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1928 AUSTRALIA / AVIATOR: Captain Bert Hinkler arrives in Melbourne after record flight from England
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0:44Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1928
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: To Australia - 16 days! Cheers of thousands greet Captain Bert Hinkler who arrives at Melbourne, after record flight from England (12,000 miles)
Race course / Crowd cheering with hats waved / Bi-plane taxiing along paddock / Hinkler, wearing suit, gets out of plane / Hinkler in car along racetrack
INTERTITLE: His mother's welcome
Hinkler embraces his mother on podium / Crowd / Hinkler waving to crowd with hat
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