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  2. THE DUIJFIEN CHART.

    In regard to the name of the vessel which made the voyage here related. Professor Henderson found in the Royal archives at The Hague an original letter with the seal still ...

    Article : 1,115 words
  3. IN THE '90s.

    With these well-known Unes Richard Le Galllenne begins his interesting book, "The Romantic '90s," published in 1926; and he goes on to write in his breezy way about the ...

    Article : 1,464 words
  4. TONGARIRO.

    "There were giants in those days," quoth the doctor, flattering my drive up the last long fairway of the Chateau Tongariro Golf Links in the mountain country of Maoriland. ...

    Article : 1,158 words
  5. YOUNG MR. PEPYS.

    Reading the splendid new life of Pepys by Mr. Arthur Bryant, one can only conclude that the diarist-administrator has been unfortunate until this moment. Besides the ...

    Article : 824 words
  6. THE MAJESTY OF THE NEW ZEALAND MOUNTAINS.

    Chateau Tongariro, which lies at the foot of snow-clad, clouded Mount Ruapehu. A view in summer time. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 25 words
  7. A BALLARAT CURIO.

    Ballarat, the city of golden memories, provides yet another link between the Mother Country and Australia in its possession of "The Old Curiosity House." This was built by an ...

    Article : 424 words
  8. NORFOLK ISLAND PINE.

    No ornamental tree enjoys more world-wide fame than the pine of symmetrical form which takes its name from the small and isolated island in the Pacific Ocean. 930 miles ...

    Article : 650 words
  9. THE COLOUR ELVES.

    Long, long ago, at sunrise and sunset, the sky used to stay its ordinary colour and not change to the beautiful shades which we see to-day. ...

    Article : 332 words
  10. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    Tristania was a Boxtree, And they set her in the street; They clipped her leaves and nipped her leaves, And made her small and neat. ...

    Article : 165 words
  11. AN INTERRUPTED INTERVIEW.

    I was playing in the garden by myself I heard a sound, and looked around And saw a tiny elf. A cheerful little fellow ...

    Article : 122 words
  12. THE OLD CURIOSITY HOUSE.

    Decorated with all kinds of strange objects, it is one of the sights of Ballarat. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 21 words
  13. A FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN.

    The world-famous apple which bears the homely title of Granny Smith, was first grown on an orchard occupied by Thomas Smith and his good wife, Marla Ann, on ...

    Article : 279 words
  14. TOOTS.

    He was brought to us in a coat pocket—so tiny that we sent him back to his mother for a fortnight. But when he came to us finally he rolled, a fat, white ball, straight into our ...

    Article : 407 words
  15. THE KOOKABURRAS.

    When the morning comes adorning The hills with golden' glare, And the air is sweet with perfume Of the wattle bloom so fair, ...

    Article : 107 words
  16. NORTH COAST BIRD GARDEN.

    Having to make a home off the beaten track on the North Coast, we found a cottage with the melancholy remains of a Madame Lombard rose by its steps. It was in a dairy ...

    Article : 435 words
  17. IN DREAMS.

    Adventures, greater than described In any story-book Are mine, when off I sail In dreams With Drake or Captain Cook; ...

    Article : 109 words
  18. PINE TREES OF NORFOLK ISLAND.

    A scene on the island showing the trees in their native beauty. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 18 words
  19. NIGO AND HIS TAIL.

    Nigo the little speckled lizard, peered out through the crevice of his stone wall, disposed of a minute fly. and streaked away into the shelter of near-lying shrubs. ...

    Article : 246 words
  20. NAUGHTY NANCY.

    One, two, three, and Nancy makes four— All my dollies there on the floor! Three have been good, but Nancy's been bad. Although she's the first that ever I had. ...

    Article : 177 words
  21. THE FIELDS OF THE FAR BACK WEST.

    There's a rolling wave from the far back west, For the tide is flowing full; And it bears along on its golden crest The wealth of our wheat and wool. ...

    Article : 169 words
  22. FREE-LANCING.

    It's getting inspiration in the office, Just when you cannot use a pen and ink; It's burning it to-morrow, realising The verb "to write" is not the verb "to ...

    Article : 145 words
  23. SPECK THE SPARROW.

    1[?] Puss had not brought his morning's catch to my feet, he would have had his breakfast ar I would not have had my little friend, Speck ...

    Article : 183 words
  24. APPLES FOR EXPORT.

    While I pale Cleopatras pack, The shackling clay my fancies spurn To take a storied ocean track. I see the East, with sinews slack, ...

    Article : 140 words
  25. THE ACROBAT.

    Old Biddy Brown is big and fat. She puffs and wheezes as she goes. On Monday morning at our flat. She grumbles as she boils the clothes. ...

    Article : 135 words
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