Nothing has been heard or seen of Mr. Keith Anderson, who flew in his Westland III monoplane to assist in the search for the Southern Cross, since he left Alice Springs on ...
Article : 553 wordsThere was a distinguished company at Australia House for Sir Granville Ryrie's dinner to the members of the Economic Mission. The party included Mr. Amery, ...
Article : 615 wordsCaptain Holden and his observers in the Canberra yesterday morning located the Southern Cross on mud flats on the bank of the Glenelg River, about twenty miles south of the Port George Mission Station. All the crew are safe. The four men walked out into the open in ...
Article : 340 wordsThe report of the Commissioners for Inland Revenue for the year ended March 31, 1928, shows that the net produce of income tax averaged 23.58 pence on each pound of ...
Article : 145 wordsFarmers, graziers, airmen, shopkeepers, motorists—all classes and conditions of men— suffer alike because our meteorologists, through no fault of their own, are unable to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 236 wordsAll ships were represented in a party sent to the Naval College for demolition exercises. In the event of hostilities this important activity would provide, among a number of ...
Article : 312 wordsA message from Little Rock (Arkansas) says that a tornado from the south-west roared through north and central Arkansas, killing 41 persons and injuring scores. ...
Article : 79 wordsAn echo of the financial troubles of 1891 was heard yesterday at the annual meeting of the A.M.P. Society Mr. B. J. Parkinson, of Melbourne, directed ...
Article : 423 wordsReports from the Spanish frontier state that student riots have broken out again. There were hundreds of participants in a battle with the police at Madrid, the mob ...
Article : 50 wordsIn the middle of an acrimonious debate last evening, on matters affecting the constitution of the party, the National Convention delegates suddenly began to smile and cheer. The ...
Article : 393 wordsThe ecclesiastical correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" learns that the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is at present on a Mediterranean cruise in Mr. J. Pierpont ...
Article : 64 wordsThe last half-mile of the Verneuk Pan track, which Malcolm Campbell describes as very wet, is being reclaimed, and finality of the prepartations for the attempt on the ...
Article : 152 wordsBy courtesy of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., the "Sydney Morning Herald" was able to give the first news in Sydney of the finding of the Southern Cross and its ...
Article : 735 wordsThe Canberra returned to Wyndham at 2.30 p.m. with the news that the Southern Cross was down at a point on the Gleneig River, not far from Mount King, about 20 miles a little ...
Article : 279 wordsThe chairman of the Citizens' Southern Cross Rescue Fund, Mr. J. Garlick, Chief City Commissioner, said last night that Mr. Cantor, who was financing the rescue effort of the ...
Article : 326 words"I will do the very best I can," said his Excellency the Governor (Sir Dudley de Chair), in reply to a deputation of unemployed yesterday. "I will see that you meet the ...
Article : 286 wordsDespite a keen wind his Majesty spent practically the whole morning sitting and walking in the grounds of Craigwell House. During the afternoon Dr. Howitt travelled down to Bognor ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Canadian Government had a majority of 24 votes on the main budget motion, moved by the Minister of Finance (Mr. Robb), that the House of Commons should go into a ...
Article : 102 wordsMr. W. H. Childs (Metropolitan Superintendent of Police) was yesterday appointed by the State Cabinet to be Acting Commissioner of Police. ...
Article : 106 wordsThe Betting Control Board has accepted tenders for totalisators "for the present" from the Lightning Automatic Totalisator Co., the British Automatic Totalisator Co., the ...
Article : 284 wordsAgreement with the recommendations of the Oversea Shipping Conference was expressed by the chairman of the Oversea Shipping Representatives' Association (Mr. T. S. ...
Article : 341 wordsThe year's total of bomb outrages reached 27 to-day, when a bomb intended for a taxi-cab garage, thrown by a gangster, wrecked the offices of a weekly newspaper, the "Suburbnn ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Minister for Defence (Sir Wm. Glasgow) announced to-day that he had given instructions for two Air Force planes to proceed to Alice Springs, to ascertain if any ...
Article : 75 wordsAlthough it is a rebuilt machine, the Southern Cross has many wonderful accomplishments to its credit under the control of Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith. Many of ...
Article : 487 wordsThe political correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that it the Conservatives are returned at the general election Mr. Winston Churchill will go to the Dominions Office, ...
Article : 499 wordsThirty-seven years ago a strapping boy from the country walked into police headquarters to join the force. He quailed beneath the withering glance and brusque questions of the ...
Article : 546 wordsA further extension of the timber workers' strike took place yesterday when the strike committee decided to bring Messrs. Bell and Fraser, of Balmain, within the zone area. ...
Article : 137 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce), who is at his home at Frankston, expressed extreme gratification at news of the finding of the airmen. Mr. Bruce said: "I desire to ...
Article : 217 wordsA report from Paris says that the Reparations Committee is making good progress, and it is expected that the creditor nations will be able to-day to present the agreed ...
Article : 93 words"I'm one of these." stuttered a youth who walked into the Detective Office yesterday. "One of what?" queried a detective. "One of those the 'go-getters' got," and he ...
Article : 304 words"Great news," exclaimed Mr. L. Kingsfordsmith, of Longueville, brother of SquadronLeader Kingsford-Smith, when asked about the message announcing the safety of the ...
Article : 166 wordsA proclamation was issued yesterday bringing into operation, the Electoral Redistribution Commission, which will almost immediately commence the work of redistributing ...
Article : 141 wordsSir Granville Ryrie, High Commissioner for Australia, presided at the official opening of the Australian apple season at Australia House, where there was a well-arranged ...
Article : 207 wordsNews of the finding of the Southern Cross reached the Stock Exchange shortly after the midday call had ended, when many of the members had congregated in the vestibule. ...
Article : 60 words"I heard with relief and delight, which the whole of Australia will feel, the news about Kingsford Smith and his companions," said the Premier (Mr. Bavin) yesterday. ...
Article : 96 wordsA telegram sent by Dr. Jenson was received in Brisbane stating: "Heavy oil struck yesterday with some gas at 1598 feel at Stewart's permit. Test satisfactory. Sending sample ...
Article : 41 wordsThe welcome news that the Southern Cross had been found was received first from Central News, Sydney[?] at 3 a.m. Australians in London never wavered in the belief that the ...
Article : 55 wordsThe news that the crew of the Southern Cross is sale was received here with feelings of great relief. The message indicating that the party was safe was received here at ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 13 Apr 1929, Page 17
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