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Portrait or photograph of Charles Kingsford Smith: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith An associate offers the aviator Kingsford Smith a light for his cigarette. Sir Ch

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Charles Kingsford Smith

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Charles Kingsford Smith, remembered for Aviation, Trans-Pacific flight, Exploration.

1897 - 1935Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Portrait or photograph of Charles Kingsford Smith: Charles and Elsie Kingsford-Smith Charles Kingsford Smith born Brisbane in 1897, the youngest of seven childr
Charles and Elsie Kingsford-Smith Charles Kingsford Smith born Brisbane in 1897, the youngest of seven children. This photograph is taken with his sister Elsie who was probably 15 Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Charles Kingsford Smith Is Remembered

Charles Kingsford Smith is remembered for aviation, trans-pacific flight, exploration. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Charles Kingsford Smith.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Charles Kingsford Smith's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, nicknamed Smithy, was an Australian aviation pioneer. He piloted the first transpacific flight and the first flight between Australia and New Zealand.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Portrait or photograph of Charles Kingsford Smith: Tribute to Smithy, June 1948. Maria Kuhn, a 27 year old sculptress from Boonah, has completed a plaster statu

Tribute to Smithy, June 1948. Maria Kuhn, a 27 year old sculptress from Boonah, has completed a plaster statue of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, which has been handed to the Kingsfor

Contributor(s): Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd, The Courier-Mail, 15 June 1948, p. 4., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Charles Kingsford Smith: Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm, on landing after the first trans-Pacific flight, Mascot, 10 June 192

Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm, on landing after the first trans-Pacific flight, Mascot, 10 June 1928, by unknown, vintage gelatin silver print, State Library of New South

Unknown author Unknown author, State Library of New South Wales, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Charles Kingsford Smith: Charles Kingsford-Smith at Wallal

Charles Kingsford-Smith at Wallal

Ernest Gustav Brandon-Cremer, Leebrandoncremer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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