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  2. SNOW NEAR PENZANCE, AN UNUSUAL SIGHT IN CORNWALL.

    The English winter set in early with snow in unexpected places, such as the Cornish Riviera. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 24 words
  3. IN THE MUSEUM

    At the end of a melancholy week, the young woman had occasion to draw some butterflies, She copied a few from a book, but they seemed "very dead," so she bethought her of the ...

    Article : 474 words
  4. STATE LOTTERIES

    Queen Elizabeth Is supposed to have been the first English sovereign to sanction a lottery for the benefit of the Treasury. The lottery was for £2,000,000, and the tickets ...

    Article : 1,570 words
  5. LOST LEICHHARDT.

    The announcement that Mr Sam Hazlett, who has spent almost 30 years in prospecting the country east of Laverton (W.A.), is preparing another e pedilton to investigate ...

    Article : 997 words
  6. "OYSTER SHELL LANE."

    The short art'cle about the "Shell House," East Cowes Isle of Wight in a recent "Herald," recalls a curious home in Newcastle on-Tyne which was a constant delight to ...

    Article : 387 words
  7. THE LOTUS BIRD.

    The annearance of the Lotus Bird, or Jacana (Iredipana gallinacea), within 30 miles of Sydney has caused much comment and considerable speculation among naturalists. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 777 words
  8. UNIQUE MEMORIAL.

    To Narooma—a beautiful seaside resort, situated on the Prince's Highway, 230 miles from Sydney—belongs what is probably, both for situation and signification, one of the most ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 529 words
  9. CAPTAIN SCOTT.

    This week has seen a notable anniversary, for it was on January 17,1912 that Captain Scott and his ill-fated party arrived at the South Pole and hoisted the Union Jack amidst ...

    Article : 1,063 words
  10. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    From carllest morn, on the roads to town, The flocks of sheep come straggling down, Wtih their silent drovers, brown and lean, And circling sheep dogs, swift and keen, ...

    Article : 216 words
  11. GARDEN ISLAND.

    Sydney can Justly boast of many fine churches but of none more fraught with tradition and remembrance than the little naval church at Garden Island! It stands high up ...

    Article : 886 words
  12. HAY-MAKING.

    Between the intermittent Jangle of the trams comes the soft whirr of a mowing machine. The curtains are drawn back, revealing a sight that well might be out in the vast open spaces ...

    Article : 365 words
  13. THE BEARDED ORCHID.

    Bad little flower, How guilty you look. Just find the old man Whose beard you took. ...

    Article : 100 words
  14. THE SONG.

    As the cool shadows of night began to fill the world, I slipped away to the empty house on the hilltop. The moon was climbing slowly up the sky, and filling the neglected ...

    Article : 246 words
  15. UNKNOWN TALENT.

    An announcement of no small interest to Australians was made the other day by the Poet Laureate. Under certain conditions, tho King will award two medals, one gold, one ...

    Article : 630 words
  16. EVENTIDE AT GOULBURN.

    It is sunset in the paddock, Where the grasses softly sway, And the homeward strutting peacock Bids good-bye to fleeting day. ...

    Article : 73 words
  17. ENGLAND'S LAST STATE LOTTERY, 1826.

    An advertising device, 25 feet high, which revolved. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 14 words
  18. CORAL POOLS

    Round the point which ends the beach of Hayman Island in the Great Barrier Reef lie coral pools of rare beauty. A yacht gay with coloured bunting conveyed a laughing ...

    Article : 230 words
  19. THEME OF MY DREAMS.

    Sweet cherub of charm in the coll of my arm, Sleeping sleeping sleeping: Eyes tender of blue like twin skies beaming through. ...

    Article : 127 words
  20. THE HONEY OF THE SUN.

    The world, a tamed and drowsy beast, Subdued at last, contented lies Enmeshed within a noose of light. And nets of amaranthine skies. ...

    Article : 127 words
  21. OBSERVATORY HILL.

    The eventide is waning still and cold, The warning flag is straining at the mast. Noons carillons are memories at last The twinkling silver star will soon be gold ...

    Article : 114 words
  22. EPITAPH.

    Here [?]es a shepherd and his dog Two humble mounds vou might not see; Yet here are set the props of heav'n... Patience and fidelity. ...

    Article : 35 words
  23. CHALLENGE!

    Oh! all ye wise and learn ed men Ye prophets kings and sages Come! Tal e the book of time and then Turn bael again its page! ...

    Article : 31 words
  24. SUNSET.

    The western gates are open wide. Welcoming home day's charlot bright, And as it enters, from Inside Come rushing out the hounds of night. ...

    Article : 25 words
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