LONDON, June 8.—When the Savidge inquiry was continued to-day, Chief Inspector Collins, a white-haired man, with kindly features, gave details of his career. He ...
Article : 1,144 wordsMELBOURNE, June 10.—Calls for crews will be made to-morrow by the shipowners. Maritime unions will have to decide whether they will stand behind the ...
Article : 433 wordsROME, June 9.—News has been received from the supply ship Citta di Milano that she had maintained communication with the Italia for 20 minutes at 7 o'clock ...
Article : 127 wordsAt 10.20 a.m. on Saturday Captain Kingsford Smith and his companions in the Southern Cross completed the final stage of their flight from San Francisco to Australia, landing at Eagle Farm aerodrome, Brisbane. A huge crowd awaited them, and scenes of wild enthusiasm were witnessed, barriers being swept ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 2,260 wordsSYDNEY, June 10.—There were 200,000 people gathered in the warm winter sunshine at Mascot aerodrome this afternoon when the Southern Cross, escorted by a ...
Article : 852 wordsSYDNEY, June 10.—It was arranged to-night that Captain Kingsford Smith's father and mother, who are respectively 76 and 71 years of age should accompany ...
Article : 451 wordsLONDON, June 9.—The correspondent of the Central News Agency at King's Bay says that the messages indicate that the Italia has been broken asunder. ...
Article : 122 wordsROME, June 10.—A message from King's Bay says that Holme's machine was compelled to land on the ice at Mossel Bay owing to the severe weather. The Hobby ...
Article : 82 wordsLONDON, June 9.—Nineteen years after he was sentenced to death, Oscar Slater entered the identical court in Edinburgh to fight, not for his life, but for his ...
Article : 203 wordsCANBERRA. June 9.—The proclamation of a condition of "industrial disturbance" under the provisions of the Commonwealth Crimes Act was made by the ...
Article : 222 wordsLOS ANGELES, June 8.—Captain Kingsford Smith's financial backer, Mr. G. Allen Hancock, has made a gift to Smith and Ulm of the Southern Cross, and has ...
Article : 44 wordsSYDNEY, June 10.—This morning the airmen will be welcomed at the Town Hall by the Civic Commissioners. At l p.m. they will be entertained at luncheon. At 4 p.m. ...
Article : 105 wordsGENEVA, June 8.—At the meeting of the Council of the League of Nations to-day, a report dealing with the Rumano-Hungarian dispute revealed that no ...
Article : 148 wordsCANBERRA, June 9.—The opinion that all constitutional and conciliatory means of settling the cooks dispute had not been exhausted was expressed in a telegram ...
Article : 507 wordsPARIS, June 8.—Sensationalism attended the trial of Mestorino on a charge of having murdered Gaston Truphene, a commercial traveller, to the end. The ...
Article : 189 wordsCANBERRA, June 10.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) sent to Captain Kings ford Smith in Brisbane the following telegram.—"In the name of the Government ...
Article : 241 wordsLONDON, June 8.—According to the latest information from Peking, which is dated yesterday, the Shansi troops of General Yen Hsi-shan were then outside ...
Article : 154 wordsKANSAS CITY, June 9.—Delegates to the Republican Convention to select a nominee for the Presidency fill the city. Mr. Andrew Mellon, the Secretary of ...
Article : 67 wordsCANBERRA, June 10.—The Federal Ministry proposes to invite Captain Kingsford Smith and his companions to visit Canberra next week while the ...
Article : 77 wordsSYDNEY, June 10.—"The flight in our opinion is nothing that we could not do over again," declared Capt. Kingsford Smith, and Mr. C. T. P. Ulm when ...
Article : 424 wordsNEW YORK, June 8.—Wall-street has established Mr. Hoover a two to one favourite for the Republican nomination. Bets have been made at five to one that ...
Article : 39 wordsMADRID, June 8.-It is officially announced that the Dictator (General Primo de Rivera) has broken off his engagement to Seno[?]ita Mercedes Costellano, a ...
Article : 105 wordsLONDON, June 8.—Interest has been created by the statement made yesterday in the House of Commons that a Dutch scheme had been submitted to the ...
Article : 187 wordsSYDNEY, June 10.—The Governor-General (Lord Stouchaven) has addressed the following message to the Governor of Queensland for conveyance to Captain ...
Article : 927 wordsCANBERRA, June 9.—In a statement yesterday the Federal Commissioner for Taxation (Mr. R. Ewing) explained that amendments had been made in the land ...
Article : 149 wordsSYDNEY, June 10.—From the fact that many inquiries were made at the shipping offices on Saturday morning, it is expected that there will be a ready response to ...
Article : 165 wordsBERLIN, June 8.—An agricultural labourer, aged 70 years has inherited £800,000 from an uncle in America. He says that he is not changing his mode of ...
Article : 57 wordsLONDON, June 9.—"You've cattle, sheep and broad acres, but you lack laboratories to assist your agricultural development. If you can bring the ...
Article : 124 wordsBERLIN, June 10.—The Munich-Frankfurt express was derailed early this morning. Fifteen persons were killed and 20 were injured. ...
Article : 29 wordsLONDON, June 7.—Important developments are expected in connection with wireless communication. Signor Marconi is completing experiments directed to the ...
Article : 95 wordsADELAIDE, June 10.—With an emergency crew of the Adelaide Steamship Company's clerks and officers, the Paringa reached Port Lincoln from Adelaide on ...
Article : 51 wordsBRISBANE, June 10.—The Southern Cross left Eagle Farm aerodrome on its flight to Sydney at 10.10 this morning in brilliant sunshine to the accompaniment ...
Article : 133 wordsLONDON, June 9.—Two Saunders-Napier motor boats which are doing tests on Lake Windermere are stated to be capable of 100 miles an hour. If the ...
Article : 44 wordsADELAIDE, June 10.—The fact that nearly all the interstate steamers have been laid up, throwing crews out of employment, led to an exceptionally large. ...
Article : 394 wordsSYDNEY, June 10.—It was stated on reliable authority to-night that Capt. Kingsford Smith and Mr. C. T. P. Ulm will leave almost immediately on a flight ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 11 Jun 1928, Page 13
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