The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the 707 in October 1958,Pan Am wanted a jet 2+1⁄2 times its size,to reduce its seat cost by 30%. In 1965,Joe Sutter left the 737 development program to design the 747. In April 1966,Pan Am ordered 25 Boeing 747-100 aircraft,and in late 1966,Pratt &Whitney agreed to develop the JT9D engine,a high-bypass turbofan. On September 30,1968,the first 747 was rolled out of the custom-built Everett Plant,the world's largest building by volume. The 747's first flight took place on February 9,1969,and the 747 was certified in December of that year. It entered service with Pan Am on January 22,1970. The 747 was the first airplane called a "Jumbo Jet" as the first wide-body airliner.
Ansett Australia,originally Ansett Airways,was a major Australian airline group based in Melbourne,Victoria. The company operated domestically within Australia,and from the 1990s,to destinations in Asia. Following 65 years of operation,the airline went into administration in 2001 following a financial collapse and subsequent liquidation in 2002,subject to a deed of company arrangement. Ansett’s last flight touched down on 5 March 2002.
Nhill is a town in the Wimmera,in western Victoria,Australia. Nhill is located on the Western Highway,halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. At the 2016 census,Nhill had a population of 1,749. "Nhill" is believed to be a Wergaia word meaning "early morning mist rising over water" or "white mist rising from the water".
Ararat is a town in the Central Highlands region in Victoria,Australia,about 198 kilometres (120 mi) west of Melbourne,on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera. Its urban population according to 2021 census is 8,500 and services the region of 11,880 residents across the Rural City's boundaries. It is also the home of the 2018/19 GMGA Golf Championship Final.
Avalon Airport is a domestic airport,located in Avalon in the City of Greater Geelong in Victoria,Australia. While located outside the Melbourne metropolitan area,it is the second busiest of the four airports serving the state capital in passenger traffic. It is located 15 km (9 mi) north-east of the Geelong CBD and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of the Melbourne CBD. The airport is operated by Avalon Airport Australia Pty Ltd,a subsidiary of Linfox.
Rex Airlines Pty Ltd is an Australian regional airline based in Mascot,New South Wales. It operates scheduled regional services using turboprop aircraft. Between 2021 and 2024,Rex also operated jet services between selected major Australian cities. In July 2024,it collapsed and was placed into voluntary administration.
Horsham is a regional city in the Wimmera region of western Victoria,Australia. Located on a bend in the Wimmera River,Horsham is approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi) northwest of the state capital Melbourne. As of the 2021 census,Horsham had a population of 20,429. It is the most populous city in Wimmera,and the main administrative centre for the Rural City of Horsham local government area. It is the eleventh largest city in Victoria after Melbourne,Geelong,Ballarat,Bendigo,Wodonga,Mildura,Shepparton,Warrnambool,Traralgon,and Wangaratta.
Sir Peter Maudslay Hordern,DL,PC was a British Conservative Party politician.
Michael John Clyde Ronaldson is a former Australian politician. He was a Senator for the state of Victoria representing the Liberal Party from July 2005 until February 2016,and previously served in the House of Representatives for Ballarat from 1990 to 2001. Ronaldson served as the Minister for Veterans' Affairs,the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC,and the Special Minister of State in the Abbott government from 2013 to 2015.
Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) was the name of an aircraft manufacturer owned by the Government of Australia. The primary factory was located at Fishermans Bend,a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria. It had its origins in the lead-up to World War II,during which it was known as the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP). In 1987,GAF was reorganised and renamed as Aerospace Technologies of Australia (ASTA),then privatised. ASTA was purchased by Rockwell International,that was in turn purchased by Boeing a few years later. ASTA subsequently formed the nucleus of Boeing Australia.
Sir Winton George Turnbull,was an Australian politician.
William Robert Lawrence was an Australian politician and dentist. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1958,representing the Victorian seat of Wimmera for the Liberal Party. Before his election to federal parliament he served as mayor of Horsham,Victoria.
The Wimmera Football League is a major Australian rules country league based in Western Victoria,with clubs located in towns in the Wimmera region:the regional centres along the Western Highway from Ararat to Nhill as well as Minyip-Murtoa and Warracknabeal.
Gilbert William Arthur Duthie AM was an Australian politician. Born in Nhill,Victoria,he was educated at state schools and at the University of Melbourne before becoming a schoolteacher and farmer in rural Victoria. In 1938 he was ordained a Methodist minister,and in 1944 he moved to Latrobe,Tasmania. In 1945 and 1946 Duthie was directly involved with Australian rules football in the town. He was secretary of the Latrobe Football Club as well as playing senior games for it in the NWFU competition.
John Royston Siddons was an Australian politician. He was a businessman and the executive chairman of Siddons Industries Ltd. before entering politics.
William Carroll was an Australian politician. Born in Garvoc,Victoria,he was educated at Horsham before moving to Western Australia during the gold rush to become a miner,and subsequently became a farmer at Tammin. He was General Secretary of the Western Australian Primary Producers' Association,and was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1923 to 1924. In 1925,he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for Western Australia. He remained in the Senate until his death in 1936,necessitating the appointment of Thomas Marwick to replace him.
The Wimmera Regional Library Corporation is situated in the northwest of Victoria,Australia. It covers an area of approximately 36,800 km2. and serves two local government bodies -Horsham Rural City Council and West Wimmera Shire Council,with a combined population of approximately 23,700. As these figures indicate,its clientele is predominantly rural-based and often has considerable distances between centres.
The City of Canberra is a preserved Boeing 747-438 delivered to Qantas in 1989 and now on display at the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society museum at Shellharbour Airport,Albion Park Rail,Australia.
Longerenong College,often abbreviated Longy,is an agricultural college in western-Victoria near the city of Horsham,Victoria. The focus of study at the College is "agronomy,rural merchandise management,wool classing,agricultural education,farm management,research and livestock sales." The College is based around a residential campus in the small locality of Dooen. The college includes a 1070 hectare farm "with cropping,sheep and beef cattle enterprises."
Alex Rathgeber is an Australian actor and singer,perhaps best known for his Helpmann Award-winning performance as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes. More recently he appeared as the Tin Man in Andrew Lloyd Webber's revival of The Wizard of Oz.
