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Blast From the Past – Keeping the ’Boats Afloat

For 27 years the Lord Howe flying boats always delivered passengers safely, thanks to the engineers who kept them in the air and on the water. This is the remarkable story of Noel Holle, Ansett’s Chief Maintenance Inspector.

Editor of Signals meets editor of Signal

Like everybody’s first visit to Lord Howe Island, ours in early May, 2025, completely charmed my wife, Anna and me, here to celebrate her 70th birthday.

Robert van Leeuwen Met Memoirs (No.4)

I applied to become a BoM weather observer in 1990.

Anzac Day 2025 on Lord Howe Island

A photo gallery of this year's Anzac Day on Lord Howe Island.

MET Memoir No. 3 – Sue Mitchell

With the end of our manned Met Station drawing near, the Signal is publishing month by month a series of “Met memories” by past observers and their families.

MET Memoir No. 2 – Doug Speedy

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

Sparks from the Past

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

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