WAY OF ESCAPE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 120, 22 May 1937, Page 7

WAY OF ESCAPE.

COMING WINTER. SPECIAL QUEENSLAND TOUR. COLOURFUL TRIP PLANNED. It is said—or at least it used to be , said—that winter is a thing unknown in many parts of New Zealand. The foretaste which Aueklanders at any rate . have had recently of the winter to come has served to remind them fairly fore- J ibly that that is merely a saying. Rather « do they cast doubts on the prevalence of that evasive thing called fiimmer. * That is one reason for the attractive , sound—especially so under existing cir- * cumstances—of an invitation to "Come to sunny Queensland and avoid New . Zealand's winter," which is now beir.s made to the people of the Dominion by } the director and organiser of manv successful tours, Mr. W. J. Heslehurst. ' "Come to sunny Queensland" —that "' seems an argument convincing enough in itself, and even when your general knowledge is just adequate enough to tell you that such things as bananas and pineapples flourish in its sub-tropical and even tropical climate- you will have every right to believe that in Queensland winter really must be a thing unknown. First-class Accommodation. The promise of an escape from winter, [ however, is by no means the only attraction of the trans-Tasman tour which is ! being planned, and which will begin i from Wellington with the departure of 1 the Maunganui on July 23. It offers , an exceptional opportunity to acquire the broadening influence on one's outlook • which only travel can bring—the meeting ' of new people, the seeing of new places. ! the gaining of new experiences, am! insight into the lives of the men and j \ women of another country which will be ! a fount of happy memories and valu- j J able viewpoints for years to come. Who ; has not longed to travel ? 1 This special midwinter organised tour. : on which information may be obtained ! at offices of the Union Steam Ship Com- ! pany, Limited, throughout New Zealand, ! will last from July 23 to August 21. ' First class hotel accommodation is offered throughout, and sightseeing tours will be made in seven-seater, up-to-date cars. ■ The inclusive juice is £80. j The tour will not be confined wholly , to Queensland, for opportunity will be taken to visit such places of outstanding I : interest a* Sydney, with its magnificent harbour and its bright city by day and bv night: Canberra, Australia's Federal capital: Newcastle, with its tremendous , iron industries: and the beauty of the Blue Mountains. The Maunganni will arrive at Sydney on July 27. and with the thrills of ail ocean voyage bolli nd them as a prelude to their adventures, the travellers will make Sydney their headquarters for a few days. Staying at the TVentworth Hotel, they will have time to themselves to visit friends and places in the city, and will be taken on a tour of the beaches for which Sydney is renowned.! ■ A visit t<i Opal Cutting, an evening ' theatre party, an all-day tour on Sydney j Harbour and an all-day trip to lierowr'a j ■ and Koala Park will be further features ' of the early part of the itinerary. , Northwards to Queensland. : On Sunday, August 1, there will be ■ an all-day tour to Palm Bea.h, the . Hawkesbury River and French's Forest, ; the return being made by way of Manly, Mossman and the Sydney Harbour p Bridge. Two more exciting days in , Sydney, and it will be time to prepare . for the comfortable de luxe motor journey \ northwards into Queensland. Arriving at Newcastle in time for lunch on Wednesday, the travellers will visit the , steel works and other places of interest in the afternoon. The journey will be continued next day via the Pacific Highway, a night will be spent at Grafton. Northern Rivers, and Brisbane will be readied on the following day. Saturday and" Sunday will be epent in seeing the many sights in and around another big city and on Monday one of the highlights of the tour will come with a visit to the Brisbane exhibition. There will be a theatre party in the evening. Next day the Queensland tour will be continued through Toowoomba to Warwick, thence the party will travel on Wednesday to Armidale, New South Wales. From Armidale to Mudgee they will go, and from Mudgee I 8 to Bathunst, and thence to Jenolan j Caves, in the Blue Mountains, where a 1 whole day will be spent. Other attrac--1 tions in the euperb Blue Mountains, will s be visited, a stay will be made at Goul--8 burn, and a full day will be spent at n Canberra. August 18 and 19 will be n occupied with the fascinating, muchembracing journey back to Sydney by , way of Jervis Bay, Nowra, Kangaroo I* Valley, Fitzroy and Belmore Falls, I Macquarie Pase, Woollongong and National Park. The next day will be "j free, and there will be a farewell ~ theatre party in tlie evening. A few t days will be left for the travellers to j. epend as they please in Sydney, and L j steamers will leave for Auckland and t Wellington on August 27.—(P.8.A.)