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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 70, 24 April 1929, Page 7

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Australian Press Association.

Packhorse Party,

SYDNEY, April 23.

PiJot Eaton has been instructed by tho Bcfcnce Alinistcr, Sir Williani Glasgow, to takc cliarge of tlie scarc'i operations for Mpcliauic Ilitchcock and to arrange for liis burial, along with Anderson, if he is found doad. Air lorcG macliincs are now carr.ving on the searcli . Pilot Brain, at his own rcquest, has been relieved from furtlier duty and hc returns to tlie Quantas service. Sir 5Villiam Glasgow is greatly distressed at tlie apparent tragic fate oi tlie missing aviators. He eonsiders it inipossiblp for Ilitchcock to be alive. Rilot Eaton has ananged for paclc liorses and black trackcrs to visit tlie scene, wliere Keith Anderson's body

byv in tbe sa.me position to-dav as when first notiecd by Pilot Brain. Rilot Eaton is strongly of the opinion tbat tbe otbov miui's body is buried noai: tlie plane. Air Force machines will co-operate with tbc paclc horse party. The Soutbern Cross will probably reaeh tlie Kookaburra to-morrow and will attempt to make a landing as near as possible. Radio stations at Sydney to-day lieard the_ Southern Cross wire!ess_ signals, indienting that she was again in the air, but transmittiug 110 niessagos.