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Organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been established to bring these important health services to remote and regional Australian communities. The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides free emergency and medical care to people w...
The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was as influential on Australian civil aviation as it was on early Australian aviation. Two former AFC officers, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, established what later became known as Qantas, with Fysh also supporting th...
Aviation has been very significant in Australia. As a country with large distances to cross and a sparse population, aviation was an ideal way to provide services such as mail, transport, medical support and goods supply. All around Australia, a large n...
Until the Second World War, Australia was one of the world's leaders in aviation in terms of both air mileage and prominent aviation pioneers. Since the early development of powered flight in Australia in 1910, various air services have been established:...
Gp Capt Eaton Charles, CO RAAF Station Darwin. Image courtesy of the Charles Eaton Photographic Collection and Peter Dunn's Australia @ War. Eaton entered Australian aviation legend when commanding the air searches for two lost aircraft, the Kookaburra ...
Image courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald. Lawrence Hargrave, who achieved the first powered flight in 1894 with four box kites, was said to be symbolic of many Australian inventors and Australian innovation; 'He was interested in the invention, not th...
Unknown, Portrait of Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, between 1919 and 1927. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's love of excitement led to career as a pilot. Charles Kingsford Smith was born in Hamilton (a suburb of Brisbane), Queensland, in 1897. ...
The answer is Community Government schooling and the School of the Air. School of the Air is one of the means by which children in remote communities can access schools. Alternatively, community schools provide an opportunity for children to attend scho...
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - Our History (more info)
Provides a history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), a charitable organisation providing an invaluable medical service to rural and remote Australia.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service was established in 1928 by Reverend John Flynn. His vision was to provide a 'mantle of safety' for the isolated communities of inland Australia. The Alice Springs base was opened in 1939 to provide emergency and preventat...
ABC Home | Radio | Television | News | Your Local ABC | More Subjects& | Shop Elizabeth Rodway has an in-depth look at the Royal Flying Doctor Service which is based in Alice Springs. Although the organisation has changed significantly since it started i...
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Support the Royal Flying Doctor Service. With the Royal Flying Doctor Service in the news today it is worth revisiting the crucial role that this organisation has played in the Australian way of life for over 80 years. The Royal Flying Doctor Service of ...
Donate Directly to the Royal Flying Doctor Service! To show your support for the RFDS and There and Back there is a special drop down menu for specific causes on the RFDS online donation page. Owen: Hi Rob, Thanks for your interest in 'There and Back'....
<br/>The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) (New South Wales Section) is located at the Broken Hill Airport, where visitors can see its operations first hand. <br/> <br/>The Royal Flying Doctor Service is for everyone, people living in the b...
Reverend John Flynn established the Flying Doctors in Cloncurry in north-west Queensland in 1928. "The Flying Doctor Service, I guess, over the years has become an icon for Australia... Senior flight nurse at the Mount Isa base Mary Noon says her 18 mont...
Organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been established to bring these important health services to remote and regional Australian communities. The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides free emergency and medical care to people w...
The wide brown land seems smaller thanks to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Reverend John Flynn was the founder of the world’s first Aerial Medical Service, now known as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). Photo courtesy of the Royal Flying Doc...
Powered by IgnitionSuite Web Content Management Platform, staff at RFDS are now able to publish and control content easily and on a regular basis. BlueArc has provided the RFDS with a professional site, capable of representing the organisation online and...
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