Prefabricated homes gain ground in Australia and New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand readers weigh prefabricated housing as a rapid solution to housing shortages. James M. Dobbie argues the concept offers varied designs, quick erection, and heat efficiency with two inch thick walls. Plants can produce up to four hundred homes weekly, using self contained units and modular fittings.
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James M. Dobbie
Spooner
Hawksley
Australia
New Zealand
Great Britain
Cleopatra's Needle Obelisk Repaired After Long History
The Cleopatra's Needle obelisk on the Victoria Embankment will be cleaned this year for the first time since its erection seventy years ago. A prior wash in 1982 removed surface grime but left deeper soot. The restoration aims to reveal its pink shale and legible inscriptions while preserving the stone. The obelisk, weighing 185 tons and 68 feet long, will be transported and reerected with careful engineering, following a noted 19th century transfer funded by Sir Erasmus Wilson and completed by John Dixon.
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Victoria Embankment
London Fire Brigade
London
Nile
Anthony Clyne
P.L.A. ‘Monthly
Asia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Hiimself
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Cleopatra
Hellopolis
City of the Sun
Joseph
Moses
Amonan
Rameses
Alexandria
Augustus
Caesareum
Bonaparte
Ralph Abercromby
England
Erasmus Wilson
John Dixon
Dixon
George Stephenwn
Stockton and Darlington
Wales
Ireland
Tele of Man
Spain
Portugal
South America
China
Rock of
Gibraltar
Thebelisk
The Cleopatra Vessel and Obelisk Story from the Past
The Cleopatra, a ten‑compartment vessel of holler plates, sank after striking a rock en route to sea. Salvaged and towed through storms, it endured a long voyage from Ferrol to London aboard the Anglia. The obelisk plinth chamber housed relics from Victorian Britain, including coins, a foot measure, newspapers, and toys, linking ancient times to modern war‑torn days.
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Ulga
Bay of Biscay
Cleopatra
Olga
Fertola
Fitamaurice
Ferrol
London
Anglia
London Directory
Whitaker
Bradshaw
Aril Wrx
Thothines
American mission ousts tobacco from Kobe patient
Dr John Kerry, during a hospital visit in Kobe, left a tract attacking tobacco. A Japanese patient named Mural, moved by the message, introduced cigarettes to his country, later making a fortune before selling to a tobacco trust.
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Japan
John Kerry
Kobe
America
Geraldtnn Women’s Hockey Assn Contests Result in Wins
In the A Grade Imperials beat Cardinals by two to one while in B Grade Cardinals defeated Imperials two nothing. Senior division scorers include G Grigsby and S Street with Al Henderson a standout goalkeeper. Card inals and Imperials also clashed in the minor premiership with Cardinals winning two to nine as P Eaton and Z Moustaka scored for the victors.
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Geraldtnn Women's Hockey Association
Imperials
G. Grigsby
S. Street
al. Henderson
M. Jenkins
C. Linden
M. Henderson
Major
P. Holwes
B. Maley
Cardinals
Iuperials
Capatle
Royals and Magpies Shine in Geraldton Hockey Matches
In the Geraldton Men's Hockey Association action, Royals drew with Police Boys' Club while Magpies beat High School Roth Hoyals. Magpies led by Hudson and Levers in a tight affair, High School briefly led then Magpies surged to victory with key plays from Hell Hindson and Carter. Royals’ best were Grigsby, Bergért and Surboy, with Hux, Japp and Wickham standouts for the Royals.
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Geraldton
Associaton
Royals
Police Boys
Magpies
Roth Hoyals
Dolio Boys
Hes
Syne
Royals Gre Ja
Huns
Nate Ion HL Grigsby
Hudson
Tell
Levers
Walsh
Teakle
Magples
Hell
Hindson
Carter
Grate
Hicks
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Ufebuoy
Vaal Sil Chom Alli
NA Bot Kitchen
Woky
Life Assurance
Society
D. & Gy Utseney
Victoria
Geraldton Newspapers Limited
Orran Tom
Sunshine Crooks & Brooker Company
Clip
Dalgetys
Dalgety
Bayers
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