AIRPORT OPENED
Link for Commercial Services TIMARU CEREMONY By Telegraph—Press Association. Timaru, April 9. Designed to be the central South Island base for future commercial air transport services in the Dominion, Timaru airport, which has been established by New Zealand Airways, Ltd., was officially opened this afternoon in the presence of several thousand people by the mayor, Mr. T. W. Satterthwaite. Conditions were overcast and light rain fell, but the programme, which included a number of novelty events, in addition to aerial displays, passed without interruption. The Timaru Derby resulted in an easy win for SquadronLeader J. L. Findlay (Air Force), 1; Flight-Lieutenant J. C. Mercer, 2; Mr. J. W. Smith (Southland), 3. Twelve aeroplanes participated, all being from the South Island, with the exception of Flight-Lieutenant .1. D. Hewitt, who camo from Auckland.
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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 167, 11 April 1932, Page 8
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