Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 3 July 1947, page 6


QANTAS AIRWAYS

TAKEN OVER

Qantas Empire Airways have been taken over by the Commonwealth Government and Mr. W. H. Fysh was appointed as General Manager, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) an-nounced last night.

He said that the vice chairman of the Australian National Airlines Commission (Mr. W. C. Taylor) had been made a member of the Commis-sion and G. P. N. Watt and Sir Keith Smith had been appointed members of the Board of Directors.