The granddaughter of actress Diana Du Cane contacted us after seeing her grandmother in one of the Cinesound casting books featured in the Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits exhibition.

The first trans-Arctic flight took place 90 years ago. It's one of many memorable flying feats chronicled in our new Early Aviators curated collection.

The feats of the daredevil early aviators pushed the boundaries of flight and brought Australia closer to the world.

Thirty-one planes took off from Brisbane’s Archerfield Aerodrome for the Brisbane to Adelaide Centenary Air Race of 16–18 December 1936.

It was billed as the Greatest Air Race ever, requiring participants to fly from London to Melbourne within 16 days stopping at Baghdad, Allahabad, Singapore, Darwin and Charleville along the way.

Melbourne-born Freda Thompson (1906–80) was the first Australian woman to fly solo from the United Kingdom to Australia.

Charles Kingsford Smith (Smithy) and the Southern Star land at Melbourne on 21 January 1932.

British-born aviator Amy (Johnnie) Johnson was the first female pilot to fly solo from England to Australia.

John Ainsworth (Lloyd Hughes) has returned to the theatre after seeing his father in hospital.