Now it was very fortunate that the breeze was blowing towards the land, and the three chums were carried inland at quite a good speed. They travelled ever so far in the air, and were wondering however they were going to get down when the balloon slowly began to sink. The last few yards they came down quite quickly and Richard and Gwendoline landed with a bump, although Polly’s wings helped to save her. "Hurrah! land at last," cried Polly. “Yes. but I wish we hadn’t touched it so suddenly," cried Richard.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19765, 12 February 1927, Page 22 (Supplement)
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92Now it was very fortunate that the breeze was blowing towards the land, and the three chums were carried inland at quite a good speed. They travelled ever so far in the air, and were wondering however they were going to get down when the balloon slowly began to sink. The last few yards they came down quite quickly and Richard and Gwendoline landed with a bump, although Polly’s wings helped to save her. "Hurrah! land at last," cried Polly. “Yes. but I wish we hadn’t touched it so suddenly," cried Richard. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19765, 12 February 1927, Page 22 (Supplement)
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