FLYING IN NEW GUINEA
YOUNG DOMINION PILOT
VARIED CAREER IN AVIATION
A newlv-appointed pilot on the staff of Guinea Airways, New Guinea, is Mr. W. J. Robins, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. .i\ Robins, of Tauranga. Mr. Robins, who was educated at the Tauranga District High School, went to Australia in, 193-1, and obtained work as a boundary rider in New South "Wales.
After a holiday in New Zealand in 1935, Mr. Robins returned to Australia, and qualified as a pilot, obtaining his commercial licence in March last year. He took part in the BrisbaneAdelaide Centenary Air Race, and later served with" the shark patrol round Sydney beaches. Mr. Robins, who is a qualified radio operator, won the speed contest of the Royal Aero Club of New South Wales last year. In his new position he is flying threeengined Junkers and Ford aircraft. He is only 24 years of age, and is tho youngest pilot employed by Guinea Airways.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22769, 1 July 1937, Page 13
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