Air search update from Brisbane reports progress and delays
A deputy director reports that the Atlanta departs at 2 0 oclock and will spend the night at Newcastle Waters. They plan daylight search tomorrow and continue until dark, aiming to reach Brisbane Thursday night or Friday noon. Mr Brain piloted Atlanta and notified 406 of ongoing operations. wireless authorities in Sydney are informed. The effort is led by 406 and praised across the team.
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Brisbane
406
M Sevens
Wai Hil
Atlanta
Newcastle Waters
Anderson
J. Stevens
Air Force
Missing plane search update from Brisbane area
Radio contact reports Anderson's plane position 80 miles east of Wave Hill and 150 miles northwest of Powell Creek During the search for Tia steers the report notes no land party feasible except from Ware Hill Ground positions are set for a departure toward Brisbane tomorrow with routes to be finalised
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Brisbane
Brain
Newcastle Waters
Pipes
Anderson
Y Pl
Tia Steers
Ware Hill
Hill
Powell Creek
Southern Cross Delay Reported Over Sydney
A garbled airline dispatch from Sydney notes the Senthert Creswit delaying takeoff from Woendhae to day. Kingsford Smith plans to try a later run with the wing under the Kookaburrs, citing essential purposes and endeavors.
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Sydney
Woendhae
Kingsford Smith
Sam
Uncertain Movements of Southern Cross and Deliveries
Reports indicate possible return to Sydney after planned runs from Wave Hill or Mice Springs for the night. Efforts to supply Flora Hey tomorrow may fail as the Southern Cross faces delays and a convoy of 100 gallons of petrol from Wyndham to Flora Valley remains overdue amid difficult terrain.
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Wave Hill
Mice Springs
Flora Hey
Sydney
Wyndham
Flora Valley
Criday
Looking for Hitchcock in Australia Search
In Sydney on April 22 a wave hill team reports a search for Hitchcock. The message notes a location about miles west of Powell's Creek, far from the stock route, hoping for water after recent rains.
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Sydney
Wave Hill
Burra
Anderson
Hitchcock
Comacher
Powell's Creek
Hiach
Hitchcock's Career
Perth dated April 22 recounts Robert Hitchcock a missing mechanic torn at Broken Hill during boyhood in Kalgoorlie. He enlisted in the 28th Battalion in World War I and served in France. He later joined West Australian Airways in 1922 and flew with Kingsford Smith and Anderson before a crash left him injured. He married in 1911.
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Perth
Robert Hitchcock
Broken Hill
Kalgoorlie
Hitchcock
Hyne
Royal Air Force
West Australian Airways
Kingsford Soathful Anderson
Sydney
Smith
Anderson
America
Australia
Pla
North Cairns Tennis Club Opens 1929 Season
The North Cairns Tennis Club will open their 1929 season on Saturday with good prizes offered. A cordial invitation is extended to the members of the various clubs to attend the opening and the ensuing functions on later dates.
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North Cairns
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