| MELB: Mon Mar 4 Ansett Airlines
ceases to be. A sad day for Australian aviation. Melbourne, Victoria.
In 1931 Reginald Myles Ansett began a passenger car service between Hamilton
and Ballarat. Ansett Roadways, eventually connected Hamilton, Maryborough,
Ballarat and Melbourne. |
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Reg & Studebaker
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| Out of the income from this, Reg
Ansett was able to purchase a DH Gipsy Moth, initially as a hobby,
in which he learned to fly. |
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DH Gipsy Moth
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| In 1935 the Victorian Government
saw the Ansett road operation as competition to the railways - Ansett now
had a second Studebaker and another driver - and passed legislation which
ended the road freight operation. Reg's response was to register Ansett
Airways.In 1936, Reg invested a thousand pounds in a Fokker F.XI Universal,
VH-UTO. Services began from the small field at Hamilton, Victoria, in early
1936, the Fokker carried 8 passengers to Essendon on February 17th.A major
blow fell when, in 1936, Fokker VH-UTO was lost in a hangar fire, together
with three other aircraft. |
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Fokker VH-UTO
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Reg was undeterred, it is said he arrived
the next morning with plans for a new hanger. Ansett ceased regular operations
during World War 2, except for its Hamilton-Melbourne service, and worked
under contract to the USAAF, flying personnel throughout Australia in its
remaining two Lockheeds. |
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3 USAAF C-47 aircraft and converted them to DC-3 standard, operating them
between Melb-Mt Gambier-Adelaide, and Melb-Wagga Wagga -Canberra. |
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Ansett DC-3
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| On 16th Oct 1964, Ansett introduced
the first jet airliner, the Boeing 727, to Australian service at Essendon,
Victoria. By 1969, Reg Ansett saw the airline he founded achieve the status
of Australia's largest domestic airline. He did not live to see domestic
deregulation in 1990. On 16th Oct 1964, Ansett introduced the first jet
liner, the Boeing 727, to Australia |
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Ansett Boeing 727
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By 1969, Reg Ansett saw the airline
he founded achieve the status of Australia's largest domestic airline.
He did not live to see domestic deregulation in 1990, the overseas operations
he dreamt and the sad events of today. Reg was a battler, he fought constant
government intervention and bureaucratic bungling. No government
wanted to have a privately run airline, but he persisted. The Howard (Menzies
dreaming) government has finally got Reg, and Ansett Airlines is no more.
Ansett Airlines was one of the great world airlines, known for excellent
service and it’s more than loyal staff. Now lets sit back and watch the
arrogant Qantas become “The World’s Worst Airline”. We hope Dick Branson
a self made man as Sir Reg will continue the fight for freedom in the Australian
Sky’s. Solly & Lindsay should be congratulated for trying to perpetrate
Sir Reg’s dream, even they were not strong enough for Canberra. Solly
& Lindsay
Reg Ansett
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should be congratulated
for trying to perpetrate Sir Reg’s dream, even they were not strong enough
for Canberra. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR: May 1, John
tours KL International Airport. The new KLIA airport is unbelievable in
size, over the top, the architecture is interesting to say the least, styled
like a series of Bedouin tents reminiscent of Mecca during Haji. |
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| Aerotrain is a complimentary automated
people-mover shuttle system that shuttles passengers between Main Terminal
Building and Satellite Building. The system runs on pneumatic rubber-typed
wheels to provide comfort. |
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| The interior features an atrium
at the center of each terminal. |
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| Sadly the airport seems to
be a white elephant, very few people to be seen. Mostly MAS flights using
the terminal. KLIA has a total of 106 aircraft stands and consists of 2
main buildings, the main building used for domestic and short haul international
and the train connected satellite building for International flights. |
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| Recently Qantas, ANA, Lufthansa,
Aeroflot and British Airways have ceased to use the airport. The
airport is over 75km from downtown KL. They all sighted bad airport management
as the reason. |
| The 130 mtr (425ft) high
tower is the tallest air traffic control tower in the world. Shaped liked
a giant Olympic Torch, it houses the air traffic controllers, radar system.&
high-tech air space |
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computer system. The Air Traffic
Control Office and other support services are at the base of the tower. |
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| Two full service parallel runways
2.5km apart from each are capable of handling up to 120 aircraft movements
an hour. The ultimate development layout calls for four full service runways. |
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| HOWARD
PRESS BRIEF: "Ok it’s time to come clean. The truth is Hollingworth
and I were on that ship, we threw the babies overboard ourselves, they
were horrible little black screaming things, we were doing them a favor,
put them out of their misery, I say! Then those dammed sailors tried to
save them against Hollingworths orders. They will be all court martialed
for not obeying their commander in chief. Hollingworth and I had an agreement
as the offending priest in his old daisies is one of my brothers, the hilarious
one. Hollingworth agreed he would not tell if I supported him to remain
GG. It certainly got me re-elected. Australians will believe anything.
