Royal Life Saving Queensland 100 Year History

The first qualified life savers practiced on Greenmount Beach in December 1908 . The drowning of Ruby Orford at Burleigh Heads when she was dragged ashore by Thomas Mulcahy on his horse but all attempts failed to save her. This saw the first reel and line bought into Queensland and stored under a house at Burleigh Heads and used for the first time, new years day 1912.

The Encyclopedia of Air Warfare

by Ure Smith

British Fighter Planes

Mosquitos

 Entering widespread service in 1942 made completely of wood and nicknamed the Wooden Wonder. The de Havilland Mosquito was a high speed,high altitude photo reconnaissance aircraft.

Spitfires

 British single seater fighter aircraft was the big success story of the Battle of Britain. They had a maximum speed of 580 km an hour but it was their altitude that gave them a considerable advantage reaching heights of 34,000 feet .

Lancaster Bombers

These planes were the most successful bombers of world war 2 

Pathfinders

These led the way for the bombers releasing flares to show their targets. 

British Bombers

The Walrus 

In 1936 The Walrus became the first amphibius aircraft to be catapulted from a warship. 

Bombers of the RAF 

Ridgway and Macarthur
In September 1944 Ridgway was given command of the xviii airborne corps in  Operation Market Garden . An unsuccessful operation under the planning of General Macarthur.

American Fighter Planes

 

Australia The Photographers Eye

1st Edition by Nick Rains
Signed by Nick

Uluru

Uluru or Ayers Rock stands 340 metres high . Its not just the amazing sunset view that stands out because around the base of the rock you can find many nooks and crannies including numerous rock pools. No wonder this amazing iconic rock means so much to the indigenous people of the area.  

Ormiston Gorge 

is a awesome display of geology and landscapes and the place of the recent rediscovery of the Long-tailed Dunnart. Its located in the Macdonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory, which were often portrayed in the works of Albert Namatjira .

Great Ocean Road

Kimberly Gorge

Daintree Rainforest