The Royal Aero Club of New South Wales records, ca. 1909-1994

MLMSS 8802
R 2013

fonds

ca. 1909-1994

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Objects, Clippings, Ephemera, Photographs

18890

4.15 metres of textual and graphic material (26 boxes)
1 object - 8 cm. diameter or smaller - Metal and bakelite altimeter clock

The origin of the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia dates back to the 28th October 1914, when a group of young officers of the newly formed Australian Flying Corps met at Point Cook, Victoria, and decided that an Australian Aero Club should be formed to advance the cause of aviation and be affiliated to the Royal Aero Club in London. The outbreak of the First World War delayed further development until 1919, when individual sections of the Australian Aero Club were formed, including The Royal Aero Club of New South Wales.

Reference:
http://www.rfaca.com.au/ (accessed 30/11/2012)

For an article on the altimeter clock from the wreckage of Southern Cross Junior, see: Colin Warner "Vintage flight", SL magazine, Spring 2013, pp. 20-21

The Royal Aero Club of N.S.W. records ca. 1909-ca. 1994

BOX 1
The Royal Aero Club of NSW General Committee Minute Book, 8th December, 1955 to 9th July, 1959, The Royal Aero Club of NSW General Committee Minute Book, 13th February 1957 to 1st July 1965

BOX 2
The Royal Aero Club of NSW General Committee Minute Book, 29th July 1965 to 7th December 1972

BOX 3
The Royal Aero Club of NSW General Committee Minute Book, 7th December 1972 to 22nd June 1976, Bound volume of ‘Flying: The Official Journal of the Aero Club of New South Wales’, November 1st, 1929 to April 1st, 1931

BOX 4
Folders labeled: The Royal Aero Club of NSW training manual, 1966, The Royal Aero Club of NSW Life Membership file, Members correspondence ca. 1974 – ca. 1975, General Information ca. 1983, Auditor, ca. 1974, Income and Expenditure reports, ca. 1982 – ca. 1984, Kerr – McNeall, ca. 1974, F. James – H. Kerr, ca. 1977, New Members Night, 1983, Annual Sub Committee Dinner, 1983. The Royal Aero Club of NSW articles

BOX 5
Folders labeled: Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1956-1961, Quotation - Cool Room, Financial Reports. Ca. 1984, Registered Clubs Association, Corrected minutes, 1974, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Koalapak – Japanese Pilots, Membership payment sheets, 1988, A.G.M. working papers, 1977, Bankstown Basketball Association, Re. Francis James & Harold Kerr, 1974, Correspondence sent to members, ca. 1987, Club House Kitchen, 1978, New Club House plans, ca. 1979

BOX 6
Folders labeled: Department of Civil Aviation records, 1943-1950, Proof of Ownership at Bankstown Aerodrome and Mascot, 1921-1947, A.G.M. working papers, 1979, Special General Meeting, 1982 The Royal Aero Club of NSW Flight Hut, 1974, Ansett general, Insurance, Safari Air Transport, I&E report proforma

BOX 7
The Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia printed material, ca. 1964-ca. 1976, Notes on letters The Royal Aero Club of NSW, Federation Conference, 1967-1968, packet of early The Royal Aero Club of NSW ephemera and memorabilia ca. 1928- ca. 1952

BOX 8
Folders labeled: Clubhouse fire damage, ca. 1965, The Royal Aero Club of NSW historical correspondence and articles ca. 1966-ca. 1976, Extraordinary General Meeting, 1936, scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings related to aviation in Australia, ca. 1929-ca. 1931

BOX 9
Folders labeled: Historical file, Flying training fund, H.D. Arnott letters, various issues of ‘Wings’ journal, ca. 1942-ca. 1944

BOX 10
Various issues of printed aviation journals, ca. 1930- ca. 1988, historical documents, photographs and memorabilia related to The Royal Aero Club of NSW, ca. 1909-ca. 1929, issues of ‘Flying in NSW’ journal, 1937-1940

