06/01/1994 Casey Airfield at Berwick

ID: 21454
Creator: City of Berwick
Copyright: library owns image (image on public access)
Org ID: Series 8, Box 8-3, Airfield

Description: Casey Airfield at Berwick was established in 1938 by Colonel Rupert Ryan. The airfield was used by his brother-in-law, Lord Casey, Governor General of Australia from September 1965 until April 1969 and Berwick Resident. It closed in 1994 is now the site of the Berwick Campus of Monash University. The official announcement that the State Government had obtained the Casey Airfield site for the Berwick Campus of the Monash University was made in January 1994. Shown, left to right are Cr Fay Powell; Cr Trevor Smith; Cr Brian Francis; Federal Member for Latrobe, Bob Charles; City of Berwick Mayor, Cr Norma McCausland; Monash University Deputy Vice Chancellor, Ian Chubb; Tertiary Education Minister, Haddon Storey; Cr Mick Morland; State Member for Berwick, Robert Dean and City of Berwick Chief Engineer and Deputy CEO Ross Currie.
Subject: officials

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