Name/TitleMontage of images related to the crash of the 'Southern Cloud' in 1931
About this objectOn Saturday 21st March 1931 the Avro-Fokker airliner ‘Southern Cloud’ of Australian National Airways (ANA) left Sydney on a flight to Melbourne. Aboard were six passengers and two pilots. The weather was poor with strong winds and heavy cloud cover. The aircraft never arrived in Melbourne and with no radio there was no indication of its fate. A widespread search was carried out by other ANA aircraft, the RAAF, and several private aircraft but no sign of wreckage was found.
It was not until 1958 that a young carpenter working for the Snowy Mountains Authority went for a walk on his day off and found the crash site in the Snowy Mountains, not far from Cabramurra.
This slide shows an image of an aircraft similar to the missing airliner, images of the pilot and some of the passengers, and images of the air and ground search parties.
One of the many slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.
This image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission.For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria
Date Made1931
Period1930-1940
Object TypeGlass slide
Subject and Association KeywordsCivil aviation
Subject and Association KeywordsCivil aircraft
Subject and Association KeywordsAirliners
Subject and Association KeywordsAviation accidents
Subject and Association KeywordsAirlines
Subject and Association KeywordsSnowy Mountains
Subject and Association KeywordsAustralian National Airways (ANA)
Medium and MaterialsGelatin silver print on glass.
Named CollectionImages collection
Object numberGS-IT-72
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
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