Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Mr. P. G. Taylor (navigator) arrived at Wheeler Field this morning at 8.40, having covered the 3150 miles from Suva in 25 hours, compared with 34 hours 50 minutes taken on the flight from Honolulu to Suva in the Southern Cross six years ago. ...
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Article : 899 wordsAs soon as State schemes for rural relief have been submitted to the Commonwealth, and it has been decided how far financial responsibility can be accepted for them, agreements will be entered into between the Commonwealth and the States separately to give effect to the plans. ...
Article : 353 wordsThe Duke of Gloucester's three days' country exile ended to-day. His Royal Highness enjoyed every moment of the respite at Ercildoune, the station home of Mr. and Mrs. ...
Article : 556 wordsMr. C. J. Melrose, who left Newcastle Waters at 12.36 a.m. and Cloncurry at 9.27 o'clock yesterday morning, arrived at Charleville at 2.32 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was welcomed ...
Article : 496 wordsThe achievements of the aviators in the centenary air race has caused an immediate reconsideration of the aerial mail services between London and Australia. ...
Article : 1,420 wordsSir Charles Kingsford Smith and Mr. Taylor sighted the south tip of Hawali at 6.30 a.m. to-day, but they were not certain of their posi[?]on until over Moloka[?], 30 miles from ...
Article : 711 wordsOne of the most important phases of the wort of the Loan Council was the discussion of plans for rural debt relief initiated by the Minister for External Affairs (Sir George ...
Article : 2,790 wordsGene Saracen caused great enthusiasm at the New South Wales Golf Club at La Perouse yesterday when he informed members that he would like to give £50 to a fund to send ...
Article : 226 wordsMr. C. T. P. Ulm will shortly make tests at Portsmouth of a twin-engined Airspeed Envoy monoplane. He intends to ship it to Canada in a few weeks, and then to fly to ...
Article : 49 wordsSquadron-Leader D. E. Stodart and Sergeant K. G. Stodart, in their Airspeed Courier, filled sixth place in the air race, passing the finishing line at Flemington at 10.55 to-day. Helped ...
Article : 238 wordsThe expansion of the Royal Air Foice has resulted in the re-engagement of 300 reser[?]ts. In the meantime, increased numbers are being trained at the aircraft apprentices' ...
Article : 203 wordsThe correspondent of the New York "Times" at San Jose (Costa Rica) says: "The Cocos Island treasure hunters, comprising 18 Britons, were found guilty to-day on charges ...
Article : 145 wordsAfter a successful and exciting three months' tour of Eastern Transvaal and Northern Rhodesia, big-game hunting, Mr. N. M. Kater, of Co[?]m[?]ee, Moree (a son of Sir Norman Kater, ...
Article : 396 wordsThe first official naval talks between representatives of the British and United States Governments began at No. 10 Downing-street this afternoon. ...
Article : 239 wordsLieutenant Michael Hansen and Mr. D. Jensen, the Danish airmen, left Darwin at 6 o'clock this morning in their Desoutter monoplane and arrived at Cloncurry at 7.23 p.m. ...
Article : 205 wordsThe Murrumbidgee River at Narrandera rose steadily throughout yesterday, but the rise was very slow, and the peak of the flood is not expected to reach there until to-morrow ...
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Article : 345 wordsMessrs. Wright and Polando, who withdrew from the race after reaching Calcutta, have now abandoned their flight to Australia, owing to a cracked cylinder. They will sail for ...
Article : 155 wordsThe Australian High Commissioner (Mr. S. M. Bruce) and dominions representatives will meet the Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. J. H. Thomas), the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. ...
Article : 136 wordsIt was announced at the municipal council meeting last night that Messrs. F. S. Falkiner and Sons, of Boonooke, had given £150 towards a cash prize for the speed section in ...
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Article : 159 wordsThe conference of the Indian National Con[?]ss, which has concluded at Bombay, was a personal triumph for Mr. Gandhi, whose proposals to change the party constitution were ...
Article : 155 wordsThe Miners' Federation has declared black the steamer by which coal from Aberfield Colliery, Swansea, is taken to Sydney. The colliery itself was declared black some time ...
Article : 122 wordsFlight-Lieutenant Cathcart Jones and Mr. K. Waller, who are making a fast return trip to England in the De Havilland Comet which they used in the air race, took off for Karachi ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Union Steam Ship company, Ltd., is one of the principal shareholders in Cook Strait Airways, Ltd., a new company which will operate air services from Wellington across ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 31 Oct 1934, Page 13
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