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  2. Girl's Record Flight from England

    After one of the most gruelling solo flights ever undertaken by a woman, Miss Jean Batten, the young New Zealand flier, achieved her ambition to set a new record for the England-Australia flight by a woman when she stepped from her Gipsy Moth 'plane at the Darwin aerodrome at 3 p. m. to-day, after a flight of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 334 words
  3. "BOARD LACKS TACT"

    In an article in the "Evening Standard" D. R. Jardine, criticising the Australian team, comments first on the non-inclusion of Fingleton and ...

    Article : 177 words
  4. AUSTRALIA WITHOUT FAST BOWLER

    The Australians took the field against Hampshire without a fast bowler, Wall and Ebeling being injured. After two early dismissals Arnold and Mead hit vigorously, and 52 runs were scored in 50 minutes, both batsmen playing the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,150 words
  5. HIT—RUN TRAGEDY

    A woman was killed instantly, and two other persons were badly injured when a motor car in which they were travelling to Toowoomba ...

    Article : 293 words
  6. MOTHER WAITS ALL NIGHT AT TELEPHONE

    Although Mrs. P. H. Batten intended to go to bed last night the excitement proved too great, and she waited all night with the telephone at her ...

    Article : 889 words
  7. £12,000,000 LOAN BEFORE JUNE 12

    Partly for unemployment relief works and partly towards redemption of the floating debt, a £12,000,000 loan will be issued before the meeting of ...

    Article : 159 words
  8. THE SCORES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 words
  9. PILOT LEAVES FOR ENGLAND

    To fly to Australia the first machine to be used on the London-Brisbane air mail service, Mr. L. J. Brain, senior pilot of Qantas, left for England by ...

    Article : 259 words
  10. "THANK HEAVEN I AM HERE"

    "Thank heaven I am her at last," were Jean's first words. It is terribly thrilling to succeed at last after two failures. I am more pleased than I ...

    Article : 308 words
  11. THRILLING CHASE IN SYDNEY STREETS

    The police at the Central Police Station had an exciting experience to-night in holding a man who was notorious for the number of times he ...

    Article : 288 words
  12. BOWLING LACKED STING

    The fact that the veteran, Mead, complete with his famous field mannerisms, scored his first 35 runs in even time illustrates the lack of ...

    Article : 390 words
  13. HOP OFF AGAIN TO-DAY

    At Darwin Miss Batten was met by Captain W. S. Bird (Queensland manager for C. C. Wakefield and Co.), who arrived at Darwin in a special ...

    Article : 107 words
  14. AMY MOLLISON'S TRIBUTE

    Other Australian fliers are delighted at Miss Batten's success. Amy Mollison, in an interview, said: "I knew she would do it. She is made ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. FIRST 'PLANE MAY BE CHRISTENED HERE

    It is possible that the first machine to fly on the Brisbane-Singapore section of the air route to London may be christened in Brisbane. Mr. Brain ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 178 words
  16. CHAIN OF RECORD FLIGHTS

    Record after record has been broken in flights between England and Australia in the 15 years since Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith first made this ...

    Article : 306 words
  17. Advertising

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    Advertising : 23 words
  18. "FLY, FLY AGAIN"

    The "News-Chronicle" dubs Jean a "Try Again Flyer." The "Evening News" employs the slogan: "Fly, Fly, Fly Again." ...

    Article : 24 words
  19. POLGLASS ON MURDER CHARGE

    Charged that on August 8, 1933, at Brisbane, he wilfully murdered Cora Zuill Polglass, Stanley Eric Polglass appeared in the Police Court, before ...

    Article : 118 words
  20. Index

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 179 words
  21. USED PRINCE'S OLD 'PLANE

    A dynamic personality, Miss Batten is the daughter of an Auckland dentist, and in addition to being a first-class pilot she is an ...

    Article : 232 words
  22. WALL ADVISED TO REST

    Mr. Bushby (manager) explains that Wall's injury is due to his catching his foot in a "pot hole" at Lords. Since then his doctor has advised him to ...

    Article : 71 words
  23. GIRL SENT TO CONVENT

    The Criminal Court Jury to-day found Esmay Lorna Mary Fitzmaurice (17), domestic, guilty of an attempt to poison the daughter of her employer, ...

    Article : 125 words
  24. LARWOOD AT FULL SPEED

    Larwood started cautiously bowling for Nottinghamshire against Cambridge University, but worked up to nearly top speed after the first over, ...

    Article : 60 words
  25. RIGHT TO BROADCAST FIGHT

    A deadlock has arisen in connection with the broadcast of the Harvey v. Petersen fight for the Empire heavy-weight championship on June 4. ...

    Article : 74 words
  26. TEST UMPIRES

    Messrs. F. Chester (Worcestershire) and A. Dolphin (Yorkshire) have been appointed umpires for the first Test. ...

    Article : 23 words
  27. PILOT ADAIR'S FLIGHT

    Pilot Ron. Adair, who flew from Brisbane to welcome the New Zealand aviatrix, arrived at Darwin at 1 p.m. yesterday. The total flying time ...

    Article : 40 words
  28. PRICE OF GOLD

    Gold is quoted to-day at £6/16/6½ an ounce fine. The dollar is 5.093 to sterling, and the franc 77. On the previous day the quotations were: Gold, ...

    Article : 40 words
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