North-South Route COMMERCIAL USE In addition to official mail, stock agents and accountant s mail, there was considerable use of the North-South airmail service by commercial enterprises in Perth providing services to businesses and stations in the north of Western Australia. - If undelivered please return to GREAT SOUTHERN ROLLER FLOUR MILLS LWITED > NORTH FREMANTLE V - . * MANAGER. MUEDABULLAGANA STATION. PORT HEDLAND. Perth 23 May 1934 i- m BEST Mn SSS DINGO North Fremantle p?a. ~ A North/South Route: Rates FOUR PENCE 1d postage, 3d air mail = 4d unsealed second class letter rate Perth 7 March 1936, Carnarvon 8 March fi -- ACCOUNT 01 BY AIR MAIL ... A FROM PAR AV 'ON A V m Richard Holmes J V I9 3S MERCHANTS. ' 1 PERTH. 4. r ASK FOR SELASKO I SHINE' IJNOLEUM a FURNITURE POLISH. TONKA TEA HAS NO EQUAL CUSTARD\ / _ C DER > o , HOMENA” THE WEST AUSTRALIAN BREAKFAST FOOD. ALL PACKED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Your Flight will interest you more if you follow your route on the map, and work out your speed and position. The mileages s/xmn represent the ilisttiuees in etu'hsection mu! not from Perth or Adelaide respectively S •L ii ** 9 * o r * -• * #• s £ rj <p y & s < M V< b b .p vy i •• B i 5 * 0 A befccor • - : k $2 uhH&l\ r m $ p a go. V/ % so, RS C '" V y cr . M > X o r n RS . * jpt >9 <b< F n ; V fe 4a RRE57 X?st House ' **cov Aj, \ to Perth to Kalgoorlic Kalgoorlic to Forrest Forrest to Ccdunj Ceduna Adelaide Leaving Peril, probably the I he agricultural country continues until prettiest After luncheon tlic llight continues, Having enjoyed the luxury of the -I of all Austnlian cities, tlx aeroplane Spencers Gulf is reached, and here, and soon the almost uninhabited coun ¬ Hostel at Forrest, the journey continues quickly croses the Darling Ranges, from a height of several thousands of try below shows the changes from early in the morning, and after passing where reservoirs and orchards are no ¬ feet, the 21 miles of water appear as scrub and cinibcr to the Nullabor Plain. Cook, a course is set for thfc coast, and - ticeable, anc passes over nearly two a comparatively narrow strip. Yorkc Railway depots that arc passed at over die Nullabor Plain gradually gives way ' hundred miles of farm lands then Peninsula and St. Vincent s Gulf arc and 100 miles an hour enable passengers to sheep and wheat country. Then - into the fanous gold 1 where passed in turn and usually provide country to accurately estimate their speed, and beautiful bays and beaches are passed Coolgardic aid Kalgoorlic arc delightful v ews, and then in the dis¬ situated. then a landing is made at Forrest, that and Ceduna is reached after crossing The at Kalgoorlic is almost tance appears the city of Adelaide. landing oasis built , , over Murat Bay. Here an attractive by Airways where showers Sedan cars to passengers hotels in the alongside tic famous Goidcn Mile, meal is to passengers during log fires and excellent meals await the served city effectively completes the care free and here a neat is served .it the Rest travellers the 45 minutes stop. ' - House on tie aerodrome. - journey. »/ § ol$ . NKs * £2.