RAILWAYS MAGAZINE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 September 1939, Page 2

RAILWAYS MAGAZINE

SEPTEMBER ISSUE. “Life’s mammoth circus provides acts which range from the depths of the sawdust to the heights of the stardust,” remarks Ken Alexander in a humorous chat on “Odd Jobs,” merrily illustrated by himself. A big article by O. N. Gillespie gives very impressive facts and figures of New Zealand’s progress in the making of electrical utilities, including radio, for the home. Joyce West, in a bright commentary on the blue and green lakes of the Thermal Wonderland,, brings in some thrills of Maori history and mythology. Una Auld gives some vivid history of the Coromandel Peninsula and the Thames coast. William John Haywell reveals the charm of the famous nesting-place of gannets at Cape Kidnappers. Ronald Mclntosh presents the romance of ambergris, which made fortunes for lucky finders long ago. Ella Wall recalls the colourful and exciting days of the great gold rush at Charleston, on the West Coast of the South Island. Barbara Kerr resurrects Queenstown as it was 76 years ago in the height of the gold fever. The regular special features on books, sport, women’s interests and other subjects are well maintained. There is a total of about sixty pictures, including original drawings.