
Hudson Fysh
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Narrated by:
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Tamblyn Lord
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By:
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Grantlee Kieza
About this listen
Hudson Fysh was a decorated World War I hero who not only founded Australia's national airline, Qantas, but steered it for almost half a century from its humble beginnings with two rickety biplanes to the age of the jumbo jets.
One of Australia's celebrated Light Horsemen at Gallipoli, Fysh went on to fly death-defying missions for Lawrence of Arabia with the Australian Flying Corps and battle Germans in deadly dogfights in the skies over Palestine. On his return from the Great War, Fysh launched his bush airline, the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd (Qantas), with the help of a wartime pilot friend and some western Queensland graziers. After flying the first scheduled Qantas passenger flight in 1922, he ushered in the Flying Doctor Service that still assists remote communities.
Fysh went on to guide Qantas through the dark days of the Great Depression, the perilous years of World War II and into the great boom in international tourism that followed with the jet age, giving millions of Australians their first experience of international travel.
©2022 Grantlee Kieza. Grantlee Kieza asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this Work. First published in English by HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited in. (P)2022 Bolinda Publishing. This audio version produced by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited.The narration was great, though I dropped a star off for several mispronounced names of several Queensland outback towns.
What a life!
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A fantastic journey of a truly remarkable Australian
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This story should be in the school history curriculum. Excellent book.
A remarkable man. A remarkable story
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A must read for any Australian aviation enthusiast
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Tamblyn Lord gave a good reading, but with lots of mispronunciations of Australian place names, eg Barcaldine, Windorah, Urandangie. One would think a producer would be on hand to ask a nearby Queenslander, or look up the pronunciations.
Excellent biography of a great Australian
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A truly remarkable tale
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Overall, a great listen and a story of courage and fortitude never to be forgotten.
Fascinating listening
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Magnificent historical story
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Mispronunciations grating
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