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For the first time the true story of New Zealand's first successful aeroplane flights and the people behind them. Extensive research corrects more than a century of histories with a startling account of what really happened at Glenora Park in 1911. Considered New Zealand's 'Wright brothers', Leo and Vivian Walsh were part of a small group of remarkable men and women pioneering motorised transport in the 1900's. The author's research creates an entirely new understanding of historic photographs featuring significant New Zealand men and women whose lives and contributions have been mostly forgotten. ...Until now.
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Terry Moyle and professional artist Rosie Louise live in Kaiwaka, Northland. They are leading exponents of vector illustration. The evocative realism they create is seen in the pair’ s successful art prints.
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The First The Walsh Brothers and the Aeroplane Days of Edwardian New Zealand (AF)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Gift inscription otherwise like new. The First tells the story of New Zealand's earliest successful aeroplane flights and the remarkable people behind them. Terry Moyle reconstructs the achievements of brothers Leo and Vivian Walsh, often described as New Zealand's own "Wright brothers", and places their work within the wider world of Edwardian innovation ? bicycles, early motorcars, experimental engineering, and the first attempts at powered flight. Drawing on extensive archival research, Moyle corrects more than a century of assumptions about the 1911 Glenora Park flights and the fate of Manurewa, the aircraft that made history before disappearing from the record. The book also follows the wider Walsh family, including the sisters Veronica and Doreen, and their connections to figures such as Jean Batten, Aunt Daisy, and early women aviators. Seller Inventory # 051426
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White Cloud Books, Auckland, New Zealand, 2020
ISBN 10: 1869665414
ISBN 13: 9781869665418
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