AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

LANDING AT CLONCURRY

[United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph.—Copyright.]

SYDNEY, May 27

Miss Amy Johnson spent last night at the Alexandria Station. She continued her flight, accompanied by a

Quantas aeroplane this morning. She landed at Cloneurry in Queens land at 12.30 p.m. taking the town by surprise.

There were only, five persons at the aerodrome. She left Cloneurry for Longreaoh at 1.15 p.m.

AMY JOHNSON LANDS

BRISBANE, May 27

Amy Johnson landed at Longreaoh and had a. chat over the long distance telephone with the Lord Mayor of Brisbane to-night.

A GREAT WELCOME.

MISS JOHNSON’S MESSAGE

{Received this dnv at 9.40 a.m.)

BRISBANE, May 28

Reports from Longreach state, Miss Johnson, upon arrival at the aerodrome was instantly surrounded by thousands of e.'.cited people, who literally mobbed her, and /die had to be carried to safety by four policemen. All the way to the town she drove through cheering lines.

She described tne country between Darwin and Alexandria as appalling. The escorting planes got some idea of the immensity of the jars'caused by air pockets. Sometimes her plane flopped two hundred feet.

Miss Johnson is the first England to Australia flier to reach Alexandria from Darwin without trouble. She will stay to-night at Roma.

Interviewed at Longreach Miss Johnson said: “Give this message To Austraia—l thank the whole of Australia from the bottom of my T heart, for the marvellous welcome. I bring good wishes from England to Australia, and to those of my own sex I give my love. I am thrilled, and I feel at home.”

'A BROADCAST. •SYDNEY, May 28. Mr Brown (Director General of the Host and Telegraph) advises special arrangements have been made for Miss Amy Johnson to broadcast a talk to the people of Australia upon arrival at Roma. It will take place at 7.30 in the evening.

A SUBSCRIPTION LIST,

INVERCARGILL, May 27

The “Mayor of Invercargill, Mr J. D. Campbell, announced to-day that he had decided to open a list of subscriptions for the purpose of forwarding some memento to Miss Amy Johnson iff recognition of her achievement. He stated the subscriptions would be definitely limited to one shilling.

VIEW OF WORKERS’ UNION.

INVERCARGILL, May 27

That the opening of such a fund as has been decided upon by the Mayor (Mr Campbell) was unnecessary, and tha.t any available money could he diverted to more useful channels in Invercargill, were the opinions expressed by the members of the Otago and Southland General Labourers’ Union at the meeting of Invercargill branch this evening.

The following resolution was carried: “‘While we do not in any way wish to under estimate the great bravery of Miss Johnson, we think, however, that the Shilling Fund is altogether unnecessary. Miss Johnson, we understand, is not in need of financial help. We think that, if there are any shillings to be collected, they can be subscribed to our own ueec.s to help unemployment.”