1963 - Easter - Birkenhead Institute Old Boys

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION STHE HOVER COACH.A MASSIVE structure blue and whiteHovering over the ground in flight,Taking the sea in plumes of white,Causing the spray to dart in flight,Whilst cruising over the creamy white.The vanes erect, guiding the flight.The blades spinning, bright and white.The engines' roaring flight,On upright tripods sparkling white.Whilst hovering ever in level flight.Spectators waving 'kerchiefs white.Passengers answering whilst in flight.As into sight hovers the blue and whiteCraft, rests from its flightOn salt rimmed concrete, sparkling white.Each person with his face a-light,Descends from this pioneering flight.W. 1. GREGORY, SA.WESTERNERS - FACT AND FICTION.WAT are cowboys? According to the television and films there is astrict division of western population; the bad men, in the form ofmelodramatic villains, and thehandsome marshals who alwayseach week, gain a poeticundisciplined bandit.la wmen, in the form of tall dark anddo things in a predictable way and who,revenge against some sharp-shooting,In fact this is absolutely nonsensical, for at that time the criminalsformed ·019% of the population, and numbered to approximately sixhundred.Another thing that is suggested is that the days of the earlywesterner were spent entirely in pleasure; in the town saloon with abeautiful young lady, drinking and gambling all the time. This is anotherdistorted fact, the population of pioneers was extremely hard working,who spent most of their time building up railways and communications.