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  2. DE QUIROS.

    If ever a name should be honoured by Australia it is that of Captain Pedro Fernandez de Quiros. True, he never set foot in Australia; he never even sighted the continent— ...

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  3. HOOVER OR SMITH?

    On Tuesday next the new President of the United States will be elected. I spent last November and December in the United States of America, travelling from New York to ...

    Article : 1,383 words
  4. SNAPSHOTS OF THE ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.

    1—Hendren. 2—Hobbs. 3—Chapman. 4—Tate. 5—Jardine. 6—Staples. 7—Tyldesley. 8—Duckworth. 9—Sutcliffe. 10—Ames. 11—Hammond. 12—Larwood. 13—Leyland, 14—Geary. 15—Freeman. 16—White. 17—Mead. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 28 words
  5. PARRAMATTA.

    Yesterday was Parramatta's birthday. It was on that day in 1788 that Governor Phillip discovered an area of land which was more suitable for agriculture than Sydney, just ...

    Article : 919 words
  6. PORT MACQUARIE.

    I like the story of Blind Teddy. Teddy war a convict whom Mr. Edwards, town clerk of Port Macquarie, remembers well. He was transported from England for some ...

    Article : 543 words
  7. SCREEN LECTURER

    A few days ago I was present at the showing of a film which, alike in subject and in the circumstances in which I saw it, was unique. I watched the unrolling of the long ...

    Article : 1,524 words
  8. "DON."

    I first made Don's acquaintance about eight years ago When I was walking up Darley-road to the Corpus Christi procession. A magnificent black retriever dog, he was ...

    Article : 1,184 words
  9. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    Floradora was lost; terribly lost, and it was her own fault. Now, please don't look for the goody-goody lesson to peep out, for this is only a week-day story, and when I ...

    Article : 817 words
  10. GEORGE BAXTER.

    In the roar and bustle of London life a minor celebration last week-end went unnoticed in a flood of more important events. Yet to those interested in colour printing— ...

    Article : 518 words
  11. PLAYGROUNDS.

    An endeavour is being made to avert the threatened shortage of playing grounds for the people of Sydney. That shortage is already sufficiently pronounced to give serious thought ...

    Article : 662 words
  12. PRISON TRADES.

    When sentencing prisoners, Judges not infrequently make the remark that such sentences as they are about to pass will give the prisoners splendid opportunity of ...

    Article : 795 words
  13. THE GREAT BRITISH AIRSHIP NOW BUILDING.

    By courtesy of Mr. R. Foulser. From a painting by Dickson, R.A. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 49 words
  14. WAY OF A SNAIL.

    I met a 'normous Snail to-day; He stared at me as if to say "How dare you stand there in my way." But I just glared at him, and said: ...

    Article : 66 words
  15. R101.

    H.M. airship R101 has been constructed for the purpose of opening up imperial communications by airship with a view to bringing the more distant parts of the Empire into ...

    Article : 129 words
  16. B-O-B.

    Bobby, be obedient, If you would happy be, Wipe away that tear, my dear, And sit upon my knee; ...

    Article : 43 words
  17. WALKING ALONE.

    Once we went a-walking, Walking out together, In the early morning, Never caring whether ...

    Article : 114 words
  18. PROMISE.

    When as one day the sun had ceased to shine, Or dark clouds hid him from my tear-dimmed sight, Those things which erstwhile filled me with ...

    Article : 119 words
  19. THE ROAD TO MITTAGONG.

    Ah, have you seen the golden road That wanders, pleasant fields among, Where wattle bloom has its abode, The Picton road to Mittagong? ...

    Article : 85 words
  20. FOUR-YEAR-OLD.

    Mother snys I came from a cabbage. But I sometimes think She is misleading me. ...

    Article : 72 words
  21. SEQUENCE.

    "I'm glad I did not live long years ago," Gay Mildred said, and shook her shingled head. "Life is so full these days, Romance is dead. Went out with hand-stitched seams and ...

    Article : 75 words
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