Kingsford Smith may truly be called the "super airman of the age," or, as he has been called previously, the "wizard of the air." No other aviator can claim ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 930 wordsThe dramatic air race to Australia has ended. Its ending provided a wider variety of sensations than any other stage of the 10,000 mile journey. For nearly three years Bert Hinkler's great record of a solo flight of fifteen and a half days--London to Darwin--had stood unrivalled. Suddenly a couple of months ago it was announced in half a ...
Article : 888 wordsDARWIN, Sunday.--Captain F. R. Matthews and Win Commander Kingsford Smith have arrived at Darwin, and so completed their adventurous solo fligths ...
Article : 922 wordsIn the course of the Imperial, Conference debate on the Singapore base, when it was decided to complete the dock and to postpone the land fortifications. ...
Article : 303 wordsFlight-Lieutenant Cedric W. Hill, R.A.F., is a native of Queensland. He gained a commission in the Air Force at the beginning of the war, and was later ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 741 wordsFlight Lieutenant Hill, in attempting to reach Atamboca from Sourabaya on Friday, was obliged to land on the seashore, between Koepang and Atapoenoe. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 78 wordsIn a British official wireless message it is stated that Hill's, mishap occurred when he was only 500 miles from Australia. In proceeding from Bima ...
Article : 517 wordsThe police have placed a heavy guard at the Polyclinic Hospital following a "tip" that the building would be bombed unless Diamond, the notorious underworld ...
Article : 293 wordsIn an editorial appreciation of Kingsford Smith, the "Daily Express" outlines his achievements thus:-- "His wings have girdled the earth. He ...
Article : 411 wordsFlight-Lieutenant Worsely, a member of the successful British Schneider trophy team of 1927, has died as the result of a motoring accident. ...
Article : 38 wordsAir-Commodore R. Williams said last night that it was particularly bad luck that Hill should have met with misfortune after his splendid effort to lower ...
Article : 216 wordsOvershadowed by the brilliant performances of Kingsford Smith and Hill, Captain F. R. Matthews has met more than his share of misfortune. In fact his ...
Article : 298 wordsSir,--The following is my experience as to some of my time-payment contracts at present:-- (A) Payments reduced from 30 weekly to 20; ...
Article : 186 wordsIn a message received in Melbourne by [?] Shell Company of Australian Ltd. from [?] representative at Darwin, it is stated that the first news of the fliers was ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 452 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.--To avoid a patrol waggon at Hargrave Park yesterday, Pilot Harold Durant navigated his plane over the vehicle, but the tip of the right wing ...
Article : 65 wordsIt is eleven years since Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith successfully landed at Darwin in their Vicker-Vimy plane, and won the prize of £10,000 offered by the "Daily Mail," London, for a flight to Australia. Many others made the attempt but only one. ...
Article : 475 wordsCommenting on the record flight last night, the Controller of Civil Aviation (Colonel Brinsmead) said it was becoming increasingly difficult to find a fresh ...
Article : 145 wordsPERTH, Sunday.--Squadron Leader G. Jones, who has been for the last two years in Flighted doing the R.A.F. stuff college course, and the flying training ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 359 wordsThe machines used on the flights by Kingsford Smith, Hill and Matthews are all right touring models. Hill's Gipsy Moth and Mathew's Puss Moth are standard ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 572 wordsThe Lord Mayor (Cr. H. D. Luxton), himself a war-time pilot, said last night that Kingsford Smith was "out on his own." he was like an express train ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 20 Oct 1930, Page 9
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