AUSTRALIAN AVIATION CORPS.
By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright, Melbourne, January 10. . 'Senator Pearce, Federal Minister for Defence, intends to establish an. Australian: aviation'corps. Investigation of several inventions is proceeding. ANOTHER PERTH FLIGHT. Mr. Hammond, who is giving aviation exhibitions in Australia, flew for fortyfive minutes, averaging forty miles an hour. NEW ORLEANS CATASTROPHE. ' (Rec. 1 January 11, 1.14 a.m.) Now York, January 10. An investigation by experts has been made in connection with the recent aviation catastrophe at New Orleans, in which Mr. Hoxsey and M. Hoissaut lost their lives. M. Moissaut's machine was found to be ill perfect condition immediately before the ■ accident, and the controls were' perfect afterwards, indicating, that tho disaster was not due to any imperfection of the machine.. The actual cause is held to be inexplicable. .
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1022, 11 January 1911, Page 5
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