BOX 11
Historical documents, photographs and memorabilia related to The Royal Aero Club of NSW, ca. 1909-ca. 1929, The Royal Aero Club of NSW newsletter, ca. 1935-ca. 1977, copies of correspondence between Jean Batten and Charles Ulm, Mrs M.M. Bryant papers, first woman to become a licensed pilot in Australia, ca. 1927

BOX 12
Various issues of The Royal Aero Club of NSW ‘Flying’ magazine, 1953-1954, Folders labeled: Service letters, C.F.I. reports, 1981-1984, A.G.M. Working papers, 1981-1983, Group and Payroll Tax returns, ca. 1976

BOX 13
Folders labeled: Department of Transport – General, Aristocrat Poker Machines, Autogyro, Bankstown Emergency Procedures, Special General Meeting, 1978, Accidents and Incidents, Morrison and Partners Architects, Personal correspondence – L. Macpherson, newsletter items, Questionnaire, 1972, Agenda Committee Meetings, 1976-1979

BOX 14
Historical documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, aviation journals and memorabilia related to The Royal Aero Club of NSW, ca. 1937-ca. 1965. Folders labeled: Francis James & Harold Kerr, ca. 1974, Committee, 1977, H. D. Arnott, 1950-1959, National Flying Training Fund, 1938, Air League of British Empire

BOX 15
Folders labeled: Aero Club Journal, newsletter material, December 1990 Summer newsletter, Members, 1987, Legal Liability Insurance, Letters, 1991, Department of Civil Aviation correspondence, 1949, Articles of Association, Leases, 1972-1983, Copy of Blue Book Poker Machine Control

BOX 16
Folders labeled: Hangar and Club house, 1961-1968, Presidents and Vice Presidents, 1926-1973, Historical information for newsletter and past issues, ca. 1990

BOX 17
Folders labeled: Friends of the Aero Club Reunion Luncheon, 1991, Around Australia Aviators 1930 Club members, Keating letter, 1990, The Royal Aero Club of NSW printed material

BOX 18
Folders labeled: General Committee Meeting, 1967, Australian Aviation Historical Society Journal, 1969-1976

BOX 19
Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association of Australia monthly magazine, July 1964-December 1967, Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association of Australia monthly magazine, 1968-1969

BOX 20
Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association of Australia monthly magazine, 1970-1971, Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association of Australia monthly magazine, 1972

BOX 21
The Royal Aero Club of NSW committee meeting reports and agenda, 1965-1967

BOX 22
The Royal Aero Club of NSW House Sub-committee meeting minute book, ca. 1961-ca. 1978, The Royal Aero Club of NSW Tours and Contests committee meeting minute book, ca. 1969-ca. 1983, The Royal Aero Club of NSW Finance sub-committee meeting minute book, ca. 1967-ca. 1982

BOX 23
The Royal Aero Club of NSW approved manual, 1966, Members attending Annual General Meeting, 1971 and 1974, The Royal Aero Club of NSW House Sub-committee meeting minute book, 1978-1982, The Royal Aero Club of NSW Planning Sub-committee minute book, 1979-1980, The Royal Aero Club of NSW Competition Sub-committee, 1980-1983

BOX 24
Australian Aero Club N.S.W. Section Visitor’s Book, 1927-1974, The Royal Aero Club of NSW large format black and white photographs, ca. 1920-ca. 1969

BOX 25
The Royal Aero Club of NSW miscellaneous correspondence and reports and ephemera in large lever arch folder, ca. 1990-ca. 1994

BOX 26
The Royal Aero Club of NSW miscellaneous correspondence and reports and ephemera in large lever arch folder, ca. 1990-ca. 1994

R 2013
Altimeter clock made by Pioneer Instrument Company, Brooklyn, New York, retrieved from the wreckage of the 'Southern Cross Junior' plane which crashed at Mascot Aerodrome on the 12th April, 1931. Inscribed in pencil on rear casing, 'Southern [Cross?] Junior [crashed?] @ Mascot 5.30 pm 12/4/31 Killing Pilot - Mr L Palmer [owner?] / Mr A E James Wing collapsed in air'

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