Tilt-Wing Aircraft Introduced by Vertol for U S Army
Vertol Aircraft Corporation of Morton Pennsylvania released a two picture view of its first tilt wing model. The design claims vertical wing rotor tilt for helicopter takeoffs and horizontal tilt for forward flight. Developed for the U S Army and the Office of Naval Research.
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Vertol Aircraft Corporation
Morton
Pennsylvania
U.S.A
Vert Vor Levy Vertol
U.S. Army
Office of Naval Research
Heroic Crew Halts Runaway Otira Rail Car
Railway clerk Kevin O Keefe diverted the runaway train at Otira station, allowing Max Wilson and Guard G Meagher to attempt braking from the second car. Wilson braved a rear window to enter the second unit as brakes failed in both cars. The train plummeted down a bank but rescue efforts saved lives. one passenger Beatrice McFarlane suffered a forehead cut.
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Kevin O'Keefe
Otira
Max Wilson
G. Meagher
Christchurch
Wilson
Meagher
Arthur's Pass
O'Keefe
Fined For Lighting Fire During Prohibited Period
Noel Adocee By mons of Theuseway was fined £15 at the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions for lighting a fire in The Causeway during a prohibited period. Constable Lovejoy testified to the January 22 fire a little after 8 p.m. and that the accused believed the ban allowed fires between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. the next day.
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Noel Adocee Bymons
Theuseway
Canberra
Thia
Iberra
Toddler Crowns Window Sill Warning at Braddon Flats
A three year old boy climbed onto a third storey window sill at Braddon Flats and played for ten minutes before his mother rescued him. A workman on an eight storey flat nearby alerted police who informed the mother, who believed the child was in bed asleep upstairs.
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Braddon
Court upholds objection to inspector in milk case
Magistrate A F Denton ruled inspector Douglas Penkethman could not give evidence in the Sale of Food and Drugs case. Thomas Joseph Kelly and Edward Benedict Kelly trading as Kelly Brothers faced charges of selling milk with fat content below the required standard. The prosecution indicated it would proceed with onward actions, with further action adjourned to tomorrow.
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A. F. Denton
Douglas Herbert Penkethman
Brigalow Street
O'Connor
Penkethman
Thomas Joseph Kelly
Edward Benedict Kelly
Kelly Brothers
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Melbourne
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Perry
VESTA
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Lonedale
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Greymouth
G. Daley
EADY
Capri Venetians Pty
LID
Lonsdale Street
Mort Street
Yarralumla Motors Pty
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Capital Motors Pty. Ltd
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Mort ST. Braddon
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