Gwynn-Jones chronicles the golden age of aviation from the perspective of the dual goals of speed and distance, describing the airplane's practical advances: first regarded primarily as a novelty, it gained recognition as an effective tool of war and, finally, as an accepted vehicle for public transportation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

MS Acc12.144 comprises material collated by Potts whilst following F.T. Gregory's expedition route through the Great Sandy Desert in 1861. The collection includes a 5-page typed report, 20 colour back-up photographs, a typescript titled "Desert drama", copies of the map of Gregory's trek obtained from the Benedictine monks at New Norcia, Western Australia, and miscellaneous correspondence (1 packet).