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Author Ashton, Paul, 1959- author.

Title Connecting the nation : a short thematic history of Australian civil aviation / Paul Ashton, Tracy Ireland, Jaya Keaney, Alison Wain, Mitchell Whitelaw
Published Sydney : UTS ePress, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (140 pages)
Contents Communications -- Community building -- Defence -- Empire -- Environment -- Identity -- Innovation -- Isolation -- Modernity -- Networks -- Safety -- Security -- Tourism -- Training
Summary Aviation has played an important part in shaping Australia's culture and history through the course of the twentieth century. Australia embraced aviation from its earliest days, eagerly responding to its potential to cover a challenging country, to bring far-flung communities closer and to provide services that could not be delivered any other way. Add the romance of pioneer heroes, the vital role of aviation in wartime and the capacity to deliver aid to people in need in Australia and beyond, and it is clear why aviation is at the heart of Australia's recent history.This book aims to set out the major themes that characterise Australia's aviation history for a broad audience and to provide a foundation for a broader discussion, and for further research, about how aviation transformed Australia.Connecting the Nation is a vital and timely introduction to the history of civil aviation in Australia as we prepare for the centenary of civil aviation services in 2020
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-109)
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed August 17, 2021)
Subject Aeronautics -- History.
Aeronautics, Commercial -- Australia -- History
Aeronautics -- Social aspects -- Australia -- History
Aeronautics.
Aerospace engineering.
Aviation
Aerospace engineering
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Commercial
Aeronautics -- Social aspects
Australia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Ireland, Tracy, author
Keaney, Jaya, author
Wain, Andrea, 1976- author.
Whitelaw, Mitchell, author
LC no. 2019462124
ISBN 9780994503954
0994503954