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Heritage Places of Adelaide

Memorial to Captain Sir Ross Smith, Creswell Gardens

King William Road NORTH ADELAIDE

State Heritage Place

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City Archives, HP1329, circa 1927

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City Archives, 3554.024.017, circa 1963

The statue commemorates Sir Ross Smith, a famous South Australian aviator. Smith's flight from England to Australia in 1919 was a symbolic challenge to the perceived isolation of Australia from the rest of the world. It was the first such flight in less than 30 days, and was in response to a £10,000 prize offered by the South Australian Government.

Listing Information

  • Date of Listing: 11 June 1998
  • Heritage Listing Criteria:

    Criteria G: it has a special association with the life or work of a person or organisation or an event of historical importance.

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