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  2. AUSTRALIAN FIFTH C.J.

    With the recent death of Sir Prank Gavan Duffy at the close of his tenure of the Chief Justiceship of the High Court of Australia, there passed away one of the very few ...

    Article : 1,100 words
  3. ANTON TCHEKHOV.

    The play, "The Three Sisters," which "at present is being performed here, turns our attention to the life and work of Anton Tchekhov, the foremost Russian dramatist. ...

    Article : 773 words
  4. DESIGN FOR A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AT KURNELL.

    It is intended to have the edifice completed before the sesquicentenary celebrations. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 20 words
  5. SUR-REALISM.

    In Australia, art remains conservative. Echoes merely are heard of the most modern in Continental art. a few paintings by Continental artists on exhibition in the National ...

    Article : 1,197 words
  6. A GRACIOUS LADY.

    One, reading "The Fortunes of Richard Mahoney" for the first time, is struck by the strength and vigour, the unswerving determination of purpose, the fidelity and ...

    Article : 1,290 words
  7. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    Oh, have you ne'er heard of that quaint little bird That tells all the tales out of school? Naught misses his ears, and, true to our fears, ...

    Article : 202 words
  8. MOTHER AND CHILD.

    Ye are better than all the ballads That ever were sunri or said; For ye are the living poems, And all the rest are dead. ...

    Article : 1,129 words
  9. THE CHESTER "ROWS."

    Chester is entirely different from any other city in England for two reasons—the entire circuit of Roman walls which no other city in England can claim, and "The Rows"—those ...

    Article : 777 words
  10. TRIXIE.

    Although our acquaintance with Trixie was limited to one week-end, she will not be soon forgotten. One Saturday afternoon recently a party of us boarded a launch at Woy Woy, ...

    Article : 521 words
  11. MISS PUSSY WILLOW.

    Miss Pussy Willow's come to town, In sober dress of green and brown. A snowdrop said to her one day: "It's spring I Please be a little gay! ...

    Article : 117 words
  12. A STATELY AVENUE.

    A slight error occurred in the short article, headed, "Greenwell Point," appearing in your issue of July 18, under the name of Winifred Masters. Your correspondent refers to the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 168 words
  13. MICHAEL THE MANTIS.

    The cyclone had swept past, leaving Michael the Mantis dazed and battered, half-drowned and numb with cold, on the drenched garden path, pathetically waving his arms and praying ...

    Article : 258 words
  14. THE GUEST-HOUSE.

    At Bracken-place, off Rural-road, In cool, sequestered spot, There flourishes a guest-house grand, Which wagtails call "The Grot." ...

    Article : 124 words
  15. VIOLET SCENT.

    Lord Bacon was a great connoisseur of scents, and he proclaimed the scent of the white violet to be the sweetest of all. There are several curious characteristics possessed ...

    Article : 242 words
  16. THE TRAIN.

    Sometimes when the night is still, Then the train goes puffing by; Puffing, puffing, puffing by. Through the town and up the hill ...

    Article : 87 words
  17. BRAVE WINKUM.

    Winkum is a pretty grey and white kitten, always endeavouring to impress the other cats with his heroic nature. His main interest lies in the plate off which he has his ...

    Article : 188 words
  18. A NATURE PROBLEM.

    It was with interest that I read of the problems of wild bird life, Issued in a recent edition of the "Herald," for though unable to answer them, I also have a problem (though ...

    Article : 296 words
  19. SESQUI-CENTENARY.

    The Proposal to erect a new Roman Catholic church at Kurnell next year will not only be the contribution of the Roman Catholics of Australia to the sesqui-centenary celebrations ...

    Article : 177 words
  20. SCHOOL'S OUT.

    The pleasant peace of drowsy afternoon, The lazy droning of a humming bee, Some rosy blossoms In an azure bowl; A tray all neatly laid for leisured tea. ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. ROSE LEAVES.

    The rose leaves, like flakes of crimson snow. Paved the turf and the moss below. I stood with wonder In my eyes, gazing at their beauty. As each breath of the wind ...

    Article : 203 words
  22. SERMONS IN STONES.

    "The Chief Corner-stone," Ephcsians II.: 20 (of Zechariah IV.: 7; Luke XX.: 17). Gaunt Rock, unhewn, unsightly, and unwanted. Alone, abandon'd by the builders all. ...

    Article : 277 words
  23. CHESTER'S FAMOUS "ROWS."

    These arcades protect shoppers in bad weather. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 12 words
  24. WHERE THE PLATYPUS HIDES.

    Far from the sea—girt cities—the swinging tides— I have seen the place where the platypus hides; In the valley, dim lit, cool, ...

    Article : 176 words
  25. EARLY ALMOND IN THE HILLS.

    On the range's Rugged crest White clouds trailing Come to rest. ...

    Article : 39 words
  26. TRIOLET.

    I glanced at you and met your gaze, The message of it was—at last! Where Archibald's gracious fountain plays I glanced at you and met your gaze; ...

    Article : 56 words
  27. SOUL-GARDEN.

    A replica of other plots, Designed by word and deed, And yet so individual, My life—my thought its seed. ...

    Article : 25 words
  28. KEY TO HAPPINESS.

    The voice that sings in the rain Is happy indeed, That laughs to banish the pain When sorrows would bleed! ...

    Article : 27 words
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