Times Past: December 5, 1961

By John Paul Moloney
December 5 2019 - 12:00am
Times Past: December 5, 1961
Times Past: December 5, 1961

An airline tragedy had unfolded in Botany Bay four days earlier and on this day in 1961 the image of an Ansett-ANA Viscount being hauled out of the water brought the disaster home to readers.

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