Aroused Great Interest In Sydney
twir .(Received 10 a.m.) p;.;: ■ SYDNEY. December 23. On her arrival from Brisbane, the Imperial Airways flying-boat Centaurus landed,at Rose. Bay, the new flying base for Sydney, at 8.45 o’clock on Friday morning. Thousands of people around' the foreshores of the harbour had their first glimpse of the giant craft, which made an impressive sight. A party of Parliamentarians, including the Premier of New South Wales. Mr B. S. Stevens, and the Lord Mayor of Sydney, were taken for a half-hour flight over the harbour and city, which greatly impressed them. Mr Stevens described the visit of the Centaurus as an epoch-making event. The Centaurus took off for New Zealand about dawn to-day. The local weather bureau, which has been co-operating with ships at sea and with New Zealand, reports that the Centaurus should have a good trip.
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Northern Advocate, 27 December 1937, Page 6
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