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1933
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FLIGHT, OCTOBER 26, 1933 ttir transport TASMANIAN AIR SERVICES >jrLTHOUGH an air service C~ \J between Australia and (^y/jlL Tasmania is undoubt edly very desirable in view of the fact that the 200 or so mile crossing by boat takes about 18 hours—sometimes under very uncomfortable conditions— while by air it takes only four hours, a regular air service has not up to now materialised. Previously, the Australian National Airways operated a ser vice between Melbourne and Launceston, but since this com pany went into liquidation there has been no regular air mail be tween Victoria and Tasmania. Some time ago the Hart Air craft Company of Melbourne pur chased a three-engined Avro-X monoplane from the liquidators of Australian National Airways, christened it the Tasman, and this has been used for some months in a passenger service Launceston. 9 At the same time the Matthews Aviation Service, another Victorian Aircraft Company, have also been operating a passenger service over the Bass Strait, and they have used a Saro " Windhover " amphibian, equipped with three " Gipsy II " engines. Both companies recently arranged with the Postmaster- General's Department to operate conjointly an air-mail service between Melbourne and Launceston. The first flight was made on August 22 and was carried out by the Hart Aircraft Company's Tasman. The return flight was made the following day, August 23, and on the 25th the Matthews Aviation Company's amphibian continued the service, returning on the 26th. AMPHIBIOUS : The Saro " Windhover " amphibian (three " Gipsy II ") leaving Melbourne en route for Launceston via King Island. from Melbourne to These two companies now operate regular air-mail ser vices between Melbourne and Launceston, the Hart Air craft Co. operating via Flinders Island, and Matthews Aviation Co. via King's Island. The services are scheduled as.follows:—Via Flinders Island: Leave Melbourne Tues days, 9.30 a.m., arriving Flinders Island 1 p.m. and Launceston 2.45 p.m. Leave Launceston Wednesdays, 9.30 a.m., arriving Flinders Island 11 a.m. and Melbourne 2.45 p.m. Via King's Island: Leave Melbourne Fridays, 8 a.m., arriving Launceston 2.30 p.m. Leave Launceston Saturdays, 8.30 a.m., arriving Melbourne 2.45 p.m. At present. King's Island will not figure as a regular stopping place owing to the condition of the landing ground. The new air-mail service is being operated on the stan dard air-mail surcharge of 3d. per | oz., and if the passenger ON TASMANIAN SERVICE : The Avro " Ten " operated by Hart Aircraft Co., Ltd., on their Mel- bourne-Launceston service flying over Melbourne. The Hart Air craft Company, whose offices and hangars are located at Essendon Aerodrome, Melbourne, operate as well as the Melbourne-Launceston service, a general aircraft engineer ing service, a taxi service through out the Commonwealth of Australia and a school of aviation. Their flying equipment consists of the Avro " Ten " (three-engined monoplane), a Desoutter (" Gipsy Mark III" engine), a "Hawk Moth " with a geared " Lynx " engine, and two " Gipsy Moths." (Photo, courtesy Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd.) 1073
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