The Archive · 1931

Airmail Line to Australia

Alexandria, Apr. 9.

'The Imperial Airways' air liner which left Croydon, London, on JApril 4 with the first air mail for Australia has arrived here and mail for Cairo is being sent by air in-

At Port Darwin the aeroplane will met by an Australian air mail plane to carry the mail to Sydney jand Melbourne, the Imperial Airways liner returning to London with mail brought to Port Darwin from all over Australia.—Reuter.

'Karachi, Apr. 12, 'The air liner City of Cairo, which left "Croydon on April. 4, arrived here at 9 a.m. to-day with' the first Australian air mail, The air liner left at midnight Jearrying 390. pounds of through mail for Australia—Reuter.

Melbourne, Apr. 10.

The experimental mail-carrying air liner from London is expected at Port Darwin on April 20. The mails should reach Sydney on April 22, The next ier is expected at Port Darwin on May 10—Wireless through Reuter.

Amsterdam, Apr. 10.

It is announced that the air mail and passenger service from Amsterdam to Batavia will be extended to Australia on April 30.- This will be the first Might from the Continent to Australia, as others have hitherto started from England. Batav will be reached on May i1, Wyndham on May 13, Brisbane on May 16, Sydney on May 17 and M bourne on May 18. flight will start on May 19—Through Reuter.

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