Maurice Guillaux flight 50th anniversay 1964
Maurice Guillaux - 50th Anniversary 1964 | Postcards & Philatelics 1913+ | Flying into Harden 1914 | First Australian Aerial Mail 1914 | Australia - photographs & film 1914 Australia Post, 1 July 1964. The 50th anniversary of Maurice Guillaux's pioneering first Australian airmail flight from Melbourne to Sydney between 16-18 July 1914 was celebrated in a variety of ways, including the issue of special stamps, a re-enactment flight, and celebrations at various localities along the original route. This included Harden, near Young, where Guillaux was forced to stay overnight due to adverse weather conditions. As a result, stories were run in various newspapers, some of which included interviews with individuals who were able to reminisce on the event, and manuscript material such as letters and photographs which were produced whilst Guillaux was still in the country. Some of this material is included below. Much of it is sourced from exhibition materials in the Harden-