Story: Aviation

East Coast Airways advertisement

East Coast Airways advertisement

By the mid-1930s commercial aviation was established in other countries, but still languished in New Zealand. New airlines needed funds to get established, and money was hard to raise. In this 1934 advertisement East Coast Airways called on support from the famous New Zealand aviatrix Jean Batten to encourage investors.

Using this item

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Reference: Poverty Bay Herald, 4 August 1934

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page:

Peter Aimer, 'Aviation - The main trunk route', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/6577/east-coast-airways-advertisement (accessed 20 March 2024)

Story by Peter Aimer, published 12 Jun 2006