Hi Jack.
In the final few years they were not allowed to fly to Sydney due to noise. I remember watching VH-ANA and ANB operate flights MEL-LST, MEL-HBA and MEL-ADL. Most flights from Melbourne to Cairns during the week stopped at either Sydney or Brisbane using a variety of types, however direct flights MEL-CNS were on the schedule for every Saturday / Sunday morning, and 727s were often used for these services. I was lucky enough to fly on one of the farewell flights on VH-ANA, a 40 minute flight over Melbourne. They were configured with BusinessFirst and economy, and had both audio/video entertainment systems (overhead TV) VH-ANE and ANF had been retired from service some weeks before this but were still at the base with titles removed.
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