Mail Run.
If it is the old ASA mail run out of Port Augusta, it is now run by WestWing Aviation in Mt Isa. They have a pilot & plane based in Port Augusta for this purpose.
Pretty sure that Durham gets their Mail by Road from Thargomindah QLD. They may get mail from Ballera Gas Centre as well. Ballera gets daily Jet flights from BNE.
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I can take it there. But it'll cost ya
PM me.
By the way, Durham ONLY get mail via Leigh Creek Private Mail Bag, their outgoing QLD mail goes via Birdsville unless someone goes to town.
...disco
PM me.
By the way, Durham ONLY get mail via Leigh Creek Private Mail Bag, their outgoing QLD mail goes via Birdsville unless someone goes to town.
...disco
Just as a matter of interest...
The young fella, one Disco Air, notched up a year's worth of mail runs this week. Well done!
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Well if you call 'half' mail runs anything less than the old ASA run, then yes.
Furthest north is Glengyle, which is only 45 mins flight from Boulia, so it aint that much less
Furthest north is Glengyle, which is only 45 mins flight from Boulia, so it aint that much less
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ahhh yes. 45 mins from Boulia, but there are a few more stops to it too.
Sunday used to be BOULIA-SANDRINGHAM-BEDOURIE-GLENGYLE-DURRIE-ROSEBERTH-BIRDSVILLE then onwards south.
dunno how it is structured now. I only did it 48 times... and broke down 3 or 4 times.
Sunday used to be BOULIA-SANDRINGHAM-BEDOURIE-GLENGYLE-DURRIE-ROSEBERTH-BIRDSVILLE then onwards south.
dunno how it is structured now. I only did it 48 times... and broke down 3 or 4 times.
Disco, I did about 1/8 of the mail run for you one time as well remember,
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48 mail runs
Only wish I'd been able to finally get the PIC slot. It was supposed to happen, but 'Murphy' had other ideas.
I'd still like to know why the run does'nt go the extra 10 minutes north to Bedourie!! We always got mail from there for BDV and PAG.