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Haurongo: Blake, Joan Isabel Faulkner

Blake discusses flying from Sydney to Johannesburg

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Hear Joan Faulkner Blake speak to Radio Digest on 31 August 1952 about her upcoming trip to South Africa on the inaugural flight of the Sydney to Johannesburg air route. She describes the route and the planning process behind its establishment. (5 min 22 sec)

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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: D95

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Linda Faulkner Blake. 'Blake, Joan Isabel Faulkner', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/165/blake-discusses-flying-from-sydney-to-johannesburg (accessed 25 June 2026).