Guide to the Papers of Sir Hudson Fysh, 1937-1967

Summary

Collection number:

MS 933

Creator:

Sir Hudson Fysh

Extent:

0.06 metres and (4 folders)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir Hudson Fysh, National Library of Australia, MS 933, [series and/or file/item number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises articles and speeches by Sir Hudson Fysh, most of which relate to the development and future of air transport and in particular to Qantas Airways Limited, of which he was Managing Director.

Included are two books on Qantas, one by E.A. Crome and one by E. Bennett-Bremner.

Biographical Note:

Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh was born in Launceston, Tasmania on 7 January 1895. He was educated at Launceston Grammar School and Geelong Church of England Grammar School. Fysh served in the AIF and the Australian Flying Corps during World War I.

After the War, Fysh and Lt P.J. McGinness surveyed the original air route from Longreach to Darwin for Ross and Keith Smith's 1919 flight. He was a pilot with the first official air mail service in Queensland and in 1922 piloted the second flight from Australia to England.

Fysh was a founder of Qantas in 1920. He was Managing Director of Qantas (later Qantas Empire Airways Ltd.) in 1923-1947 and Chairman and Managing Director in 1947-1955. He was a member of the Executive Committee of I.A.T.A. (International Air Transport Association) and President for 1961-1962. He was awarded the Oswald Watt Gold Medal for service to aviation. He died in 1974.

Source:

Who's who in Australia (1971)

Provenance:

The papers were donated to the Library by Sir Hudson Fysh in 1965 and 1967.

Related

Separated Material:

The main collection of Sir Hudson Fysh Papers are held by the Mitchell Library at ML MSS 2413. Papers relating to his war involvement are held at the Australian War Memorial at PR83/078.

Indexed terms

Names:

Sir Hudson Fysh

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1132215).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir Hudson Fysh, National Library of Australia, MS 933, [series and/or file/item number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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