UNIQUE OBSEQUIES.
AEROPLANE AS BIER. KINGSFORD SMITH’S FATHER DEAD ASHES TO BE SCATTERED AT SEA. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Nov. 3, 11.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 3. A three-engined monoplane, similar to the Southern Cross, and piloted by Wing-Commander Kingsford-Smith will serve as a funeral bier to-morrow for the cremated body of "Wing-Com-mander's father, who died last night. The funeral obsequies will be unique in Australia. Wing-Commander Kingsford-Smith will pilot the family over the' sea to scatter the ashes of his father.
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Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18166, 3 November 1930, Page 5
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