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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 8 (November 1, 1937)

Contents

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Contents

Page
Among the Books 4748
Editorial—The Appeal of New Zealand 7
Escape to Beauty and Old Adventure 2527
Forgotten River and the Olivine Ice Plateau 1516
General Manager's Message 8
Golden Bay 4951
Gold Mining in Central Otago 3742
Hobbies for Hubbies 5253
Kawhia by the Sea 2124
Mangonui 3536
New Zealand's Latest Locomotive 57
New Zealand Verse 41
Ngawha Hot Springs 4345
On Secret Service 1719
Our London Letter 2931
Our Women's Section 5860
Panorama of the Playground 6364
The Glory of Gardens 913
Variety in Brief 62
Wanaka 3233
Wellington By Night 56
Wit and Humour 61

The New Zealand Railways Magazine is on sale through the principal booksellers, or may be obtained post-free for 6/- per annum.

Employees of the Railway Department are invited to forward news items or articles bearing on railway affairs. The aim of contributors should be to supply interesting topical material tending generally towards the betterment of the service.

In all cases where the Administration makes announcements through the medium of this Journal the fact will be clearly indicated.

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Short stories, poetry, pen-and-ink sketches, etc., are invited from the general public upon New Zealand subjects.

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All communications should be addressed to The Editor, New Zealand Railways Magazine, Wellington.

I hereby certify that the publisher's lists and other records disclose that the circulation of the “New Zealand Railways Magazine” has not been less than 20,000 copies each issue since July, 1930.

Controller and Auditor-General.

17/5/37.

Four attractive and well-tended station gardens which have won high praise from train travellers in the South Island. From top (left): Leeston, Belfast, Kaiapoi and Heathcote.

Four attractive and well-tended station gardens which have won high praise from train travellers in the South Island. From top (left): Leeston, Belfast, Kaiapoi and Heathcote.

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“Where the mountains lift, through perpetual snows. Their lofty and luminous summits.” —Longfellow. Mt. Christina, from the Hollyford Valley Road, South Island, New Zealand. (Rly. Publicity photo.)

“Where the mountains lift, through perpetual snows. Their lofty and luminous summits.”
Longfellow.
Mt. Christina, from the Hollyford Valley Road, South Island, New Zealand.
(Rly. Publicity photo.)