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  2. Letters to the Editor

    Correspondents are reminded that letters intended for these columns of the Literary Supplement must reach the Editor before 6 p.m. on Wednesday of ...

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  3. MEMORIES OF SAILING SHIPS.

    To the tireless wings of sailing ships we the creation of the modern world. They were the fairy godmothers who quickened into life the world we ...

    Article : 1,265 words
  4. LONDON GOSSIP

    THE announcement, of the purchase from the Bolsheviks of the "Sinai Bible" came as a complete surprise, which pleased most people here, but which ...

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  5. Three Famous Ships.

    Sir,--It is with great pleasure that I have followed the accounts in "The Age" of old-time sailing vessels which used to come to Melbourne, as I can re ...

    Article : 130 words
  6. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--I feel that I must thank you for the space given in the great old "Age" to writers describing the beautiful tall ships of the past. I am only a land ...

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  7. GEORGE LEWIS: PIONEER

    Sir,--I enclose a photograph of my grandfather, Mr. George Lewis. one of our oldest pioneers. He came out to what was then Van Diemen's Land as ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir.--Mr. le Soeuf's letter re above in to-day's issue of "The Age" rather interested me. May I assure him. as one who wandered for years over Northern ...

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  9. Frigate-Built Ships.

    Sir.--Re my letter to your journal on the Blackwall frigate-built ships on 20th inst., Mr. R. C. Dunn says I am in error concerning my statements about these ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir.--It seems that the letter of "Iconoclast" has stirred up interest in the above subject. E. Tonkin is to be praised for his letter--apparently the result of ...

    Article : 933 words
  11. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir.--Mr. R. C. C. Dunn, in his letter published in "The Age" of 27th January. compares the voyages made by "Blackwellers" with these of what he ...

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  12. The Ships of the Past.

    Sir.--Mr. J. L. Dyson inquires after the barque Ann. She was of 277 tons, and was wrecked off Port Stephens on 25th July, 2876, all hands, numbering ...

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  13. Is the Sun Hot ?

    Sir,--In my opinion. "Iconoclast" deserves much praise for his courageous stand in support of his line of thought against the old-established theory that ...

    Article : 747 words
  14. THE SEA SERPENT.

    Sir,--The correspondence in a recent Saturday issue on the Sea Serpent is interesting and timely. Modern science, searching for fresh worlds to conquer. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  15. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--In the interesting letters on old ships now appearing in your Saturday's issue I have as yet seen no mention of the Blue Jacket and Red Jacket, which ...

    Article : 77 words
  16. Inversnaid Still Afloat.

    Sir,--Melbourne is the home of a once proud and stanch old sailer. The name on her rusty stern Is Garthsnaid. Is this barque the old Inversnaid ? The Garth ...

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  17. The Uses of Hats.

    Sir,--On a recent Saturday a very good article on hat habits appeared in "The Age." It described the many uses to which a ...

    Article : 487 words
  18. The Nelius.

    Sir,--I wish to ascertain if any of the passengers on the above ship, which arrived in Melbourne in November, 1854. are still alive, and could they give me ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. The Garonne.

    Sir,--I have been reading your Saturday's supplement with great interest, and lately have read about the Garonne, on Which I was a passenger, leaving Til ...

    Article : 340 words
  20. The Nugget.

    Sir,--I wonder if the name of "The Nugget," of Liverpool, means anything at all nowadays. To one person in 10,000 probably nothing. Yet she was ...

    Article : 122 words
  21. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--It was very pleasing to read in your issue of 13th January, Mr. E. Tonkin's contention that our solar body was not created solely for the benefit of this ...

    Article : 455 words
  22. Methodism in Victoria.

    Sir.--In "The Age" of the 25th inst, it is claimed that the first church service held in Melbourne was conducted by a Mr. Reed in August, 1834, and, ...

    Article : 107 words
  23. The Sun Dial.

    Sir.--The article on Sun Dials by "Regulus" in "The Age" of 20th January was most Interesting. The survey made, however, lacks one feature. There is no ...

    Article : 466 words
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