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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 21, 2022 22:14:46 GMT 12
That's the way to do it.
Removal
Most people hire a removal van when they want to move, but Mrs I. Brownley has hired a Bristol Freighter. Mrs Brownley, who is moving from Norfolk Island to Kaitaia, Northland, on Friday, intends to bring two cars, assorted household goods, and her husband on the flight. The plane has been hired by Air New Zealand and will be one of the few overseas flights to land at Kaitaia airport. It will take one day to load the aircraft at Norfolk Island.
PRESS, 2 December 1970
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Post by planewriting on Apr 21, 2022 22:20:53 GMT 12
I like the way that is worded. I wonder how her husband was consigned... freight or as a passenger...
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Post by camtech on Apr 22, 2022 16:09:41 GMT 12
Probably as "self loading freight".
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2022 9:00:18 GMT 12
And here I was, expecting current news of one of our surviving Freighters being transplanted! I thought I'd missed something big!
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Post by oj on Apr 24, 2022 13:58:37 GMT 12
"Steerage Class"
Which is how we went from Christchurch to Wellington to do the opening of parliament guard of honour in 1965 I think.
In a half-basin shaped cabin where the rudder king post sleeve went through and the prop shaft was just below the floor.
The noise and vibration was pretty bad. This was probably the Rangitira or Rangitane.
They had beer on tap but it was not nice because they just topped up the tanks at each end. So you got a mixture of Christchurch Wards Crown and Wellingtons Red Band, both gross enough on their own without being mutually adulterated.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 24, 2022 15:47:24 GMT 12
I am confused. What does your ship voyage have to do with this aircraft charter flight, OJ?
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Post by oj on Apr 24, 2022 19:43:56 GMT 12
It's not that cryptic:
"I wonder how her husband was consigned... freight or as a passenger..."
Steerage Class (passenger) is or was a genuine bottom-level travel ticket category on boats.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2022 15:46:39 GMT 12
It's not that cryptic: "I wonder how her husband was consigned... freight or as a passenger..." Steerage Class (passenger) is or was a genuine bottom-level travel ticket category on boats. I think the confusion may have arisen as steerage wasn't mentioned in the story. |
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