News Clippings and other memorabilia acquired by Dr and Mrs Walker

Archive Collections / Dr William Delano Walker / Series AA357/11 / News Clippings and other memorabilia acquired by Dr and Mrs Walker

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  1. news clippings The Times dated 2 May 1933 Headline "The flying doctor. Medical supplies by aeroplane. A service for Australian hinterland" The National Sports Trophies Exhibition, Aerial Medical Service, Australian Inland Mission, Rev. John Flynn, Cloncurry, Dr Alan Vickers, Normanton, Brisbane Hospital, LH Pike. Features a map of Australia

  2. news clippings The Rand Daily Mail Johannesburg dated 3 March 1933 Headline "The doctor in the plane" Cloncurry, Dr St Vincent Welch. Features a photograph of an aeroplane and stretcher case. Reverse Headline "Gift of house to Women's Civic Society. Residence for elderly women" Bertrams, Mrs Gerald Fitzpatrick, Rev. WA Palmer, Mrs TB Glanville, Miss M Palmer, Mrs Arthur Smith. Headline "Girls luncheon club needs funded" Mrs GW Nelson, The Factory Girls' Luncheon Club. Photograph by Elfrieda Bright, Mrs Tom Moore, Arcadia

  3. news clippings The Daily Herald Manchester dated 4 May 1933 Headline "Aerial ambulances" Midland and Scottish Air Ferries, Renfrew

  4. news clippings The vicMelbourne Herald dated 7 May 1933 Headline "Health by air outback. Medical service by plane and radio. Aims extended" Wyndham, Rev. John Flynn, Australian Inland Mission, Cloncurry, Broken Hill, Kalgoorlie, Port Hedland, Alice Springs, Lady Dudley, Oodnadatta, Mission Frontier Service. Headline "Linked by wireless" Hermannsburg, Goulburn Island, Mornington Island, Elpedia, Booroloola, Barrow Creek, HV McKay Charitable Trust, Dr Alan Vickers, Mr Eric Donaldson, Mr M Anderson. Headline "All Australian Service". Reverse Londonderry, Reykjavik. Headline "Ulm's plane down. Forced landing in France. Engine breakdown" Ulm, Allen and Taylor, fLyons, SW Maidment. Headline "50 years ago today" New Guinea, fsBruat, New Hebrides

  5. news clippings The London Daily Mail dated 13 May 1933 Headline "And now the flying doctor" Lenora Gregory, Rev. John Flynn. Headline "Valuable service" Cloncurry. Reverse The Brangwyn panels, Mr Frank Brangwyn, Royal Fine Art Commission, Incorporated Institute of British Decorators, Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, Olympia

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/11/6/14 A-F
Date Range1923  -  1933
Quantity 0.1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings
Series AA357/11