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  2. NOTES & QUERIES

    AN OLD CRIME.—H. McC. (South Camberwell, V.).—An attempt to murder Mr. G. P. Smith, some time Attorney-General of Victoria, was made on ...

    Article : 744 words
  3. MOORE RIVER RELICS.

    Mr. G. Pitt Morison (curator of the Art Gallery, Perth) has examined the ancient coins and other pieces of stamped white metal which were found half a mile ...

    Article : 294 words
  4. CAPE HELLES THE INTERESTING.

    THE complete destruction of the magnificent lighthouse on the top of Cape Helles seemed rather a pity, for it was an outstanding feature of the Dardanelles and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,145 words
  5. A RELIC OF 1822.

    The building here pictured it the old watch-tower at La Perouse, erected by Governor Macquarie in 1822. It was here that the preventive officer lived, and from the top of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 114 words
  6. PLOUGHING MATCH DAYS.

    THE United States is about the one country where ploughing competitions are regularly held. There was a day when this fine old rural diversion was popular ...

    Article : 587 words
  7. EARLY STEAM TRANSPORT.

    Reprinted by the "Spectator" from its issue of January 1, 1831:- STEAM CARRIAGES. The machinery for arresting the ...

    Article : 120 words
  8. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S BAN.

    Writing in the January number of the "P.L.A. Monthly," Mr. Frank Bowen states that on January 17, 1679, the Hon. East India Company announced its ...

    Article : 76 words
  9. THE ARMISTICE "SILENCE."

    Answering a correspondent, "John o' London's Weekly" says:- The origin of the two minutes' silence had, previous to 1930, been attributed to ...

    Article : 201 words
  10. RARE OLD STAMP.

    A St. Louis postmaster "bear" stamp of 1847, printed on both sides of the paper, attracted much attention from philatelists attending the annual convention and ...

    Article : 120 words
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