Big Solents In A Litt[?]
p. 110 · Read in the full issue
River
ONE of the Solent planes Trans-Oceanic Airways n ning between Sydney and P Moresby again suffered an accidi as the result of the cramped cc ditions imposed by seaplane mo 1 ment in Hamilton Reach, in t Brisbane River.
The TOA Star of Hobart, can ing 10 passengers and a crew of hit a dredge when taking off ; Moresby at 10.45 pm on Sund October 28, and had one wing a a motor badly damaged. Captj P. H. Mathieson was then pilot.
On June 19, in somewhat simi circumstances, in the Brisba River, the Star of Papua, in chai of Captain P. G. Taylor, struck vessel and was out of commissi for some time.
Seaplanes cannot fly from Sydr to Moresby without re-fueling, i controllers will not allow the i of Townsville. Other Queensla towns are regarded as unsuitat The river at Brisbane seems t only alternative; but conditions i not ideal for the big Solents.
Thirty New Guinea cricket € thusiasts chartered a plane to to Townsville, Qld., to see W Indies play Queensland Country October 30-31.