The Queen is aware of the whole scam and thinks it is hilarious, she said
“nothing to the scams at the palace.” |
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| "Come on,
fellow Ausies we know from the latest Morgan poll, 82.8% of Australians
would have drowned the kids also. Hollingworth and I should be knighted." |
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NEW HIGH TECH SHREDDER
FOR THE KHO
The New KHO Shredder
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KHO BALI: These
days with a terrorist and tourists lurking under every bed the KHO decided
it was time to commission a new high tech digital (use fingers & hand)
office paper shredder. The purchasing officer was sent out and returned
with this fabulous, gold, hand operated paper shredder. The hand operated
machine is essential as terrorists always cut the electricity before attack. |
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| Meanwhile the KHO chef
has discovered another use for the shredder. The shredder doubles
as a perfect pasta maker So far he has presented two authentic dishes to
the executive staff for the evening meal. First Lasagna and secondly Ravioli.
A rare treat in this distant tropical colony. |
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Pasta
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| Bolognaise sauce: |
| 1 onion |
| 1/4 cup olive oil |
| 8 oz. ground beef |
| 1 tsp. salt |
| 1/2 tsp. white pepper |
| 5 tbsp. red wine |
| 1 tbsp. tomato paste |
| 6 tbsp. whipping cream |
| pinch dried oregano |
| Peel and dice onion. Heat oil in
pan and fry meat and onions for 5 minutes, until brown. Add salt, pepper,
wine, and tomato paste and cook until thick. Stir in cream and oregano. |
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| Béchamel sauce |
| 3 tsp. Butter |
| 1/4 cup Flour |
| 2 cup Milk |
| Salt and Nutmeg |
| Melt butter on low heat in a saucepan.
Whisk in the flour and cook 1 minute. Gradually whisk in the milk and bring
to a boil, stirring constantly.Reduce heat; season with salt and pepper.
Simmer for 20 minutes. |
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| Lasagne |
| 1-1/4 lb. lasagne |
| 1/4 cup butter |
| 1/4 cup grated Parmesan |
| Cook lasagne in boiling water until
tender. Drain, rinse under cold water. Dry with paper towel. Arrange lasagne,
meat sauce and Béchamel sauce in layers in greased ovenproof
dish. Dot with butter and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in foil 350
degrees for 20 minutes, remove foil and brown. |
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5, 2002
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KHO-NEW @mail
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| BALI: Tues
Feb 12, 2002. 8am the KHO was swarming with workmen from IndoNet who
came to install the new ISP connection to the KHO. By 9am the old MegaNet
connection was uninstalled and put in the rubbish. For security reasons
all paperwork pertaining to MegaNet was shredded. |
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New alliance with IndoNet
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| Special attention
was paid to the domain numbers which were burnt with a Balinese funeral
blow torch. After coffee and drop scones, served with lashings of French
butter and import Farmland jam, the workers began installation of
the wonderful new IndoNet ISP. |
Amend
your address book.
