History of Australia the new technologies of transport and communication. Coastal sailing ships were finally abandoned in favour of steam, and improvements in rail and motor transport heralded dramatic changes in work and leisure. In 1918 there were 50,000 cars and lorries in the whole of Australia. By 1929 there were 500,000. The stage coach company Cobb and Co, established in 1853, finally closed in 1924. In 1920, the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service (to become the Australian airline Qantas) was established. The Reverend John Flynn, founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance in 1928. Daredevil pilot, Sir
Scouting and Guiding in Queensland Queensland is divided into 16 regions, including one that covers the whole state for Lone Guides (Lones region).: A Queensland Guide Museum was opened in from Geebung, Brisbane in 2008, but as of 2015, was still being relocated. The organisation has several properties, but principally the Kindilan Outdoor Education and Conference Centre, Redland Bay. Scouting and Guiding in Queensland Scouting and Guiding in Queensland is predominantly represented by Scouts Queensland, a branch of Scouts Australia in the State of Queensland, Australia and Girl Guides Queensland, a member of Girl Guides Australia. There is a small representation of the Australian Baden-Powell