The MacRobertson Trophy Air Race took place in October 1934 as part of the Melbourne Centenary celebrations. The race was devised by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Gengoult Smith, and the prize money of £15,000 was provided by Sir Macpherson Robertson, a wealthy Australian confectionery manufacturer, on the conditions that the race be named after his MacRobertson confectionery company, and that it was organised to be as safe as possible. A further condition was that a gold medal be awarded to each pilot who completed the course within 16 days.
MacRobertson Air Race poster, 1934
G-ACSS Grosvenor House on display at the Farnborough Air Show in September 1988
Replica of the KLM DC-2 PH-AJU Uiver (At present one of only two flying DC-2's in the world)
Uiver being pulled out of the mud by Albury residents.
1934 Centenary of Melbourne
The Melbourne Centenary was a 1934 centennial celebration of the founding of the city of Melbourne, Australia.
Poster for the Melbourne Centenary in 1934, designed by Percy Trompf for the Australian Natives Association
Centenary lighting of the city seen from across the Yarra River
Melbourne Centenary lighting on Collins Street
Jug depicting Batman and Fawkner, Brunswick Brickworks, 1934