[email protected]
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NEW FROM
 
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| Amazing
new software that allows you to take your photo from your computer screen
without a camera. This software is not yet available, however the KHO has
arranged with local Harry's computer for a free 1 shot trial beta version
for our readers. We didn't believe it could work ...Ed |
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FREE SCREENCAM TRIAL
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CLICK
HERE
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| FEB
27, JOHN SPENDS 3 DAYS IN KL ON A VISA RUN. MAR 1 - JAMAL CHANGES OIL IN
MOTOR BIKE AND GETS HAIRCUT - MAR 10, INES LEAVES FOR A HOL IN THE US -
ANDI WILL TAKE COOKING LESSONS AT THE KHO -HRH HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II OVER
FLIES THE KHO ON HER WAY HOME TO UK FROM AUS. |
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| MEN:
Be careful what you wear (or don't wear), when working under your vehicle,
especially in public. A central west couple drove their car to K-Mart
only to have their car break down in the parking lot. The man told his
wife to carry on with the shopping while he fixed the car there in the
lot. The wife returned later to see a small group of people gawking near
the car. On closer inspection she saw a pair of male legs protruding from
under the chassis. Although the man was in shorts, his lack of under- pants
turned private parts into glaringly public ones. Unable to stand the embarrassment
she dutifully stepped forward, quickly put her hand UP his shorts and tucked
everything back into place. On regaining her feet she looked across the
hood and found herself staring at her husband who was standing idly by.
The mechanic, however, had to have three stitches in his head! ...Denny |
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| Warung Sobat has been very busy
this month hosting guests from Holland, England, Australia & Germany.
The KHO “Sunday Club” is going well with many attending. Last week we said
goodbye to Mark who has gone to Malaysia for a long time. Pak Made has
a new contract to supply lunches to the international “Sunshine” school
in Bali. Pak Made has announced from March 1 Sobat will be closed every
Wednesday as he now really needs a day off. Latest edition to the menu
is Pizza. "Nice base” said Bert from Manly. |
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| Channel 7’s new presentation studios
at Colonial stadium Melbourne are nearing completion. Consisting of a news
studio, a number of presentation studios and master control, this installation
will control the entire Seven Network country wide. Features an almost
tapeless operation with all program material held on a master server. |
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Master control
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The news room
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The news studio
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Public viewing area
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Full size pix and more at http://home.primus.com.au/
gridleys/bcm/default.htm ...thanks to Harold
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TOOS...Hallo
allemaal, Dit zal de laatste mail worden vanuit het buitenland, in Nieuw
Zeeland heb ik geen kans meer gezien om te emailen. Op dit moment zit ik
in een internetcafe in Bangkok. ROCHELLE...Thanks for your
note. Didn't hear about La Luciola (kitchen burnt down) - how awful
for them.
ROSS LUTEY...This is coming to you from Ushuaia
in Argentina which is the most southern town in the world. I am doing a
circumnavigational cruise of South America. BEAR.... Your
new toy (satellite) should give you sufficient media entertainment for
the foreseeable future. At least until the next technocrat or accountant
f...s things all up again.
DOUG...
I will spend about 2 more
weeks in Bolivia, then some time in Chili, Argentina and Brazil. I will
return to OZ around the end of May. PAUL... I went is my
uncles 75 th birthday party last week (I was the youngest
person there) very boring I should
have taken my book to read (harry potter). NICO and MARGRIET...
Say hello to Sri and Gusti, pak madei and of course Yamal. We are going
to Thailand on holyday this year, for a hole month. And we are gone get
married the 10 off april and leaving to Thailand the 15 off april
2002. TRENTON & CAROLYN... We have two more sleeps before
boarding a plane for home. Thanks to everyone who sent us emails. It was
great to hear your news and views. Please book in a few hot days for next
week so we can catch up on some summer weather. Looking forward to catching
up. DENNY... Have not heard anything about the parade being
broadcast - even a delayed one. We are going to make the effort to go watch
the parade this year. Really looking forward to the Party itself now. Have
all our vitamins for the night now! |
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