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THE DEFEAT OF DISTANCE: QANTAS 1919-1939

Published by University Of Queensland Press. 1st AUSTRALIA. 1985

Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Dark red boards with white titles. B/w photos.

Bumping to top and tail of spine. A bit of foxing/browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a few marks and a bit faded to spine.

ISBN: 0702217077
Stock no. 2139175

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Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Prologue: An Unlikely Meeting
1. Flying in Formation 1920 to 1921
2. The Imprint of Honesty 1921 to 1922
3. The Bravest of the Brave 1922
4. Qantas Inaugural 1922 to 1923
5. Always Worth the Money 1924 to 1926
6. In Jeopardy 1927 to 1928
7. The Brisbane Connection 1929 to 1930
8. The Imperial Link 1931
9. Many Proposals - No Marriages 1932
10. Tender Competition 1933 to 1934
11. Qantas Empire Airways Inaugural 1934 to 1935
12. The Imperial Imperative 1935
13. Controlling Interests 1935
14. Calling a Spade a Spade 1936
15. Impossible and Childish Conditions 1937
16. The Most Air-Minded Nation 1938
17. End of an Era 1939
Appendix A. Qantas Fleet: Aircraft Owned and Operated, 1921-1939
Appendix B. QEA Summary of Aircraft Accidents 1921-1939
Notes
General Bibliography
Index

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