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Paraplegic Robin Hoods

Three of the growing band of courageous and devoted wheelchair sportsmen aim for the bull while competing in the archery section of the recent Paraplegic Sports, in Auckland.

The two rear archers, N. Brown and W. Flood, were both Silver Medal winners at the Jamaican Paraplegic Games. In front is N. Ruatara".

Wheelchair basketball, an apparently spectacular sport, is the newest event to be added to the already comprehensive programme.

Cloud-Piercer

Seven layers of different materials, including compressed asbestos, stainless steel, mild steel, and a neoprene seal, were laminated by Industrial Chemicals (N.Z.) Ltd, in Auckland, to make bearings for this, the largest chimney in New Zealand.

The chimney is 400 feet high, and is on the site of the oil-fired power station now nearing completion at Marsden Point, Whangarei.

Note the apparently mini-sized trucks at the base of the structure.