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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Monday 15 April 1929, page 11

CROSS.

SOUTHERN

Crew's Privations. THE

TO

WALK

TO

WEAK

TOO

MISSION. the 'Plane.

Graphic Story from ANXIETY

GRAVE

KEITH

FOR

ANDERSON. Great

privations

during the period state

the aeroplane

when found by

River, and had been living This

the

endured by which they were

were in

information

given

"West Australian" aeroplane

missing.

Canberra,

They

Pilot

to

in

were

on

Heath,

The Canberra made

a

alongside the Southern Cross

tobacco,

together with 85 telegrams questions put his

and

Charles

Captain

Holden

to

Kingsford landing

and party;

sioner

(Mr. Garlick), lodged

been through

a

terrible time,

tion the Southern

Grave

Replies to

crew.

enough

room

supplied with petrol and

oil.

was

Smith for

the

Expect

to

at

Derby by

to

ffy

it

out

when

supplied

the Chief City Commis-

Pilot Heath,

read:

"We

have

flight

to

England."

being entertained for the safety of Lieutenant Keith

his mechanic,

burra, has disappeared

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dropped,

were

but will be returning to Sydney to recondi-

Cross for the

fears are

Anderson and

there

to

Saturday.

on

Squadron-Leader Kingsford

to

from Flight-Lieutenant Ulm

message

to attempt

Smith's parents Pilot Heath said: "Saw them. AH O.K., rather "scraggy," near

O.K.

but very cheery. Machine petrol. with Heath."

A

and other

that

Cross to take off when message

supplies

the

Saturday.

on

Southern Cross

of congratulations to the

indicated

companions

Southern In a

by

trip to the

second

weak

in

landed

who

also had been too exhausted says message ÏV. Mission. the Port walk to George

Parcels of food, clothing,

a

snails.

that the men

His

Cross

the bank of the Glenelg

wild beans and mud

on

was

of the Southern

crew

Mr. R. Hitchcock, whose machine,

between Alice Springs and Wyndham.

the Kooka-

Two

Air

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Force

machines which

will

search

for them

in

Central Australia have

reached Maree.

The Canberra has been released

to take part in the search.