The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 7 (November 1, 1933)

Contents

• • [covers]
  • Contents p. 1
    • [section] p. 1
    • Good News from the North
      • [section]
      • Cleaner Travelling
  • [title page]
• • Confidence
  • Railway Progress in New Zealand — General Manager'S Message — Some Recent Improvements
  • The Man in Front — Footplate Impressions — by Ken Alexander p. 5
    • [section] p. 5
    • Steam and Spuds
    • Second-in-Command
    • The Day's Work p. 6
    • The Emotions of a “Mug.”
    • Moving Pictures
  • Doubting Thomas — by Will Lawson p. 9
  • Joy-Germs And Jim-Jams — by Ken Alexander p. 13
    • White Hope and Whitebait p. 13
    • Retrospeculation
    • Daze and Knights
    • Great Men Who Grated
    • Gnashnal Notions
    • The Root of Bol-weevil
    • How to be Happy Though Human p. 15
  • Famous New Zealanders — No. 8 p. 17
    • [section] p. 17
    • “The Father of Auckland.” — by J. C.
    • Campbell's Early Days p. 18
    • Where Big Webster Lived
    • The Glories of the Waitemata
    • Remuera as it was p. 19
    • Te Hira and the Mess of Pottage
    • In Infant Auckland
    • The Gift of Maunga-kiekie p. 21
  • Our London Letter — by Arthur L. Stead p. 22
    • [section] p. 22
    • The World'S Largest Electrified Suburban Railway
      • [section]
      • Preparing for Increased Traffic
      • Employee Welfare on the Home Railways p. 24
  • The Trail of Adventure — Pioneer Survey of the North Island Main Trunk Railway. — John Rochfort And The Hauhaus — by J. C. p. 25
    • [section] p. 25
    • Part II
      • [section]
      • Rochfort Resumes the Survey
      • The Chiefs of the South Taupo Region
      • More Trouble Ahead
      • The Wanganui Valley Above Taumarunui p. 26
      • Not Wanted at Taumarunui
      • “Keep Out.”
      • Rochfort Takes Another Route
      • A Happy Ending
      • The Surveyor's Report
      • A Suggested Hawke's Bay Route p. 27
      • The Rival Routes
      • Sir George Grey's View
      • Wahanui's Little Calabash
    • Railway Pioneer Passes — Death of Mr. C. Crutch p. 29
  • New Zealand Verse p. 30
    • Stormy Night — by Douglas A. Stewart p. 30
    • “Give Me These Gifts!” — by Norah M. Simpson
    • Pourakino River, Southland — by S. G. August
    • The Miner — by W. Bridgman
    • The Flag Station — by C. R. Allen p. 31
    • Telephone Lines
    • To Shibli Bagarag — by Hughie Smith
  • Famous New Zealand Trials — The Trial Of Tuhiata — by C. A. L. Treadwell p. 32
  • Picturesque Peaks and Verdant Valleys — In The Little Known District Of North-Western Otago — by C. H. Fortune p. 37
  • The Mystery Tower of Tarken — by Una C. Craig p. 41
    • [section] p. 41
    • Honeymoons in Rome — (From our London Correspondent)
  • Pictures of New Zealand Life — by J. C. p. 46
    • The Return of the Horse p. 46
    • The Native and the Interloper
    • Mr. Bluecoat of the Marsh
    • The Bush and the Birds p. 47
    • The Warrior Tattoo
    • The Inevitable Softwood Famine
  • A Railway Museum — Mr. W. W. Stewart'S Unique Collection p. 49
  • New Zealand Literature — by Edith L. Kerr p. 51
    • Part II p. 51
    • A Railway Camping Holiday p. 52
  • Our Women'S Section — Timely Notes and Useful Hints — by Helen p. 53
    • Seen In The Shops p. 53
    • Children'S Clothes p. 55
    • Prepare For Sun Tan
    • Sunbathing
      • [section]
      • Simple Remedies for Sunburn
    • Women Who Rule
    • Clothing In Relation To Health p. 56
    • Some Lemon Recipes. — Lemon Marmalade p. 57
      • [section] p. 57
      • Marmalade
      • Delicious Pudding
      • Lemonade
      • An Excellent Hand Lotion
      • Some Miscellaneous Uses of Lemon
    • The Economical Lemon. — Dozens of Uses—And no Waste
  • Among The Books. — A Literary Page or Two — by Shibli Bagarag p. 58
    • [section] p. 58
    • Knock Outs p. 59
    • Editorial Eavesdropping
    • Reviews
  • World Affairs — by E. Vivian Hall p. 61
    • [section] p. 61
    • How Hitler Quitted
    • A Great Adventure
    • Birth: Growth
    • Save Jungle-land!
    • Air Power
  • The Wisdom of the Maori — by Tohunga p. 62
    • [section] p. 62
    • Old and New
    • Customs of the Past p. 63
    • Polynesian Immigrant Names
  • Variety in Brief p. 64

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