From 16 April to 18 May 2016, Qantas Founders Museum will be celebrating the 2016 National Trust Heritage Festival. Discovery and Rediscoveries is the 2016 National Trust Heritage Festival theme. This FREE lecture is part of a series of Curator Lectures on the history of the National Heritage Listed Qantas Hangar in Longreach, Queensland. Discover the people, aircraft […]
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On Friday 22 April at 6.30pm, Qantas Founders Museum will be a host for an Australia- wide screening of the film “The Return of the Catalina” in the lead up to ANZAC Dy 2016. This special screening is to raise community awareness of unsung heroes of World War Two. The Qantas Founders Museum screening […]
This FREE lecture is part of a series of Curator Lectures about the history of the Qantas Hangar. In this talk the Curator will introduce you to the people who had the vision for an air service through western Queensland and overseas – and their names weren’t Fysh or McGinness! For more information contact Qantas […]
Let us share a Christmas story. Are you comfy? Then we’ll begin… Once upon a time (January 1968), Boeing sold Qantas a brand new 707-338C. It was named ‘City of Canberra’ and registered VH-EAB. Then, in August 1971, the first Qantas 747 was about to arrive. It would be called ‘City of Canberra’ so the 707 […]
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Media Release: Western Queensland towns celebrate their Qantas heritage for the 95th Anniversary of Qantas
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Nov
Nov
Media Release 9 November 2015 Western Queensland towns celebrate their Qantas heritage for the 95th Anniversary of Qantas Western Queensland communities of Charleville, Longreach, Winton, McKinlay and Cloncurry will each host an event to commemorate the 95th Anniversary of Qantas Airways and highlight how their town, like many in Western Queensland, were vital to the […]