MELBOURNE, Tues: Today's was the first Skymaster crash in Australia's air transport history, and its death roll of 28 makes it our worst civil airline disaster. ...
Article : 198 wordsIN the rush to cover the air x crash for the Daily News the mobile wireless hi the police roundsman's ...
Article : 125 wordsAmbulance men had to face a nightmare 130-mile road dash, and a back-breaking trek through miles of rugged bushland to bring air crash survivor Edgar Forwood to hospital. Their return trek from the scene of the crash, carrying Forwood on an ...
Article : 680 wordsSkymaster pilots have in their cabin a distant fire warning system. Eight lights on his ...
Article : 122 wordsManaging director K. Douglas, of the Winterbottom Motor Company Ltd., was among those who died in last night's ...
Article : 94 wordsAn engineer who had worked all Sunday to complete a job for the State railways, which had kept him here for three weeks, was among the victims. He was Mr. E. Finnigan, diesel electric and electric ...
Article : 181 wordsVictims Mr. Douglas Engier, of Westbury-cres., Bicton, and his 13-year-old son John were on their way to Melbourne and ...
Article : 146 wordsBusinessman Perm Boucaut. of View-st., Peppermint Grove, managing director of Geraidton Iceworks Ltd. and a director of Lancelin Products Ltd., made one of his frequent trips by air to Melbourne last night. ...
Article : 139 wordsSeaman Bob Collins (25) intended to fly to Melbourne by ANA Skymaster last night but he met seaman Peter Black ...
Article : 112 words"I AM deeply shocked by ; the news of this dreadful tragedy," said Premier McLarty. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe GPO handled tremend-ous trunk line traffic after the crash, said Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs, C. G. ...
Article : 42 wordsUnlucky was a young Wickepin man who booked for the Eastern States by ANA, missed his train, but was given a lift to Perth by car in time to catch the Skymaster. He was Mr. G. H. Simpson (about 24), who was partner ...
Article : 152 wordsMELBOURNE, Tues: A vivid flash of yellow light "like a terrific bolt of lightning," lit up the horizon for six seconds shortly before a TAA aircraft ...
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Advertising : 41 wordsMELBOURNE, Tues: One of the hostesses who was killed in the crash had been with Australian National Airways ...
Article : 85 wordsCrash victim V. C. Anquetil would have been home with his family in Prahran, Melbourne, if he had adhered to his original plans to leave Perth at the end. ...
Article : 155 wordsTWO prominent Anglican clergymen, the Bishop of Riverina, the Right Rev. Charles Murray and the ...
Article : 53 wordsTravelling between Meckering and Northam about 10.10 last night motorist K. R. Wiggins saw a bright flash ...
Article : 67 wordsOne of the victims was a young Chinese student from Singapore who was travelling to Melbourne to further his ...
Article : 42 wordsIn keeping with international practice followed by large airlines, Australian National Airways has each ...
Article : 25 wordsNo mails were carried by Amana, according to WA Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs C. G. Friend. ...
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The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), Tue 27 Jun 1950, Page 2
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