Hudson Fysh
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Narrated by:
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Tamblyn Lord
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By:
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Grantlee Kieza
About this listen
Hudson Fysh was a decorated World War I hero who not only founded Australia's national airline, Qantas, but steered it for almost half a century from its humble beginnings with two rickety biplanes to the age of the jumbo jets.
One of Australia's celebrated Light Horsemen at Gallipoli, Fysh went on to fly death-defying missions for Lawrence of Arabia with the Australian Flying Corps and battle Germans in deadly dogfights in the skies over Palestine. On his return from the Great War, Fysh launched his bush airline, the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd (Qantas), with the help of a wartime pilot friend and some western Queensland graziers. After flying the first scheduled Qantas passenger flight in 1922, he ushered in the Flying Doctor Service that still assists remote communities.
Fysh went on to guide Qantas through the dark days of the Great Depression, the perilous years of World War II and into the great boom in international tourism that followed with the jet age, giving millions of Australians their first experience of international travel.
©2022 Grantlee Kieza (P)2022 Bolinda PublishingWhat listeners say about Hudson Fysh
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- Jaidee
- 31-07-2024
What a life!
A wonderful telling of a remarkable Australian who lived an incredible and fascinating life. A light horse Gallipoli veteran, Middle East aviator, Qantas founder and so much more.
The narration was great, though I dropped a star off for several mispronounced names of several Queensland outback towns.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-11-2024
A remarkable man. A remarkable story
Yawn for the narration. It was an effort to stay awake.
This story should be in the school history curriculum. Excellent book.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-12-2022
A fantastic journey of a truly remarkable Australian
A remarkable story of a remarkable man who gave so much in serving his country and leading by example. Wonderfully written and read.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-2023
A must read for any Australian aviation enthusiast
A very descriptive and interesting account of the life of Hudson Fysh and the birth of Australian air travel. Well read and very clear. Loved the story and recommend very highly.
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- Rodney Wetherell
- 05-02-2023
Excellent biography of a great Australian
I have heard of Hudson Fysh for years, but knew little about his life until listening to this very detailed biography. Grantlee Kieza has done a wonderful job of researching Fysh's life and telling his story, and that of Qantas, in an entertaining way. The stories of early aviation in Australia were the highlight, in my opinion - all those small planes, inadequate airstrips, frequent crashes and fatalities. It's not a happy story in many ways, but quite fascinating to hear about.
Tamblyn Lord gave a good reading, but with lots of mispronunciations of Australian place names, eg Barcaldine, Windorah, Urandangie. One would think a producer would be on hand to ask a nearby Queenslander, or look up the pronunciations.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-11-2022
A truly remarkable tale
I loved this heart-warming tale of a young war hero who started a little airline in the Australian outback and then grew it into one of the world's great airlines, transforming life for all Australians in the process. A terrific story and very well read. Thanks Grantlee Kieza and Tamblyn Lord.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-12-2022
Fascinating listening
This story enthralled us from the beginning and as we have visited the QANTAS museum in Longreach and have read much of the information, listening to the whole story was fascinating. It was very well read and there is only one aspect which could have been better - the reader should have been appraised of the correct pronunciation of some of the towns in Qld mentioned in the parts relating to the foundation days of QANTAS.
Overall, a great listen and a story of courage and fortitude never to be forgotten.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-12-2023
Magnificent historical story
It is such a pleasure to read this amazing story of the Australian pioneers - especially about Fish who was undoubtedly one of the most famous
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- Anonymous User
- 23-12-2023
Mispronunciations grating
I enjoyed the book but found the mispronunciation of the Queensland towns mentioned in the book grating. Overall interesting story and an adequate narration.
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