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ll'lPORTANT lN FORI'4ATION lAgents may charge service fees and/or fees for card payments which vary. lf you book with Qantas Holidays an additional 1 .40/o fee applies to creditor charge card payments and a $25 service fee applies to phone bookings. Prices correctat 1)April)010 but mayfluctuate ifsurcharges, fees taxes or currency change- Amounts payable to thircl parties not included. Ofers subject to avai abilit/. Please check all prices, availability and other information with your travel consultant before booking. Child price based on staying with two adults and using existing bedding. Air{ares are not included. These hotel ratings are Qantas Holidays'view, not official ratings. Event tickets must be purchased with accommodation and cannot be purchased separately. Payment foreach event tickets is required at time ofbooking.

Full payment required must be made within 7 days of booking. For bookings madewithin 30days of departure, full payment must be madeattime of booking.Tickets are non-refundable. Conditions ofpaymentand otherconditions applyto the sale ofeventticket. Qantas Holidays cannotguarantee specific seating requests. Offers end on the date set out above, unless sold out prion nYou must be a member ofthe Qantas Frequent Flyer program to earn and redeem points. A joining fee may apply. Ylembership and points are subject to the terms and conditions ofthe Qantas Frequent Flyer program. Offer excludes Jetstar Asia and Jetstar Pacific air{ares. Bookings must be made direct with Qantas Holidays or a travel agent. Qantas Holidays General Booking Conditions appiy, available at qantas.com/holidays. Qantas Holidays Limited ABN 24 003 836 459. Licence No: NSW/ACT - 2TA 003 004, QLD - TAG 740, SA - TTA 48 115, VIC - 3'1288. oHDooT2/oL

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Services

November 1920, initially in Winton in Queensland's Outback, then

moving to Longreach before relocating to Brisbane and ultimately Sydney. Ninety years on, Qantas continues to lead the skies for aviation in Australia and is the

world's most experienced international carrier. Over this and the coming editions we take a special look back at the history of Qantas.

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when Qantas was founded, the or ginal idea of offering joy n'-op''essed lo an .r'r'm.r l service ard then Irqlts '''5 '- "and an ae,ial " lari '" T -b --'-passenger',rirlire a to blidge the vast distances that isolated people I ving in Outback Queensland and the Northern Territory, The first scheduled passenger flight took to the skies on 2nd November 1927 from Charleville to Blackall, Longreach, Winton, YcKinlay and finally Cloncurry. lt had taken two days but the airline had delrver-ed .ts f ir-st passenger- to hrs cestination, the har c/ B4 yea'-old Alexander Kennedy.

1920

The Or-rtbacl< had been a tough environment to launch an airline but within a decade Qantas was not only meeting the needs of remote regronal communities, the company was beginning to turn its sights on international serv ces, During 1934 Qantas was awarded a contract lo flv an ailm:rl ancl nrqqFnocl'qclrrire flnm Rrich:nc to Sino:nole pa'-t of the new A;stra ia to Engrand airmail ro:le. The a rcraft Qantas chose was the DH86, a four-engine bi-plane manufactured specifically b!+"'

for international flights, Qantas' partner airline, lmperial

Airways,

operated the remainder of the service.

In one of many firsts for Qantas, the airline flew at night between Longr-each and Cloncurry made possible by the flat terrain. A series

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revolving beacon lights mounted

on windmill towers, each

revolving at a different rate, provided a rudimentary aid to navigation

and lit the way for the Qartas pilots. One ol tlrese hisLor-rc navrgarior

aids w ll soon be on display at the Qantas Founders Yuseum I_"onor-e:rh b .-_'

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early 1938 Qantas star-ted usrng Shor-ts'Emprr-e'or'C'CIass f ying boats, which flew the entire distance fr-om Austr-alia to England, travelling fr-om Sydney to Southampton. The flrght tool< nine and a ha I tr' ^ rL^ -L n-^r '' PilvL) ^ilnlc ur nnlv nncr:lce rrrL the air-cr-aft betwee. \<'drrtd> il/ vPrroruu ud/>, Lr rvuxr Austr-alia and Singapore. The Empire flying boats were l<nown forthe sheer luxury they provided to theil passenger-s, There was even a nr-nmenrdc dee L nn rhe air-c,-aft whe;e ch'ldr-en co'tld nlav. or H',""',-'V"'t-' '' '^ t) L - - (rr o:me of arroirq or- clocl oolf S:div the Pd5)ql lSsl > LUUIU lldvs 6u, By

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outbreal< of World War ll interrupted the flying boat service with some of the aircraft seconded by the RAAF.

