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Queen's Engineering Works magazine No. 29 Contents include: - Photograph of recent publicity - review of 1931. Mentions the centenary meeting of the British Association, the Faraday Centenary Exhibition and the General Election, the worldwide depression in trade, the deaths of Sir Charles Parsons, Sir Archibald Ross, Sir Alfred Yarrow and Mr S F Groome, story about race between Sir Alfred Yarrow and Sir William Preece to be the first to have electric light installed in their private houses. - Obituary to Septimus F Groome - Association of part and present students' annual dinner - Allen's Special Auxiliary Machinery for Foreign Navies - Death of P H S Kempton - Description of Modern Power Plant in a Paper Mill - Marine work in 1931 - Review of 'The Quest for Power' a book by Hugh P Vowles, manager of the Cardiff office from 1922-29. - Developments in oil engines during 1931 - What has the pump department to Say for Itself? with pictues of testing machines destined for the West Gloucestershire Water Co. and installations for Liverpool Corporation, Barnet Gas & Water Co, Leatherhead Pumping Station, Batchworth Pumping Station, Acton Borough Council Sewage Pumping Station, and exterior views of Long Furlong Pumping Station and Broadwater pumphouse of the Worthing Corporation. - Prize distribution to students - Pupils' and Apprentices' Section with reports from J I Hall, E W Jones, W R Beldam, J P Davidson, H L Foster, G Tanner, B Plunkett, A C Page, Thomas Markham and David Bartaby. Appointments obtained by G C Allfrey, H A A Beale, J L Chalcraft, H W Edwards, W Fearon, E W Hewlett, A R Jenkins, E D Mayhew, H C R Mullins, W Valentine and L B Wicks. - Employees' Children's Summer Fete - The Training and Status of an Engineer address delivered before the Institution of Civil Engineers (Yorkshire Association) - Reminiscences by G V Doggett (on working in Japan and visiting China) - Searching for Gold in Spain by Arthur Firminger 'our representative for Spain' - Queen's Engineering Works Recreation Club with reports on the Christmas Whist Drive, motor club, bowls, tennis, cricket, rugby, catering, football, hockey, the Allen Institute, badminton, and the library. - The Allen Boys Club - sections on billiards, skittles, table tennis, library, gymnasium, and sports. - Condensing and Feed Heating Plant at Hams Hall Generating Station, Birmingham. - The Development of Auto-Klean Stainers by W R Beldam.

1932

From: 1932 To: 1932

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Parsons, Charles,
Ross, Archibald,
Yarrow, Alfred,
Groome, Septimus F,
Preece, William,
Kempton, P H S,
Vowles, Hugh P,
Hall, J I,
Jones, E W,
Beldam, W R,
Davidson, J P,
Foster, H L,
Tanner, George,
Plunkett, B,
Page, A C,
Markham, Thomas,
Bartaby, David,
Allfrey, G C,
Beale, H.,
Chalcraft, J L,
Edwards, H W,
Fearon, W,
Hewlett, E,
Jenkins, A R,
Mayhew, E D,
Mullins, H C R,
Valentine, W,
Firminger, Arthur,
Doggett, George Valentine,
Wicks, L B

general elections, general trade & industry, electricity, civil ships, paper, naval ships, water provision, sewage, fetes, whist, car rallies, bowls, tennis, cricket, Rugby Union, football, hockey, badminton, billiards, table tennis, gymnastics, Manchester, Gloucester, Leatherhead, Barnet, Acton, Worthing, Japan, China, Spain, Birmingham, Batchworth