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CHANGE REMARK BY NOTED BARITONE HIGH PRESSURE TRAVEL “ Why- did they put the city of Dunedin so far away from the airfield at the Taieri? ” inquired Mr John Charles Thomas, the noted baritone, with an impish smile, during an interview with the Daily Times last evening. “ Have you heard of the campaign to get a flying-boat service for Dunedin? ” he was asked. “ No, I haven't heard about that, ’ said Mr Thomas. “1 guess I was just thinking it would have been a long journey from the airport to the city if I hadn't been favoured with the company of some of your beautiful Dunedin ladies who drove me to my hotel.” As a much-travelled man, Mr Thomas was invited to comment on flying boats. “They are much too slow.” he said. “Land planes are the popular machines for air travel ail over the world.” To fulfil all his concert engagements, Mr Thomas has to go a long way in a short time. During his present tour he has been giving three concerts a week. Since May 17 he has sung in all the principal centres in Australia and most in New Zealand. Because the Tasman flying-boat service was suspended. Mr Thomas came to New Zealand from Australia by way of Fiji. This time next week the famous singer will be somewhere between Fiji and Canton Island, on his way back to the United States.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26532, 6 August 1947, Page 4
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236DISTANT AIRPORT Otago Daily Times, Issue 26532, 6 August 1947, Page 4
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