Trove Air Bot
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Posts random newspaper articles about aviation, mostly from Australian newspapers up until the 1950s. Uses data from Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au. See also @TroveAirRaidBot.airminded.org, @TroveWW1AirRaidBot.airminded.org. Owner: @airminded.org
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "Local Men’s Home Made Helicopter", Port Lincoln Times, 25 Feb 1965
Local Men’s Home Made Helicopter
Intrepid Port Lincoln sportsman Mr. Scott Stenson, who featured in a sensational water ski epic from Port Lincoln to Glenelg 2 weeks ago, and who is renowned for his daring feats flying on a kite towed 80 feet above
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November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "Local Men’s Home Made Helicopter", Port Lincoln Times, 25 Feb 1965
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "Port Lincoln Airport pavement concessions", Port Lincoln Times, 3 Mar 1994
Port Lincoln Airport pavement concessions
A Pavement Concession is required by all aircraft wishing to use the main runway at the Port Lincoln Airport and are larger than the design aircraft for which the runway was constructed.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "Port Lincoln Airport pavement concessions", Port Lincoln Times, 3 Mar 1994
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airplane": "TYRES ON AIRPLANES. SECOND IN IMPORTANCE TO THE MOTOR", Blyth Agriculturist, 26 Jul 1929
TYRES ON AIRPLANES. SECOND IN IMPORTANCE TO THE MOTOR.
Much of the experience that has gone into the modern automobile tyre is being used to advantage in the manufacture of airplane tyres, the
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November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airplane": "TYRES ON AIRPLANES. SECOND IN IMPORTANCE TO THE MOTOR", Blyth Agriculturist, 26 Jul 1929
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeronautics": "SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS. The Claims of Melbourne", The Age, 30 Apr 1938
SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS. The Claims of Melbourne.
The Federal Treasurer, on arrival in Melbourne by air from Canberra last evening, said the Ministry had not yet considered the question of the site for
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November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aeronautics": "SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS. The Claims of Melbourne", The Age, 30 Apr 1938
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airship": "An Airship Half a Mile Long", Kilmore Free Press, 27 Jul 1911
An Airship Half a Mile Long.
As a future commercial possibility the air-ship is far more promising than the aero-plane. To the size of the airship there is no limit.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airship": "An Airship Half a Mile Long", Kilmore Free Press, 27 Jul 1911
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "THE USE OF BALLOONS IN WAR", Geelong Advertiser, 23 Apr 1902
THE USE OF BALLOONS IN WAR.
In a paper read before the London Society of Arts, Mr Eric H. Stuart Bruce, M.A., deating with the use of balloons in time of war, stated (according to the "Westminster
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November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "THE USE OF BALLOONS IN WAR", Geelong Advertiser, 23 Apr 1902
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airship": "SOVIET AIRSHIP General Nobile in Command RIGA, August 9", The Daily News, 10 Aug 1932
SOVIET AIRSHIP General Nobile in Command RIGA, August 9.
General Nobils, deputy chief of soviet airship construction, will "command the new Soviet airship S.S.S.R., built under his supervision at Leningrad, on its
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November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airship": "SOVIET AIRSHIP General Nobile in Command RIGA, August 9", The Daily News, 10 Aug 1932
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "Jury told balloon rose 300m a minute", The Canberra Times, 27 Nov 1992
Jury told balloon rose 300m a minute
DARWIN: A jury heard scientific evidence yesterday that an ill-fated hot air balloon rose at 1000 feet (300m) a minute before
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November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "Jury told balloon rose 300m a minute", The Canberra Times, 27 Nov 1992
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "Up goes giant balloon for Sydney Show", The Australian Women's Weekly, 17 Apr 1968
Up goes giant balloon for Sydney Show
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November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "Up goes giant balloon for Sydney Show", The Australian Women's Weekly, 17 Apr 1968
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "Britain seeks aircraft pacts", The Canberra Times, 23 Apr 1969
Britain seeks aircraft pacts
The British aircraft industry was willing to collaborate with the Australian aircraft
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November 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "Britain seeks aircraft pacts", The Canberra Times, 23 Apr 1969
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "Collaery calls for helicopter service", The Canberra Times, 13 Dec 1991
Collaery calls for helicopter service
The Residents Rally has called for a permanent helicopter rescue and emergency service to protect residents of Canberra and the surrounding region.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "Collaery calls for helicopter service", The Canberra Times, 13 Dec 1991
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aviation": "AVIATION EXECUTIVE FAREWELLED WORLD TOUR", Tableland Examiner and Barron Valley Advocate, 17 Jan 1934
AVIATION EXECUTIVE FAREWELLED WORLD TOUR.
