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  2. HULKS.

    A hulk is the hull or body of a ship without masts, yards and rigging: and old vessels, of no further service as fighting or trading units, became converted into hulks of different kinds, ...

    Article : 1,541 words
  3. DR. MACGILLIVRAY.

    William David Kerr Macgillivray was the third son of George Macgillivray, who was the third son of Alistair Macgillivray lineal chief of the Benchallader branch of the ...

    Article : 1,307 words
  4. CHRISTMAS DINNERS.

    Wander from the nearest port to the farthest world-end foreshore, from Callao to Kamchatka, from the Blue Mountains to John o' Groats; from the Canadian Miramachi ...

    Article : 1,397 words
  5. BLACKBIRDING.

    By the courtesy of Captain James Marr, master mariner, now of "Nymagee," Nymagee. New South Wales, a manuscript narrating the exploits of a certain William Stewart, a ...

    Article : 1,586 words
  6. RIGGING HULK AND FRIGATE, PORTSMOUTH.

    In the days of sail, a new warship, having got her masts in, would go to the rigging hulk, where she would be completely rigged. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 31 words
  7. THE KOALA'S CHRISTMAS.

    It was the eve of joy In Koala Park, or as we would know it, Christmas Eve, and the little bears were tearing about from tree to tree in a breathless whirl of excitement. ...

    Article : 286 words
  8. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    Soon Christmas time is coming. I'm sure you all must know; When all our biggest pillow slips Will hang up in a row. ...

    Article : 98 words
  9. THE CANDLENUT.

    Two relics of the vanished years which time has nurtured and progress has spared, a cottage and a candlenut tree, stand together in the centre of the city of Newcastle. The ...

    Article : 473 words
  10. COLUMBUS.

    Most people suppose that Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa. History books say so, as a rule; and what one learns from a history book in childhood usually becomes ...

    Article : 986 words
  11. SANTA CLAUS.

    Now I didn't want to be sleepy, But I didn't quite want not to sleep; As I climbed into bed. To my Teddy I said, ...

    Article : 123 words
  12. I AM A CHRISTMAS TREE.

    I am a Christmas tree, laden with toys, and trimmed with tinsel and gaily-coloured balloons. Of course, Santa will arrive on Christmas Day, to distribute the toys among many ...

    Article : 117 words
  13. THE VIGIL.

    The touselled head of a drowsy lad Nods in the firelight's glow; He's sleepy—'tis long past blanket-time— And the night hours onward flow. ...

    Article : 99 words
  14. THE WATCHER.

    A patient in hospital, I have the good fortune to occupy a verandah bed. There I He all day, myself unobserved, watching small happenings in the beautiful and extensive ...

    Article : 148 words
  15. THE VULGAR SPARROW.

    I am no aristocratic bird, No lark or dove or swallow; And when my cheeky voice is heard No poet's heart is ever stirred ...

    Article : 75 words
  16. CHRISTMAS

    For months the naval wives had watched and waited on the bleak, snow-bound shores of the Firth of Forth, living in rooms, in little stone cottages! Waiting for our ships ...

    Article : 311 words
  17. A CORNER OF OLD NEWCASTLE.

    The candlenut tree, which has sheltered the old stone cottage for over 50 years, is of a species rare in New South Wales. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 29 words
  18. THE CHRISTMAS FLOWER.

    What is the Power that moves us, what the Laws— A Mind a Breath, a Voice? Ah, yes, First Cause[?] ...

    Article : 243 words
  19. SONG FOR CHRISTMAS.

    Mary, in Galilee, Wondering what a dream might be, Heard the voice of Gabriel, felt his touching wings; ...

    Article : 117 words
  20. SLEEP.

    Her hands are cool as rainy [?]es. Her breath Is Incense sweet; Her eyes are shadows large and dark. She comes with quiet feet. ...

    Article : 121 words
  21. WITH YOU.

    Not lost, beloved. Not gone— In the silent night. In the dewy morn, ...

    Article : 53 words
  22. CHRISTMAS BUSH.

    A lovely treel It stands Enmeshed in sunlight strands, Slim branches massed with blooms of pink— Like feathery, coloured snow. I think. ...

    Article : 52 words
  23. FREE WILL.

    Not ours to choose one circumstance Of life to which, constrained, we come; Yet is our master-choice left free: We may, resentful puppets, dance ...

    Article : 41 words
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