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  2. SWAN HILL.

    In his interesting book, "Bunyips and Billabongs," Dr. Charles Fenner, of Adelaide, tells in a few graphic paragraphs the geological story of some of the hills of Australia. "The ...

    Article : 1,678 words
  3. WILLIAM BLIGH.

    Hollywood by the recent startling, and admittedly fine, production has given William Bligh an unenviable reputation. Film-goers have been told of Bligh and the Bounty:— ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,012 words
  4. PASTORAL TRANQUILITY ON THE NORTH-WESTERN SLOPES OF N.S.W.

    Dairy cattle grazing on the banks of the picturesque Macdonald River at Bendemeer, 26 miles north of Tamworth. Valuable falls of rain this week have greatly benefited the district. (A study from the "Sydney Morning Herald" Art Gallery.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 48 words
  5. ABORIGINAL LORE.

    "Is there anything whereof it may be said. 'See, this is new?' said the Preacher in Ecclesiastes. "So, it hath been already of old time." This would apply to the heavenly ...

    Article : 817 words
  6. FRANCE OF TO-DAY.

    There is one thing which seems above all to dominate French psychology, and that is the fact that France is essentially a country of agriculturists and artisans. To this day ...

    Article : 1,734 words
  7. ABOUT ELEPHANTS.

    He is quite an ordinary elephant—a large clumsy fellow, gazing vaguely at nothing in particular and thinking stolidly and rather sadly of the same subject. Only he never ...

    Article : 379 words
  8. FOR THE CHILDREN. REGGIE AND THE RABBITS.

    "When I go back to the bush," said Reggie, "I'll send down a rabbit to sit beside the sea!" "Oh, no!" cried Nell, "you mustn't do that, ...

    Article : 208 words
  9. OSWALD SPENGLER.

    The death of Oswald Spengler, which occurred recently, removed one of the foremost figures in post-war German philosophy. Spengler became famous when quite a young ...

    Article : 754 words
  10. DREAM CITY

    As the gods of the ancient mythology looked down from the misty summit of Mount Olympus, over the myrtle-bordered slopes, to the blue Aegean waters, so the wanderers of the ...

    Article : 621 words
  11. KIAMA.

    Where long Pacific seas break into foam Upon an iron-bound coast, and where The ceaseless roar of ocean tides resounds Throughout the golden day and starlit night. ...

    Article : 729 words
  12. THE DINGO.

    The story of how he came [?] Australia— Including some Geology. In the Good Old Days of Geology. In the Age called Pliocene, ...

    Article : 153 words
  13. JOEY.

    [?] is not often that a pet kangaroo lives happily when his home is in the city, but Joey, the pet of the principal of St. Catherine's School, Waverley, was an ...

    Article : 337 words
  14. AT THE CIRCUS.

    When I was at the circus, I saw such lovely things, Some funny clowns and tigers. And men who juggled rings. ...

    Article : 90 words
  15. ANNE.

    I never want to romp about, Or tear my nice new dresses, I walk in such a haughty way —A noticeably haughty way— ...

    Article : 62 words
  16. THE CANNA SHRINE.

    How many of the city's populace who traverse Elizabeth-street, via the Sydney Railway Station, have spared time to look at that garden plot set cornerwise beside the ...

    Article : 233 words
  17. ONIONS.

    The onion may have fallen in the popular mind from grace to humble estate, but it has long figured in verse and tale as a symbol. Being the food of the poor in the Orient. ...

    Article : 193 words
  18. THE DREAM.

    In the dear, changeless, amber-emerald heart Of an unnamed wood—its branches Life and Death— 1. stripped to my naked soul, now stand ...

    Article : 238 words
  19. CAPTAIN BLIGH'S ILL-FATED BOUNTY.

    Reconstructed from Admiralty plans. The famous launch is shown astern. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 14 words
  20. BACKGROUND.

    I saw carnations in a park Where other blossoms were, But no one passed the least remark Or caught their fragrance there. ...

    Article : 47 words
  21. "INVOCATION."

    Dear God, Thy blessing on this tree I ask, that it may grow in strength; Be shelter for wild birds, and place Where vagabonds may halt a space; ...

    Article : 51 words
  22. APPRECIATION.

    What joy it brings us, in what realms of bliss, The half-seen beauty of our youthful time. 'Tis strange perchance that keener eyes should miss ...

    Article : 38 words
  23. POINSETTIAS.

    Poinsettias at the autumntide E'er win my heart because. Ah mel In bygone days they grew beside A cottage near the sea. ...

    Article : 27 words
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