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Show FLYING AMBULANCE TO HELP SETTLERS SYDNEY. N S V August 'JZ. One of the many hanlships th.it i.. s t "outback settlers'" lu Australia the inability or persons to obtain prompt and ffeciive medical care would i. . eliminated bv carrying out a proposal, bv the Queensland branch of the Aero club to establish a flying ambulance for the remote western part of that state. The efforts of persons who work in the interests of tho Isolated settlers, are hampered greatly by bad roads and in some districts by the absence ot roads. An aerial ambulance would overcome this obstacle. Atmospheric, conditions are said to be favorable 1 and It Is planned to make Charlevlllel the tormlnus of the western railway, the center of the aerial ambulance territory ter-ritory Most of the stations beyond t'harlevllle are linked with the telephone tele-phone system. It has been suggested that ever-, landholder In the area prepare pre-pare a landing field. The estimated cost of the plan is SO00 aonually The automobile club finl Ambulance Transport brigade are co-operating I with the Aero club in the plan. no |