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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeronautics": "RESEARCH WORK IN AERONAUTICS", The Bendigo Independent, 4 Mar 1909

RESEARCH WORK IN AERONAUTICS.

Krepps, the famous gun founders of Essen, Germany, have given £500 to the Goettingen University for establishing a professorship of research work in aeronautics.

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeroplane": "Thrilling Mid-air Rescue", The World's News, 27 Nov 1926

Thrilling Mid-air Rescue.

George ("Daredevil") Ashby, a trick aeroplane performer, while doing tricks on a trapeze, and ladder, suspended from a flying aeroplane at Evansville. Indiana (U.S.A.),

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 13h

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "Looking ahead to the Age of WHIRLING WINGS", News, 20 Dec 1952

Looking ahead to the Age of WHIRLING WINGS

THE Comet has introduced the jet age of air travel. The new age of

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 17h

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeronautics": "NEW PROFESSOR. Chair of Aeronautics. CAMBRIDGE MAN", The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 Apr 1939

NEW PROFESSOR. Chair of Aeronautics. CAMBRIDGE MAN.

Mr. A. B. Stephens, M.A., has been selected for the new Chair of Aeronautics at Sydney University, which is being established by the Commonwealth

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 21h

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeronautics": "AERONAUTICS CHAIR. ESTABLISHMENT IN SYDNEY. "Valuable Stimulus to Aviation."", The West Australian, 18 Aug 1938

AERONAUTICS CHAIR. ESTABLISHMENT IN SYDNEY. "Valuable Stimulus to Aviation."

CANBERRA, Aug. 17.—The Federal Government has decided to establish the chair of aeronautics at the University of Sydney, it was officially announced

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 1d

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "AIRCRAFT MERGER British Organisations", Sunraysia Daily, 8 Jul 1935

AIRCRAFT MERGER British Organisations

Negotiations are being completed for a £2,750,000 aircraft merger, according to the “Daily Herald.” The Armstrong -Siddeley

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 1d

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "New design moy widen the use and overcome an existing defect of HELICOPTER FLYING", Western Mail, 9 May 1946

New design moy widen the use and overcome an existing defect of HELICOPTER FLYING

ABRITISH aircraft firm has just announced it is engaged on the construction of a helicopter of new design. That may appear

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 1d

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeronautics": "RESEARCH WORK IN AERONAUTICS", The Bendigo Independent, 4 Mar 1909

RESEARCH WORK IN AERONAUTICS.

Krepps, the famous gun founders of Essen, Germany, have given £500 to the Goettingen University for establishing a professorship of research work in aeronautics.

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 1d

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeroplane": "AEROPLANE CARRIER. Experiments With Dirigible. LONDON, October 15", The Register, 17 Oct 1925

AEROPLANE CARRIER. Experiments With Dirigible. LONDON, October 15.

The first experiments in England with the use of a dirigible aa an aeroplane carrier, were carried out at Pulham Aerodrome this morning. The R33 left her

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeroplane": "MISHAP TO MAIL AEROPLANE", The Argus, 16 Feb 1925

MISHAP TO MAIL AEROPLANE.

MILDURA, Sunday.— As the Sydneyto Adelaide mail aeroplane was leaving Mildura this afternoon the machine when taking off struck a rabbit hole, and a

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 1d

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "NEW AIRCRAFT FACTORY N.S.W. Firm’s Plans", The Sun News-Pictorial, 28 Jan 1939

NEW AIRCRAFT FACTORY N.S.W. Firm’s Plans

SYDNEY, Friday. — Works for the construction of military and civil aircraft are to be established at Granville. Proprietors will be the Clyde

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 2d

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aviation": "AVIATION EXECUTIVE'S WORLD TOUR. To Study Overseas Aviation Development", Advocate, 27 Dec 1933

AVIATION EXECUTIVE'S WORLD TOUR. To Study Overseas Aviation Development.

