JEAN BATTEN PRAISED
Aviatrix Proud oi British Prestige "" SYDNBY, April 8. ! Jean Batten was tjie guest of Jbei Royal Empire Society to-night. ; The president, Si? Hugh Denipon, paidj |8 tribute to her flying achievemental jwhieh placed her on 'a pedestal tae 'World pver. I Mise Batten, in the eourse of an addrees, said ehe aever fwlly realised Until she began flying what it meant to be a member of tho British race. ^he , had also found that, whatever the coun-' try visited, British prestige was para-i mount. She expressed the hope thati iCivil aviation both in Austraiia andi jNew 3/ealand would be separated from! the Defenqe Pep^rtmepts jn order to! permit civil aviatipn tp prpgress as jtl shbuld. j
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 70, 9 April 1937, Page 7
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