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DINNER MENUS: A marvellous collection of menus from dinners honouring pioneering flights and pilots: 1926 (Aug.12) Captain Alan Cobham for "The Wakefield World Flight"; 1927 (Aug.22) Group-Captain Fellowes, Flight-Lieutenant S. Nixon & M.A. Giblette regarding a proposal for an Airship Service to Australia; 1928 (March 13) Bert Hinkler, following his solo flight from England; 1928 (April 2) Aero Club Pageant Dinner; 1928 (June 12) Charles Kingsford Smith "and his Companions" following the Trans-Pacific flight; 1933 (June 24) QANTAS dinner "to commemorate the arrival of the Imperial Airways Atalanta Monoplane Astraea" with Brackley & Prendergast and with numerous signatures; 1933 (Dec.4) dinner for Charles Ulm following the :Faith in Australia" Trans-Tasman flight; 1934 (Dec.10) QANTAS dinner "in Celebration of the Commencement of the First Official Air Mail Service between Australia and England." with numerous signatures. (8 items).