AVIATION IN AUSTRALIA.
A LOCAL-BUILT AIRSHIP.
By Cable —Press Association—Copyright Received 5, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, July 5.
In the first trip, Roberts' Australianbuilt dirigible flew over the city from the showgrounds, rising to a height of six thousand feet and travelling at fourteen miles an hour. A slight mishap to the engine caused the aviator to descend.'
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 39, 6 July 1914, Page 5
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57AVIATION IN AUSTRALIA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 39, 6 July 1914, Page 5
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