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  2. RARE PEWTER

    December, the month of giving, was a happy one for the National Art Gallery. Three gifts came its way in as many weeks, giving weight to the old ...

    Article : 829 words
  3. RICH "QUINS."

    THE famous quintuplets live in very comfortable quarters, whose construction they have paid for out of their own earnings—a feat that no ...

    Article : 1,491 words
  4. A PITT STREET MANSION OF LONG AGO.

    In 1827 Richard Jones built this pleasant Georgian house at the corner of Pitt and Hunter Streets, where the Queensland National Bank now stands. Its story is told in an accompanying article. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 40 words
  5. BY THE CAMP FIRES WITH DR. DONALD THOMSON.—1. AMONG THE SAVAGES OF ARNHEM LAND.

    [Dr. Donald Thomson is not only a famous anthropologist. He is also a famous friend of the Australian aborigines who has lived for long periods with the most savage and primitive tribes and gained their confidence. Adventures have given spice to his scientific and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,788 words
  6. AMONG SHARKS AND TURTLES

    In the tropics even a spring day can be extremely hot, and this day it was. I had to walk about a mile to the creek where my boat was [?]oored, but dressed ...

    Article : 1,289 words
  7. FAMOUS POPLARS.

    A recent article by "Waratah" in the "Sydney Morning Herald," discussing the poplars at Tumut, was of special interest to Canberra people, as the ...

    Article : 1,017 words
  8. "CHINA" JONES.

    At the corner of Pitt and Hunter Streets, where the Queensland National Bank is to-day, once stood a charming Georgian house, surrounded ...

    Article : 730 words
  9. WEIRD BIRD CRIES.

    Frequent reference is made in early chron[?] to the "weird melancholy" of the bush, "the dingo's dismal howl," "the curlew's lonely cry," and so forth. The bush dweller ...

    Article : 498 words
  10. 1939—

    And yet a day shall rise When nations all in concert come Seeking light to make men wise, Primeval fear— a course that's run. ...

    Article : 52 words
  11. ENGRAVED ENGLISH PEWTER.

    Ornamented with an engraving of Charles 1. being crowned, flanked on either side by a huntsman fully equipped, this rare Pewter tankard is the star piece of the collection recently acquired by the National Art Gallery. (See article on this page.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 44 words
  12. JAPAN'S NEW YEAR.

    The universal custom of sending New Year greeting cards is said to have had its origin in Austria in 1869, and was introduced five years later into Japan, ...

    Article : 366 words
  13. TO A CHRISTMAS BUSH.

    And did the great Apollo once Choke in his chiffon skies And, weary of the pallid stars, With closed averted eyes, ...

    Article : 103 words
  14. COUNTRY SONG.

    Seen through the open door The dryness and the heat Of summer in the field Is loveliness revealed. ...

    Article : 61 words
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