Historical information

The airliner, Miss Hobart a four engine DH86, went missing in the vicinity of Wilsons Promontory on a flight from Launceston to Essendon on the morning 19 October 1934. The Desoutter VH-UPR was one of the planes involved in the search.

Significance

The Desoutter aircraft VH-UPR was later owned by Nhill garage owner FJ Williams and was at Nhill for seven years from 1946.

Physical description

News print poster, red paper with black and blue print

Inscriptions & markings

1. STAR, Plane Search Drama
Supplement to The Star, October 20, 1934
Printed by Wilson and Mackinnon, Melbourne
2. WORLD NEWS, Most talked of woman in the world.
Tragedy on the naked mountain.
Supplement to the WORLD NEWS, Wed October 24, 1934
Printed by 'The Sun' newspapers LTD