Time and Train Wait...
T was at one of the underground stations, when waiting to board a train, that I suddenly realised the subtle difference between Australia and New Zealand, for there the whole tempo and rhythm of life is stepped up and there is much more hurry and bustle than there is here. It was at a very busy period, when the people were hurrying home after their day’s work, and there were many hundredsnay, thousands-waiting for their trains. The particular one which I wished to catch arrived and I stood back waiting until most of the crowd had boarded, before stepping forward. Alas, to my disappointment, I found there is no waiting, only a strict schedule to be kept, for the train whizzed past me and away, leaving me standing on the platform. This incident, though small in itself, with many others, made me feel the difference between life in New Zealand and life in Australia.-(" Life in Australia and New Zea-land-Some Comparisons," by Helen Zahara, 2YA, December 29.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 134, 16 January 1942, Page 2
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171Time and Train Wait... New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 134, 16 January 1942, Page 2
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