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  2. THE HOME OF SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

    Buckland Abbey, built by the Cistercian monks in 1278 and acquired in 1581 by Sir Francis Drake. When he died, he willed the abbey to his brother, the companion of most of his voyages and adventures. The abbey was auctioned in 1946. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 49 words
  3. Bread Charity Clauses In Old Wills

    WILLS or testamentary divisions of property were made from the days behind yesterday. The earliest record is contained in Genesis xlviii, 22, when Moses states that Jacob gave to Joseph a portion above his brethren. Solon is said to have introduced wills ...

    Article : 1,285 words
  4. Peiping Faces Its Eighth Invader

    FOR the eighth time in the past 2300 years a new tide of conquerors appears about to flow over Peiping, for there is little doubt that the Chinese Communists will have the city soon. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,069 words
  5. 'Grand Old School' Has Pioneer Atmosphere

    Maitland has two of the four original secondary schools in the State and retains in one some of the atmosphere of pioneer days. About two miles apart the schools ...

    Article : 474 words
  6. SUBURBIA—This Week

    At some time during the recent war, a bomb smashed through the roof of All Hallows' Church at Barking-by-the-Tower (the Tower of London). TWELVE THOUSAND miles ...

    Article : 1,272 words
  7. The Sixth Columnist Defined

    "The Asbestos Mask," a spy story set in Singapore in the dire, confused days of November, 1941, and "Near North," an ...

    Article : 712 words
  8. No More Peaches, Thank You

    WHEN you were eating peaches in holiday comfort last week, you probably gave ...

    Article : 709 words
  9. Beetles At The Bottom Of The Garden

    Backyard gardening was not born in me. Inflation and scarcity brought me to digging, till now I can flourish a bunch of squalid beetroot—my beetroot—over the back fence as well as any man. FROM INTEREST in beetroot ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,002 words
  10. Reelmaker Likes To Know The Worst

    AT WEEK-ENDS Mr. D. Hilder, of Newcastle, walks Newcastle's beaches asking fishermen personal questions about their fishing reels. Over a period, he regularly covers the beaches from Newcastle to Coff's regularly covers the beaches from Newcastle to Coff's ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 410 words
  11. Leaves From Old Files

    The first annual regatta and the opening of the new baths drew several thousands of people to Wangi Wangi yesterday, a fleet of launches ...

    Article : 311 words
  12. ON THE BEAM Crepe Suzette—At Altitude 20,000 Ft.

    AWAY back in 1927, an Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy airliner took off from London for Paris with a load of passengers ...

    Article : 474 words
  13. A SYDNEY ALLEY

    Frequently called the most fascinating Sydney alley, pintsize Rowe-street—running from Castlereagh to Pitt, in the Hotel ...

    Article : 98 words
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