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Australian National Airways Pty Ltd (1936 - 1957)

From
1936
To
1957
Alternative Names
  • A.N.A.

Summary

Formed in 1936 to combine the operations of Holyman's Airways Pty and Adelaide Airways Ltd.

Acquired by Ansett Transport Industries in 1957 and its operations merged with Ansett Airways Pty Ltd to form Ansett-ANA.

Timeline

 1921 - 1926 Western Australian Airways Limited
 1932 L.McK. Johnson
 1932 Holyman Brothers Pty Ltd
 1934 - 1936 T.H. McDonald - trading as McDonald Air Services
 1934 - 1936 McDonald Air Services
        - 1936 South Australian Airways Limited
       1926 - 1936 West Australian Airways Limited
       1930 - 1936 Rockhampton Aerial Services Limited
       1931 - 1936 New England Airways Limited
       1932 - 1934 Tasmanian Aerial Services Pty Ltd
       1936 - 1938 North Queensland Airways Pty Ltd
             1934 - 1936 Holymans Airways Pty Ltd
             1935 - 1936 Adelaide Airways Limited
             1936 - 1942 Airlines of Australia Limited
                   1936 - 1957 Australian National Airways Pty Ltd
                         1957 - 1968 Ansett-ANA
                               1968 - 1981 Ansett Airlines of Australia
                                     1981 - 1990 Ansett.
                                           1990 - Ansett Australia

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Archival resources

Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National University, (formerly Archives of Business and Labour)

  • P. Sudlow records, 1933 - 1956, Z524; Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National University, (formerly Archives of Business and Labour). Details

Published resources

Books

  • Turnbull, C., Wings of tomorrow, Sydney, 1945, 64 pp. Details

Bruce A. Smith