THE FLIGHT.
CAPTAIN ROSS SMITH. TRIALS OF LAST STAGE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copjriaht. Received Dec. 22, 10.30 p.m. Brisbane, Dec. 22Captain Ross Smith has reached Longreach. Captain Ross Smith, interviewed at Cloncurry, said the trouble on the journey from Darwin arose from the fact that when he was leaving Caluctta a hawk struck and cracked the propellerThis gradually grew worse, but he hoped it would see him through to Sydney. When nearing Anthony's lagoon, after the blade had been mended with wire, the propeller suddenly split. He managed to make a good landing near an artesian bore.
He thought the case hopeless, as two blades were badly split. With the assistance of police officers and the men engaged at the bore, their oniy wording tools being pocket knives and pieces of glass, they managed, after 3A days' hard work, to make the propeller again serviceable, and they travelled by short stages to Cloncurry, staying the nights at. various stations, where they replenished supplies and petrol. They encountered thunderstorms and high winds, which severely tested the damaged propeller. The crew were almost worn out with continuous work.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1919, Page 5
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187THE FLIGHT. Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1919, Page 5
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