Captain Iglesias and Captain Jiminez, the Spanish long distance flyers, descended at Dawiyah a remote settlement 200 miles from ...
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Article : 450 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. S. M. Bruce) sent the following cable message to Captain Kingsford Smith at Suva this morning:— ...
Article : 66 words"It is a great feat," said the Premier (Mr. W. McCormack) last night, when commenting on Captain Kingsford Smith's flight. ...
Article : 79 wordsInformation has courteously been supplied to "The Week" by relatives that Captain Kingsford Smith was born in Queensland, ...
Article : 151 wordsMr. George Putnam (the publisher) has announced that the tri-motored Fokker plane that Wilmer Stultz flew from Boston to Halifax to-day is ...
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Article : 179 wordsCaptain Kingsford Smith is a native of Brisbane. He was born at Hamilton about 30 years ago. "He was still a youngster when his ...
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Article : 98 wordsIn an all metal flying boat which is the largest passenger flying boat in the world. Sir Samuel Hoare (Secretary of State for Air). Lady Hoare, Air ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 86 wordsWhen seen after they had had a bath, the airmen were busy reading cables of congratulation and dictating replies. Smith and Ulm were bright ...
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The Week (Brisbane, Qld. : 1876 - 1934), Fri 8 Jun 1928, Page 17
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