Ready to board Qantas flight to Singapore

 Ladies ready to board the Qantas Empire Airways flight Brisbane - Singapore in 1936. My restoration and colorization of the original image in the State Library of Queensland archive

Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, which was formed by Qantas and Britain's Imperial Airways in 1934, started its first international service between Brisbane and Singapore in 1936, using four engine de Havilland D.H.86 planes. The flight time was three and a half days for the ten passengers. (The ladies in this picture did not actually board the flight.They were fashion models taking part in an autumn feature of a McWhirter's Clothing supplement.)