ELDERLY TRAVELLER
FLIGHT TO WELLINGTON. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND,' Jan. 25. An Auckland nonagenarian, Mrs W. Bell, of Epsom, made her first flight in an aeroplane to-day, when she was a passenger to Wellington. She enjoys good health and travels frequently visiting relatives. She decided to visit a sou at Wellington and came to the conclusion that flying was the quickest and most comfortable form of transport. She was farewelled by several of her daughters.
Mrs Bell has lived in Auckland for 75 years, her late husband having served in the Maori Wars.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 49, 26 January 1938, Page 3
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93ELDERLY TRAVELLER Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 49, 26 January 1938, Page 3
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