RV TRAVEL
ANSETT AIRLINES BIRTHPLACE CARS AS WELL
When the government of the day wanted to stop
competition with the railways, it put a ban on
charging fares for road trips. Reg overcame that
by selling passengers oranges for the same price
he would have charged for fares! My mobile phone battery was almost flat when
I saw the sign in the window that said 'Glen Has
Gone Home!’
The Ansett Museum is near Lake Hamilton, a stroll
over the road from the caravan park, and houses
a fantastic collection of memorabilia associated
with Sir Reginald Ansett and his business empire
that started in a small way in Hamilton.
Our group started the tour by watching an
informative film about Ansett Airlines in the
theatre and continued by strolling around the
packed exhibits – they will show a lot more if their
fundraising attempts are successful and they can
get a larger premises.
A short drive takes you to Campe's Motor Museum
where I was particularly interested in cars that
were of UK origin, including two lovely Rileys,
because I'd either worked on them as a mechanic
in England or we had owned quite a few ourselves
in the 1950s.
There was enough power left to ring Glen and
he appeared a few minutes later. I charged the
phone while having a good look around and then
was able to take pics of the cars I was interested
in plus a little teardrop caravan from 1960.
The Ansett Museum.
Campe's Motor Museum.
Aerial view of Nigretta Falls.
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