardian
, 1 April 1929.
4
Sydney Morning Herald
, 4 April 1929.
5
Sun
, 2 April 1929.
6
Daily Guardian
, 2 April 1929.
7
Daily Guardian
, 3 April 1929.
8
Joy, William,
The Aviators
, Shakespeare Head Press, Sydney, 1971, p. 79.
9
‘Ominous Silence: Where is “Veteran” Southern Cross?’,
Daily Guardian
, 2 April 1929.
10
ibid.
11
‘“Andy” To Rescue’,
Sun
, 7 April 1929.
12
Sydney Morning Herald
, 5 April 1929.
13
Kingsford Smith, Sir Charles,
My Flying Life: An Authentic Biography Prepared under the Personal Supervision of and from the Diaries and Papers of the Late Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
, Andrew Melrose, London, 1937, p. 97.
14
Cogger, Percy, Wings and the Man—the Private Papers of Charles Ulm, Aviator, unpublished manuscript, Mitchell Library, Sydney.
15
‘Fruitless Flight. Plane Returns to Base’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 6 April 1929.
16
‘Port George Mission News Narrows Radius of Search’,
Sun
, 8 April 1929.
17
‘The Paramount Aspect’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 3 April 1929.
18
‘Risks in Aviation and Journalism’,
Sun
, 3 April 1929.
19
Sheil, Beau,
Caesar of the Skies: The Life Story of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
, Cassell, London, 1937, p. 101.
20
Rogers, Ellen,
Faith In Australia: Charles Ulm And Australian Aviation
, Book Production Services, Sydney, 1987, p. 46f.
21
Davis, Pedr,
Kookaburra: The Most Compelling Story in Australia’s Aviation History
, Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1980, p. 98.
22
Curran, Stan, ‘The Kookaburra is Lost’,
The Whisperer
, newsletter of the Beaufighter and Boston Association of Queensland, September 2001, p. 4.
23
Joy, op. cit., p. 82.
24
‘Gallantry of Keith Anderson’,
Daily Guardian
, 28 June 1929.
25
‘Day of Joy: Kingsford Smith’s Story’,
Sun
, 20 April 1929.
26
‘Dramatic Flight Story’,
Sydney Morning Herald
, 17 May 1929.
27
Stannage, John,
High Adventure
, MacDonald, Christchurch, 1944, p. 16.
28
ibid., p. 14.