Smithy
Image source Shire of Carnarvon
Artist: Warayute Bannatee
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Lot 1045 Robinson St, Carnarvon WA 6701
Provenance: Shire of Carnarvon
Description: Honouring Charles 'Smithy' Kingsford Smith, famed for mail runs and long distance flights in the Southern Cross.
Smithy called Carnarvon home from 1922 to 1926. He started Gascoyne Transport Company, later known as Gascoyne Trading Co. Smithy served in the RAAF in WW1 which lead to ocean crossing flights till his death in 1935.