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  2. Tales by Reader[?]

    As I sat out in my garden, watching Ibis cross the blue. My fancy in erratic flight would rise and follow, too. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 605 words
  3. CASH PRIZE STORIES

    We--father and mother and my [?]others--came out from England in [?] fifties, when I was nine years old. [?]e came in a sailing vessel, and were ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 506 words
  4. CALL of the WILD

    How's this for a queer nesting place? A dove has built his nest right on top of the downpipe of our house. The nest is built of dried grasses-- such a frail little nest-- ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 125 words
  5. THE APPLE TREE

    DAD chopped down the apple tree yesterday. Do you wonder that I ran inside before the execution with my hands to my ears? What would ...

    Article : 388 words
  6. MY FIRST SPEECH

    MY first acknowledgment of my lack of sense was when I on[?] tried to make a speech. Never again! ...

    Article : 340 words
  7. THE SLEEPY SNAIL

    Here is a very peculiar thing, though quite true. A desert snail, supposed to be dead, was brought from Egypt on March 25, 1846, and ...

    Article : 151 words
  8. A CROWING DOG

    I have often read about other Sunbeamers' pets, and decided to write about mine. One of them is a fox terrier dog called Frisky. When a rooster crows Frisky crows, ...

    Article : 121 words
  9. THE HOLD-UP

    A little while ago I was in a tram in Sydney. We were going along, when suddenly the tram pulled up with a jerk. We all wondered what had happened, because ...

    Article : 129 words
  10. Name the Characters

    Who can name the characters in Grecian costume who have leapt out of the book that is in the onlookers' hand? (See competition corner.). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  11. SCOUTS AND GUIDES

    Draw a clock face on the floor. Twelve Cubs are chosen to represent the hours, and two others as hour and minute hands. Akela (or a sixer) calls out a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 225 words
  12. THE MOON'S TEA PARTY

    "Do hurry up!" cried an impatient voice close to my car. I jumped with fright, and, turning my head, beheld a tiny man, with a huge beard, securely fastened with a ...

    Article : 428 words
  13. THE HEART OF THE RADIATOR

    [?] HAD rend and heard so much about seeing visions in the fire[?]ace that after great deliberation I [?]ecided to try it. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 649 words
  14. STAMP FIENDS

    Many countries have issued, at one time or other, stamps on which King Sol is printed. A rising sun is often the emblem of the beginning of a nation, or of a new ...

    Article : 184 words
  15. LEATHER WORKER BADGE

    To gain this badge a Scout must:-- Be able to sole and heel a pair of boots, and generally repair boots and shoes, and have the knowledge of tanning and curing. ...

    Article : 44 words
  16. NOT DRY BREAD

    When preparing for a long hike, cut a number of thick slices of bread, and bake them in the oven until crisp and brown. Guides and Scouts will find that these ...

    Article : 56 words
  17. PEN PIE

    GWEN JACOMBS: You beg for a cricket special. But really, half the newspapers are cricket specials. LEWIS NOTT: Snaps well taken, but thin, drought- stricken sheep ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 274 words
  18. ALTERNATE USES

    The issuing of postage stamps serves principally as a revenue-getter. Many Continental countries have recognised this fact, and now Australia has become ...

    Article : 239 words
  19. YOUNG ENTOMOLOGIST

    Since I was about eight I have had a very interesting hobby, namely, collecting butterflies. I have now four cases, with glass lids, hanging on the wall, and I am rather proud ...

    Article : 133 words
  20. BETWEEN OURSELVES

    LORNA DOONE (Newcastle): Use ordinary drawing paper or thin white cardboard. No, it is quite unnecessary for you to "print" your entries. THELMA SPANSWICK ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 219 words
  21. CLASSICAL PEN-NAMES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  22. FORTY-MILLION DOLLARS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 257 words
  23. DREAM AT WINDOW

    [?] WAS sitting on the end of my sister's bed-- on the rail-- and my feet [?]re on a chair. My elbows were rest[?] on the window-sill, and my chin ...

    Article : 217 words
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    A Sunbeamer at Taree. Ashley Nix, of Willoughby, had a pet kookaburra when he was in the country. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 18 words
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