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N.Z. NAVAL DIVISION. LONDON, July 8. The Admiralty is lending PaymasterLieutenant W. Prophitt and Lieutenant J. Terry to the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy. They are sailing for the Dominion shortly.—Australian Press Association, United Service. NEW FLYING RECORD. BRISBANE, July 8. The Sydney-to-Brisbane flight record was broken by Pilot McCausland in a Ryan monoplane, which flew the journey in 3 hours 50 minutes. —Australian Press Association. OVERSEAS TRADE DEPARTMENT. LONDON, July 7. Sir George Gillett, M.P., has boen appointed secretary of the Overseas Trade Department, and Mr Samuel Viant, M.P.. Assistant Postmaster-. General. —Australian Press Association. FLYING PRIME MINISTER. (Reoeived July Sth, 7.10 p.m.) LONDON, July 7. The Prime Minister, Mr Mac Donald, yesterday flew from London to Catterick, Yorkshire, and back, a distance of 240 miles, to address a meeting at Durham.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19666, 9 July 1929, Page 13
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