Named after sir charles kingsfordsmith 18971935, australias most famous aviator. A4 map of the electoral division of kingsford smith 2016 pdf 11. Kingsford smith was survived by his wife, mary, lady kingsford smith, and their threeyearold son charles jnr. He is also remembered as an aviator who was the first to complete roundtheworld expedition. Kingsford smith and ulm completed a roundaustralia circuit in 10 days, 5 hours, a notable achievement with minimal navigational aids aug 16, 1927 they raised the capital to buy two bristol tourers by operating a trucking business from carnarvon, the gascoyne transport co.
When smithy set out from lympne in kent in november 1935 with his copilot, tommy pethybridge, to attempt to break the 71hour englandmelbourne record set the previous year by charles scott and tom campbell black. Davis, pedr charles kingsfordsmith smithy, the worlds greatest aviator dee why, paul hamlyn, 1977, summit, 1985. Charles kingsford smith simple english wikipedia, the free. The division of kingsford smith is an australian electoral division in the state of new south wales. Charles edward kingsford smith was born on 9 february 1897 in hamilton a suburb of brisbane, queensland, australia, and was the youngest of seven children of william charles smith, a bank manager, and catherine mary kingsford, daughter of richard ash. Banksmeadow sits on the northern shore of botany bay. Kingsford was undeveloped until a land boom in the 1920s. History kingsford smith was first created for the 1949 election after the house of representatives was expanded. It is 6 kilometres south of the sydney central business district and is part of the local government areas of the city of sydney and the bayside council. Lieutenant charles edward kingsfordsmith the australian. In the years after the war, he worked in varying capacities as a pilot, including a brief period as a stunt flyer in california, before joining the fledgling aviation industry in australia. During his brief 38 years of life, sir charles kingsford smith was one of the most celebrated public idols in history, becoming for a few years in the early 30s a legend across the world for his brilliance as a pilot and his charismatic style among the pioneers of longdistance flying. Ian mackersey the kingford smith book by ian mackersey.
Sir charles edward kingsford smith february 9, 1897 november 8, 1935 was a famous australian airplane pilot. Division of kingsford smith simple english wikipedia, the. Secretary of the australian labor party state branch nsw from 2008 to 2010. Sir charles edward kingsford smith, australian pilot who, with a threeman crew, flew the atlantic from portmarnock, ireland, to harbour grace, newfoundland, june 2425, 1930. Wilfrid kingsford smith, a brother of the late sir charles kingsford smith, said the college of civil aviation intends to erect a hangar at mascot, so that practical training can be given to ground engineers, aviation training facilities in the past have been mainly directed towards flying, said mr. The electorate is named after sir charles kingsford smith, the famous australian aviator who made history in 1928 when he made the first transpacific flight between the united states and australia. Sir charles kingsfordsmith on arrival in brisbane after his record breaking flight 3209103084.
He was also the first to cross the midpacific by air. Botany is located 11 kilometres south of the sydney central business district and is part of the bayside council. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of sir charles kingsford smith s june,1927 record round australia flight and his june,1928 first transpacific flight, san franciscobrisbane. Bill bryson details kingsford smiths life in his book down under citation needed australian author peter fitzsimonss book, charles kingsford smith and those magnificent men, details an extensive exploration of smithys life and of aviation history published by harper collins, australia. History banksmeadow is named in honour of naturalist sir joseph banks, who travelled to australia with captain james cook in 1770. Davis, pedr charles kingsford smith smithy, the worlds greatest aviator dee why, paul hamlyn, 1977, summit, 1985. Located on australias east coast, the metropolis surrounds port jackson and extends about 70 km 43. The tribute consisted of a mosaic of smith, a mosaic of his plane, the southern cross, and a trans pacific mural depicting the southern cross. Kingsford smiths airline, australian national airways, began operations in january 1930 with kingsford smith piloting one of the new avro ten planes, the southern cloud, on the sydneymelbourne route.
Qualifications and occupation before entering federal parliament. The plane was recovered, however, the body of sir charles kingsford smith was never found. A memorial to australian pilot sir charles kingsford smith is opened in brisbane. The tribute was unveiled on 11 august 2010 by mayor john procopiadis. Banksmeadow is located 11 kilometres south of the sydney central business district, in the local government area of the bayside council. Sir charles kingsford smith earned fame with the successful transpacific flight from the usa to australia. He was known to have set records and reset his own records in most of his flights. His aeroplane crashed en route to australia over the bay of bengal near burma. Charles edward kingsford smith was born on 9 february 1897 in hamilton a suburb of brisbane, queensland, australia, and was the youngest of seven children of william charles smith, a bank manager, and catherine mary kingsford, daughter of richard ash kingsford, a member of the legislative assembly of queensland. Kingsford, new south wales wikimili, the free encyclopedia. He also made the first nonstop crossing of the australian mainland. Kingsford smith and ulm completed a roundaustralia circuit in 10 days, 5 hours. He is famous for being the first person to fly across the pacific ocean from the united states to australia. Kingsfordsmith genealogy, kingsfordsmith family history.
