bˈɑːniz fˈɜːst ɹˈɛkɚd bɹˈeɪkɪŋ lˈɔŋdˈɪstəns flˈaɪt wʌz ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn wɛn ʃiː dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə spˈɛnd kɹˈɪsməs dˈeɪ wɪð hɜː hˈʌsbənd ɪn bɹˈɪsbən, ænd dʒˈɔɪn hɜː fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪn wˈæŋɡɐɹˌæɾə, vɪktˈoːɹiə, wˈʌn,wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː kˌeɪˈɛm sˈaʊθ, fɔːɹ lˈʌntʃ ˌɔn bˈɑːksɪŋ dˈeɪ.
Bonney's first record breaking long-distance flight was in December 1931 when she decided to spend Christmas Day with her husband in Brisbane, and join her father in Wangaratta, Victoria, 1,173 km south, for lunch on Boxing Day.