*14$ m COOK' ' r< r : COc * 1' yi A !0 ' m , * m 7 . m « Sv PENONQ & c. * * % efi jr ' 0 bedjCOrx XL T Z J: ra s Gas ii \ a PQ AUSTRO £ \ * - \pC ; \ & fc Hoast iffe. C5V\ H * T SH <e> Railway Ltae -Air Route s, / 01 4 This 'piano is running on PLUME, the Motor Spirit that Sets ibe Standard; and Mobiloil, the Worlds Quality OH. East/West Route PROMOTION As part of the publicity surrounding the first East/West flight, the Daily News conducted a Plane Naming Competition that also helped to generate more mail on the flight. 2* !< i i 0* / 0[c K rVwii 0 v _.Fi Is- 11 - « ' -' f fe w t Adelaide 2 June 1929 ft olfb.. csf /AO-v // £ / flcrt/\ v£rA** <-<4 eCt£cocr/jZ , fflane. /Yamtng ( on*f?&Tifi<rr\ - Lake Grace 12 June 1929 East/West Route KALGOORLIE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INTERMEDIATE Mails were exchanged at Kalgoorlie on the first flight. FOR TRANSMISSION by the FIRST AUSTRALIAN TRANS CONTINENTAL AERIAL MAIL. PERTH ADELAID ! FIRST FLIGHT COVER Perth The Secretary, 4 June 1929 W.A. PHILATELIC SYNDICATE, C/o. DALGETY & CO. LTD., KALGOORLIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Qlfjia ta to (Errtify ttjat tJjia tCettrr uiaa rarri?i> by the Jlnitial Qlrip of tb? Atnuaya mail, 2ttb, 19 COVER WTOGR 2 Some writers did not appreciate that the 3d air mail stamp did not also pay for postage. Thus this item was taxed 3d being deficient 116d postage. asTiBfr R.RMR.L" 4ga IAJU |35§.- f 929 I (> t> { Perth 4 June 1929, hexagonal T 3d, Telegraph Office Kalgoolie 6 June, 6 struck out and 5 inserted East-West Route FORREST OVERNIGHT STOP Forrest was the scheduled overnight stop and passengers could enjoy the luxury of the WA Airways Hostel. FOR TRANSMISSION Perth by the FIRST AUSTRALIAN TRANS CONTINENTAL r 4 June 1929 - ' Forrest AERIAL MAIL. /x 4 || 0 5 June PERTH ADELAIDE ! j, L2? FIRST FLIGHT COVEEK P N cretary, - . , f . W.A. PHILATELIC SYNDICATE, U M) C/». MANAGER AIRWAYS HOSTEb , / FORREST, SOUTH AUSTRSElA. (ibis ia to Certify tljat tljia ffieiter roaa rarrteb by tlje Jnitial Crip of tlje Airtuaga Mail, Slone 2nb, 19£9<n FOR TRANSMISSION by the SfcfcQ FIRST AUSTRALIAN TRANS-CONTINENTAL AERIAL MAIL. r PERTH ADELAIDE Kalgoorlie 1 June 1929 Forrest A 5 June The Secretary, W.A. PHILAkjtC/SYNDICATE, C/o. MANNER AIRWAYtSsHO$Tji/ S0 S ALIA FIRST FLIGHT 0W®' ' Cljia ia to Certify tljat tljia better uiaa rarrieb by tlje 3nitial Crip of tlje AirtuagaAirtoaga Mail, SuiteIlinte 2ub, 19219 91 East/West Route Souvenir registered label. a d A 3 ! Al Perth From 1 4 June 1929 CL Sherwood 1 7 June <90 £ i 4 Jwnt*i.iA Souvenir . R No. 7829 of tJO EAST - WEST tv\> AIR MAIL ft 3 » - AUSTRALIA 7d AUSTRALIA 7d BY WEST AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS O ' AIR .HAIL SERVICE O' R N FIRST A EAST-WEST 3 TlMCfi AIR MAIL sB» K 8 S 3 - - 22' <AV Squadron Leader Bell, Refeueni Royal Air Force , .- Ar.S.R Australian E.W.Route ' Head Quarters, it St . Kilda Road, 'JVyndha MELBOURNE. 0.1. &Halls Cceek ?