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Miss Earhart’s New Ocean Flight

... Miss Earhart’s New Ocean Flight Miss Amelia Earhart (Mrs. G. P. Putnam, wife of the United States publisher), who astonished the world two and a half years ago by landing in County Derry from Newfoundland in a ‘record time for the Atlantic flight, finished ...

Published: Saturday 19 January 1935
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 90 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MAILBOAT MOVEMENTS

... Clyde, Bunder June IG. TAHAMTIA, Botnhajr for the Clyde, arrived Karachi Jcno 2L ANOTHER HONOUR FOR AMELIA EARHART. Washington, Tuesday. Miss Amelia Earhart has been presented by President Hoover with the gold medal the National Geographical Society. is ...

Published: Wednesday 22 June 1932
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 253 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

MARY’S FLIGHT THROUGH AVIATION HISTORY

... MARY’S FLIGHT THROUGH AVIATION HISTORY WHEN AMELIA EARHART was asked in Derry if she'd like to return to the city by ‘plane, she replied: “’| think you had better get an airport here before you invite people to come here by air.” Derry did get its airport ...

Published: Friday 29 May 1987
Newspaper: Derry Journal
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 571 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

‘Totem Pole’ monument

... a function he met the representatives of the American Consulate who had been present at the dedication ceremony of the Amelia Earhart Monument on the outskirts of Londonderry. The representative had taken photographs of the monument and had sent the film ...

Published: Wednesday 21 July 1982
Newspaper: Londonderry Sentinel
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 96 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

HAD FUEL FOR

... HAD FUEL FOR HARBOUR GRACE, Saturday.— ' lou'll hear from me in fifteen hours, said Miss Amelia Earhart as she climbed into her 'plane just before taking off. I have sufficient fuel for Frenty hours, '-it I shall go on further if the vetrol holds •• ...

Published: Saturday 21 May 1932
Newspaper: Ireland's Saturday Night
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 101 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

wish the NORTH-WEST COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY every success with their new course — BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ..

... RIALTO ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Telephone: 260516 Concert Venue — Seating Capacity 1,100 FOYLE VALLEY RAILWAY Telephone: 266234 AMELIA EARHART COTTAGE Telephone: 354040 Best wishes to the North West College of Technology on their new BTEC Performing Arts Course ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1991
Newspaper: Derry Journal
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 92 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE EARHART CASE

... NEW YORK, Thursday. A man named Rothar, who is alleged to have confessed to demanding money for the safe return of Miss Amelia Earhart, the lost American airwoman, was to-day indicted on charges of attempted extortion and attempted grand larceny. Bail was ...

Published: Friday 06 August 1937
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 100 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Clue to Earhart mystery

... Clue to Earhart mystery BONES found on a Polynesian island may be those of aviator Amelia Earhart who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 when bidding to be the first woman to fly around the world. The bones were found on Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific ...

Published: Thursday 03 December 1998
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 313 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Nearly Mobbed by Crowds

... Nearly Mobbed by Crowds. Showing signs of strain, Miss Amelia Earhart arrived at Woolston, Southampton, yesterday in the Fokker seaplane Friendship, in which she crossed the Atlanitc, and was given memorable greeting. For hours before the Friendship was ...

Published: Wednesday 20 June 1928
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 104 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BY ~ “ONLOOKER”

... the plane landed. In these days of trans-; atlantic jets it is interesting to recall the hazards which early fliers like Amelia Earhart over-l came. Four hours out over the! Atlantic from Harbour Grace, | Newfoundland, the starting point of her epic flight ...

Published: Tuesday 05 September 1967
Newspaper: Derry Journal
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 99 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

£3,000 to sponsor Earhart air race

... Chairman, Councillor William McCartney who said the air race would be ‘‘one of the most exciting ventures to emerge from the Amelia Earhart celebrations because it was anticipated the race would attract very wide publicity. the race has been completed,” he ...

Published: Wednesday 10 February 1982
Newspaper: Londonderry Sentinel
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 117 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

CROSSED IN DRIVING RAIN

... CROSSED IN DRIVING RAIN DAKAR (Senegal), Tuesday—Miss Amelia Earhart arrived here to-day from St. Louis, about sixty miles to the North, at eight a.m. to-day. She said that her trip across the Atlantic yesterday had been without incident in spite of driving ...

Published: Wednesday 09 June 1937
Newspaper: Derry Journal
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 92 | Page: 5 | Tags: none