KINGSFORD SMITH
ON WAY TO SYDNEY
LANDING AT CAMOOWEAL
. SYDNEY, October 12. ■' Sir Charles Kiugsf ord ' Smith left Wyndham at 8.7 a.m., local time, and landed at Camooweal at 6.15 this evening, instead of at ChaTlcville, owing'to head winds. He leaves for Brisbane, 1400 miles distant, tomorrow. He expects to reach Sydney on Sunday^ and Melbourne next Monday. The nervous exhaustion from which he was suffering in the early stages of the trip has completely disappeared. Officials of the Wyndham meat works entertained,him last night. Sir: Charles, in the course of a speech, declared that Wyndham has. outstanding . claims as the first' port of entry for aeroplanes from overseas, as it is 100 miles closer, and there is 300 miles less water to coyer than the Dkrwih route. ;Ho added that nis record is bound to be shattered by competitors in the Centenary air race, but he thought tho machine which beat the record would be definitely out of the light aeroplane class. The Primo Minister has received his Majesty's congratulations' for Sir Charles' Kingsford Smith.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 90, 13 October 1933, Page 7
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