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Our second in the MET memories series of past observers and their families on Lord Howe Island is Doug Speedy.

Waterfront Wars which details the post war tussle between Trans Oceanic Airways and Qantas, and their rivalry on the Lord Howe route.

One of the most original live entertainments ever staged on Lord Howe. Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” directed by Brett Nichols with an amazing cast of local actors.

The Waterfront Wars sequence detailing the tussle between Trans Oceanic Airways and Qantas over bitter rivalry on the Lord Howe route.

Blast From the Past Special – 50th Anniversary of the Lord Howe Airstrip (Part 2 continued).

Blast From the Past Special – 50th Anniversary of the Lord Howe Airstrip (Part 2).

The plan to build a Lord Howe Island airstrip had at least a 20-year timeline. Whilst articles about the strip occasionally appeared in the mainland press, no one followed the story more closely than the owner/editor of the Island Signal, Jim Whistler. Jim loved the flying boats but he knew they would eventually be superseded by land-based aircraft.

The Loss of Qantas Catalina VH-EAX at Lord Howe Island – Sabotage or Misadventure?