Ross and Keith Smith Memorial located at 'sea end' of Ross Smith Avenue, (now the beginning of East Point Rd). In 1919 the Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes announced the now famous 'AIR RACE'. A prize of £10,000 was to be awarded for the first machine to fly from London to Australia in 30 days or less. Taking up the challenge, Ross Smith applied to the British company Vickers to supply a Vickers Vimy bomber for the race, and the Smith brothers flew their way into Australian folklore, landing in Darwin after a 27 day and 20 hour flight.
Note: Ross Smith Avenue was the original Darwin runway.,