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The Crucible of Fear single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1936... 1936 The Crucible of Fear
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Pilot, Jimmy Anderson co-pilots a passenger flight from Cairns to Camooweal with Johnson, an experienced pilot. Johnson loses his nerve during a terrible storm and Anderson takes over. Problems with the wireless causes Johnson to go up the back and he gives his life to save the others when he releases a wire.

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Queenslander 17 September 1936 Z1692675 1936 newspaper issue 1936 pg. 8
    Note: Appears in 'Short Story'.
Last amended 25 Jan 2012 13:24:00
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  • Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
  • Brisbane Airport area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland,
  • Camooweal, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
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