(1) Formality Banished: The Duke of York begins a morning inspection at his Romney camp where 240 British public school boys and a similar number of boys from industrial towns holidayed under canvas. (2) Homeward Bound!: The four-masted barque Houganont a pi turesque survivor of the sailing ship era. In 1920 the world's gross sailing ship tonnage was 3,409,000; to day it is only 1,926,000 (3) A Dusky Beau: A cape coat and a snake skin covered walking stick seen on a French racecourse (4) The Doughboys' Return: Paris was gay with bunting when 20,000 American. Legionaires paraded the streets during their annual convention. (5) Skin, Sun and Snow: To test the health value of ultra-violet light, five pit lads from an English colliery were sent to Switzerland on a holiday. Here the boys are returning to their camp after a morning's ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 155 wordsBack row (left to right) Mr H Brockman, Mr John (finally Lord) Forrest (Surveyor General and Commissioner of Crown Lands), Mr. C. N. Warton (Attorney-General) Mr. J.A. Wright (Director of Works, Engineerin-Chief and Commissioner of Railways), Sir malcolm Fraser (Colonial Secretary), Sir James G. Lee Steere (Speaker). Mr. S. H. (later Sir Henry) Parker Mr. A. R. Richardson, Dr. E. Scott Mr. (later Sir George) Shenton, Mr. C. Harper, Mr. L. V. de Hamel, Mr. W. S. Pearse. Front row (left to right): —, Mr. S. Burt, Mr. J. Morrison. Mr. D. K. Cougdon, Mr. G. Randell, Mr. G. C. Knight (Clerk of Legislative Council), Sir Thomas Cockburn Campbell (Chairman of Committees), Mr. C. Lee Steere (Assistant Clerk), Mr. McKenzie Grant, Mr. Alex Forrest. Mr. E. Keane, Mr. W. E. Marmion, Mr. R. F. Sholl. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Thu 27 Oct 1927, Page 1
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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