A lot of stuff here too. A long trip to see it though.
http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/amlit/igg.html
On 14/10/2010 6:32 AM, Dave Donald wrote:
Gliding Queensland has been working on collecting photo's, stories and
memorabilia about gliding in Queensland recently. One of our members
has been gifted a significant number of photos and stories and has
digitised the material and put it up at:
http://www.glidingcaboolture.org.au/gq60/sixties_gliding_qld.htm
The collection is larger than just Queensland. As Macca and others
have said, we fear losing this material if it is not captured in some
way. This collection goes a way to ensuring that this type of material
lives on forever. If anyone has any material they would like to
display or anecdotes to share (and every club has some!) please
forward it to me via Gliding Queensland. A big thanks to Max Howland
for the material and congratulations to Kevin Rodda for putting it all
together.
Regards,
Dave
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*From:* Gary Stevenson <gst...@dodo.com.au>
*To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
<aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net>; GFA Secretary
<secret...@sec.gfa.org.au>; DARYL CONNELL <conne...@speedlink.com.au>;
Brett <br...@planetlighting.com>; Dave Boulter
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*Sent:* Wed, 13 October, 2010 10:50:27 PM
*Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Jack Iggulden -the end of an era at age 94
Macca,
As you only hint at, there is a huge amount of gliding history
encapsulated in your few paragraphs, and I thank you for the
information that you have provided - fascinating stuff! There is no
doubt that the Igguldens contributed immensely to our sport in its
formative days in Australia, and to my thinking it would be a very
good idea for the GFA Board to devote considerable effort (and funds),
to getting the Iggulden story onto National Television, to the
benefit of the gliding movement. A story like theirs is the very stuff
that the ABC thrives on, so the idea should not be too difficult to sell!
*_Daryl, are you and the Board up to the challenge? Jack's death
provides a key - if you move NOW._*
**
Ian, I can say that Jack was indeed a published author. I am certain
that all his work is now long out of print. The only book of his
that I read (many years ago), was his novel "The Clouded Sky".
Although it was long ago, I recall that this was a very powerful work,
that was at least the equal of the best work of the famed authors,
Neville Shute Norway, and Hammond Innes.
Regards,
Gary
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*From:* Ian Mc Phee <mailto:mrsoar...@gmail.com>
*To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
<mailto:aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> ; GFA Secretary
<mailto:secret...@sec.gfa.org.au> ; DARYL CONNELL
<mailto:conne...@speedlink.com.au> ; Brett
<mailto:br...@planetlighting.com> ; Dave Boulter
<mailto:daveboul...@boulterassociates.com.au> ; Dave Donald
<mailto:icans...@y7mail.com> ; STO Airworthiness
<mailto:sto...@sec.gfa.org.au> ; Gavin Wills
<mailto:gwi...@glideomarama.com> ; ann...@hwy.com.au
<mailto:ann...@hwy.com.au>
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 12, 2010 9:56 AM
*Subject:* [Aus-soaring] Jack Iggulden -the end of an era at age 94
John (Jack) Iggulden died at Bellingen friday at the age 94.
Jack was proud of the fact he was GFA #1 (think the first life
member) and with his late brother Bill Iggulden (died 20+years
ago) were responsible for the GFA manual of Standard Proceedures
and the GFA instructors manual and while changes have occurred
there is still a lot there from those Igguldens. They did a lot of
negotiation with Sir Donald Anderson the then head of DCA on
behalf of GFA. Their life was gliding.
His last flying in gliders was in his beloved ASK14 motorglider.
He owned it till about 3 years ago always thinking he would be
able to fly again. Mind was still OK buy body was failing.
Unfortunately last time I say him was Ben Iggulden's (his nephew
Brett's son) wedding about 4 years ago (Tom Iggulden -another son
of Brett-was married last weekend who we all see on ABC TV
reporting from China most weeks) The Igguldens and the Wills
families from UK (Phillip and Justin in UK and Gavin in NZ) always
had a close association and always there is still a special place
for Lucy Wills in all our lives.(movie "Windborn" or better known
as Lucy Learns to fly)
My main times with the Iggulden's was at Keepit and Jack and Brett
were like father and son. Can always remember Jack landed K14 and
said he want to Boggabri and when Brett landed his LS4 I told
Brett about Jack going to Boggabri- Then a a ding dong followed
with Brett saying "You lying old bastard - you cut the turn point
short" Jack responded with "I could see what the marker was
behind the silo" To explain before camera verification in comps
people would drive to the marker and put a L or X or T marker in
close to tall silo and change every say 30min. Pilots would have
to write down a time and the marker to prove they turned the marker!!
Before being at Bellingen NSW the Igguldens came from Victoria
where they did much of the early gliding around Tower Hill I seem
to remember. There is old black and whit movie of Jack in a
thermal then followed by a bit of a spin - no circuits those
days!!!!! Jack spent time in Jail over the Port Phillip Bay
development and he supported the greenies in early days around
Bellingen. There was also a ABC ABC TV program done on Igguldens
in there early days at Bellingen and they added gliding to the end
of the program . If you go to dentist or before you go to sleep
on operating table in hospital you may well see the label that
says "PLANET LIGHTING BELLINGEN NSW " which is family company
still going under Brett.
Jack had daughter Reberta? (who also flew Libelle) and her
children all did gliding at Keepit and do remember at least Graham
Reece (Jack's grandson) did many solos. Jack's sister Grace died a
few years ago and her husband Fred Hoinville wrote the book
"halfway to heaven" (I think the book was written by Grace). There
is something about the Olie "the Yellow witch" Jack did make a
tape recording at Keepit of his version of history of Aust
gliding. I think at some stage Edmund Schneider when he came to
Australia lived under on of the Igguldens houses in Melbourne. I
do know Jack was also a writer and wrote several books. He lived
at "the Promisde Land" behing Bellingen.
Funeral is 11am (I think) Thursday in Bellingen area and think a
number of gliding types will be there to see the old bugger off.
Ian McPhee
0428847642
PS my history may be wrong and I stand to be corrected.
(Brett's number 0428268862)
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