CHAPTER IX

AERIAL PROPAGANDA IN AUSTRALIA

Back to Australia—Harry Expresses Some Views—Australian Air

Policy—He Speaks of Stabilising Devices—A Reminiscence of the

Round-Britain Seaplane Flight—A Civic Welcome—Harry’s Father

Speaks—Assembling the Tabloid—First Flight in Australia—Preparations

for Flight—Flying from a Street—An Object Lesson at Government

House—Harry Dispels a Fallacy—And Speaks about Whirling Propellers—A

Flying Call on the Governor-General—Interrupts a Game of Tennis—What

the Governor-General Thought of Harry—Old Melbourne Friends Fly—The

Australian Press—Enterprising Lady Passengers—Passengers pay £3 per

Minute—Curious Attitude of an Association Official—Organisation of

a Big Public Flying Exhibition—Harry’s Views on Flying—A Crowd of

25,000—Is Difficult to Handle—And Affects Harry’s Programme—An

Accident—Without Serious Consequences—The Minister of

Defence Ascends 3,500 Feet 133

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