The Old Bus (1934)

The Old Bus is a 1934 Australian documentary film about aviator Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith.

Synopsis

The film details Australian contributions to flying, including the feats of Lawrence Hargrave, an early flight of Harry Houdini in 1910, T.E. Hart's flight from Sydney to Penrith, Guillaux's 1914 flight in Sydney, the work of Ross and Keith Smith, and Australian flying inventions. It then covers the history of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his plane, The Southern Cross, in particular his circumnavigation of the world. It also touches on the development of the Australian postal air route.