The Space Raiders

Item

Title of Story
The Space Raiders
Attributed Author
Beverley, Barrington (Pink, Harry Leigh)
Year For Sorting
1935
Future Year Set
Contemporary
Story Summary
Airships are destroyed by space ships from another world manned by ape-like creatures who kidnap a scientist inventor. Basic space invasion story with a scientist damsel in distress, a suspicious inventor, and many inventions.
The Other
Alien life. Ape-like space travelling beings from beyond Earth.
Historical Context
The Great Depression and the increase in fears of a new war.
Additional Information
SKIES RAINED DEATHTHRILLING NEW SERIAL SECURED(THE threatened annihilation of x humanity by a devastating attack, on every nation by the dwel-lors of another planet. Man's, Inability to combat these unseen but relentless attackers,, whocommand amazing scientific equipment. A hideous death ray sweeping across great tracts of country, destroying nil In Its path. . Super-aircraft that are Impervious to the attacks of the puny machines sent against them by the earth dwellers. Hugo gas -laden shells crashing from the skies and bringing death and pestllonco to all countries. Terror Is giving way ,to despair when a noted scientist holds out one ray of hope. Ho Is confident of his own ability to construct a light rocket 'plane that will cohquer the strathosphero and destroy the great winged monsters that arc heaping death and destruction 011 tho earth But to build tho perfect 'plane he must command the world's radium supplies ... ' These are but few or the highlights In a thrilling now story, "The Space Raiders," by Barrlngton Beverley, which will be published exclusively In "The Labor Dally." The first Instalment will nupenr 011 Thursday and be continued each day.

TRUE LEAGUE OF NATIONSEARTH MENACED BY SKY RAIDERSPossibly nothing less tlian an international cataclysm would force the people of all countries to sink their racial prejudices and the Inherent instincts of national' greed and selfishness.TRACED with destruction by a mer-x ciiess aggressor, against whom they are powerless to strike back, the nations rapidly forget their Jealousies and "petty nates and combine for the' common good of . humanity. At last a League of Nations in the true sense of the word is an accomplished fact. National barriers are thrust aside and all are' united in a desperate bid for existence. . . The dwellers of another planet, whose scientific, development is many years in advance of anything yet conceived by the earth dwellers, are employing fearsome agencies to rain death and destruction from the skies. The methods adopted to frustrate the intended destruction of every nation are vividly told in Barrlngton Beverley's! thrilling new story, "The Space. Raiders." Commencing on Thursday , this powerful story will be published exclusively in "The Labor Daily."
Other Works by the Author Listed in the Newspaper
The Air Devil
Nationality
British-Canadian
Biographical and Other Sources
As much as I would have loved to discover Harry Leigh Pink had spent several years in Australia, it turns out both his fiction and his non fiction stories were sold extensively through Australian newspapers through such distributors as Hutchinson & Co. Any detailed references to Australia are likely to be from interviewing Legion Chaplains from around the world.
Barrington Beverley aka Harry Leigh Pink
Hal Pink Biography
Chaplains of Adventure
Single or Serialised
Serialised
First Published Date of Last Installment
1935-10-23
Date Range
1935-09-12-1935-10-23
Number of Installments
27, some chapters split across 2-3 issues.
Complete or Supplemented
Complete
Estimated Word Count
41,000
Length
Novel
Book Release Details
1936
Links in To Be Continued
https://readallaboutit.com.au/#/title/90634
Links to Trove
The Space Raiders Chapter I
Newspaper Name Location Years
The Labor Daily (1935); Morning Bulletin (1936); Telegraph
Copyright
Harry Leigh Pink died in 1973 so his works will be out of copyright in Australia 70 years after his death so at least 1943. However, additional copyrights may have been taken or renewed that may increase that time.
Item sets
Vintage Science Fiction from Australian Newspapers 1901-1939 (Australian)