Royal Family's steel train to tour South Africa in luxury
The Royal Family will travel in a fully equipped all steel royal train built in Birmingham for a South Africa tour early next year. The eight Rosa coaches feature radio, telephones, air conditioning, private baths and a study with direct line to the secretary. Queen and princesses have dedicated compartments and bathrooms with elegant wood panelling and blue furnishings. the pilot train will precede with government officials and press.
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Kiwi aircraft concept teased by Army inventors
Washington AP reports that numerous inventors, dubbed gadgeteers, have proposed ideas for a two part Kiwi aircraft with a detachable fuselage and base returning to a catcher, aiming to serve as a two component airframe and support cargo carrier for airborne troops and transport duties. Major General James Gavin cited the plan as valuable to potential military uses.
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Faster houses through prefabrication in Australia debate
A historical piece weighs prefabrication as a solution to postwar housing delays. It compares wartime factories in Sydney and Melbourne, highlights steel and timber systems, centralised control, and mass production aims. It notes critic issues like early shell models and weatherproofing, while praising proven factory methods and potential cost and time savings.
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International Wool Board faces display criticism in New York
A New York Wool Display sparked debate over Australian and South African exhibits. Australian Wool Board chairman Douglas T Boyd rejects claims of isolation, stressing the display represents an international body. The Australian program supports wool growers and education through a committee approach with London headquarters and national partnerships.
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Seana Gotshal
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Operation Sandra: Australian air survey of 45 000 square miles
Details emerge of a highly secret 1940s RAAF stereo photographic mission code named Sandra. The Laverton crew flew three parallel dawn to dusk runs from Mount Elis to Beech to cover about 48 miles by 1130 miles, photographing terrain while moon and sun alignment conditions varied.
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New Zealand Wife Quietly Remarries in Alberta Court Case
The Alberta court decree ends a 17 year absence for Lacey Sunes Hollister, once believed dead. Hollister remarried in Jung 1645 after fruitless searches across Canada and New Zealand. His former wife Sylvia Cuban Gertrude Folie ter claims she never received divorce papers or remarriage notices despite sending letters and cables to friends, lawyers, and officials.
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Zealand
Jujitsu Fades In Japan Patronage Drops
Jujitsu once central to Japan’s self-defence arts has waned due to lack of patronage. Kodokan Hall and its quarters, nicknamed the Jujitsu hackers, have ceased to support the Japanese Publishing Association.
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