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Biographical entry Hancock, G. Allan (1875 - 1965)
- Born
- 1875
San Francisco, California, United States of America - Died
- 1965
California, United States of America - Occupation
- Business executive
Summary
G. Allan Hancock was a philanthropist who financed technologies such as railways and television. Charles Kingsford-Smith awakened his interest in aviation. Hancock provided money for Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm to buy an ex-Hubert Wilkins Fokker Tri-Motor aeroplane from the United States in 1927. After re-engining this plane became the Southern Cross.
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Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Hancock, Allan', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1060453. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003596. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 16 June 2005
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