Joy Allardyce

QUEENS IN SAND CASTLES 2 is the second edition, inspired by the rolethat women have engaged in within their business organisations, the worldover.This outstanding title symbolises a woman's life in business, twisting andturning like the ebb and flow of water, smooth at one moment andtreacherous the next.Each chapter shares a business Queen's story of how they circumnavigatedrocky storms in life, steering through the turbulence that caused chaos andturmoil. Through the author's words, they share the strategies they usedto achieve calm in their business and lives.Queens in Sand Castles was created as a collaboration. A Co-Author bookto encourage and motivate those women in the lonely life of business as theynavigate their journeys as a captain of their ships.This book is designed to stimulate those in positions of value-adding toothers: the CEO, coach, consultant, entrepreneur, or agent.

Old man Nim has a compelling desire to visit his favourite place on the bay. He wants to fish for barramundi and catch up with old friends. Naluma, his wife, wants to accompany him. She is worried he is walking alone on the bush track. He says, "Next time." Joy Allardyce, 2023

The DC-3 or Douglas Skyliner as it was then called was born (or took its first test flight) on the 17th December, 1935. It was originally designed to carry 21 passengers with seats that could fold down enabling it to operate overnight services from coast to coast in the United States of America (USA). It also replaced the smaller (14 passenger) DC-2.During the 1939-1945 World War the United States (US) Aviation industry manufactured approximately 10,000 C47's (the Military designation of the DC-3). After the war new airlines sprang up around the world and Australian airlines shared in this largesse, buying fleets of DC-3's to operate passenger and freight services around the country. The DC-3 was rugged and reliable (by the standards of the day) and most importantly it was cheap to operate with an abundance of spare parts ex the Military plus pilots and engineers were also in plentiful supply.There was a common saying among airline people: "THE ONLY REPLACEMENT FOR A DC-3 IS ANOTHER DC-3"ROB FRASER - Ex TAA Captain "We flew in such a challenging era ... it was tough and some girls could not cope, which was understandable. I still have great affection for those old DC-3 days."Signed Betty Clayton (Monteith) - Ex TAA Hostess