tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post1449522524707455332..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Australia's amazing aerial medical service: 1928Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54241095799040127322013-03-20T16:54:48.956+11:002013-03-20T16:54:48.956+11:00We Travel
Agreed. NB the Essential Alice Springs ...We Travel<br /><br />Agreed. NB the Essential Alice Springs Tour is only 3.5 hours long but it enables you to see up to four of Alice Springs' best highlights. Get off the train and travel by coach, hear a brief history on Alice Springs and have guided tours of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame and the Telegraph Station.<br /> <br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-44856739109178518652013-03-20T10:38:02.835+11:002013-03-20T10:38:02.835+11:00Does the Ghan stop long enough in Alice Springs? T...Does the Ghan stop long enough in Alice Springs? That might be a very nice way to see the city, including the Flying Doctor musuem.We Travelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-3449742475885217152013-03-20T09:59:19.567+11:002013-03-20T09:59:19.567+11:00Parnassus
You think I might be drawn to stories o...Parnassus<br /><br />You think I might be drawn to stories of the heroic? hehe.. possibly so. <br /><br />The Royal Flying Doctor Service was such an epic project, it still has a powerful resonance for Australians. In fact "The Flying Doctors" was a successful Australian TV drama series that used the true stories of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The series was shown here from 1985-1993 inclusive. It is still being shown all over the world.<br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-35539990927325312812013-03-20T01:52:58.436+11:002013-03-20T01:52:58.436+11:00Hello Hels, I am impressed with this story of Aus...Hello Hels, I am impressed with this story of Australia's aerial medical support system. It seems that so many of your posts feature selfless people who direct their specific talents to helping those in duress--medical emergencies, aboriginal crises, escape from Nazis, etc. Even if all does not go smoothly at first, a foundation is laid for later improvements and refinements.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-82834885281254059182013-03-20T01:08:03.994+11:002013-03-20T01:08:03.994+11:00Andrew
Good on you for going to Broken Hill. Most...Andrew<br /><br />Good on you for going to Broken Hill. Most people have never visited.<br /><br />Although I prefer services to be delivered by the government as a "right" of all citizens, not as "a charity", the inspiration for the Australian Inland Mission was definitely church-based. That might have been the original reason.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-32049009915911783842013-03-20T01:02:07.277+11:002013-03-20T01:02:07.277+11:00Don
I love your perspective. Thank you.
In New Z...Don<br /><br />I love your perspective. Thank you.<br /><br />In New Zealand Rev John and Mrs Flynn spoke about the work of Australia Inland Mission and raised good money. I didn’t know about Dunbar Hospital but I am glad they could purchase modern equipment in 1938.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-16195968583072985012013-03-19T19:04:04.962+11:002013-03-19T19:04:04.962+11:00When we visited the Broken Hill Flying Doctor Base...When we visited the Broken Hill Flying Doctor Base I asked the question, why shouldn't the government directly fund the service? The reply was to the effect, 'we will be bound in red tape and as things are, we can choose the most appropriate aircraft and equipment for our needs'. While I don't believe that government organisations have to be slow and bureaucratic, I did see the spokeswoman point. The organisation seems to function very well as it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-62448819180495767082013-03-19T18:36:04.908+11:002013-03-19T18:36:04.908+11:00Brilliant! In a previous "life" I wrote ...Brilliant! In a previous "life" I wrote about Flynn and the transceivers so your Blog really strucka chord with me. Thank you. http://preshist.wordpress.com/2011/01/28/trans-tasman-goodwill/Don001https://www.blogger.com/profile/01616610232620567907noreply@blogger.com