The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 7 (October 1, 1937.)

Contents

• • [covers]
  • [section]
  • Leading Hotels A Reliable Travelling Guide p. 2
  • Contents p. 5
  • [title page] p. 7
• • Public Interest
  • Railway Progress in New Zealand. — General Manager's Message p. 8
  • From Taranaki to King Country — The Romantic Railway Route From Stratford to Taumarunui — by O. N. Gillespie p. 9
  • New Zealand Verse p. 15
    • Wharfside Reverie — by Pescador p. 15
    • Bluebells — by J. H. Mather
    • By The Waters Of Hunua — by Rhoda Hare
    • The Airman — by Joyce West
    • Autumn Beauty — by C.A.L.
  • Our London Letter — The Famous “Coronation Scot” — by Arthur L. Stead p. 17
    • [section] p. 17
    • Permanent-way Improvements
    • International Railway Congress
    • Future of the Turbine Locomotive
  • The Lake-Isle of Mokoia — by Stewart Perry p. 20
  • Marlborough Province — Some Impressions — by Eileen Duggan p. 23
  • The Surprise of Opepe Camp — A Race for Life — Trooper Crosswell's Wonderful Escape Across the Kaingaroa Plain — by James Cowan p. 25
    • [section] p. 25
    • Pakeha and Maori Narratives
    • St. John's Cavalry Party
    • Suspicious Camp Fires
    • The Camp at Opepe
    • Surprised by the Maoris p. 27
    • A Panic-stricken Flight
    • The Friendly Forest
    • Across the Open Plain
    • Spoils of War
    • A Despatch Carrier's Fate p. 28
    • Rail-Road Transport
  • Katoomba-Leura — The Playground of the Commonwealth — by R. H. Weston p. 30
  • Scenery of the Midland Railway District — by A. C. Snowden p. 34
  • Historic Maketu — Bledisloe Park And Its Associations p. 37
  • Mystery Hike to Lake Blackwater — Happy Hours Among — The Foothills Of — The Southern Alps p. 39
  • How the Railways Serve the Farm — by John Harland-Barber p. 41
  • “Spectre of the Brocken” — Experience on Mt. Egmont — Awe-Inspiring Spectacle — by R. F. Page p. 45
  • Postal Shopping p. 48
    • [section] p. 48
    • Taranaki To King Country— p. 49
  • The Old Alacrity — by Ken Alexander p. 50
    • Peds, Petrol and The Past p. 50
    • “Happy Days Are Here Again.”
    • The Sign of the Zoneiac p. 51
    • The Jay-walkers' Jamboree
  • Leading New Zealand Newspapers p. 52
  • Among the Books — A Literary Page or Two — by Shibli Bagarag p. 54
    • [section] p. 54
    • Reviews p. 55
    • Shibli Listens In
  • Whole Family With Indigestion — Suffered Whatever They Ate. — All Right Again Now
  • Our Womens Section — Timely Notes and Useful Hints p. 57
    • Our Women's Section — by Helen p. 57
      • [section] p. 57
      • Something to Think About. — Parents versus Non-Parents
      • Which Type Do You Prefer? — Two Men Who Interest Me
      • Caring for Leather Goods
      • Hints
    • Health Notes
    • “The Scrap Book.” p. 59
      • [section] p. 59
      • Cheese and Warmth
      • Butter and the Loaf
      • To-day's Boiled Potatoes
    • Recipes. Puddings—Hot And Cold
      • Pineapple Salad
      • Golden Syrup Mould
      • Feather Pudding
      • Apple Plum Pudding
      • Half-Hour Pudding
  • Wit And Humour p. 61
    • At the Ticket Office p. 61
    • After the Fight
    • At the Front Door
    • “Eyes Right!”
    • And What He Didn&t Know
    • Absolutely
    • Life's Minor Tragedies
    • Gallant
    • Might Have Been An Arrow
    • No Fun
    • Deceptive Appearances
    • Watchful, Too
    • “An Army Contract.”
    • Awed Neutrality
    • Flowers for the Living
    • A Budding Engineer
    • He got the job!
    • Spring Fashions
  • Panorama of the Playground — The All Blacks And The Springboks — by W. F. Ingram p. 62
    • [section] p. 62
    • The Olympic Games
    • Cricket in New Zealand p. 63
    • New Zealand Representative Basketball
    • World's Heavyweight Boxing Title
  • Variety In Brief
    • Illusion
    • Turuturu Mokai

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