P00589.023 Accession Number: P00589.023

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Scott's Hotel, Collins Street, Melbourne. No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corps (AFC) dinner to welcome Ross Macpherson Smith, Jim Bennett, Wally Shiers and Keith Smith after the first England-Australia flight in 1919.

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Accession Number
P00589.023
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Format: 6x8"
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
26 February 1920
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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