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Old 19th May 2009, 07:40
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aerodyne47
 
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Eeny Weeny was based in Tamworth and had very strong Country Party links. (chairman Sir Donald Shand whoes son is/was a prominent QC, I think). In the 60s/70s their network was extensively throughout NSW with the market split between them and Airlines of NSW (Ansett).

They were handled in Sydney by TAA until an expansion of the terminal was possible when the International terminal moved to the western side of the airport and TAA expanded around the corner. Some of the TAA terminal staff moved to EW. Are you still around Buddy Holly?

EW routes from Sydney were something like Albury, Cowra/Young/Grenfell, Bathurst/Orange/Parkes, Tamworth, Glen Innes/Inverell, Port Macquarie/Taree.

Aside from the microburst at Orange I think they also put a DC3 into The Lakes golf course just NE of KSA one night. "Feather No1", "Roger, feathering No2" Oops!

Jabba the Hut had a large hand in their demise, methinks
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