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  2. IN GEYSERLAND.

    Had the mythical Wandering Jew traversed the immediate vicinity of the thermal region on the North Island of New Zealand he well might have cried content with a look "over the ...

    Article : 1,244 words
  3. OVERLANDING.

    Next morning saw us on our way to Vanrook, followed by the hearty, and, I think, sincere, good wishes of these bush dwellers. Vanrook not only welcomed us, they were ...

    Article : 1,384 words
  4. STACK ISLAND.

    A few miles to the north of Riama, on the South Coast, is some remarkable coastal scenery, formed of almost forbidding, but picturesque, basaltic rocks. The Cathedral Rock ...

    Article : 1,169 words
  5. STACK, OR RANGOON, ISLAND.

    Lying off the mouth or the Minnamurra River, near Kiama, the little island, with the towering basaltic cliffs of the mainland, makes one of the most picturesque views along the South Coast. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  6. MATTHEW FLINDERS.

    On July 19, 1814, there died in London at the early age of 40, Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N., one of that famous band of seamen and explorers who have added such lustre ...

    Article : 1,594 words
  7. DR. ARNOLD'S DIARY.

    "The colony appears to me to be really in a state of dissatisfaction," writes the doctor. "Governor Macquarie is hardly acceptable to anyone. He appoints convicts to the most ...

    Article : 1,650 words
  8. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    Once a bubble pedlar, blowing Coloured rings from magic water. Caught a blossom in a bubble, Caught the fairy dewdrop's daughter ...

    Article : 136 words
  9. OUR FIRST FERRIES.

    Londoners arriving in Port Jackson with the First Fleet had no experience of regulated ferry passenger traffic, although the Thames was the main highway of the metropolis in ...

    Article : 1,054 words
  10. SUNRISE AND SUNSET.

    Long, long ago, when the world was new and shiny, the sun used to Jump straight out of his bed in the morning and into the sky, and in the evening the same thing would happen ...

    Article : 371 words
  11. THE FAIRIES' GIFTS.

    When baby first opened her eyes to the light, The fairies came trooping to see the wee mite. "She's mine," said the queen, "I'm her ...

    Article : 149 words
  12. BUSH CREATURES NEAR TOWN.

    Just lately I was in the country, and there the children could not understand that, though a great number of people live in Sydney, we see many creatures that belong to the bush ...

    Article : 544 words
  13. THE GNU IDEA.

    The Gnu is not an animal That many people know. He lives in Southern Africa (A kind of buffalo). ...

    Article : 79 words
  14. BOTTLE ROCK, COONABARABRAN.

    This noted landmark was destroyed during the recent great storm. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  15. LANDMARK FALLS.

    During the recent great storm the "Bottle Rock" at Coonabarabran, a huge boulder connected to the main rock, high up on the Timor Mountain, in the Warrumbungle Ranges. ...

    Article : 294 words
  16. GEORGE.

    George is one of those dear old gentlemen whom one often sees sitting on a seat at Dawes Point, enjoying the sunshine, and watching with keen interest the daily ...

    Article : 170 words
  17. IN PRAISE OF PORRIDGE.

    For breakfast in the summer time I like an orange or a lime, An egg, perhaps, or two at most, A little marmalade on toast; ...

    Article : 164 words
  18. WORDS.

    I want no words of mournful tone, Of wand'ring in the night alone, Of bitter woe and carking care, And misery and dark despair. ...

    Article : 214 words
  19. SEASIDE CHANGES.

    A calm lagoon reflecting a blue sky, White clouds are mirrored on its bosom still: Scant weeds and shells upon its margins He— Sands to the sea-verge slope, smooth space ...

    Article : 95 words
  20. COMMUNION.

    Stars—wind—sky And I. None to hear the endless hopes and fears. None to hear the tale of empty years. ...

    Article : 65 words
  21. AT ST. CLAIR.

    The warmer breath of Dawn begins to sweep The veil of Night beyond the westward hill: Calm in the mist of morning, faintly chill Thy placid surface in unruffled sleep ...

    Article : 104 words
  22. RAIN BY THE SEA.

    Tumbling over and spilling away, Down on the sands by the sea, Oh, the waves are high and the waves are grey. And the little primrose curve of the bay ...

    Article : 107 words
  23. NATURE AND THE PIONEER.

    Stern Nature saw with unrelenting gaze These stubborn mortals knocking at her gate, Twas not for her to pity or abate Her strong resistance, since they came to raze ...

    Article : 111 words
  24. UNHONOURED BILLS.

    I heard on good authority The birds out at the Zoo Are feeling the depression Just As much as me and you. ...

    Article : 50 words
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