H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA
SPEED RECORD FOR 1700 MILES. Brisbane, October 16. The cruiser Australia covered 1700 miles of the Wellington to Brisbane trip in two days 17 hours, a record. At one stage the speed attained was 34.7 knots per hour.— Australian Press Association.
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Southland Times, Issue 20618, 17 October 1928, Page 5
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