In 1943, to re-establish an air route fr-om Australia to the United Krngdom ear,ier severed by the Japanese, Qantas secletly star-teo i..;^^ /^-+-;^- fr..i^^ k^-ts across the Indian ocean between Perth rrlil 13 voLorrra rrlr 15 uva and Ceylon (now Sri Lanl<a). The Catalina flights were some of the longest ever- flown by a commercial airline. Qantas stiil holds the wo.ld air'lire endur'ance recold fo,-tnese ilights. whicl'could'asL -p to 3 | hours and 45 minutes. Passenger-s wrtnessed two sunrises 'Secret Order of the Double Sunrise before landins and .- b _ .'_.' " received -'^*';^ cer-trficates sisned bv thei'.'

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part ofthe flight traversed hostile Japanese controlled airspace, the plots hao Lo maintair complsls raoio silence to avoid detecLon using the stars for navigation at night, and 'dead recl<oning', which was essent:ally usrng a corpass. wind speed and oirection olus a l,ttle guess work to stay on course during the day.

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Liberators were used to suDplement the Catalinas on the Indian Ocean service but Qantas continued to operate Catalina flying boats until 1958. After the war, Qantas used Lancastrians and Hythe flying boats to recommence overseas air services to England but these conversions of wartime aircraft were not entirely suitable and purpose built airliners

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were desperately needed.

The next chapter in Qantas' rnternational story, was the Lockheed Constellation, or 'Connie' as they where affectionately l<nown The first 'Connie' was delivered to Qantas in 1947, the same year that Qantas was nationalized and started the famous 'Kangaroo Route,' an incredibly fast four and a half day flightto London. The larger and faster Qantas Super Constellations commenced operations in 1954. The Constellation and later the Super Constellation, were the aircraft that enabled the transport of relatively large numbers of people as well as freight through the airi continuing the Qantas tradition of reliable and

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ln 1956 Qantas made the momentous decision to order Boeing 707138s, The new jets arrived in 1959, heralding the dawn of the Jet Age

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Xstrata Mount lsa Rotary Rodeo

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August 2010

EVENTS

Largcst Rodeo in thc SoLtthet-tr Hetrisphet-c The Xstrata lYount lsa Rotary Rodeo is where the romance of the Australran Outback meets the grit of a mining town.

It's where crty meets country, east meets west, man meets Deast.

pacl<ed program of rodeo events: saddle bronc riding, bareback bronc riding, bull riding, rope & tie, steer

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wrestling and team roping, ladies barrel racing and ladies breal<away roping this year's rodeo is set to be the best yet.

And that's just in the ring.

lhrow n a Corntry lYusic Fesrival, Roving tnLertainers. a lYardi Gras & Light Spectacle, Brophy's Boxing Tent, Queen Quest, Yailman Express Horse Sprint Race, Bush Poets Breal<fast, Best Dressed Premises competition, Side Show A11ey

and you've got one big party.

During Rodeo Weel<, lYount lsa's population swells twofold with travellers from around the country and overseas to witness the thrills, excitement, raw Power and courage that is rodeo. lt has been more than 50 years since a group of visionary Rotarians decided to 'thinl< big' to put Yount lsa on the map. The result an event with a past as nch as the prize money it offers.

Soal<

up the atmosphere, the dirt, the grit and the mettle of

this event. Witness world-class rodeo action in a purpose built state-of-the-art rodeo arena with undercover seatrnS So, saddle up, don your best jeans, shine the spurs and grab the cowboy hat. YOU RE lN FOR ONE HECK OF A RIDEI

Where: Buchanan Park Events Complex, Cnr Sutton & George Streets,

Mount lsa When:

to 8 August 20l0 For more information on the event or ticketing: 5

Call (07) 4743 2706 Email enq uiries@ isarodeo.com.au

or check out our website www.lsarod eo.com. au

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