On 25 September 1946, Qantas Empire Airways (QEA) signed the contract to purchase four Lockheed Constellation aircraft for the Kangaroo Route between Britain and Australia flown in conjunction with BOAC. BOAC, which at that time held half the shares in QEA, had argued long and hard for British aircraft being used on the route, but [...]
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In 1879 the Strathleven carried the first shipment of frozen meat to Britain.
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HMS Galatea at Fitzroy Dock (Cockatoo Island), 1868.
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In 1902 a worldwide competition was held for a bridge over Sydney Harbour.
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The Wolseley sheep shearing machine at the Toganmain woolshed in New South Wales.
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Qantas and the Lockheed Constellation.
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The first commercial telephone in Australia was installed in 1879 by Robison Bros.
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An early Garratt locomotive built for the Tasmanian Government Railways
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