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11 Angels Quirky fact : of mercy - the ‘mantle of safety’ Each year Royal Flying Doctor Service pilots fly the equivalent of 25 round trips to the moon! Curriculum Information Year Learning and Assessment (Time, Continuity and Change) 6 Medical Services in Outback Queensland 7 Defining Australia - Visionary Provides Aerial Ambulance Description Reverend John Flynn was committed to the wellbeing of those who lived in remote Australia. A minister with the Presbyterian Church, Flynn had lived in the Outback for most of his life and first-hand experience had taught him much about the harsh conditions and daily struggles endured by people who lived and worked in the remote reaches of Queensland. Known as ‘Flynn of the Inland’, he set up hostels and bush hospitals to care for the sick but was always looking for ways to get medical support to small and isolated communities. In 1912, he established the Australian Inland Mission which cared for the spiritual, social and medical needs of people in the Outback. Then, in 1917, he received a letter from a young Army Lieutenant, Clifford Peel, a medical student with an interest in aviation. As a young airman and war hero, Peel suggested the use of aviation to bring medical help to the Outback. Sadly, Peel was shot down and killed but his idea, aided by Flynn’s dedicated campaigning, became the blueprint for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). For the next ten years, Flynn worked tirelessly for the cause, raising funds to provide a ‘mantle of safety’ for the people of the bush. His vision finally became a reality when a large bequest for ‘an aerial experiment’ enabled Flynn to get the Flying Doctor Service airborne. At this time, Flynn also met Hudson Fysh, a founder of Qantas. In 1927, Qantas and the Aerial Medical Service signed an agreement to operate an aerial ambulance from Cloncurry in Queensland with just two doctors providing the only medical care for an area of almost two million square kilometres. The RFDS’s first pilot, Arthur Affleck, flew in an open cockpit without the aid of maps, navigational instruments or radio, navigating by river beds, fences, telegraph lines and other familiar landmarks. Airstrips were usually cleared paddocks, dried river beds or claypans. Flights were normally made during daylight hours, although night flights were attempted in cases of extreme urgency. Fuel supplies were also carried on flights until fuel dumps were established at certain strategic outstations. Today, the RFDS fleet of 48 fully instrumented aircraft is fitted with the latest in navigation technology and flown by 146 pilots. The service cares for almost 240,000 patients. As a mark of his enormous contribution to the people of the Outback, Reverend Flynn appears on the Australian $20 note. RFDS Visitors Centre, Charleville 028 Queensland’s Outback Education Handbook | Legendary Outback
History - Cloncurry First residents: Wunumara, Waham, Maithakari, Kaladunga, Janda, Jalanga and Maijabi people European exploration: William Landsborough and Nat Buchanan in 1861 European settlement: 1867 Town gazetted: 1867 History highlights: n Involved with the beginnings of QANTAS, and the original QANTAS hangar is still in use at the aerodrome n The Royal Flying Doctor Service was founded here in 1928 n WWII site of a major United States of America air base Classroom Activities n Create a new Australian stamp which depicts the Royal Flying Doctor Service n Pretend you are a doctor working for the RFDS. Keep a diary for a very eventful week in your life n Write a script you would use on the telephone to persuade people to give a generous donation to the Royal Flying Doctor Service Best Experience Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Centre, Mount Isa The Mount Isa RFDS base operates a Visitors Centre which offers self guided tours incorporating a museum, aircraft display and video presentation. 11 Barkly Highway, Mount Isa QLD 4825 Cost: Donation suggested Hours: 9.30am to 4.30pm weekdays Phone: (07) 4743 2800 Email: rfds_mtisa@rfdsqld.com.au Additional Resources Australian Government Culture and Recreation Portal www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/ aviation/ Source: history, links, images The Australian National Aviation Museum www.aarg.com.au/ourhistory.htm Source: History of Aviation State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/ history_nation/aviation/index.html Source: History of Aviation References Qantas History www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/index Longreach Regional History www.longreach.net.au/lre_history.html Cloncurry Shire www.cloncurry.qld.gov.au Further Information Qantas Founders Museum Longreach Airport Sir Hudson Fysh Drive, Longreach QLD 4730 Phone: (07) 4658 3737 Email: enquiries@qfom.com.au www.qfom.com.au There are no pre-organised tours as the Centre is fully automated. Mt Isa Longreach Townsville Rockhampton Charleville Brisbane Queensland’s Outback Education Handbook | Legendary Outback 029
Page 1 and 2: OUTBACK Q U E E N S L A N D ’ S E
Page 3 and 4: i R n r e l h e r i o y g e r TRAVE
Page 5 and 6: Welcome to Queensland’s Outback S
Page 7 and 8: Porcupine Gorge, near Hughenden Mou
Page 9 and 10: 05 Legendary Outback
Page 11 and 12: Legendary Outback In the face of ex
Page 13 and 14: History - Barcaldine First resident
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Page 17 and 18: History - Longreach First residents
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Page 63 and 64: Species include at least 54 mammals
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01 Longreach Explorer - Camping Saf
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Day 4 - Sightseeing in and around L
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Day 2 - Mitchell to Longreach Journ
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Day 6 - Longreach to Mitchell Journ
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03 Mount Isa Outback Tour - Camping
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Day 2 - Roma to Charleville Journey
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Day 5 - Cunnamulla to Jondaryan Jou
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Travel and Safety Information Trave
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Down Under Tours - Advertisement Do
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