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  2. SECTION FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.

    FLOP[?] Your letter drops into the pillar-box to find itself one of dozens, all, perhaps, with totally different addresses on them. What process takes each one to its correct address? ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 802 words
  3. A GREAT TREASURE HOUSE.

    DO you know what special interest Sydney's Mitchell Library offers us? ANTHONY PROUST (13) tells how he came to "explore" it: ...

    Article : 303 words
  4. THE STORM CHILD.

    WE seem to feel the bracing freshness of a winter tramp in this poem, written and illustrated by EUGENIA LOEFFLER (17): Oh, wild was the tempest and grey was the morn, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 134 words
  5. Let's Talk Together. THE SHORTEST DAY.

    Dear Girls and Boys,— THIS week has brought us to the "shortest day" of the year, with winter well set in. June 21 is usually called the shortest day, though ...

    Article : 299 words
  6. NAPOLEON AT SEA.

    THE account of Napoleon on his ships of war shows extraordinary humanity in the midst of his cold ruthlessness. If a man fell overboard, as happened often when sea travel was ...

    Article : 162 words
  7. KENDALL'S ROCK.

    A few, miles south of Gosford along the Pacific Highway is erected a tablet to Kendall's Rock. Henry Kendall, one of Australia's greatest poets, dwelt in a homestead just below this busy ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 189 words
  8. THE "CUP BOARD."

    HAVE you ever amused yourself by calling a "cupboard" a "cup board"? As a matter of fact, this idle amusement shows the true origin of our cupboard. ...

    Article : 226 words
  9. "I WANT SOME MORE."

    GIRLS and boys who love Dickens will be very interested in this silhouette which was ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 89 words
  10. THE STORM.

    HERE is a vivid little poem by an 11-year-old contributor, AUDREY COPE: The sea is calm and peaceful— The sky is azure blue, ...

    Article : 111 words
  11. RHAPSODY.

    Oh, I go riding, riding, through the frosted mountain air, Riding, riding, riding, with the wind amongst my hair; ...

    Article : 218 words
  12. HOBBY NOTES.

    KEEPING a scrapbook is one of the most popular of hobbies, judging by the many and varied Hobby Notes that we have had on the subject. Now HELEN WILLS (13) tells us of a rather unique ...

    Article : 132 words
  13. SOMETHING TO MAKE.

    NOW that winter is here, try your hand at making a hearth broom. It only requires three-quarters of a yard of very thick, stiff rope, and a bundle of raffia. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 197 words
  14. MATCH BRANDS.

    A SECOND contributor, DOREEN BROWNE (15), has found match brands surprisingly interesting and artistic: Some time ago in the "Hobby Corner" I read ...

    Article : 168 words
  15. "CHEER UP, OLD BIRD!"

    These engaging bush-folk were drawn by KEVIN CRUIKSHANK (17). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 13 words
  16. THE MAIL BAG.

    SOUTH WEST WIND is always glad to receive letters from readers. Address your letter: South West Wind, Box 506AA, G.P.O., Sydney. ...

    Article : 25 words
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