AIR MAIL FROM NEW CALEDONIA—In spite of the difficulties caused by war, civil aviation continues to blaze new trails. The first air mail from Noumea (New Caledonia) reached Sydney recently. It was transported by Clipper and trans-Tasman flying boats. This photo shows a postal official at Rose Bay with a bag of this historic air mail.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 September 1940, Page 6
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56AIR MAIL FROM NEW CALEDONIA—In spite of the difficulties caused by war, civil aviation continues to blaze new trails. The first air mail from Noumea (New Caledonia) reached Sydney recently. It was transported by Clipper and trans-Tasman flying boats. This photo shows a postal official at Rose Bay with a bag of this historic air mail. Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 September 1940, Page 6
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