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Ross Smith Ross Smith i(A5006 works by) (a.k.a. Ross Stanley Smith; R. S. Smith; R. S.)
Born: Established: 2 Oct 1927 ; Died: Ceased: 21 Dec 1999
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon Flight to Fame : Victory in the 1919 Great Air Race, England to Australia Ross Smith , Peter Monteath (editor), Mile End : Wakefield Press , 2019 16790224 2019 single work autobiography 'Flight to Fame, a classic adventure story, tells the hair-raising tale of the world-first flight from England to Australia, in the words of the pilot, (Sir) Ross Smith.

'In March 1919, Australia's prime minister announced a prize of GBP10,000 for the first successful flight from Great Britain to Australia in under 30 days. Late that same year, the victorious pilots, Ross and Keith Smith, landed in Darwin to international acclaim. The New York Times gushed: 'Captain Ross Smith has done a wonderful thing for the prestige of the British Empire. He must be hailed as the foremost living aviator.' Their achievement was the forerunner to the age of international air travel.

'During the race, Ross and his brother Keith (his co-pilot and navigator) wrote in their diaries daily, recording the journey of their four-man crew in their Vickers Vimy G-EAOU twin-engine plane, its open cockpit exposing them to snow, sleet, hail and unbearable heat. Originally published as 14,000 Miles Through the Air (1922), Ross Smith's book recounts their danger-ridden, record-breaking journey - a mere 16 years after the Wright brothers first defied gravity for just a few seconds.' (Publication summary)

This richly illustrated edition, published to coincide with the flight's centenary, is introduced and edited by historian Peter Monteath.
1 A Forgotten Novel of North Queensland : Marie Bjelke-Petersen's 'Jungle Night' (1937) Ross Smith , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 16 no. 1 1988; (p. 89-99)
1 Richard Sydney ('Skip') Porteous (1897-1963): A Bibliography Ross Smith , Cheryl M. Taylor , 1987 single work bibliography
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 15 no. 3 1987; (p. 102-111)
1 Brian Con Penton (1904-1951) : A Bibliography Ross Smith , Cheryl M. Taylor , 1987 single work bibliography
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 15 no. 1 1987; (p. 122-130)
1 Martin Victor Kennedy (1895-1952) : A Bibliography Ross Smith , Cheryl M. Taylor , 1985 single work bibliography
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 13 no. 3 1985; (p. 69-79)
1 James Martin Devaney (1890-1976) : A Bibliography Cheryl M. Taylor , Ross Smith , 1984 single work bibliography
— Appears in: LiNQ , [Triple Issue] vol. 12 no. 1-3 1984; (p. 83-109)
1 Frederick John Blight : A Bibliography Cheryl M. Taylor , Ross Smith , 1983 single work bibliography
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 11 no. 3 1983; (p. 97-126)
1 Randolph Bedford (1868-1941) : A Bibliography Ross Smith , Cheryl Frost , 1982-1983 single work bibliography
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 10 no. 4 1982-1983; (p. 106-164)
1 Thea Astley : A Bibliography Ross Smith , Cheryl Frost , 1982-1983 single work bibliography
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 10 no. 4 1982-1983; (p. 87-105)
1 Untitled Ross Smith , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 6 no. 2 1978; (p. 72-73)
— Review of Poetry Monash no. 2 November 1977 periodical issue
1 Towards an Amiet Bibliography Ross Smith , 1977 single work bibliography
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 5 no. 3 1977; (p. 33)
1 Douglas Stewart : Terra Australis Ross Smith , 1973 single work criticism
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 2 no. 2 1973; (p. 29-34)
1 Semester Serenade i "Oh how about a screw vac", Ross Smith , 1971 single work poetry
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 1 no. 2 1971; (p. 26)
1 Know-How by Numbers i "Three cheers for mathematics: they're a whiz!", Ross Smith , 1971 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 1 no. 2 1971; (p. 22-23)
1 Love and Hate in Romeo and Juliet Ross Smith , 1966 single work criticism
— Appears in: North , no. 5 1966; (p. 81-93)
1 The Need for an Australian Council Ross Smith , 1966 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Autumn vol. 25 no. 1 1966; (p. 100-107)
1 Billet-Doux i "When I was seventeen, my dear,", Ross Smith , 1964 single work poetry
— Appears in: North , October no. 3 1964; (p. 15)
1 Complaint i "My waffle", Ross Smith , 1964 single work poetry
— Appears in: North , October no. 3 1964; (p. 13)
1 Larger Than Life Ross Smith , 1964 single work review
— Appears in: North , June no. 2 1964; (p. 11)
— Review of Larger Than Life : Twenty Short Stories Xavier Herbert , 1963 selected work short story
1 Disturbin' Helement Ross Smith , 1964 single work review
— Appears in: North , June no. 2 1964; (p. 11)
— Review of Disturbing Element Xavier Herbert , 1963 single work autobiography
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