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The monument commemorates the first commercial flight of QANTAS from Charleville to Cloncurry in 1922. 

In November 1922 Qantas began to operate a scheduled airmail service between Charleville and Cloncurry. This was the first scheduled air service and provided a measure of financial security although the initial air mail contract was only for 12 months. An 84-year-old outback pioneer named Alexander Kennedy became the first Qantas passenger on a scheduled flight. He had agreed to subscribe some cash and join the provisional board provided he got ticket No.1. His flight, on 2 November 1922, was on the Longreach-Winton-McKinlay-Cloncurry section of the inaugural mail service from Charleville to Cloncurry.

Location

Address:	Sir Hudson Fysh Drive, Cloncurry Aerodrome, Cloncurry, 4824
State:	QLD
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -20.668717 Long: 140.509221 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Monument
Monument Theme:	Technology
Sub-Theme:	Industry
Actual Event Start Date:	02-November-1922
Actual Event End Date:	03-November-1922

Dedication

Source: MA