AERIAL DISASTER.
Soldiers' Memorial Unveiling Ceremony. MOTH 'PLANE CRASHES. (Received 11.30 a.m.) SYDXEY, this day. A Moth aeroplane taking part in the soldiers' memorial unveiling ceremony at Coonabarabran, nose-dived, struck a tree and then crashed to the ground. James Simpson, a local hairdresser, who was a passenger, had three ribs broken and suffered from shock. He is in a serious condition. The pilot, Mr. Hammond, was unhurt. The aeroplane burst into flames and was destroyed within the sight of hundreds of spectators. FURTHER RAIN. SOUTHERN CROSS DELAYED. (lieceired 11.30 a.m.) PERTH, this day. Owing to further rain the departure of the Southern Cross to Adelaide has been postponed indefinitely.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 198, 23 August 1928, Page 7
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109AERIAL DISASTER. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 198, 23 August 1928, Page 7
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