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  2. CHANGING SYDNEY.

    THE AVENUE, HYDE PARK, AS IT WAS IN JANUARY, 1871. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 13 words
  3. A RELIC IN STONE.

    In the suburb of Elizabeth Bay, the enterprise and enthusiasm of the modern flat and "home" maker has achieved a ghastly triumph. Of the 50 acres of ground which formerly ...

    Article : 1,482 words
  4. NIGHT BREAMING.

    If you believe jocular individuals, the real reason for some men seeking sport in a boat at night is that they carry potent liquids, large supplies of food, and merely a handful ...

    Article : 990 words
  5. HYDE PARK.

    Great concern is at present being shown by many people regarding the state of Hyde Park and the appearance the great city reserve will have when the remodelling scheme has been ...

    Article : 1,266 words
  6. ARE WE CIVILISED?

    Balzac, in his famous study of Woman, opens his theme by unequivocal eliminations. No woman who works, no woman who devotes herself to house or children, no bread-and-butter ...

    Article : 1,476 words
  7. PLAIN PUSS.

    When she first came to me, a half-grown cat, I thought I had never seen an uglier animal. On considering a name for her I rejected all the usual pet names as unsuitable ...

    Article : 808 words
  8. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    I'm awf'ly tired of being in bed, with hankies for my nose. An' lemon drinks, an' blankets, and a bottle at my toes. ...

    Article : 106 words
  9. BROADCAST ENGLISH.

    The British Broadcasting Corporation some time ago printed a booklet entitled "Recommendations to announcers regarding certain words of doubtful pronunciation." It has ...

    Article : 1,032 words
  10. SPANISH ARMADA.

    Was it really an English newspaper that gave the story of the arrival and defeat of the Spanish Armada in the English Channel in July, 1588? "The English Mercurie" is ...

    Article : 1,144 words
  11. THE LANGUAGE LESSON.

    Our Billy Boy was only two, His speech was not quite plain, He took an "um-bum-brella" To shield him from the rain. ...

    Article : 46 words
  12. POOR LITTLE BULL-JO.

    Such a strange thing to write about, and even a more strange thing to feel sorrow for —a great black soldier ant, a dreaded bulljo. The bull-jo of which I speak was in the ...

    Article : 508 words
  13. A MEMORY.

    At Echo Point, Katoomba, stands an old grey house whose dormer windows glow like bright eyes from a worn and tired face. They gaze across the blue vastnesses of the ...

    Article : 542 words
  14. THE FIRST NEWSPAPER.

    The imprint gives the name of "Christ. Barker—Her Highnesse's Printer, 1588." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 15 words
  15. YOU TURNED TO CALL.

    Such songs we made for singing When the world was wet with dew, When the shadows stretched their blackness Where the far swamp [?]-trees grew. ...

    Article : 157 words
  16. THE ROAD.

    Lang syne 1 fished in Bauldie's Linn, And mair than since I tumbled in, Then cauld and drookit to the skin And skeared to death, ...

    Article : 109 words
  17. IN AN ALBUM.

    Once, long ago, I saw you there, The sunlight gleaming in your hair, Your eyes alight with elfish glee. As from the grass you laughed at me, ...

    Article : 98 words
  18. LITTLE BEASTIES.

    I wish that I were certain The little beasts we kill, Had another life to live, Beyond the reach of III. ...

    Article : 73 words
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