Mr. F. W. Haig, Chief Aviation Officer of the .Vacuum Oil Company, left Melbourne "on Thursday, 4th January, on the first stage of his world tour.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aviation": "AVIATION EXECUTIVE FAREWELLED WORLD TOUR", Tableland Examiner and Barron Valley Advocate, 17 Jan 1934
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aviation": "LAST MINUTE NEWS FEDERAL AVIATION CHAMBER TO BE FORMED Today's Meeting Result", The Herald, 7 Aug 1930
LAST MINUTE NEWS FEDERAL AVIATION CHAMBER TO BE FORMED Today's Meeting Result
Leaders of aviation assembled at the Town Hall today at the invitation of the Lord Mayor (Cr. H. D. Luxton), and decided to form a Federal
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November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aviation": "LAST MINUTE NEWS FEDERAL AVIATION CHAMBER TO BE FORMED Today's Meeting Result", The Herald, 7 Aug 1930
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "Keeping the balloon aloft", Air Force News, 27 Feb 2003
Keeping the balloon aloft
THE RAAF Balloon is one of the most prominent of all aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Like many of our faster air assets, the balloon requires a support team which provides valuable
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November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "Keeping the balloon aloft", Air Force News, 27 Feb 2003
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "NEW DIRECTOR OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION "The Mercury" Special Service", The Mercury, 24 May 1945
NEW DIRECTOR OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION "The Mercury" Special Service
CANBERRA, Wed. — Mr D. McVey will become the new Director-General of Aircraft Production from June 1, when control will revert to the
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November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "NEW DIRECTOR OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION "The Mercury" Special Service", The Mercury, 24 May 1945
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "SCENES FROM HELICOPTER", The Mail, 22 Jul 1950
SCENES FROM HELICOPTER
Hollywood.—A young pilot has sold Hollywood on the idea of making movies from a helicopter.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "SCENES FROM HELICOPTER", The Mail, 22 Jul 1950
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "Crash Probe", The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette, 23 May 1958
Crash Probe
Civil Aviation Department officials are investigating the second helicopter crash in two months In
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November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "helicopter": "Crash Probe", The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette, 23 May 1958
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "FIFTY YEARS AGO APRIL 24, 1879", The Telegraph, 24 Apr 1929
FIFTY YEARS AGO APRIL 24, 1879.
The Balloon Catastrophe.—A message from Melbourne states that the scusational event of Easter Monday was the balloon ascent of M. Henri L'Estrange, and the marvellous escape
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November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "FIFTY YEARS AGO APRIL 24, 1879", The Telegraph, 24 Apr 1929
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airship": "ITALIAN AIRSHIP LOST. Austrian Success. ROME, Saturday", The Tamworth Daily Observer, 9 Aug 1915
ITALIAN AIRSHIP LOST. Austrian Success. ROME, Saturday.
A communique states:—Our airship effectively bombarded the railway at Opoeina. It was attacked by an Austrian seaplane, which dropped three
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airship": "ITALIAN AIRSHIP LOST. Austrian Success. ROME, Saturday", The Tamworth Daily Observer, 9 Aug 1915
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "FUTURE OF JET AIRCRAFT IN AUSTRALIA", The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette, 17 Oct 1950
FUTURE OF JET AIRCRAFT IN AUSTRALIA
CANBERRA: Mr. R. W Swartz, M.P. Darling Downs referred to the future commercial use of jet aircraft in
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "FUTURE OF JET AIRCRAFT IN AUSTRALIA", The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette, 17 Oct 1950
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "BALLOON TYRES", Weekly Times, 18 Sep 1926
BALLOON TYRES
There is considerable opposition to the balloon tyre, which some claim to be a failure on all counts. Before endorsing any such opinion, states
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "BALLOON TYRES", Weekly Times, 18 Sep 1926
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "LIFE WITH FATCHEN Just a bit of hot air", News, 28 Nov 1951
LIFE WITH FATCHEN Just a bit of hot air
A DUTCHMAN proposes to fly across part of Africa in a balloon. I'll never forget my trip
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "LIFE WITH FATCHEN Just a bit of hot air", News, 28 Nov 1951
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airship": "AIRSHIP DELEGATES SEE MR. BRUCE", The Herald, 18 Jul 1927
AIRSHIP DELEGATES SEE MR. BRUCE
The three members of the British Airship delegation, who have arrived in Melbourne from Perth, leaving their Collins Street hotel today to interview Mr. Bruce (Prime Minister). From left to right: Flight-Lieut. S. Nixon, of the Royal Airship Works; Group-Captain P. F. M. Fellowes,
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "airship": "AIRSHIP DELEGATES SEE MR. BRUCE", The Herald, 18 Jul 1927
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "MILITARY AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD Published by Ian Allan Ltd, London. Available in Australia through Thomas C. Lothian Pty Ltd, 11 Munro Street. Port Melbourne Victoria. RRP, $19.95", RAAF News, 1 Dec 1985
MILITARY AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD Published by Ian Allan Ltd, London. Available in Australia through Thomas C. Lothian Pty Ltd, 11 Munro Street. Port Melbourne Victoria. RRP, $19.95
A COMPACT, up-to-date reference book, Military Aircraft of the World is one of the most complete single-volume guides to the combat and support aircraft of the world. Comprising 224 pages, this book covers 306 aircraft
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "aircraft": "MILITARY AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD Published by Ian Allan Ltd, London. Available in Australia through Thomas C. Lothian Pty Ltd, 11 Munro Street. Port Melbourne Victoria. RRP, $19.95", RAAF News, 1 Dec 1985
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "Balloon-race science lost on Jodie, but it's fun", The Canberra Times, 11 Jun 1985
Balloon-race science lost on Jodie, but it's fun
Science was lost on eight-year old Jodie Tennant yesterday. When she launched a balloon at Questacon in "The Great Balloon Race", all she
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "balloon": "Balloon-race science lost on Jodie, but it's fun", The Canberra Times, 11 Jun 1985