Longreach Farewell to Police Chief Peterson Honored
The Longreach Fire Brigade and civic groups held a farewell for Mr. Roy Peterson, with gifts and speeches praising his service and friendship. Meetings at the club and branch offices in Longreach followed, while local market notes reflect steady sheep, lambing plans, and upcoming ram consignments from Dalgety and Co. Ltd.
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Peterson
Shepherd
Hoey Peterson
Edkins Marsh
Rawlins and Bailey
Ilsa Speke
Brown
Barney” Byrne
Carl Gary
Cannan
Sirishane
Longreach
Carl Cory
Bank of Australasia
Lee
Longreach Club
R. R. Miller
Longreach Golf Club
Brisbane
W. H. Boyd
Lonereach
Walter Boyd
Roanoke
A. H. Mildren
Mesars, Sword and Co
Westerton
Mesars
E. G. Blume and Co
Bexley
P. Doyle
Rosabel
Dalgety and Co., Ltd
Mesers, Hanrick and Lone
Alroy
Messrs
W Coade
Bon
Dundee
Kingsford Smith and companions complete transatlantic crossing
Kingsford Smith and three crew members flew the Southern Cross from Ireland across the Atlantic to New York with a fuel shortage, fog and headwinds. They landed at Harbour Grace Newfoundland and later Roosevelt Field New York. The flight covered about 2190 miles at an average speed near 80 mph amid challenging weather.
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Kingsford Smith
North Atlantic
Europe
America
Harbour Grace
Newfoundland
Cape Race
New York
Avert Vandyk
J. M. Stanage
Capt. Baul
Irish Free State
Ragardous Enterprise
Roosevelt Field
Flying to Australia via Cairo and Baghdad
Matthews and Hook journeying from England to Australia reached Cairo Monday night and after a brief layover proceeded to Gaza. They were reported to have arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday and left immediately for Bushire.
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Baghdad
Matthews
Hook
England
Australia
Cairo
Gaza
Bushire
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roy Peterson
Fire Brigade
Mr. Peterson
Mr. W. Setter
Brigade
Rhob. Brown
Byrne
Cory
Send-Ofp
Golf Club
Ake Cas
Asoeh
Opryerrs Champion Automobiles Ltd
Atlantic