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The Journey Continues

The Journey Continues

While the flight ‘There and Back’ has concluded, the journey is just beginning in many ways.

There are speaking engagements and correspondence to attend to. Later this month I’ll be speaking at the Press Club in Canberra and for the first time making a presentation of the recent trek around Australia.

As words of the manuscript flow into text, it is obvious that a wealth of material also exists in a visual sense; split between still images and ‘High Definition’ footage. With ...

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The Route There and Back.

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For all of you following ‘There and Back’ via the website and Twitter, here is the planned route for the flight in May. It will be going up on the ‘Route’ page of the website with a modified map shortly, but for the moment, here are some details. While this routing has been drawn up, the confirmation of speaking engagements may alter the final route slightly. As it stands, the route will comprise of 13 stages with a rest day ...

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The Birth of QANTAS

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In the words of McMaster, Winton was `the official birthplace of Qantas’. The first and only meeting of directors in the town was held on 10 February 1921. Qantas operations were then moved 160km south-east to Longreach, which was more central to the operational area.

Qantas’ first office in Longreach was destroyed by fire. A temporary office was provided free in stock and station agent Frank Cory’s plank-fronted store. ...

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