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  2. GRASSHOPPER PROBLEM.

    After a necessarily hurried inspection of a considerable area of the Parkes, Bogan Gate, Condobolin, Nyngan, Narromine, and Dubbo districts, it can be stated very definitely that unless Government action is taken immediately, there is every possibility of huge losses of crops and pasturage ...

    Article : 168 words
  3. CHARLEVILLE.

    Since the Dutch fliers, Messrs. Parmentier and Moll, landed at Charleville last night, there has been a certain amount of criticism regarding the arrangements at the aerodrome, ...

    Article : 527 words
  4. POACHING.

    The Bishop of Carpentaria (the Right Rev. S. H. Davies), who arrived in Sydney yesterday by the Marella, said it was urgently necessary that there should be proper control of ...

    Article : 279 words
  5. CATHCART JONES

    Flight-Lieutenant O. Cathcart Jones and Mr. Ken Waller, in a De Havilland Comet, arrived at Darwin at 1.13 p.m. to-day. They left again at 2.16 ...

    Article : 534 words
  6. TWO GREAT FLIGHTS.

    Parmentier and Moll (Holland) won second place in the air race and a prize of £1500 by completing the flight to Melbourne in 3 days, 18 hours, 18 minutes. The time of Colonel Roscoe Turner (U.S.A.), who filled third place ...

    Article : 229 words
  7. HANDICAP RACE.

    Stopping times for competitors in the handicap section will be deducted at the end of the race, as only flying time is considered, providing that the entrants finish in 18 days ...

    Article : 270 words
  8. EVIDENCE TO WARRANT ACTION.

    While landowners are by no means unanimous on the question, there should be sufficient evidence from the meeting of representatives of Pastures Protection Boards on ...

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  9. COASTGUARD SERVICE.

    When the Premiers [?]eet at Canberra next week, Mr. Forgan Smith will refer to the visits of foreign craft to North Queensland waters, and probably ask why the ...

    Article : 82 words
  10. COMPETITORS" FLIGHTS.

    Mr. H. L. Brook who is flying in a Miles Falcon 'plane with Miss E. Lay as a passenger, is delayed at Athens. He is awaiting a new propeller. ...

    Article : 408 words
  11. DUTCH AIRMEN

    After making a forced landing at Albury early yesterday morning, the Dutch airmen, Messrs. Parmentier and Moll, reached the finishing line in Melbourne at 10.54 a.m. ...

    Article : 1,257 words
  12. £10,000 DAMAGE.

    A block of buildings, comprising shops and offices, in Main-street, Home Hill, and including the Commercial Bank of Australia, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The ...

    Article : 72 words
  13. THE AMERICANS.

    The American pilots temporarily lost their way in Queensland. They were disappointed that the Dutchmen beat them to the finishing line However, they took their defeat in ...

    Article : 488 words
  14. MESSAGE TO SCOTT.

    A message received by Mr. Scott from the King at Sandringham reads as follows:— "The Queen and I warmly congratulate you both on your wonderful feat. We are very ...

    Article : 126 words
  15. AIRMEN AT DARWIN.

    Both Cathcart Jones and Waller are young men and they seemed to be rather bored with everything in general. That may be due to the strain of flying the Timor with the ...

    Article : 443 words
  16. ORGANISED GANGS.

    Railway investigation officers at Hornsby Police Court on Tuesday said that extensive losses, amounting to thousands of pounds annually were caused by thefts from trains on ...

    Article : 370 words
  17. MAIL SERVICES.

    The result of the air race nas set the British Press furiously thinking about Empire air mail services. Major C. C. Turner, the "Daily ...

    Article : 273 words
  18. IDLE YOUTHS.

    The board of management of the Y.M.C.A., at a recent meeting, decided to make representations to the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Stewart.) about the plight of boys, aged from ...

    Article : 566 words
  19. STATE BASIC WAGE

    The State basic wages for adult, males and adult females will remain at £3/7/6 and £1/16/6 a week respectively. The Industrial Commission (Mr. Justice ...

    Article : 221 words
  20. SPEED WINNERS

    The three 'planes which have finished have been officially declared the winners of the three first prizes in the speed section. Other competitors have the rignt to lodge ...

    Article : 291 words
  21. SCOTT'S FLIGHT.

    Captain Geoffrey de Havilland said: "Scott and Black have done better than we expected. The machine was hardly ready for such a flight. There was not time to try it out ...

    Article : 399 words
  22. AT CHARLEVILLE.

    Colonel Roscoe Turner arrived at Charleville at 6.10 a.m., and, after hurriedly making adjustments to both engines of his Boeing monoplane left for Melbourne at 7.10 ...

    Article : 585 words
  23. DOUGLAS MACHINES.

    The K.L.M. is ordering 10 more Douglas machines, similar to Mr. Parmentier's 'plane, for the Amsterdam-Batavia service. Two of the machines will be imported from ...

    Article : 46 words
  24. HEAVY RAIN.

    Rises have occurred in the southern inland rivers, as a result of the persistent heavy rains, and it is thought that floods will be experienced if more rain falls. Weather conditions ...

    Article : 465 words
  25. COLONEL FITZMAURICE.

    Colonel Fitzmaurice, who withdrew from the race owing to the restriction on his load of petrol, flew his Bellanca 'plane, the Irish Swoop, from Croydon to-day and landed ...

    Article : 51 words
  26. LOST AIR LINER.

    Hope of the safety of the 10 passengers and two pilots of the missing air liner Miss Hobart has been abandoned, although land parties are still searching the densely-wooded ...

    Article : 215 words
  27. TOUCHING SCENE.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of the British United Press says: "There was a touching scene in the streets early to-day, Thousands gathered and enthusiastically cheered ...

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  28. MR. HAROLD GATTY'S BROADCAST

    Mr. Harold Gatty, a Tasmanian, who was navigator to Wiley Post on his round-theworld flight in 1931, in a special broadcast to Australia from New York last evening, ...

    Article : 95 words
  29. KINGSFORD SMITH

    Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, owing to a cross-wind, was unable to leave Naselai Beach to-day in continuation of his flight to America. When he was attempting to take ...

    Article : 180 words
  30. VICTIMS OF CRASH.

    The coffins of Flying-Officer Gilman and Mr. J. K. C. Baines, who were killed while flying in the air lace, covered with Union Jocks, were carried on the shoulders of Italian ...

    Article : 86 words
  31. IRON MONARCH.

    The freighter Iron Monarch, while en route to Newcastle last night, grounded on rocknear Broken Bay in a dense fog. Engines were immediately put astern, and ...

    Article : 96 words
  32. WINNERS' EASY DAY.

    Scott and Black, the winners of the race, had a good sleep on Tuesday night, though they did not go to bed until after midnight, when they ended their engagements. Black, ...

    Article : 104 words
  33. INSPECTION OF 'PLANES.

    Until the three machines, which have arrived, are examined and checked, no public inspection of them will be allowed at Laverton. The Dutch passenger liner dwarfs Mr. ...

    Article : 95 words
  34. 2,621,894.

    The population of New South Wales at June 30 last was 2,621,894, an increase of 1469 as compared with the total at June 30 last year. The population includes 1,323,390 males and ...

    Article : 38 words
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