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 wordsIn an article in the "Evening Standard" D. R. Jardine, criticising the Australian team, comments first on the non-inclusion of Fingleton and ...
Article : 177 wordsThe 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 wordsA woman was killed instantly, and two other persons were badly injured when a motor car in which they were travelling to Toowoomba ...
Article : 293 wordsAlthough 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 wordsPartly for unemployment relief works and partly towards redemption of the floating debt, a £12,000,000 loan will be issued before the meeting of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 wordsTo 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"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 wordsThe 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 wordsThe 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 wordsAt 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 wordsOther 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 wordsIt 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 wordsRecord 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 ...
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Advertising : 23 wordsThe "News-Chronicle" dubs Jean a "Try Again Flyer." The "Evening News" employs the slogan: "Fly, Fly, Fly Again." ...
Article : 24 wordsCharged that on August 8, 1933, at Brisbane, he wilfully murdered Cora Zuill Polglass, Stanley Eric Polglass appeared in the Police Court, before ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 179 wordsA 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 wordsMr. 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 wordsThe 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 wordsLarwood started cautiously bowling for Nottinghamshire against Cambridge University, but worked up to nearly top speed after the first over, ...
Article : 60 wordsA 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 wordsMessrs. F. Chester (Worcestershire) and A. Dolphin (Yorkshire) have been appointed umpires for the first Test. ...
Article : 23 wordsPilot 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 wordsGold 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, ...
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The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Thu 24 May 1934, Page 13
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