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  2. NOTABLE DAYS

    ON this date in the year 1894 William Ewart Gladstone resigned his position as Prime Minister for the last time, and was succeeded by Lord ...

    Article : 292 words
  3. FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS

    SENIOR.—First Prize: Kevin O. French, Anderson-avenue, Ashgrove. Subject: The Familiar in Elia. SENIOR.—Second Prize: Gabrielle Frances Waygood, care of Mrs. Serow, Duke-street, Annerley. Subject: Beautiful Ideals. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 64 words
  4. SIX LANGUAGES

    The Prince of Wales speaks at least six languages. This is just one sidelight on his chief characteristic of painstaking ...

    Article : 334 words
  5. GREAT EVENTS IN OUR HISTORY

    LACHLAN MACQUARIE, who succeeded Captain Bligh as Governor of New South Wales, was born January 31, 1761. He entered the army at the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 672 words
  6. EARTH'S COLDEST SPOT

    Verkhoyansk, in Eastern Siberia, is the earth's coldest spot. There is a January mean temperature of 50 degrees, which compares with 40 degrees at the North Pole. It holds a world record—90 degrees. The ground is said to freeze down 600 feet in winter, but growth is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 58 words
  7. SENIOR.—FIRST PRIZE.

    FAMILIARITY of style is a quality for which the prose essay is singularly fitted. The reason is obvious enough; it lies in the very essence of ...

    Article : 770 words
  8. MARCH 3.

    CHARLES EDWARD STUART, known as the Pretender, or Bonnie Prince Charlie, died on this date in 1788 in Rome. He was the son of ...

    Article : 277 words
  9. CROSSWORD PUZZLE—Can You Solve It?

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 279 words
  10. Schools of To-day

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 20 words
  11. PUZZLES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 45 words
  12. MORE TO CRACI

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 190 words
  13. GEORGE WILLIAM EVANS

    IN the annals of Australian exploration the name of George William Evans occupies an honourable position. He was born at Warwick (England), ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 654 words
  14. SENIOR.—SECOND PRIZE.

    OUR ideal life! What a golden vision it is! What dreams of beauty, and what glorious vistas open out before us, as in all the freshness, and with all ...

    Article : 681 words
  15. MARCH 4.

    KING EDWARD, or as he was then, the Prince of Wales, opened the great Forth Bridge on March 4, 1890. This railway bridge, one of the largest ...

    Article : 177 words
  16. THE HOTTEST TOWN IN THE WORLD

    Massowah, on the western shore of the Red Sea, is reputed to be the hottest inhabited place in the world. Its mean annual temperature is 86 degrees F. with a maximum of 130 degrees. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 40 words
  17. MURDER BAGS

    A Scotland Yard detective sent hurriedly out of town to investigate a murder case just shouts to a messenger to bring him a "murder bag," and dashes ...

    Article : 155 words
  18. MARCH 5.

    DR. THOMAS AUGUSTINE ARNE, the famous musical composer, died on this date in the year 1778. He was the son of a wealthy upholsterer in ...

    Article : 230 words
  19. JUNIOR AWARD.

    ONE often wonders why it is the majority of people would rather read books by foreign writers. It is quite common to hear of an Australian ...

    Article : 625 words
  20. Advertising

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    Advertising : 88 words
  21. WEEKLY ESSAYS

    This competition (for which book prizes will be awarded) will be continued. Senior and junior con[?]tors to select their own subjects. The competition closes on ...

    Article : 88 words
  22. MARCH 6.

    IT was on March 6, 1857, that the Indian mutiny commenced. For a long time there had been dissatisfaction among the native soldiers of ...

    Article : 295 words
  23. POP

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