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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-10-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000284b.htm person Butler Cecil Arthur OBE AACR2 8 June 1902 13 April 1980 Place of Birth Sparkhill, Warwickshire, United Kingdom Place of Death Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia Aviator Cecil Butler was founder of Butler Air Transport, which later became Airlines of New South Wales. 1917 1921 Career position - Apprenticed as a tool, jig and gauge maker at the local Small Arms Factory 1921 1921 Career position - Transferred to the Australian Aircraft & Engineering Co. Ltd at Mascot, New South Wales 1923 1923 Education - Engineers licence obtained from the Sydney Technical College 1923 1928 Career position - Ground Engineer at Larkin-Sopwith Air Craft Supply Co. Pty Ltd and Larkin's Australian Aerial Services Ltd 1927 1927 Career position - Pilot's licence obtained 1929 1934 Career position - Established his own aircraft business 1930 1930 Career position - Built a small, all-metal, high-winged monoplane 1934 1934 Career position - Won the Charleville (Queensland)-Cootamundra (New South Wales) airmail route tender 1934 c. 1958 Career position - Managing Director of Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd 1936 c. 1958 Career position - Chairman of Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd c. 1945 c. 1945 Career position - Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd registered as a public company 1958 1958 Career position - Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd bought out by (Sir) Reginald Ansett 1958 1958 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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 'Butler, Cecil Arthur', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Butler, Cecil Arthur Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Butler, Cecil Arthur (1902-1980), aviator Marchant, Sylvia Butler, Cecil Arthur (1902-1980), aviator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 319-320 Biographical cuttings on Arthur C. Butler, aviation pioneer National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Biographical cuttings on Arthur C. Butler, aviation pioneer CuttinsFiles BIOG Arthur C. Butler - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection Arthur C. Butler - Records TRC 121/33 1972 Oral history interview with Mel Pratt, 1 tape reel and 48 page transcript. Mr Butler describes his schooldays in Sydney and Lithgow in the early 20th century; his childhood attempt to build a rocket to fly to Venus; collecting static electricity; Percy Moodie and his V-86; building an aircraft; the Australian Aircraft and Engineering Company; Avro 504Ks for the Commonwealth government; air routes; interstate air mail service; joyrides at Hay; accidents; Butler Air Transport; expansion after the war; suggested TAA takeover; rumour of ANA takeover; Ansett; the Ambassador and Viscount aeroplanes; charters with ANA and TAA; attempted takeover by ANA; Professor Bland; employee shareholders and Ansett; record of service; Mr Anthony; Mr Drakeford; Mr Chifley; Major Murray-Jones; Arthur Baird; John Stubbs; Frank Neale; De Garis; Ronnie Adair; Harry Broadsmith; George Boehm; H.T. Hammond; Peggy Kelman; Stanley and Norman Brodie; Dr Bowen; DME; Richard Woolley; Tom Leach; list of instructors, aviators, executives and pilots known during his career. 1 tape reel Audio Arthur C. Butler - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Arthur C. Butler - Records MS 4601 1939 - 1991 Typescript of an early draft and final draft of 'Flying Start: the history of the first five decades of civil aviation in Australia' (1971). 0.07 m, 2 folio items