Huge Railway Storehouse

What is claimed to be the largest railway store-house in the Southern Hemisphere has just been put into service at Spotswood, Melbourne, for the Victorian State Railways. The building is a solid concrete structure and stands on twelve acres of ground near the railway station. An area of ground adjoining has been secured for possible extensions. In this huge store-house, stock of an estimated value of £5,000,000 will be handled during the year.

Two recent retirements on superannuation at Hillside Workshops are those of Mr. A. J. A. Smith and Mr. J. Robertson.

Mr. Smith has completed 40 years' service which, with the exception of 18 months as Foreman Boilermaker at Newmarket, was spent at Hillside Workshops where he served his apprenticeship, and retired as Senior Foreman Boilermaker.

Mr. J. Robertson has completed 30 years service, all of which he served at Hillside. At the time of his retirement he was Leading Machinist in charge of the machines at Hillside.