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O’Reilly’s At Green Mountains (Part 5)

September 6, 2009 by TonyfromOz

BERNARD O’REILLY AND THE STINSON RESCUE. (Part 3) The image at left is of the cabin inside the Stinson. Click on the image to open it in a new and larger window. Proud, Binstead and Westray were seated on the left (Port) side. The aircraft impacted the trees slightly nose down and to Starboard, the […]

O’Reilly’s At Green Mountains (Part 4)

September 5, 2009 by TonyfromOz

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BERNARD O’REILLY AND THE STINSON RESCUE. (Part 2) This image at left shows an obviously weary Bernard O’Reilly resting after the rescue with a cup of tea. Click on the image to open it in a new and larger window. Sometimes, it’s easy to look back on something like this with the knowledge of current […]

O’Reilly’s At Green Mountains (Part 3)

September 4, 2009 by TonyfromOz

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BERNARD O’REILLY AND THE STINSON RESCUE. (Part 1) This is a story I have known for decades, and in fact was the original reason behind my first visit to O’Reilly’s as a 19 year old. In February of 1937, a Stinson passenger aircraft operated by Airlines Of Australia was feared lost on a flight between […]

O’Reilly’s At Green Mountains (Part 2)

September 3, 2009 by TonyfromOz

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O’REILLY’S RAINFOREST RETREAT. The image at the left is of Elebana Falls, one of the numerous beautiful Falls in the area close to the Guest House. Click on the image to open it in a new and larger window. As you may imagine, a highly successful tourist destination like this has evolved over the years, […]

O’Reilly’s At Green Mountains (Part 1)

September 2, 2009 by TonyfromOz

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PART ONE OF FOUR PARTS. I live here on Queensland’s Gold Coast, the tourist mecca of Australia. For those coming from Overseas, one of the favourite ‘go to’ destinations is always The Great Barrier Reef, also in my home State of Queensland. However, arguably, also one of the big destinations is the Gold Coast, and […]