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A Platform Man

""THERE seems to be a belief among X railway travellers, especially old ladies, that the most imposinglooking man on the platform' is sure to be the statioiimaster, but this, as they have often found out, is 1 not air ways the case. It Is difficult to imagine anyone lookIng less ilke the stationriiaster of popular fancy than H. E. Adams, the little man who has been brought from Frankton Junction to preside over railway affairs m Auckland, but for all his unassuming manner, a few minutes with him on official business Is sufficient to leave an impression that this quiet man with the pleasant smile has railway business at his finger-tips. But there are times when even' the boss of a large railway station finds moments to himself, and it is then the Auckland' S.M. takes a few hours of wellearned rest at his little place down the Waitemata Harbor. No, it wouldn't be fair to say where" he hides himself on these occasions, for those moments of rest are rare enough, and intruders who want to talk shop are not welcome. Every man to his particular interest outside of business hours, and that of H.E.A. is his sheltered spot by the sea. Ever since boyhood he has been keen on the sport provided by the water, and whether he is fishing, yachting, or just lazing by the surf, he has all the recreation he wants. He will take over the administration of the new station shortly to appear on the landscape of the Queen City, and, considering that it was not so very long ago that he was holding down a desk m the Auckland railway office, he is making his way with long steps.

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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19281206.2.20.4

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

NZ Truth, Issue 1201, 6 December 1928, Page 6

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Tapeke kupu
289

A Platform Man NZ Truth, Issue 1201, 6 December 1928, Page 6

A Platform Man NZ Truth, Issue 1201, 6 December 1928, Page 6

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