Birds of a fairy-like shade of blue recently reached the London Zoo. They come from Java. The oldest railway in the world, the Mumbles Railway at Swansea, is to be electrified. It was opened in 1807, and for seventy years horse-drawn trains plied it 6 five-mile track.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19178, 8 December 1927, Page 12
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47Untitled Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19178, 8 December 1927, Page 12
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