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Opening of Parliament House 1927

Angel of Death Strikes Parliament

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot, Flying Officer Francis Ewen, was the first to die when his plane crashed while participating in a fly past for the afternoon military review on opening day. The second death occurred on 27 July 1927 (the dead pilot's birthday!) when the Clerk of the House, Mr Walter Gale died in his new chair in his new…
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