ON THE TRACK.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 91, 18 April 1929, Page 7

ON THE TRACK.

ANDERSON'S 'PLANE.

Holden Reports Machine Heard On Friday.

PLENTY WATER AVAILABLE

(Australian and N.Z. Tress Association.) '"Received il a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Caj.iain Les Holden. in the ail liner Canberra, left "Wyndham yesterday afternoon to continue his search for Lieutenant Keith Anderson and his mechanic, 3lr. R. S. Hitchcock, who are missing somewhere north-west of Woodford, Northern Territory, in the aeroplane Kookaburra.

Captain Holden's task is hampered by tlie fact that his maps are inadequate.

It was reported at Wyndham that Lieutenant Keith Anderson's Kookaburra was seen and heard 100 mibs south of Wyndham 011 Friday, April l:i.

The Canberra searched the cour.trv almost to Turkey Creek, following the rumours that Anderson had been seen there. Captain Holden will continue his search to-dav.

In wireless messages from the Canberra later Captain Holden says Mr. Griffith, his wife, four other men and J!() natives all declare that they heard Anderson's aeroplane over Turkey Creek last 1-riday. The rumour was confirmed by the postmaster at Turkey Creek, who also heard the "plane.

There is plenty of water in the area searched by the Canberra.

Two R.A.A.F. 'planes were aloft for n\o and. a -half hours yestcrdav. Throe more machines of the Koval Australian Air Force left Point Cook to assist in the search and will reach Oodnadatta to-dav.

SMITH'S TAKE OFF.

Southern Cross May Be Flown To-morrow.

NATIVES CLEAR RUNWAY

SYDNEY, April 17

Captain Heath was to fly to-dav from Derby to tlie mud flat near the Glenelg I\i\ei, where the crew of the Southern Cross aro stranded. He proposed to take to them a suppy of petrol. It is expected that the ground there will be dry enough to-morrow to permit of the Southern Cross taking the air. If so she will be flown to Derbv.

Natives from the Port George IV. mission station are now helping SquadronLeader Kingsford Smith and his party tc clear a runway for the monoplane to take off.