•* 75'LOW England Drawn,loScale uscaldt » 1 S ** aUffoorli £« Vacuum Oil Co. envelope. Perth 4 June 1929, 7 bar dumb obliterator GPO Perth East-West Route PRIVATE AIRMAIL LABELS Commercially produced airmail labels were available for use in Perth. Perth d ALIA 15 4 June 1929 At y i airmail annulled ' i ' unknown location A 5 AM Mr . R . S . Garter , P. 0. Box 52 , B A L B O A H E I G H T S Canal Zone , First Day Air Mail Panama . ON AIRWAYS :pF STI!Al ' ' ] WAA official envelope. ' 1 EglgMI '<? y AIR n .11 IN * GY A/JR A7A//L\ 9 30 PM 3AVcSm7 ; Evejrette Erie sq 7 Box Perth 5493 » : 24 June 1929 1 San Francisco , T25 postage due US charge cachet Kpr raai CALIFORNIA , U. S. 'A. East/West Route FIRST FLIGHT ADELAIDE-PERTH 1929 (Delayed) Bad weather delayed the departure of the aircraft from Adelaide. It was scheduled to depart on 2 June but left on 3 June to exchange mails with the other WA Airways aircraft at Kalgoorlie on 5 June. It returned to Adelaide on 6 June but the mail was not backstamped there. REGISTERED i * 'V jflggp a v.o. L. BY FIRST AIR-MA.TL FLIGHT ADELAIDE - PERTH. Mr . S. Mitchell , i 37 a Murray street , RA W ADELAIDE PERTH.. .Aust . S. AUS. R N O 7058 Adelaide 2 June 1929, Registered Perth 6 June -f i m , 1M Al a ; < / 6 0 / o ~r 7k COLLINS STREET 77 VICTORIA R N*- 1211 :\ l *9 » 0 & // Collins Street 1 June 1929, Melbourne 1 June, London 8 July This airmail etiquette was not available in Western Australia. East/West Route POSTED UNDER COVER CACHET Adelaide (but not Perth) struck mail posted under cover for this flight with a cachet and the name of the originating office was inserted by hand. V m IF NOT CLAIMED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS RETURN * /1 1& 1929 i K . -S' WE . - K s ; I f / 4 ' *V * • UJ V 5* s §O III « . a> 2 1 * S*. D B Adelaide 2 June 1929, Perth inserted in cachet A ] i Par le premier avion | Adelaide -Perth . 31 »SA EA 3; ~ &dtimtikmmm WMr !Rw mSm4ur TIME . V: T '? Z o If& William Ludwig , ' ! 1 .P.H. a f Pladjoe -Palembang . i - = * Indes neerl . Adelaide 2 June 1929, Zurich inserted in cachet, Perth 6 June, by sea to Pladjoe 20 June East-West Route INTERMEDIATE Ceduna was the intermediate rest stop in South Australia. FOR TRANSMISSION by the m FIRST AUSTRALIAN TRANS-CONTINENTAL c AERIAL MAIL. * PERTH ADELAIDE Vs FIRSt FLIGHT COVER The Secretary, W.A. PHILATELIC SYNDICATE, C/o. Messrs. IRWIN BROTHERS, CEDUNA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. ulrip JTIftH ta to (Certify that ttjia Setter waa rarrieh by ttio Jlnittal of tlie Airmaga fRail, 3luoe 2tth, 1! ?UFn p? i rnrT /- Adelaide 2 June 1929, Ceduna 4 June SEte F l i f t M A l U & •«. KffL(xOO(?t /£ *** - M h PER AIR-MAIL f&& # STE.( „ rar Trp Z R No. 591 ML&OORME W\f\ . FOURTH AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND Pirn*.. 1C CONCRESS AND INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION. Box 1657N- Melbourne. Manuscript Posted under cover to PM Ceduna , Ceduna 2 June 1929, Kalgoorlie 5 June East/West Route THROUGH MAIL As with the cover to London, this cover bears no Perth markings and so presumably was posted in a closed bag.