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Arrival of Vickers Vimy at Mascot Aerodrome 14 Feburary 1920

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William Kimbel
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a928596 / SPF/Aeronautics - Smith, Sir Ross & Sir Keith, 1920]
(Mitchell Library)

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Kimbel, William

State Library of New South Wales

Sydney

Founded by Europeans as a social experiment, Sydney's beginnings brought death and dispossession to the original inhabitants of the place, as well as surprising freedom and prosperity to many of the convicts. Over its history, the city's growth has been shaped by factors that are common to many cities, but also by unique forces. In the twenty-first century, for the first time, the idea of sustainable progress is itself in doubt.

Botany

Visited by James Cook and Joseph Banks in 1770, but rejected as a site for the colony in 1788 by Arthur Phillip, Botany remained an important source of water and a site for varied industry throughout the nineteenth century, before becoming a transport hub in the twentieth. Throughout, a close-knit community has survived.

Industry in the Cooks River valley

As industry took hold in Cooks River valley, pollution and drainage became entrenched problems accompanied by flooding and public health concerns.

Aeroplanes

Celebrations

Mascot

Industrial, commercial and residential suburb on the north-western side of Botany Bay. It is the location of Sydney Airport, built on the site of Ascot Racecourse and opened in 1920.

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Sydney Airport

Major airport serving Sydney and Australia, which is one of the oldest continuously operating airports in the world. Successive enlargements have resulted in the reclamation of land in Botany Bay to build new runways, and the resumption of property in surrounding suburbs because of noise.

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Smith, Ross Macpherson

Aviator who with his brother, Keith Macpherson Smith, became the first pilots to fly from England to Australia in 1919.

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Smith, Keith Macpherson

Aviator who was one of the first people to fly from England to Australia.

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Arrival of Ross and Keith Smith at Mascot 14 February 1920

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Arrival in Sydney of Ross and Keith Smith, who had flown from London to Darwin at the end of 1919 in a Vickers Vimy biplane, the first plane to do so in under 30 days. Due to mechanical difficulties they did not arrive in Sydney until 14 February 1920.