SEARCHERS BUSY.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 83, 9 April 1929, Page 7

SEARCHERS BUSY.

BY LAND AND AIR.

Six 'Planes Scour Country For Southern Cross.

news in a few days?

(Australian and X.Z. Press Association.)

(Received 11 a.m.)

SIDNEY, this day,

NY> fresh news came to hand last night either from Wvndham or Derby about the missing Southern Cross. Lieutenant. Keith Anderson arrived at JlarcC, in South Australia, from Broken Hill- Captain Holden's Canberra arrived at Wave Hill, a radio post office in the Northern Territory, and later reached Wyniliiam. Three West Australian Airways 'planes and three from New South Wales are now on the search, as well as parties of North-west Mounted Police and natives. No word is expected from the land gearchers for some days. The Citizens' Southern Cross Rescue Fund now totals £."»000. The New South Wales State Government gave £1000.

Air-Pilot Chater, who -was overdue at Derby, has been found. He made a forced landing at Walcott Inlet, and his aeroplane was damaged. Another aeroplane has been sent to him with spare parts Air-Pilot Tracy and Captain Jollv hopped off quietly from the Mascot Aerodrome to-day, intending to fly bj the Queensland route to join in th< search for th< Southern Cross Tracy knows thoroughly the country where the search is being made. Another West Australian Airways relief aeroplane is to be sent to join in the search tomorrow. It will start from Derby and be piloted by Captain Heath. The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, saya the Federal Government is considering the dispatch of the seaplane-carrier Albatross to make a detailed search of the north-west coast. His hesitancy is due to the fact that it would take 10 days for the vessel to reach the scene of operations, but the idea has not been Abandoned.