Appalling Plane Disaster Near Guildford in Western Australia
Fourteen passengers and four air crew were killed in a disastrous crash near Guildford. Nearby residents report engines cutting out before the plane plunged, burying the nose in the ground during the Mar Robertson Miller Aviation Day flight bound for Darwin.
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Western Australia
Guildford
Mar- Robertson-Miller Aviation Day, Ltd
Frau
Darwin
Fouriers
Bnse
Crash near Perth leaves eighteen dead in wild weather
A Fitzroy to Darwin scheduled flight crashed north of Guildford in heavy rain. The DCS airliner carried eighteen aboard, all killed as one engine failed and flames engulfed the wreck. Fire brigades and civil aviation investigators attended, with the isolated crash site near former Army huts.
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Perth
Fitzroy
Guildford
Thames
Central
Victoria Puri
Maines
Flynn
Central Brigade
Department of Civil Aviation
Crash Near Army Huts Kills Passengers In Damp Wreckage
Eyewitness Mr John Jones describes a night crash near Army huts after takeoff from the aerodrome. Fire and police cordoned the scene as bodies burned, wreckage smoldered, and rescue efforts were hampered by rain. The incident follows a prior fatal airliner crash dated June 24, 1945.
Terrifying crash sighted near Mrs Gilbert's home
A plane plowed into a gravel area near Mrs. G Gilbert as she stood in her kitchen lamp in hand. Neighbors report a roaring engine then a violent impact followed by a blazing inferno. The wreckage spread across twenty yards square with debris near an outhouse and veranda. No sound of a blast or further fire afterward was heard.
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Perth
John Jones
Howe
Hart
G. Gilbert
Sacda Square
Gilbert
Plane crash victims named and airline officials respond
Report describes occupants of a DC3 crash including captain W Norman and crew member Eric Langford. MacRobertson-Metcair Aviation Co executive says next of kin will be informed before any action. Kin and additional crew from RLAF noted. context suggests early morning details and inquiries ongoing.
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Perth
ACA
Availabe
MacRobertson-Mier Aviation Co
Mtr
Kieinig
W. Norman
IAAF
Hacobi Basse
Eric Langford
Englindull
RLAF
Perth daylight aircraft crash scene examined
Examination of the Perth crash site shows no forward motion at impact though both engines lay on the ground. The right wing is severed, the left wing twisted but salvageable, and a fire quickly enveloped the fuselage turning seats and girders into molten metal.
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Perth
Extricating Bodies After Plane Crash In North-West
Police, undertakers, and firemen labored in daylight and rain to recover victims of a Civil Aviation crash. The pilot bodies were found together amid charred wreckage, many upright or half buried. Officials withheld names pending formal identification.
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Dayligar
Ion
Wade
Amspucilienes
CIV Aviation
Prime Minister and Premier Express Sympathy After Crash
Prime Minister Mr. R. Chifley and State Premier Mr. D. McLarty voiced condolences to victims' relatives. Chifley said he was deeply shocked by the news while McLarty called the tragedy a terrible blow to everyone.
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R. Chifley
D. McLarty
Chifley
McLarty
Victims of Crash Named in Australian Air Tragedy List
The list releases names and addresses of victims. Affected families include Mr. and Mrs. A Williams of Mosman Park, J A Clarke of Mosman Park, J I Mapstone of Cottesloe, B Swann of East Perth, B M Evans of Bank of New South Wales Perth, J Barkin of Claremont, B W Michel aboard HALAS Leeuwin, W J Hocking of Maylands, Percy and Daniels Smith (boatsmen) of North Perth, William H Baker of Victoria Park, Mrs V Wightman and daughter Miss R Wightman of Victoria Park, Captain W G Norman of Nedlands, H S Vassle of North Perth, Captain E B Langford of Scarborough, Mrs Sylvia J Seymour of Perth, and others. Captain Langford recently arrived from England. Miss Seymour and Miss Evans had connections to Singapore and Gerakiton respectively. the note discusses aviation company ties and hours flown.
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Granville Street
Mosman Park
J. A. Clarke
Bay
Maylands
Percy Smith
Daniels Smith
Olsters
Pennant Street
North Perth
William H. Baker
Carnarvon Street
Victoria Park
V. W. Wightman
R. Whttman
Ashburton Street
Victoria Pork
W. G. Norman
Gallop Road
Nedlands
H. 3. Vassle
England
Hostean
Misa Seymour
Les
Singapore
Perth
Mise Evans
Gerakiton
Shepheard
Miss Evans
Interstate Football in Adelaide Test for West Australians
Western Australia touring football team played South Australia in Adelaide after two interstate games in Victoria and New South Wales. South Australia led early, WA closed gap by third quarter, final score SA 15 16 to WA 11 11, WA losing by eight points. WA scorers included Conway 4 McClements 4 Perry 3 Sparrow Tucker and Sheedy.
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South Australia
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Heat Sparrow
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Canberra Team in Perth Football Fixture Review
A match at Hubiaco Oval featured Western Australia and Canberra with WA winning by ninety points. WA trailed 15-1 at half but surged to a final score of 22 27 (1) to Canberra 2 1 (1). The Canberra side endured a disappointing display as WA dominated late in the game.
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Todluy
Canberra
Hubiaco Oval
Western Australia
Polntay
Godly
Hebiuds
Polmbi
Metropolitan Racing Meeting at Helena Vale
Helena Vale hosts a Metropolitan Racing Meeting featuring the Harvey Handicap plus Gold Starling and related events. Jockeys McKay and Fry ride winners across six furlongs and longer races with odds and dividends listed for each division.
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New disease in cattle prompts gazetted controls
Regulations under the Stock Diseases Act aim to prevent trichomoniasis entering Western Australia. The illness, now reported in Tasmania Victoria and New South Wales, affects cattle breeding and can cause abortion. Exported Western Australian stud cattle from Victoria New South Wales and Tasmania must carry a certificate proving origin from a herd free of the disease.
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Tasmania
Victoria
New South Wales
Taman
Trains to the East Limited Service Between Perth and Adelaide
The South Australian Railways Commissioner secretary Mr P F Cherry notes only two express trains will run between Perth and Adelaide next week with one each way the following week. Next week’s express leaves Adelaide for Perth Monday and Wednesday arriving Perth on Thursday and Saturday. In the next week the Perth bound train leaves Adelaide on July 13 and the Perth to Adelaide train arrives July 18.
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South Australian Railways
P. F. Cherry
Perth
Aileane
Adelaide
Adelaite
Auelabde
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