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Items sent by Solomon Islands Philatelic Bureau when returning the following file: WPHC MP No.2482 1926 Proposed Seaplane flight to Pacific Islands by Royal Confidential Australian Air Force. a) Photograph of DH Dove of Megapode Airways flying over Point Cruz taken by Ted Marriott. b) Directorate of Overseas Surveys Map of the British Solomon Islands marked with the route of the 1926 RAAF flight. c) Photocopies of two despatches from WPHC MP No. 2482/1926 relating to the arrival and departure of the RAAF plane at Tulagi. November 1926. (See WPH files 104 and 340). , 1926 - 1926

 File — Carton: 3029868
Identifier: MSS. Archives. 2003/1. WPHC 19. Series 19/I. File 19.

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

I. Papers relating to Civil Aviation in the South Pacific. 1946–1969. II. Records relating mainly to Marine and Naval Affairs. 1879–1956. III. Records relating mainly to administrative matters. 1901–1969. These records form part of the Western Pacific Archives (MSS & Archives 2003/1).

Dates

  • 1926 - 1926

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

RESTRICTED. Access requires the permission of the Special Collections Manager.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 metres (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland Repository

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