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Ansett began in 1931 as a passenger car service between Hamilton and Ballarat, Victoria, operated by Reginald Myles Ansett (later Sir Reginald Ansett), using a second-hand Studebaker. The service, Ansett Roadways, eventually connected Hamilton, Maryborough, Ballarat and Melbourne. Out of the income from this, one of the first Australian road carriage services, Ansett was able to purchase a DH Gipsy Moth, initially as a hobby, in which he learned to fly. In 1935 the Victorian Government saw the Ansett road operation as competition to the railways - Ansett now had a second Studebaker and another driver - and passed legislation which ended the road freight operation. Ansett's response was to register Ansett Airways, recruit a pilot (Vern Cerche) and an engineer (John Davies), and begin to give flying lessons using a Porterfield aircraft, VH-UVH. They flew to various properties, creating interest in the concept of an airline and selling shares.
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