ST IVES, NSW, 1940. MRS NANCY BIRD-WALTON, FORMERLY MISS NANCY BIRD, ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF ...

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Accession Number P00598.013
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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ST IVES, NSW, 1940. MRS NANCY BIRD-WALTON, FORMERLY MISS NANCY BIRD, ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF FLYING IN AUSTRALIA AND PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S FLYING CLUB, LECTURES TO A GROUP OF WOMEN AT ST IVES CAMP. THESE WOMEN BUILT A GLIDER FROM THE MODEL SHOWN. THE THREE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MODEL ARE VISITORS FROM NEWCASTLE SECTION. (DONOR: LORD HEADFORT).