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  2. SLOW-MOTION FLYING

    Today, as you lounge comfortably in the seat of one of the many aircraft flying from Melbourne to Sydney, spare a thought for the pilot who first flew the route. It took him two days. THE GALLANT PILOT WAS ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. Screen Review:

    With no releases last week end there is space to give prominence to a matter which is causing some concern to those interested in the Australian film industry. Half the Jubilee year has gone and, so far as I can ascertain, there is still no indication that proper recognition is to be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,059 words
  4. A THEATRE SURVEY--

    Doyen among the London critics of the drama, W. A. Darlington, has come to the conclusion that critics in England see very little of rising dramatists' work. They see in London only the plays that have been put through a fierce process of elimination on tours through a number of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 818 words
  5. MARCO POLO--The "Millions Merchant"

    In the early 13th century the Mongols, under their remarkable leader Jenghiz Khan, astounded the world by conquering from Manchuria to the Black Sea. Although often classed as barbarians, the Mongol rulers were intelligent, broad-minded and avid for knowledge. While they ruled ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,476 words
  6. DISRAELI and THE SUEZ CANAL

    The purchase by Disraeli of the shares in the Suez Canal Company owned by the Khedive of Egypt has always been regarded as a master stroke of Imperial strategy. That it was an exceedingly wise and profitable transaction cannot be doubted but the purchase was not quite such ...

    Article : 834 words
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