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Welcome to Spirits of
Ansett, a site which is dedicated to all those who have worked for
Guinea Airways, Ansett Australia and its Subsidiaries in South
Australia.
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If this is your first time here take a few minutes
and see how a GREAT Australian airline developed through
persistence, determination and hard work from one man – Sir Reginald
Ansett, with the help of some very dedicated people.
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If you enjoy what you see, tell your friends to
take a look. Maybe, you have some old stories or photos that you would
like to share with us. Now that Ansett is no longer with us, it is
very important that we have a place where we can store Ansett stories
and photos for others to see. Please email me -
schulze@spiritsofansett.com with the details. |
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Some very interesting history on Sir Reginald Myles
Ansett – the man, as told by
Kenneth Bond OAM at
the Sir Norman Brearley Oration for the Civil Aviation Historical
Society of Western Australia Inc. on 28th August 2002. |
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Another very good article
by Tom Ballantyne –
“What really went wrong at Ansett” |
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If you have a social event that other ex Ansett
staff might be interested in let me know –
events
for details. |
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Which airline operated the first scheduled air service in Australia?
If you answered QANTAS you would be wrong. Check
Legends of Ansett for a very interesting response to this question
from Airline Historian, Fred Niven. |
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Some interesting photos of the
Convairs (VH-BZN & VH-BZF)
taken by Alan Lawson –
History of ASA |
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If you are interested in the history of the
Airlines and aircraft of the ANSETT Group you must get a copy of
Fred Niven's latest DVD which is now available for $35.00 (includes
postage and packing) . It covers the entire Ansett group of airlines
in Australia, PNG & New Zealand 1921-2002 (including aircraft
disposals up to early-May 2006). To get your copy go to
Fred's DVD for details.Fred Niven spent over 37 years at Ansett,
during many of which he acted as an unofficial company aviation
historian. |
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If you are interested in purchasing a print taken from the original
“BIRTH OF A LEGEND” by artist and ex Ansett spray painter (Heavy
Maintenance) Ken Jennings please email
birthofalegend@spiritsofansett.com
The cost is $20.00 plus postage and packing. To see a copy of this
print click on Birth
of a Legend. |
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The Spirits of Ansett luncheon on
Thursday 9th October was attended by 65 people.
At next year’s luncheon we celebrate the 25th
anniversary of Spirits of Ansett. Don’t forget it will be
the second Thursday in October next year. Photos from this
year’s luncheon
can be seen by clicking on
2008
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Within the next couple of weeks there
will be an article on the “Kyeema “ air crash. There was a
commemoration of this event on Saturday 25th
October 2008, marking 70 years since the crash in the
Dandenong's. Macarthur Job has written a most interesting
book on the air crash and important navigational changes
that were made as a result of this accident which killed all
passengers and crew onboard. |
Can I make a plea to you all if you have any interesting stories
or photos about your days in Ansett please let me know –
schulze@spiritsofansett.com
(If they are interesting we will add them to the site.)
John Schulze
(Website coordinator)
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sponsors as they are supporting
us.
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