Sir charles kingsfordsmith arrives in america after a globe trotting flight. Kingsfordsmith was promoted to lieutenant in april 1918 and served as an instructor for the rest of the war. Botany is a suburb in southeastern sydney, in the state of new south wales, australia. Sir charles edward kingsford smith february 9, 1897 november, 1935, often called charles kingsfordsmith, or by his nickname smithy, was the bestknown early australian aviator, completing the first nonstop crossing of the australian mainland, the first flight from australia to new. Kingsford smiths autobiography, my flying life, was published posthumously in 1937 and became a bestseller. Detailed map of the electoral division of kingsford smith 2016 pdf 10. Banksmeadow is a suburb of sydney, in the state of new south wales, australia. In 1932, charles kingsfordsmith received a knighthood for his contributions to aviation.
Hon matt thistlethwaite mp parliament of australia. Biography sir charles edward kingsford smith australian. Kingsford smith s airline, australian national airways, began operations in january 1930 with kingsford smith piloting one of the new avro ten planes, the southern cloud, on the sydneymelbourne route. The seat has always been held by the alp, originally being a marginal seat in its early years before gradually becoming safer, and it has been solidly safe since at least the 1960s. History sir charles kingsford smith, the divisions namesake the division is named after sir charles kingsford smith, a pioneer aviator, and the first pilot to fly across the pacific ocean.
For the next twentyone years mr bowen represented the kingsfordsmith electorate in federal parliament and during that period held a variety of positions both in government and opposition. Named in honour of sir charles edward kingsford smith mc afc, 18971935. Secretary of the australian labor party kingsford smith federal electorate council from 2005 to 2008. Botany bay is where they first landed ashore on 29 april 1770, when navigating around australia on the endeavour. The division is named after sir charles kingsford smith, a pioneer aviator, and the first pilot to fly across the pacific ocean.
Charles kingsford smiths last flight smithy poses in 1934 beside his newly purchased 200mph altair temporarily named anzac. Southern cross ends world flight aka kingsford smith in america. Electoral results for the division of kingsford smith wikipedia. A federal electorate, for the federal parliament of australia, which encompasses the airport is called kingsford smith. Profile of the electoral division of kingsford smith nsw.
In 2010, a tribute was created to charles kingsford smith in gardeners lane, off anzac parade. Written by ludwig riess 18611928, an eminent twentiethcentury historian, this pioneering account of the medieval english electorate profoundly influenced the study of english constitutional history, as it questioned the fundamental assumptions of the scholarship that preceded it. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of sir charles kingsfordsmith s june,1927 record round australia flight and his june,1928. Between 1972 and 1975 he served in the federal labor government as postmastergeneral, special minister of state and minister for manufacturing industry. His most famous aircraft, the southern cross, is now preserved and displayed in a purposebuilt memorial to sir charles kingsford smith near the international terminal at brisbane airport. The division is named after sir charles kingsford smith, the first pilot to fly across the pacific ocean.
Charles kingsford smiths son returns from america aka smiths. Memorabilia of sir charles kingsfordsmith national. Wixted, the life and times of sir charles kingsford smith, brisbane, 1996, page 286 5 australia post. The electorate is named after sir charles kingsford smith, the famous australian aviator who made history in 1928 when he made the first transpacific flight between the. Dedication ceremony of the kingsford smith memorial. Created in 1949, the electorate is named after pioneer aviator, sir charles kingsford smith. Kingsford smith was australias most famous aviator. In 1928, he made the first transpacific flight from the united states to australia. Smith was educated at sydney cathedral school and sydney technical. Charles edward kingsford smith was born on 9 february 1897 at riverview terrace, hamilton in brisbane, queensland, australia, the son of william charles smith and his wife catherine mary nee kingsford, daughter of richard ash kingsford, a member of the queensland legislative assembly and mayor in both brisbane and cairns municipal councils. Rosebery is a suburb of sydney, in the state of new south wales, australia. Sir charles kingsford smith, the divisions namesake. Electoral results for the division of kingsford smith. The federal electorate surrounding the airport is named the division of kingsford smith, and includes the suburb of kingsford.
Wilfrid kingsford smith, a brother of the late sir charles kingsfordsmith, said the college of civil aviation intends to erect a hangar at mascot, so that practical training can be given to ground engineers, aviation training facilities in the past have been mainly directed towards flying, said mr. Kingsford smith also includes two critical pieces of australian infrastructure sydney international airport and port botany australias second busiest container port. Sydney morning herald press clippings giving same information in official notice, 8. Charles kingsford smith wikipedia republished wiki 2. Sir charles kingsford smith arrives in america after a globe trotting flight. Charles kingsford smith arrives at heston airfield after long flight. This is a list of electoral results for the division of kingsford smith in australian federal elections from the divisions creation in 1949 until the present.
Sir charles kingsford smith timeline timetoast timelines. Sir charles kingsfordsmith social change in australia. February 2016 n map of the federal electoral division of. His original aircraft, the southern cross, is now preserved and displayed in a memorial at the international terminal at brisbane airport. During november 1935, charles kingsford smith set out from england once more. It was named kingsford to honour australian aviator sir charles kingsford smith 18971935, as was the nearby sydney airport. The life of sir charles kingsford smith 1897 1935 ian mackersey little, brown time warner books uk, london, 1998 isbn. Kingsford smith federal election 2007 abc australian. Sir charles edward kingsford smith mc, afc 9 february 1897 8 november 1935, often called by his nickname smithy, was a wellknown early australian aviator.
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