0 , 0 0 0 - p ound ▁prize ▁money . ▁The ▁race ▁rules ▁stated ▁each ▁entr ant ▁could ▁only ▁win ▁one ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁r uling ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁taking ▁any ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁hand ic ap ▁section ▁despite ▁coming ▁first . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁English ▁Royal ▁A ero ▁Club ▁awarded ▁the ▁crew ▁with ▁" The ▁Britann ia ▁Tro phy " ▁for ▁their ▁efforts . ▁As ▁the ▁" G ros ven or ▁House " ▁touched ▁down ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁the ▁" U iver " ▁was ▁at ▁Char lev ille . ▁The ▁" U iver " ▁went ▁via ▁Bat avia , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁flying ▁pre domin antly ▁the ▁standard ▁route ▁there . ▁This ▁added ▁some ▁distance ▁to ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁miles ▁travel led . ▁ ▁The ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁of ▁Al bury ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales - V ict oria ▁border ▁were ▁following ▁the ▁race ▁on ▁the ▁wireless ▁as ▁closely ▁as ▁everybody ▁else ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁On ▁T ues day ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁little ▁did ▁they ▁know ▁that ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁drama ▁which ▁has ▁become ▁more ▁famous ▁than ▁the ▁record ▁breaking ▁race ▁itself . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁storm y ▁light ning ▁stre wn ▁night ▁throughout ▁nearly ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁eastern ▁Australia . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁final ▁official ▁check point ▁in ▁the ▁Queensland ▁town ▁of ▁Char lev ille ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁flight ▁to ▁Melbourne , ▁the ▁" U iver