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Captain Keith VirtuePrint Page 
16-January-2019
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The belltower of the church commemorates Captain Keith Virtue (1909 - 1980), an aviator who was the co-founder and first pilot of New England Airways.
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Location
| Address: | Gibsons Lane & Corndale Road, Bexhill Uniting Church, Bexhill, 2480 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.761981 Long: 153.345435 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Aviation |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 17th May, 1981 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThe Belltower
To the glory of God
And in memory of Captain Keith Allison Virtue M.B.E.
Pioneer aviator, who, on the 19th January 1929, as a local farmboy, landed on his first small bi-plane in nearby cow paddocks becoming on the 1st January 1931 co-founder & first pilot of New England Airways which developed into Australia`s largest national airline
Erected by his family and friends
Dedicated 17th May 1981
Rev. H. T. Graves L.Th Minister
Grant Virtue Secretary
"They shall mount up with wings as eagles"
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
