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  2. JANUARY.

    —came old Janunry, wrapped well. In many weeds to keep the cold away: Yet'did he quake and quiver like to queil, And blowe his nayles to warm them if he may; ...

    Article : 1,612 words
  3. SHACKLETON AS POET.

    Not seldom in men who achieve renown are the poetic talent and a love for literature found allied to the more practical qualities of action and leadership. Indeed, in more ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,388 words
  4. WHERE ROAD, RIVER, AND RAIL MEET ON THE HAWKESBURY.

    One of the best known points on "the Rhine of Australia," not far from where the northern highway crosses. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 28 words
  5. FORTY YEARS AGO.

    From old records we glean that Sydney could boast of a rough and ready theatre as far back as 1796, and that prices for admission to performances therein were: Boxes 5/, ...

    Article : 1,562 words
  6. MARSHAL JOFFRE.

    It has been said that the name suits the man. If so, then "Joffre" (sometimes called Jove) well suits the man whom France at this present time mourns, for he was Olympian ...

    Article : 642 words
  7. THE FAIRY PARTY.

    "Have a sugared rubber?" asked the little man. "But you can't eat rubbers!" protested Marjorie. ...

    Article : 573 words
  8. MUSIC.

    To the traveller from Australia renewing knowledge of England after a few years' break, there is no more interesting development than the revival of music since the war. ...

    Article : 1,087 words
  9. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    A dreary place, would be this earth, Were there no little people in it; The song of life, would lose its mirth, Were there no children to begin it. ...

    Article : 116 words
  10. OLD-TIME SYDNEY.

    Both were Interlinked. In that excitement which marked the arrival of a ship from overseas, old Sydney found new topics of conversation. Incursions and alarums of purely ...

    Article : 1,017 words
  11. FANCIES.

    Acrobs the green fields, far away, I like to wander every day; To pick a bunch of lovely flowers, And sing away the happy hours. ...

    Article : 83 words
  12. A COLERIDGE FIND.

    In how many dusty corners of obscure bookcases in the libraries of Sydney's savants must unsuspected treasures of literature have their resting places—forgotten or unknown! Only ...

    Article : 750 words
  13. THE IGNORANT CHILD!

    She thinks the milk should be "more blue" (The kind she is accustomed to). She's puzzled, too; the cream, she'd think, Being heavier, should surely sink. ...

    Article : 130 words
  14. THE DREAM BOAT.

    From out the land of Make Believe, When owls and nightbirds cry, There sails a boat of silver dreams Across the starlit sky. ...

    Article : 100 words
  15. THE ILLNESS OF SAMMY.

    Sammy said He'd a pain in his head, So mother just took him And put him to bed. ...

    Article : 87 words
  16. THE FLANNEL FLOWER.

    The flannel flower was not always soft and furry as we see it to-day. Once upon a time it was just a plain white flower with stiff shiny petals. One day three little fairies ...

    Article : 235 words
  17. "THE PORKELPINE."

    I found a funny little thing Inside our place- He had a beak just like a duck Stuck ...

    Article : 140 words
  18. PADDY'S INTELLIGENCE.

    Paddy is just a rougn irish terrier, not too pure in his descent, but sufficient to swear his grandfather or grandmother had plenty of the Irish terriers' blood in him, or her, for ...

    Article : 364 words
  19. CONTENTMENT.

    When the breezes whisper and the wavelets softly croon, And the hills are calling on a sunny afternoon, When I see a misty world awakened at the ...

    Article : 85 words
  20. CHOICE.

    The little men roared Hercules, To rank beside their deities. They rang protesting wives awake With bells that cried, "Hall, Francis Drake, ...

    Article : 93 words
  21. AN EPIPHANY THOUGHT.

    Arise and shine, thy Light has come to thee. Oh, thou! Long shut in darkness for a sign, Lift up thine eyes, lift up thine heart set free, Arise and shine. ...

    Article : 86 words
  22. MY GARDEN.

    I love my tiny garden plot, for there Dull care Departs; Despair ...

    Article : 54 words
  23. HIE WISH.

    A little stream, a little nook By a warm ingle-side; A blossomed grove of apple tress, A fairy for my bride. ...

    Article : 56 words
  24. HAPPY.

    My baby of babies! With skiey blue eyes, With curls like the sunrise, And lips laughter-wise! ...

    Article : 52 words
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