Dictionary Of Sydney – Sydney’s Original Second Airport
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All the noise about Sydney’s 2nd Airport and the debate over where it should be has obscured the fact that up until 1974, we had two airports: one at Mascot the other at Rose Bay. The difference with Rose Bay was that it was for flying boats.
Mark Dunn from Dictionary of Sydney tells us more.