The Vacuum Oil Company has decided to send Mr. F. W. Haig, the Chief Aviation Officer of the company, on a world "tour to study up-to-date aviation

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "Flying Squad in Action Flying Squad FLIES", Barrier Miner, 21 Jul 1953

Flying Squad in Action Flying Squad FLIES

A STRIKING demonstration of the value of the helicopter as an aid to police work was given at a recent exercise staged by the staff of the Police College, Coventry, when a "Bristol

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "Mew Planes for T.A.A. Services", The Age, 3 Jun 1948

Mew Planes for T.A.A. Services

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--Government owned airlines are to use Australian- built aircraft on feeder services. The Government has placed an order with the de

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 2d

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airplane": "MOTOR NOTES. AS IN CASE OF CARS AIRPLANES NOW USE NON-SKID TYRES", The Irwin Index, 30 Jun 1928

MOTOR NOTES. AS IN CASE OF CARS AIRPLANES NOW USE NON-SKID TYRES.

The non-skid tyro has come into general use on all types of airplanes, according to officials of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company here. The

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 2d

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aviation": "Freeze on new air fees", The Canberra Times, 25 Mar 1986

Freeze on new air fees

The Commonwealth would exempt the general aviation industry from its new system of aviation charges for 12 months,

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 2d

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airship": "AIRSHIP OR PLANET? IS BRITAIN SEEING VISIONS? ANOTHER REPORTED AIRSHIP. DERISION IN GERMANY. LONDON, Tuesday evening", National Advocate, 27 Feb 1913

AIRSHIP OR PLANET? IS BRITAIN SEEING VISIONS? ANOTHER REPORTED AIRSHIP. DERISION IN GERMANY. LONDON, Tuesday evening.

Police and others at Portsmouth state that an airship, with, a powerful light, hovered high above the Navy Barracks, and returned to the north.

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aviation": "Aviation executive Farewelled WORLD TOUR", Quorn Mercury, 12 Jan 1934

Aviation executive Farewelled WORLD TOUR

Mr F. W Haig, Chief Aviation Officer of the Vacuum Oil Company. left Melbourne on Thursday, January 4, on the first stage of his world

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airship": "Airship Wrecked. London, April 26", Western Star and Roma Advertiser, 27 Apr 1910

Airship Wrecked. London, April 26.

A gale has wrecked the new army experimental airship at Aldershot, the envelope of the machine being ripped from end to end.

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airplane": "GIANT 'PLANES With Huge Lifting Power", The Canberra Times, 17 Feb 1930

GIANT 'PLANES With Huge Lifting Power

Details regarding the new Dornier [?]ying boat "DO-X" and the Junkers crude oil airplane engine were made at the convention of the "Scientific

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeroplane": "MISHAP TO MAIL AEROPLANE", The Argus, 16 Feb 1925

MISHAP TO MAIL AEROPLANE.

MILDURA, Sunday.— As the Sydneyto Adelaide mail aeroplane was leaving Mildura this afternoon the machine when taking off struck a rabbit hole, and a

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "NEW AIRCRAFT FACTORY N.S.W. Firm’s Plans", The Sun News-Pictorial, 28 Jan 1939

NEW AIRCRAFT FACTORY N.S.W. Firm’s Plans

SYDNEY, Friday. — Works for the construction of military and civil aircraft are to be established at Granville. Proprietors will be the Clyde

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "Police chopper, plane crash over NZ city", The Canberra Times, 27 Nov 1993

Police chopper, plane crash over NZ city

AUCKLAND: A police helicopter and a police plane, both monitoring rush-hour traffic, collided and exploded late yesterday afternoon

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Trove Air Bot @troveairbot.airminded.org · 4d

This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeroplane": "SCIENCE NOTES. TELEGRAPHY FROM AEROPLANE", Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser, 7 Mar 1914

SCIENCE NOTES. TELEGRAPHY FROM AEROPLANE.

Long distance wireless telegraph experiments recently made from a Breguet aeroplane to a ground station at Douai, France, showed excellent

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This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeroplane": "AERIAL DERBY. LIGHT AEROPLANE COMPETITIONS", The Queenslander, 18 Oct 1924

AERIAL DERBY. LIGHT AEROPLANE COMPETITIONS.

Regulations and conditions governing the light aeroplane competitions, to be held from November 17 to 22, at Richmond, New South Wales, by the New South

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