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  2. DIXSON GALLERY.

    At present the Dixson Wing, adjoining the Mitchell Library building, consists only of pictures, but of pictures which speak of the history of Australia and its separate provinces. ...

    Article : 1,543 words
  3. A TABLEAU FROM THE CHESTER NATIVITY PLAY.

    This photograph of the opening production in the Chesham Bors Barn Theatre was taken from the hay-left, which serves as the dress circle. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 32 words
  4. MAORI LEGENDS.

    It is curious that, in these days of sensible understanding, there should still exist among some of the Maori communities a strong belief in the old legends. ...

    Article : 696 words
  5. TUMBARUMBA.

    Tumbarumba, the name of one of the early goldfield townships of New South Wales, situated on the southern slope of the MurrayMurrumbidgee watershed, about 40 miles south ...

    Article : 1,003 words
  6. NICHOLAS FERRAR.

    A day in last month (February 22 to be exact) saw the anniversary of the birth nearly 350 years ago, of one of the most remarkable men of any age Nicholas Ferrar. ...

    Article : 1,320 words
  7. COLLECTING HEADS

    The temptation to make capital out of our present interest in Abyssinia has been too strong for a number of people with nothing to say, but Mr. Carleton S. Coon is not of their ...

    Article : 851 words
  8. "CASEY."

    A cage at the Sydney zoo is empty—a cage that, for the past twenty years, has housed the most popular animal in the whole of Taronga Park. Casey, beloved, stormy ...

    Article : 258 words
  9. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    Little flame robin, flitting Gally about the whole day long. Ever about and in and out, Singing your little song. ...

    Article : 145 words
  10. NEW BARN THEATRE.

    To be attacked by geese is the common lot of visitors to the newest of ancient "barn" theatres recently opened in England. What a masterful touch it was to have the ...

    Article : 934 words
  11. THE "BLACK ART."

    Johannes (or Henne) Gutenberg—originally his name was Gensfleisch, which means "goose meat"—a patrician of the city of Mayence, was born about the year 1400. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 184 words
  12. "SUNRISE."

    Shadows are waning; Sunrise is staining The morning all misty and gold; Night is forsaken; ...

    Article : 82 words
  13. MY FEATHERED FRIENDS.

    I like my sleepy old Black Orpington chooks, and' I'm fond of the family of six kookaburras who come morning and evening for their meal of mincemeat. I do, however, ...

    Article : 222 words
  14. RAIN MAGIC.

    I love it when it starts to rain, It's thrilling as can be. The gutter is the Spanish Main, The garden path—the sea, ...

    Article : 73 words
  15. WORLD'S VIEW.

    The Matopo Hills, standing in rugged outline and broken surface, glow with a strange light—a mystic blucness something between a turquoise and a sapphire. A white mist Is ...

    Article : 426 words
  16. MY SWEET VISITOR.

    Always, as I work, I listen; for my first notice of my friend's arrival is a sharp little knock on the window-pane. When I hear the Welcome sound I creep to the window and ...

    Article : 127 words
  17. THE SKITE.

    Humpty Dumpty sat in a cup, Hard-boiled rake of the modern school, He was no supine, aimless pup, Though his face was blank as a fool; ...

    Article : 65 words
  18. "BRITANNIA MOURNS A KING MUCH BELOVED."

    This American tribute appeared in the "Colorado1 Springs Gazette" of January 21. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
  19. LEISURE

    Sir Frederick Stewart has decided to reduce the working hours in his factories from 44 to 40 per week. The interesting question arises as to whether the nation or the individual ...

    Article : 330 words
  20. "MAP TRAVELLING."

    There must be hundreds of would-be travellers like myself, who spend many a spare hour poring over atlases—hundreds of people who someday hope to see Samarkand and ...

    Article : 198 words
  21. NOSTALGIA.

    Oh' little lanes of England that knew my wandering feet. Where quiet, mild-eyed cattle stray- And, ah! the fragrant scent of hay— ...

    Article : 129 words
  22. DEFEAT.

    Knight of the brofcen sword and rusted shield, With crest dishonoured dnd with banner torn. How came you in life's battle thus to yield, And lose those spurs that once were proudly ...

    Article : 134 words
  23. IN SOMERSET.

    The wonder of it all! Dream roses, wind blown water reeds, Shy, silent pools and flower starred meadst Cool lily bells and fern clad ways. ...

    Article : 134 words
  24. NOT ALL FORGOTTEN.

    Yesterday's wine tastes bitter, And I empty the glass in vain, But the perfume of old wine lingers And steals through my senses again. ...

    Article : 81 words
  25. MAGIC HOUR.

    Shadow of trees, and shadows in your eyes, Anu from the garden perfumes sweet arise. Soft wind in leafy branches stirs and sighs, And whispers, as it moves the leaves, ...

    Article : 54 words
  26. WRITING.

    I love to take soft shining words, And string them on a silver thread of sound; men dred them into mellow silences For you to find them, polished, smooth, and ...

    Article : 36 words
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