First controlled flight in Australia, made by Harry Houdini in a Voisin biplane at Diggers Rest, Victoria, 1911 [2] [picture] /

Part of collection: E.A. Crome collection of photographs on aviation.; Reference sources give the date as 1910.; Harry Houdini made the first controlled, powered flight of an aeroplane in Australia, at Digger's Rest, Victoria.; "Old type. - Houdini's Voisin Byplane - Diggers Rest Victoria - 1910."--Written in pencil on back of photograph.; "Copyright photograph - by - The Sydney Morning Herald - and The Sydney Mail"--Stamped in black on back of photograph.; Title devised by cataloguer based on caption on verso and reference sources.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3722957; E.A. Crome collection relating to aviation in Australia, 1914-2005; located at; National Library of Australia Manuscript collection MS 1925