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Horace Clive Miller OBE (30 April 1893 – 1980) was a pioneering Australian aviator and co-founder of
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Horace Clive Miller OBE (30 April 1893 – 1980) was a pioneering Australian aviator and co-founder of MacRobertson Miller Airlines
MacRobertson Miller Airlines (MMA) was a Western Australian airline that operated between 1927 and 1993. After being purchased by Ansett Transport Industries in 1968, it was eventually rebranded Ansett WA.
History
In 1919, Horrie Miller ...
(MMA).
He flew in the 1929 Western Australian Centenary Air Race
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The Western Australian Centenary Air Race (also known as the East-West Air Race) was a air race held in 1929 from Sydney to Perth to commemorate the centenary of Western Australia.
The £1000 handicap winner was Horrie Miller and th ...
, winning handicap honours.
The main road to the Perth International Airport Terminal 1 is named Horrie Miller Drive in honour of the aviator.
See also
*West Australian Airways
West Australian Airways was an Australian airline based in Geraldton, Western Australia. Established on 5 December 1921 as Western Australian Airways by World War I pilot Norman Brearley, it was the first airline in Australia to establish a sche ...
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References
* ''Access road to newInternational Airport
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports and they must feature longer ...
to be named "Horrie Miller Drive" in honour of WA pioneer aviator'' The West Australian
''The West Australian'' is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia. It is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, ''The Sunday Times''. It is the second-oldest continuousl ...
, 1 Dec. 1984, p. 40
* Dunn, Frank, (1984) ''Speck in the sky : a history of Airlines of Western Australia'' Perth, W.A: Airlines of W.A
* Lewis, Julie (1987) ''Interview with Dunbar Hooper, and Horrie Miller'' (reference to Woods, Jimmy, 1893-1975 and WA Airways ) Battye Library
The J S Battye Library (more properly known as the J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History) is an arm of the State Library of Western Australia. It stores much of the state's historical records and original publications including books, ...
Oral History transcript
* Miller, Horace Clive (Horrie) (1968 or 1976) ''Early birds : magnificent men of Australian aviation between the wars'' Adelaide : Rigby, Series Seal books
* Court, Charles, Sir, (1995) ''Horace Clive Miller ("Horrie Miller"), 1893-1980 : from barnstorming joyrides to boardrooms / an address by Sir Charles Court in presenting the 1995 Sir Norman Brearley oration at W.A. Club, Perth, W.A. on 23 August 1995''. Perth, W.A.: Civil Aviation Historical Society (W.A. Division), 1995.
* National Archives of Australia
The National Archives of Australia (NAA), formerly known as the Commonwealth Archives Office and Australian Archives, is an Australian Government agency that serves as the national archives of the nation. It collects, preserves and encourages ...
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