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  2. MEN WHO MADE AUSTRALIA — 7. TWO ELOPEMENTS AND A THEORY.

    I have before me a shabby little brown book which was written one hundred and ten years ago by a young man who was "doing time" in Newgate prison, London. In this, its original form, it is a volume of some price, though in appearance it is not attractive. But anyone who ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,342 words
  3. KULANGSU.

    Kulangsu, or Isle of Sounding Waters (less poetically Drum Wave Island), a small idyllically peaceful community of only 1½ square miles, has suddenly ...

    Article : 1,392 words
  4. WHITE SOLITUDE.

    This lonely [?]ut, under its canopy of sunlit snow, is no the classical soil of Switzerland near the yalley where William Tell escaped from the mercenaries of the Habsburgian administrator, Gessler. The landscape is notable for its beauty and solitude in winter. (See accompanyin[?] article. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 47 words
  5. ROMANCE OF AVIATION—III THE GOLDEN AGE OF RECORD FLIGHTS.

    Peace had come to the world and with it the removal of at once the greatest stimulus and the greatest drawback to aerial development. But the race of aviators, recruiting apparently from those who relish "going to Hell for pastime" were no sooner delivered from the threat ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,741 words
  6. WORD BOMBS.

    Long ago, James Macdonald, now Director of the Melbourne National Gallery, tried to visit me at Hawthorn (Vic.). He found the house empty. ...

    Article : 811 words
  7. THE ELGIN MARBLES ONCE RAISED A HUE AND CRY.

    The Press in Athens has demanded the return of the famous Elgin Marbles from the British Museum. This is the outcome of a report that the Marbles, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 984 words
  8. IN KULANGSU.

    Everything is in miniature in Kulangsu. Here, in this small courtyard, we have a glimpse of Chinese family life. "Granny," representing the old generation, has "lotus feet" (bound). The island is described in an accompanying article. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  9. "QUETTA" CATHEDRAL.

    The lovely Quetta Memorial Cathedral at Thursday Island holds a unique position among the cathedrals of Australia, for it is the only one which has ...

    Article : 267 words
  10. TELL'S OWN SOIL.

    In the picture at the top of this page you see a lonely cottage on the Stoos, a snow-capped height near Morschach, about a mile from Brunnen, a popular ...

    Article : 242 words
  11. THE POET'S ATLAS.

    "Twas a poet—often dreaming[?] Made an atlas for his sailing To lands unexplored, romant[?]c, While[?] he saw with vision keen ...

    Article : 147 words
  12. FIVE SHORT MINUTES.

    Five short minutes— And yet no artist could in colour match The tints and patterns that in quick succession fill ...

    Article : 102 words
  13. NIGHT.

    Night has come down from the hill, Soft as a kiss. Slowly and heavy with dreaming, And damp with mist. ...

    Article : 64 words
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