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Dick Smith's BIO
Dick Smith, well known businessman, aviator, film-maker, and explorer was born on 18 March 1944 in Roseville.
A brief outline of his achievements are listed below:
- First Trans-Tasman Balloon flight - 2000
- Founded Dick Smith Foods - 1999
- Chairman of the National Centenary of Federation Council - 1996-2000
- Appointed as Ambassador for the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation - 1998
- Chairman of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Board - 1997-1999 & 1990-1992
- First non-stop balloon crossing of the Australian continent - 1993
- Awarded the Lindbergh Award. An annual world-wide award given to one individual for lifetime achievement of a balance between technical advancement and environmental preservation - 1992.
- Founded Australian Geographic in 1986 and returned the Australian Encyclopaedia to Australian ownership in 1987, sold to Australian-owned John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd - 1995. Now privately owned following management buy-out in 1998
- First person to fly around the world via the poles in 1989 and made the first helicopter flight to the North Pole in 1987. Australian of the Year for 1986
- First solo helicopter flight around the world - 1983
- Founded Dick Smith Electronics 1968 (which was sold to Aussie-owned Woolworths in 1982)
- Awarded the Baden Powell Award in 1966 after 14 years in the scouting movement
Publications:
- Dick Smith's Population Crisis (2011)
- Above the World (1996)
- Solo Around the World (1992)
- Our Fantastic Planet (1991)
- Two Years in the Aviation Hall of Doom (1984)
- The Earth Beneath Me (1983)
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