Robinson’s Road Map of Sth. Australia

Detailed large scale c.20th map of South Australia with two large insets;

1. Map showing main overland routes in Northern Territory & South Australia.
2. ‘Adelaide and environs’

The map shows Main Highways, Secondary Roads, Minor roads, tracks also marked are aerodromes,

Port Lincoln aerodrome at Little Swamp:
In early November, 1935 the inaugural Adelaide Airways passenger flight left Parafield for Port Lincoln. The first flight was piloted by H. O. Cook and chartered by Mr G. J. Ware, and brought Mr Ware’s two daughters and Mr W. R Pirie, an accountant in the Bank of Australasia.

Mount Gambier Aerodrome:
The original Mount Gambier aerodrome was established when Mr H.S. (Stan) May and Mr S.C. Davis purchased land directly opposite the present airport on the Riddoch Highway. An aerodrome was established and basic infrastructure provided with the aerodrome officially opened on 21 May 1930. Scheduled airline services to Adelaide and Melbourne began the same year. The aerodrome owners then purchased 82 hectares of land that was part of ‘Croyle Estate’ and then another 66 hectares of the same property on 2 June 1936. This site is where the airport is today.