Airlines of WA Limited
Airlines (WA) Ltd was a company established by pioneer aviator, Charles Snook in 1935. In 1955, Airlines (WA) Ltd merged with MacRobertson Miller Aviation (MMA) to form MacRobertson Miller Airlines. Our Frank Colquhoun Collection includes: FC_603. Photograph VH-MMO, one of the three DH104 Dove aircraft added to MMA fleet following the merger with Airlines WA […]
MacRobertson Miller Airlines
MMA stands for MacRobertson Miller Aviation, later MacRobertson Miller Airlines. The airline’s founders were Sir MacPherson Robertson and Horrie Miller. Our Frank Colquhoun collection includes: MHS/FC 299. An 1939-1940 photograph. One of two MMA de Havilland DH 86 airliners at Maylands. It was impressed into the Royal Australian Air Force as an ambulance aircraft in […]
Carn Brea
Nurse Weaver‘s private maternity hospital Carn Brea was located at 19 Kirkham Hill Terrace Maylands. Carn Brae was operating in 1917 and still operating into the late-1930s. Its location in Kirkham Hill Terrace overlooking the Swan River was part of its appeal. Carn Brae was an important place in early 20th century Maylands. Birth notices in […]
Autumn Centre
The Autumn Centre was located at 55 Ninth Avenue, Maylands. Maylands Autumn Club, based at Autumn Centre, offered a range of activities for the over-50s including indoor bowls, computer lessons, in-line dancing, bingo and a Friendship Group. Our Association now holds the archives of the Maylands Autumn Club, including the two-name boards displayed below, which ceased […]