A loose leaf diary detailing WD Walker's daily life including study, medical duties, travel and personal routine. This item covers locations around London (United Kingdom) and environs.

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

• Amy Johnson, Barwell, Kidston, Scott, Mrs Le Prince
  
  
• news clipping The nswSydney Mail 29 October 1930 pages 11-12, headline 'Kingsford Smith's long distance flights.' Reverse headline 'The Library, ourselves, as observed by one of ourselves.' Annotated in pencil, (underlining in red and blue) flight time comprison for 1919, 1928, 1928-30 and 1931.
  
  
• news clipping The nswSydney Mail 8 April 1931 pages 7-8, headline 'Air Mail Service, London to Australia, Imperial Airways and Royal Dutch Air Lines, The above drawing shows details of a great advance in postal service.' Underlined in red and blue. Reverse headline 'The Malabar: Wreckage along beaches' at Bondi
  
  
• news clipping The nswSydney Mail 6 May 1931 pages18-21, headline 'The Imperial Air Mail an epoch making achievement' featuring a number of photographs each annotated with name and/or location. Reverse headlines (page 20) 'The Financial Outlook' with article 'Petaling tin' underlined in red and blue (page 21) At the Pictures
  
  
• news clipping The nswSydney Mail 12 August 1931 pages 9-10, headline 'Australia-England featuring the route map and photographs of Kingsford Smith, CWA Scott and JA Mollison.' Reverse features photographs of the drawing of the 'Irish sweepstake'
  
  
• news clipping The nswSydney Mail 11 November 1931 pages 9-10, headline 'CA Butler's record flight from England to Australia with route map and photographs.' Reverse featuring photographs of the French Ambassador, the King and Prince George, Lord Mayor of London, and memorial to be unveiled "nswSydney University Rolls of Honour"
  
  
• news clipping The nswSydney Mail 11 May 1932 pages 35-36, headline 'England to Australia flying records,' features photographs of Bert Hinkler, Amy Johnson, Flt Lt Hill, Kingsford Smith, Capt FJ Mathews, Oscar Garden, CWA Scott, CA Butler. Reverse headline 'The Country' featuring harvesting of sudan grass at Kingaroy
  
  
• news clipping uncited news pager dated 7 August 1931 headline 'Dramatic interview with the record breaker. The champagne he was too tired to drink' (JA Mollison) ukCroydon. Fighting storm, fog and exhaustion from Daily Express special representative. Underlined in red and blue. Reverse no headline
  
  
• news clipping the London Daily Telegraph dated 11 April 1931 headline 'To Australia in nine days. Mr (CWA) Scott sets up new air record. Eighteen hours to spare. I would not try again.' CWA Scott, Kingsford Smith. Glen Kidston. Reverse headline 'A South Seas tragedy. Fishers starve on rocky isle. Marooned nine months. Remnant of colony.' Louis Herledan, St Paul Island
  
  
• news clipping London Daily Express dated 6 and 7 April 1931 headline 'To the Cape in three days, Lieut Com Glen Kidston' featuring map and photograph
  
  
• news clipping the Adelaide News 6 April 1931 headline 'Capt Scott Flies on. Intrepid airman faced death near Adelaide. Now speeding across India.' George Nutson
  
  
• news clipping the London Daily Telegraph dated 11 April 1931 headline 'A Fine Achievement. Heavily loaded plane.' CWA Scott, QANTAS, gipsy moth. Reverse headline 'Death mystry of radiographer' Mr Douglas Cowburn, Arthur Lionel Townsend, Dr Addyman Gardner
  
  
• news clipping London Sunday Graphic dated 25 May 1930 many headlines including 'Father's shout of delight. End of anxious vigil in Johnson home. Amy is safe,' 'Looked a winner. Sir Sefton tells how he gave Amy "the once over",' Grit and perseverance. British qualities a girl flyer has exemplified,' and reverse 'Where Amy lost 2 days. Magnificent start that (obscured). Indomitable pluck,' 'Born to adventure. Golden haired Yorkshire heroine's career'
  
  
• news clipping the Morning Post dated 17 October 1930 headline 'Australian air race. Two pilots' bid for record flight. Mr Hinkler's time beaten' Flight Lt CW Hill and Wing Commander Kingsford Smith, Bert Hinkler. Reverse headline 'London building rules, Strong demand for revision. The problem of new materials. Restrictions that are apt to become obsolete'
  
  
• news clipping the London Daily Telegraph dated 1 October 1931 headline 'Seven miles a minute. Lt Stainforth's great flight. Average 408.8 miles an hour. How record speed was attained.' Calshot, Scheider trophy
  
  
• news clipping the Adelaide chronicle dated 2 July 1931 headline 'Kingsford Smith's epoch making flights. Featuring photograph of award made by the Australian Flying Corps Association
  
  
• news clipping The nswSydney Mail dated 22 October 1930 pages 25-28 headline 'Kingsford Smith: the world's greatest airman' featuring photographs of Kingsford Smith, Bert Hinkler, Cedric Hill and Amy Johnson and a map of the London to Australia air route. Continuing on page 28 headline 'World fliers - Kingsford Smith, Hill, Mathews' with photograph of Mathews and advertisement for 'Red union non detonating super spirit and Atlantic pure paraffin base motor oil.' Reverse (page 25) New South Wales national rifle meeting featuring photographs of the winners
  
  
• Royal Empire Society lecture entry ticket for 'With Jason to Australia' by Miss Amy Johnson dated 29 December 1930
  
  
• Royal Empire Society lecture entry ticket for 'Life in the African bush' by Granville Squiers dated 30 December 1930