The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 6 (September 2, 1935)
Contents
Contents
Page | |
Among the Books | 54– 55 |
Editorial—New Zealand Stories | 9 |
Famous New Zealanders | 17– 46 |
General Manager's Message | 10 |
Limited Night Entertainments | 41– 45 |
Marauder Mackenzie | 36– 37 |
New Era in Railway Transport | 51– 53 |
New Zealand Journey | 32– 35 |
New Zealand References | 28– 29 |
New Zealand Verse | 31 |
Our London Letter | 22– 23 |
Our Women's Section | 57– 59 |
Panorama of the Playground | 62 |
Pictures of N.Z. Life | 27 |
“Show Day” in New Zealand | 11– 15 |
“The Little Country” | 63 |
The Wisdom of the Maori | 39 |
Things Worth While | 60– 61 |
Variety in Brief | 64 |
Wit and Humour | 49 |
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(Photo., courtesy Auckland “Star.”)
(photo, courtesy auckland “star”)
Engine-cleaning apparatus in operation at the locomotive depot, at Auckland. A stream of hot water, at high pressure, is applied to the wheels and motion gear of the locomotive, the action of the hot water cleaning the parts thoroughly in a fraction of the time formerly required for this work.
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One of the caves on the upper reaches of the Wanganui River, North Island, New Zealand.
(Govt. Publicity photo.
Here, where the uncut hair of the grass grows deep,
The summer light falls solemn and subdued,
While entering the mouldering roofless walls
Pencilled with golden moss and lichens grey.