The summer of 1969/70 saw the release of a number of Hollywood and British blockbusters - Hoffman and Voight’s Midnight Cowboy, Streisand’s Hello Dolly, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service starring the Australian Bond, George Lazenby, and the adventures of a sentient VW Beetle named Herbie. Against stiff competition, that icon of 1960s children’s TV Skippy the bush kangaroo, made her big screen debut in The Intruders.
The summer of 1969/70 saw the release of a number of Hollywood and British blockbusters - Hoffman and Voight’s Midnight Cowboy, Streisand’s Hello Dolly, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service starring the Australian Bond, George Lazenby, and the adventures of a sentient VW Beetle named Herbie. Against stiff competition, that icon of 1960s children’s TV Skippy the bush kangaroo, made her big screen debut in The Intruders.
Link Dierdre Graham models the new Qantas uniforms in 1969. Working as a flight attendant in those days was spectacular fun she said.
Photo: Noel Harold Stubbs/Fairfax Media I just couldn t believe it. I was sitting at my sister s house and it was like winning the lottery, or like having a fairy godmother looking out for you, she said.
Ms Graham was in the class that launched the famous orange uniform that defined Qantas in the early 70s. Working for the airline in those days was spectacular fun, we had a great union and the working conditions were great, she said.