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  2. STORIED RUINS.

    Among the storied fanes whose ruins grace the English countryside, the picturesque Abbey of Furness ranks as one of the most important. Seques[?]red in a wooded valley on the ...

    Article : 729 words
  3. GENERAL MONASH.

    Three years after General Sir John Monash's death, fourteen after the publication of his book, "The Australian Victories in France in 1918," we have his "War Letters," ...

    Article : 1,419 words
  4. ART IN GERMANY.

    The German art of to-day finds itself in a[?] unfortunate position of being rent between extreme moderni[?]m and vu[?]gar impressionism. Between these two extremes it falls far below ...

    Article : 534 words
  5. MEN MUST WORK.

    Mr. Teeling continues his survey of the [?]eps towards re-empl[?]yment that are [?]ing taken throughout the world. The [?]vey is the fruit of personal inquiry and ...

    Article : 1,298 words
  6. SIGIRIYA, THE LION ROCK OF CEYLON.

    A formation which was fortified and used as a stronghold during the native wars. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 22 words
  7. LEGEND OF THE SNOWDROP.

    Who does not thrill at the sight of the first snowdrop in the garden? This fragile little maid of mist and snow seems far too s[?]ender to have pushed her way through the ...

    Article : 272 words
  8. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    When day has f[?]ed beyond the west And tiny Joy has gone to rest She often seems to see her dolls Dance with the fairies and the trolls, ...

    Article : 155 words
  9. THE LION ROCK.

    In Ceylon, 50 miles north of Kandy, there occurs a peculiar rock formation, precipitous and mushroom-like, rising 400 feet above flat, jungle-covered plains. It is Sigir[?]ya—the Lion ...

    Article : 1,078 words
  10. MAITLAND BAY.

    The local district surveyor has at length been able to inspect the Killcare-Maitland Bay district, with a view to reporting to the Lands Department on its possibilities as a ...

    Article : 313 words
  11. THE WHITE BUTTERFLY.

    This is the common, gregarious white butterfly of Australia. It is allied to the gregarious white cabbage butterfly of England, which has been introduced into North America ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 613 words
  12. A POLITICAL JOKE.

    The world laughed in the nineties at one of the most astounding and comical political jokes ever perpetrated in a Parliament of the British Empire. It happened in New Zealand, ...

    Article : 361 words
  13. "HATS OFF IN THE LIFT."

    "Hats off in the lift," Percy Peacock cried, "Can't you see that a lady has just stepped inside; And if you were in the least polite[?] ...

    Article : 134 words
  14. MAG'S DOWNFALL.

    One early morning, whi[?]st I was digging amongst my flowers, there appeared before me a little magp[?]e. He stood watching my efforts with quick, bright eyes, and head on ...

    Article : 262 words
  15. MAITLAND BAY.

    A proposed National Park. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 7 words
  16. PHILOSOPHY.

    I'd always choose a toffee stick Before an ice-cream cup, 'Cause ice-cream seems to go so quick, But toffee you can lick and lick ...

    Article : 43 words
  17. SCALDED MILK.

    I'd always hated scalded milk Until one night at tea I lifted up the cup to drink, And there—what did I see? ...

    Article : 96 words
  18. THE TWO DOVES.

    It was 7 o'clock in the morning, raining, and very cold. In fhe loquat tree outside my bedroom window a little dove sat huddled into its feathers. Another dove was perched ...

    Article : 168 words
  19. JULES VERNE'S FORESIGHT.

    A Sydney suburban Hack verandah, flecked with sunlight filtering through broad lattice work; the strains of a piano—Czerny's exercises, I think—drifting from the front ...

    Article : 249 words
  20. BLACK AND WHITE.

    The black was "White," the white was "Black— I called them that for fun— And when you whistled puppy "Black" ...

    Article : 56 words
  21. THE NOTCHED STICK.

    On reading the interesting little article on "Ps and Qs" in the "Herald" of January 5, and the methods of keeping accounts they stood for in years gone past, I was reminded of ...

    Article : 235 words
  22. THE ABBEY OF FURNESS.

    One of England's most picturesque ruins. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 12 words
  23. FRIENDSHIP.

    "New lamps for old"... a fair exchange indeed! Nay, I will keep the old now I am wise And hoard my treasures, count them o'e[?] ...

    Article : 144 words
  24. WAR MEDALS.

    War medals, relics of a gallant lad, All that remains to-day of vital youth, With hair as fair as Viking ever had, And blue eyes, steadfast as the gaze of ...

    Article : 143 words
  25. DOWN THE LACHLAN.

    Dawning on the Lachlan: faint mists across the stream; The banners of the morning flaunting free— I see the tree-fringed river, with living gold ...

    Article : 110 words
  26. WHEELS OF LIFE.

    I have desired to live In the busiest street, And all day long to hear The city's heart beat; ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. LAST NIGHT.

    You sang a song last night[?] was it to me? Your dark head bending [?]er the organ keys, Your eyes were dreaming deep elusive dreams Far down the age-old path of me[?]odies. ...

    Article : 74 words
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