TRAINING ON THE YARRA.-W. A. Stevenson, Auckland (top), and R. Pearce, New South Wales, who are training at Melbourne for the Henley on Yarra sculling events. Pearce is over 6 feet in height, and when the picture was taken, a few days ago, weighed 13.4, while Stevenson is at present 11.4.
SILK STOCKINGS IN EMBRYO?—FIax is now used successfully in the manufacture of artificial silk hose. Fla x-farming is likely to become more popular as the demand for fabrics, made from its fibre, increases. Here is a cargo of Tauranga flax being unloaded in Auckland.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 167, 5 October 1927, Page 16
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95TRAINING ON THE YARRA.-W. A. Stevenson, Auckland (top), and R. Pearce, New South Wales, who are training at Melbourne for the Henley on Yarra sculling events. Pearce is over 6 feet in height, and when the picture was taken, a few days ago, weighed 13.4, while Stevenson is at present 11.4. SILK STOCKINGS IN EMBRYO?—FIax is now used successfully in the manufacture of artificial silk hose. Fla x-farming is likely to become more popular as the demand for fabrics, made from its fibre, increases. Here is a cargo of Tauranga flax being unloaded in Auckland. Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 167, 5 October 1927, Page 16
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