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  2. KONVERSE WITH THE KONKERED.

    An English phrase-book has been published in Germany covering all situations in which German troops might find themselves when confronted with the conquered British. Captain Haasman, of a Saxon infantry regiment, is the optimist who has ...

    Article : 1,038 words
  3. STORM DRIVEN.

    On April 23, 1 789, H.M.S. Sirius, bound from the Cape with a cargo of corn to the starving settlement at Port Jackson, narrowly escaped shipwreck on the south coast of Tasmania. This etching, by Lieutenant Geoffrey C. Ingleton, R.A.N. (ret.), illustrates the dramatic incident described in an accompanying article. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 53 words
  4. HISTORIC SHIP.

    Sirius, the brightest constellation in southern skies! So thought the First Lord of the Admiralty when he rechristened the storeship Berwick. To ...

    Article : 1,100 words
  5. HOLLYWOOD UNDER THE SEARCHLIGHT.

    Sensational charges by Representative Martin Dies, chairman of the Congressional Committee which is investigating "un-American activities," that Hollywood is a hot-bed of Communist propaganda and is overrun by Communists, have thrown ...

    Article : 1,101 words
  6. HERE IS HARMONY AND PEACE.

    "My frozen breath hung like a cloud overhead. The day was dying the night being born—but with great peace. "Here were the imponderable processes and ...

    Article : 128 words
  7. THE ACHES AND PAINS OF THE SIMPLE LIFE.

    There is much to be said in favour of a camping holiday. The abundance of fresh air, the healthful exercise, the sense of freedom, the banishment of major cares. It is true, indeed, that this sudden excess of freedom lifts for a little the deeper concerns of a complicated social ...

    Article : 1,331 words
  8. OLD GATES.

    Shakespeare's claim that there are "sermons in stone and good in everything" has guided the Vaucluse House Trust, even to the entrance gates to the ...

    Article : 442 words
  9. FANCY MEETING YOU!

    A dramatic meeting on the field of battle, described in the "Herald" recently by V. W. Garratt, has reminded readers of other instances of the long ...

    Article : 429 words
  10. QBOLENSKY.

    Obolensky, brightest star in the history of British Rugby (who was killed in a flying accident in England last week), was affectionately called "The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 469 words
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  12. SPRICHT.

    Dear are her looks and laughs to me And dear the mind I extol. But dearer than laughs and looks and mind Is her snailhorn-delicate soul ...

    Article : 29 words
  13. THE GATES OF VAUCLUSE HOUSE.

    The entrance gates of Vaucluse House, former home of William Charles Wentworth, before they were renovated and re-erected in their present position. From a painting in Vaucluse House. (See accompanying article.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  14. AUSTRALIA TO BRITAIN.

    You have glimpsed the final glory, though it lie past pain and sadness, You have raised the high ideal, like a star. undimmed and clear; ...

    Article : 151 words
  15. CLEAR BLUE BLOOD.

    We often hear the saying, "He's a blue-blooded Englishman." Originally the phrase meant "aristocratic," but to-day it has a broader sense and can ...

    Article : 115 words
  16. AUTUMN LEAVES.

    As fading Summer yet again completes The part she plays upon the stage of Years, The trees are thus forewarned of Autumn's fate. ...

    Article : 36 words
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