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  2. DWELLERS IN SILENCE.

    Visitors to Elizabeth House, Elizabeth-street, city, the headquarters of the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of New South Wales, must be deeply impressed by the magnificent work done ...

    Article : 1,381 words
  3. CRICKET MEMORIES.

    I take it that the path through life of everyone of us is studded with milestones, or perhaps stones of recollection is a more appropriate term. To me the year 1889 is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,463 words
  4. THE VAST CHATEAU OF CHENONCEAUX BESTRIDES THE RIVER CHER.

    Touraine, that beautiful district of France through which the Loire flows, is famous for its fine old castles. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
  5. THE SALIENT.

    Few areas associated with the war, and probably none at all on the Western Front, have gathered round them such a host of evil memories for British people as Ypres. ...

    Article : 1,068 words
  6. CASTLES IN TOURAINE.

    For the Whitsuntide holidays last year, three of us decided to visit the chateau country in Touraine. We set forth on a fine May morning with rucksacks on our backs, and ...

    Article : 1,424 words
  7. A TRUE CHILD'S POET.

    It is a fact that, no mattet how one's tastes change with time, we always speak with affection of the writers and illustrators who captivated our childhood. Allingham's "Green ...

    Article : 669 words
  8. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    Are you seeking a friend—someone loyal and true, Who, whatever your mood, will stick close to you? ...

    Article : 159 words
  9. HUMPTY-DUMPTY.

    "How frightfully dull it must be down there!" exclaimed the bright yellow chicken for the hundredth time from the top of a large Easter egg hanging in a confectioner's window. The ...

    Article : 387 words
  10. A NEW WEBSTER.

    The New Webster, enlarged and brought up to date, will certainly be welcomed by the English-speaking world, to which it has been presented. Noah 'Webster' in 1828 set out to ...

    Article : 1,206 words
  11. AMONG THE CLOUDS.

    On windy days, among the clouds Thar drift across the sky, Sometimes you'll see great galleons With freights of pearl go by!— ...

    Article : 91 words
  12. THE EGG AS EASTER'S SYMBOL

    Eggs were held by the Egyptians to be the emblem of the universe, a symbol of renovation and renewing. The Christians borrowed the custom to symbolise the resurrection ...

    Article : 249 words
  13. MY WAY OF THINKING.

    When I was small and sweet to see I thought that in the highest tree Lived God, who peeped out through the leaves And saw down chimneys, peered through ...

    Article : 96 words
  14. FAIRY SPORT.

    The elves and gnomes play games at night, Not day-time as we do. They've football matches, tennis sets, And games of baseball, too, ...

    Article : 195 words
  15. EASTER HERE AND THERE.

    The other day, a gentleman from overseas said to me, "Easter does not feel quiet as 'real' in Australia as it does in the Old World, because the climate here is so different from ...

    Article : 176 words
  16. JACKIE.

    Jackie was a small brown Japanese tortoise who lived with a lizard among the pot plants in our garden. For one so small, his intelligence was surprising. He knew his name ...

    Article : 252 words
  17. ENGLAND'S DAY.

    "And ever aloft the Banner of England flew." —Tennyson. England! The name is a trumpet call—vibrant, ...

    Article : 303 words
  18. THE SEA.

    An endless stretch of heaving blue, A strip of green near shore, The foaming breakers rushing to Their final, sullen roar. ...

    Article : 77 words
  19. THESE APRIL DAYS!

    (April 23: St. George's Day, Shakespeare's birthday, Zeebrugge exploit. April 25: Oliver Cromwell's birthday, Anzac Day. April 27: Cook landed in Australia.) ...

    Article : 294 words
  20. ADULT DEAF AND DUMB WOMEN.

    A section of the Women's Guild sewing class in session at Elizabeth House. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 18 words
  21. GOLDEN MEMORIES.

    Passing along Oxford-street late one afternoon, I was attracted by the golden radiance that seemed to issue from the Anzac Memorial. ...

    Article : 228 words
  22. NEVER FORGET THEM!

    Land of immortal fame, Sunny Australia, mine! Proudly we all acclaim Heroes of thine. ...

    Article : 169 words
  23. BY WINDY TROY, 1915.

    Troy has lain waste and Helen been dust Many's the century syne, Yet do they not in oblivion rust; Homer's still magical line ...

    Article : 129 words
  24. REFLECTION.

    Set a bowl of Easter blooms Where flick'ring tapers tremble; Let your heart in purity That Altar scene resemble. ...

    Article : 23 words
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