(The) Sky Racers $35.95

It is 1919, the First World War is over, and the Commonwealth Government has put up £10,000 prize money for the first Australian air crew to fly from London to Port Darwin. Sixteen outstanding young Australian aviators - decorated ex-servicement - have the opportunity to participate in the unique air race. Kingsford Smith, Bert Hinkler, Hudson Fysh, Keith and Ross Smith and the indefatigable Ray Parer - all to become legendary for their exploits - are involved. By today's standards their aircraft would be considered almost unbelievably primitive. Yet at the time, they were at the cutting edge of the new science of aeronautics.

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 Sister Elizabeth Kenny  $29.95          

Sister Kenny (1880–1952) struggled her whole life to have her unique treatment for the crippling disease of polio accepted by conservative medical authorities in Australia and in the USA.

Wade Alexander tells of Sister Kenny’s service in WWI and her struggle for recognition resulting in the government’s Townsville test of her work in 1934. Challenging the Queensland health official’s report, she carried on her crusade to help polio patients. In 1940, Kenny went to America, where she helped thousands of children and adults overcome the effects of this crippling disease.

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