Tree-felling in preparation for the Dunk Island airstrip
1938 - 1939
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Copy print showing the area being cleared for an airstrip on Dunk Island. Hugo Brassey commenced planning the aerodrome in 1938. The airstrip was completed in 1939 and the first fully loaded plane landed on 10 July 1939
Title:
Tree-felling in preparation for the Dunk Island airstrip
Date of work:
1938 - 1939
Search dates:
01 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of description:
Item from Collection: L Anderssen / L Hardy collection
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Part of:
Collection: L Anderssen / L Hardy collection
Custodial history:
From the collection of Cassowary Coast Regional CouncilDigitised from an original photograph loaned to the Dorothy Jones Library Heritage Collection
Use restrictions:
Copyright free. Please acknowledge Cassowary Coast Libraries
General notes:
Information with photo: “The finishing of the aerodrome tree felling, Dunk Island.”P04934
Record types:
Photographs
Record number:
13257