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Austin Byrne and the Southern Cross Memorial [picture]
Bib ID 2246266
Format PicturePicture, OnlineOnline
Online Versions
Description [199-?] 
21 photographs : col. and b&w ; 35.4 x 27.8 cm. + 1 brass name plate. 
299 negatives : acetate, b&w. 
20 negatives : acetate, col. 
Summary

Photographs: 1 and 2. Silver cups -- 3. Austin Byrne with children -- 4. Austin Byrne with model of Southern Cross 5. -- Reading lamp showing Pacific flight route --6. Metal book entitled 'Southern Cross Memorial' -- 7. Closed shrine -- 8. Open shrine -- 9. Olympic torch -- 10. Cabinet with violin shaped hinges -- 11. Key to globe -- 12. Key to globe on stand -- 13. Metal book and three small globes -- 14. Book and newspaper display items -- 15. Stereo cabinet -- 16. Plaques -- 17. Mosaic of Charles Kingsford-Smith -- 18, 19 and 20. Austin Byrne and Miss Ellen Rogers -- 21. Three children with the model of Southern Cross. Brass name plate inscribed: 'The Fokker monoplane FV11B-3M 'Southern Cross' to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the pioneer trans-Pacific flight 1928-1978, Oakland California (USA) to Brisbane Australia 31st May - 9th June 1928. Designer and constructor of the Southern Cross Memorial - Austin Byrne Sydney Australia.'

Biography/History

Austin Byrne is an aviation enthusiast and sculptor. Designer and creator of the Kingsford Smith 'Southern Cross' Memorial, which is now in the custody of the National Museum of Australia.

Notes

Condition: good.

Inscriptions: the 4 b&w photographs stamped Penrith Press on verso.

319 acetate negatives tranferred from MS 3736.

Selected items also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http:/­/­nla.gov.au/­nla.pic-an14514137

Related Material Related material: Papers of Austin Byrne ; National Library of Australia Manuscript collection MS 3736. Interview with Austin Byrne ; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection TRC 22/49  Associated material: Picture frame related to this material is held at 'Pic Obj Shelves Bay 4/3' 
Subjects Byrne, Austin Edward, - 1902-1993 - Portraits.  |  Kingsford-Smith, Charles, - Sir, - 1897-1935 - Monuments.  |  Ulm, C. T. P. - (Charles Thomas Phillippe), - 1897-1934 - Monuments.  |  Southern Cross (Airplane)  |  Southern Cross Memorial.  |  Sculptors - Australia - Portraits.
Occupation Artists.
Other authors/contributors Byrne, Austin Edward, 1902-1993  |  Penrith Press

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