Adjusted for inflation, $250 on TAA in 1970 works out at about $3,000 on today’s Qantas. If $250 was a bargain, I’d hate to think what the normal fares were back then. 

There is natural light in the lounge. One end has full-length, wall to ceiling windows. I suspect a northbound flight was reviewed. These fly through Darwin at night, hence the darkish photos.  The southbound flights pass through in daylight and the lounge is much brighter. 

I'm an aviation professional. In aviation it doesn't matter that I would be personally happy to sit beside a greyhound, I don't get to pick and chose which regulations to ignore. If true, this story describes a willful breach of a number of regulations in Australia. At the minimum there will...

The Australian government prohibits pets in the cabin. "Carriage of animals CAR256AThe operator of an aircraft may not permit a live animal to be in the aircraft" (unless it's in a container, service animal or has written permission from CASA) Carriage of animals | Civil Aviation Safety...

Currently everything is fluid, but Pre-Delta variant the A330 flew every daytime flight. The 737s flew the night flights.