ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ʃiː mˈɛt bˈɜːt hˈɪŋklɚ, hˈæɹi bˈæɹɪŋtən bˈɑːniz fˈɜːst kˈʌzən wˈʌns ɹᵻmˈuːvd ænd ɐ kwˈiːnslənd ˈeɪvɪˌeɪɾɚ hˌuː hæd sˈɛt ɐ sˈoʊloʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ɹˈɛkɚd ɪn hɪz ˈævɹoʊ ˈeɪvɪən bˈaɪpleɪn nˈaʊ ɪnðə kwˈiːnslənd mjuːzˈiəm, bɹˈɪsbən.
In 1928 she met Bert Hinkler, Harry Barrington Bonney's first cousin once removed and a Queensland aviator who had set a solo England–Australia record in his Avro Avian biplane (now in the Queensland Museum, Brisbane).