Pilot J. A. Mollison successfully completed his Australia-England flight on Thursday morning, when he reached England in 8½ days, or approximately a day inside Flying Officer Scott's record. ...
Article : 81 wordsFollowing a meeting of the National Appeal Executive this morning, the Commonwealth Government proclaimed the Debt Conversion Act, and the conversion loan appeal will begin on Monday. It is hoped in three weeks to convert an ...
Article : 427 wordsThe members of the Loan Council, which is now in session in Melbourne, are determined that before financial aid can be approved for New South Wales the Government of that State must observe in full the conditions, of which there ...
Article : 1,008 wordsOne thousand tons of flour standing in railway trucks before shipment to Javanese ports and Singapore was seized to-day by the ...
Article : 204 wordsA terrible level crossing tragedy occurred during a fog at Toodyay, 45 miles north-east of Perth, about 8.30 o'clock this morning. ...
Article : 478 words"That Scott's splendid feat should be surpassed in a few weeks goes to prove that there is no finality yet in air achievements," said Lord Wakefield, ...
Article : 65 wordsAddressing the shareholders at the annual meeting of the Commercial Bank of Australia to-day, the chairman of directors (Mr. John L. Webb) ...
Article : 201 wordsPilot Mollison, who left Wyndham, West Australia, on July 29, in a Gipsy-Moth 'plane, equipped with a ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 205 wordsThe inability of the Prime Minister of Australia (Mr. J. H. Scullin) to subsidise the Anglo-Australian air service does not mean ...
Article : 215 words"Labour leaders are beginning to come to the conclusion that they will have to tell their people outside that there is no use trying to get the reforms they require along the course of constitutional action when the Constitution is going to be used ...
Article : 671 wordsThe Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. H. E. Steer), in answer to a question by Mr. M. P. Hynes (L., Townsville) in ...
Article : 66 words"Murray Darling," the Glen Innes lad (writes a Glen Innes correspondent) who left Texas in a small rowing boat, to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 106 wordsThe sitting of the Legislative Assembly, which began on Wednesday afternoon, was continued until 8 o'clock this morning, and members reassembled ...
Article : 167 wordsIn the opinion of the Premier (Mr. Moore) the suggestion of the South Australian Premier (Mr. L. L. Hill) that the Premiers' Conference should ...
Article : 100 wordsFollowing the announcement by the National Appeal Executive to-day that the conversion loan appeal would begin on Monday, the Leader of the ...
Article : 76 wordsColonel and Mrs. Lindbergh landed at Aklavik, in the north-west territories, at 6.5 a.m. (Eastern standard time) on Wednesday, completing a ...
Article : 70 wordsWhile Mr. G. Bernard Shaw was telling the Independent Labour Party's summer sohool his version of the wonders of the Soviet system, whose ...
Article : 284 wordsJames Allan Mollison, whose wonderful flight called forth not only tremendous physical endurance and pluck, but also consummate airmanship, is ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 208 wordsThe New York headquarters of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, who have abandoned their attempt on the worl[?] flight record, received a cable ...
Article : 53 wordsThe bank rate of discount, which was raised to 4½ per cent. a week ago, continues unchanged. ...
Article : 27 wordsFollowing the Legislative Council's insistence upon its amendments to the Civil Service Salaries Reduction Bill, the Premier (Mr. J. Lang) proposes to discard the Bill and substitute another reduction Bill, which will be introduced to ...
Article : 360 wordsDuring July the gold yield was 38,785 fine ounces, valued at £164,750, against 34,175oz. for last July. The total for seven months was 264,069 fine ounces, ...
Article : 51 wordsMiss Amy Johnson, who, accompanied by Mr. J. Humphreys, left London on July 28, on a 12,000 miles flight to Japan, arrived at Tokio at 5.17 this ...
Article : 43 wordsThe unemployed in Britain number 2,713,350, the highest total ever recorded in the official returns. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 215 wordsTo-day, "Black Thursday," about 23,000 Public Service employees, including 10,000 teachers, did not receive their usual fortnightly pay. The State Treasury is empty, and the Government is now absolutely dependent upon the Loan Council for ...
Article : 232 wordsLITERARY LEADER.— Tacitus. SPECIAL ARTICLES.— Art and Artists. ...
Article : 69 wordsA feature of the proceedings in the Senate to-day was the appearance on the floor of the House of the President (Senator Kingsmi[?]), attired in ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 7 Aug 1931, Page 13
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