Port Douglas was a popular landing strip in late 1920’s and ‘30’s.
Keywords: Beaches; Transport; Ulm; planes
Photo date: c.1934.
Photo Location: Port Douglas.
Photo condition: (3) Satisfactory.
Photo ref.#: 26.
Original version: Available for purchase fromSLQ; negative #127077
Subject: Beaches; Transport; Ulm; planes
Category: Air
Photographer: State Library of Qld
Copyright: Out of copyright.
Condition of Use: You are free to use without permission for educational purposes. Please attribute Series owner.
Comments: Charles Ulm’s “Faith in Australia” (Avro 618 Ten).
From Cairns Post 31/7/1934 : "NEW GUINEA AIR.Ulm àt Port 'Douglas.
Sydney To-day. On the return flight from New'Guinea and " Papua the "Faith- in. Austrália," piloted by-Mr. C. T. P. Ulm, landed on Port Douglas beách at 3.35 o'clock yesterday afternoon; .
THIS MORNING.' The-"big. monoplane, left-.. Port Moresby yesterday, morning. Mr.''Ulm remained at Port Douglas last .night 'and, after refuelling, will "leave" at 3 or 4 aJn. to-day for Brisbane. . "
Two bags of New Guinea mail for Cairns, were dropped off -at Port Douglas."
Series: Douglas Shire Council
