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- 1919-04-01 (creation)
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Photos (two). One of blinded men learning Braille reading and writing and one of the mat-repairing section of St. Dunstan's workshops. (inside front page)
Editor's Notes Closure of St Mark's Hospital noted.
Notes from the Chief: P2-3 How to learn about the natural world when blind. Praise for Dr Babcock, a heart specialist in the US who has been blind since he was fourteen.
Notice to men who have left St Dunstan's re After Care.P.3
Article on the ideals behind St Dunstan's P.4
Article on Wireless Phoning in London. P5
Extract of a letter from member, A.Smith about his poultry-farming. (p.6)
Extract of a letter from member, A.S.Hinton, a boot-repairer and mat-maker in Malvern, about his boot-repairing business. (p.6)
Extract of a letter from member, G.Green, working as a joiner in Sheffield. (p.6)
Report of member, H.W.Strawbridge, trained as a boot-repairer at St. Dunstan's, who had made himself a pair of boots and sent them to St. Dunstan's. (pp.6-7)
Extract of a letter from member, M.A.Hutchinson, a mat-maker in Whipps Cross. (p.7)
Extract of a letter from his employer at Wallsend Shipyard, about member, S.Purves who works as a boot-repairer at the Shipyard. (p.7)
Extract of a letter from member, R.G.Stanners about winning a prize with his wife for the best-danced waltz at a dance at the Guildhall. (p.7)
Extract of a letter from member, H.A.Wagg about his poultry-farming and mat-making business at Burnham-on-Crouch. (p.7)
Extract of a letter from member, W.Watt of Montrose. (p.7)
Article on a St Dunstanner guiding a blind man P. 8
Report on St Dunstan's Discussion Club P.9
Notice to Poultry Men and care of Rabbits P.9
News form the Workshops P.10
Short report of the Ex-Service Men's Exhibition held in Liverpool in March 1919, at which St. Dunstan's mens' work was shown. (p.11)
Report about the Association of Braille writers of Victoria, Australia about providing literature for the blind in the State of Victoria. (p.11)
Article entitled "Anecdotes and how to tell them", by George Robey. (pp12-13)
Church & Chapel Notes P14
Article on Records in Flying P15.
Poem entitled "The United Kingdom" by "Dunveagan". (p.15)
Report of an analysis of cases which came under the care of Major A.W.Ormond whilst he was Ophthalmic Surgeon at St. Mark's Hospital. (p.16)
Sports Club Notes P17
Departmental Notes P18
Article about a typewriter adapted by Miss Knutsford along with typewriter mechanics, for use by St Dunstaners without hands and arms and being used by member, Sergeant Nicholls. (p.19)
Article entitled "The Spirit of St. Mark's" about the closure of the hospital with special mention of Sister Padbury. (pp.20-21)
Poem entitled "Grin" by Robert W.Service. (p.21)
Article 'Fighting a Zeppelin' from The Times P.22-3
Poem entitled "Happiness" by "Third Reserve". (p.23)
Article on Agricultural Railways P24.
Article 'The Conquest of the Air' by Capt. William Pollock RAF about airships.