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  2. SO THEY SAY.

    THE giant telescopes throughout the world are concentrated upon the sun, and records are being patiently tabulated. Why? It is considered that in 1939 the sun ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 217 words
  3. TO CONTRIBUTORS

    Endorse the first slip of EACH paragraph with your name and address. Payment is made monthly upon cuttings of published matter being forwarded to The ...

    Article : 48 words
  4. Behind Those Headlines

    "OENPELLI'S" error in assuming that cows had been killed by lightning after reading a caption running "69 cows killed during terrific electrical storm," ...

    Article : 166 words
  5. Checking Cane Pests

    QUEENSLAND canegrowers have many pests to contend with, but the two worst are undoubtedly the greyback beetle and the rat. The former it is hoped to ...

    Article : 269 words
  6. Howling Jackass

    THERE are a good many bird-lovers who do not know that there are two species of kookaburra in Australia. The wellknown laughing jackass has a wide range, ...

    Article : 104 words
  7. Ready-Flavoured Eggs

    IT is strange how some varieties of fruit and berries, when consumed by hens, affect the eating qualities of their eggs. If fowls have eaten a large quantity or ...

    Article : 118 words
  8. Small But Game

    NO bird beats little Willy-wagtail for pluck. One morning a large sparrowhawk swooped on to the platform by our hanging bird bath. All the other ...

    Article : 101 words
  9. The Pages of Memory

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 612 words
  10. Drying Wet Matches

    THE observant bushman learns much from the aborigines, and one of the cleverest tricks is the abo's method of drying wet matches quickly. He rubs them ...

    Article : 96 words
  11. A Dog's Antics

    OLD BLUEY, our faithful watchdog, was particularly fond of whirlwinds. On the approach of one, he would scamper from beneath the house, and follow ...

    Article : 87 words
  12. Living Honey Pots

    THE thrift shown by the honey-pot ants, in appointing certain members of the colony to act as storage bins, supplies the aborigine with one of his choice delicacies. ...

    Article : 143 words
  13. Fowl Sense

    THE domestic fowl is seldom given credit for having a capacity to exercise its brain to the benefit of its body, except in the case of attack by natural enemies. ...

    Article : 256 words
  14. Logged Drover

    A COUPLE of selectors, assisted by a youthful tenderfoot called Sydney Harry, were taking a small mob of cattle from the Richmond to Tenterfield, and one ...

    Article : 157 words
  15. Ben Bowyang and His Pal Bill

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 6 words
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