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  2. LITERARY COMPETITION

    SENIOR AWARD.—Ailsa Phie. 14 Taylor-street, Toowoomba. Subject: Where the Dead Men Lie. JUNIOR AWARD.—B. Estelle Cormack, Helvetia, 121 Merivale-steett, South Brisbane. Subject: Franz Josef Haydn. ...

    Article : 32 words
  3. THE STORY OF QUEENSLAND 1770-1859

    IN the history of the settlement of the Darling Downs. Patrick Leslie will ever be remembered as the pioneer settler. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,069 words
  4. FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS

    WHAT are the largest and smallest territories under the British flag? Canada is the largest, with 3,504,688 square miles, and Gibraltar the smallest ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 502 words
  5. REMARKABLE NEW ZEALAND

    ONCE Lake Tarawera in New Zealand was decked with two of the most beautiful tilings in the world. The lake itself was a dull expanse ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 605 words
  6. PUZZLES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 35 words
  7. SENIOR AWARD.

    HENRY BOAKE tells us that they lie "Out on the wastes of the Never Never," and "There where the heat waves dance for ever." They comprise ...

    Article : 388 words
  8. MORE TO CRACK

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 175 words
  9. junior award.

    IT is 200 years ago since the great composer, Franz Josef Haydn, was born in the little Austrian village, of Rohrau, on the borders of Hungary. ...

    Article : 622 words
  10. WEEKLY ESSAYS

    This competition (for which book prizes will be awarded) will be continued. Senior and Junior competitors to select their own subjects. The competition closes on ...

    Article : 120 words
  11. Advertising

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    Advertising : 28 words
  12. Listening-In

    "DIDN'T the burglars wake you up?" "No; they took things very quietly." Mr. Blank: "Two weeks ago you ...

    Article : 462 words
  13. Wirelessed

    THE Bore: "It is now recognised as an undeniable fact that, like many other qualities, stupidity is hereditary—" ...

    Article : 36 words
  14. TRAVELLERS TALES

    "AFTERNOON, guv'nor!" said the tramp to the householder. "Got a little job I could do for a few pence?" The householder looked thoughtful. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 105 words
  15. THE EARLY WORM.

    The wealthy man was tired. He had been to a reformers' meeting. Had given a glowing speech. Declared held make restitution to anyone held ever ...

    Article : 115 words
  16. CHEERFUL PROSPECT.

    Mistress: "What is in that huge bottle on the kitchen mantelpiece, Mary?" Maid: "Oh, just some stuff for ...

    Article : 23 words
  17. QUITE SAFE.

    "What would you do if I kissed you, Miss Marx?" "I should call Mamma." "Oh! Your mother is in the next ...

    Article : 32 words
  18. Advertising

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    Advertising : 12 words
  19. MARKS OF IDENTIFICATION.

    Mrs. Martin, the suburban housewife, was entertaining a few friends to tea, and had instructed her new Irish maid to make some tarts. Half were to be made ...

    Article : 98 words
  20. TIT FOR TAT.

    A very stout man and a very thin man bad been having an argument until, both becoming very angry, they descended to personalities. ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. SPOKE THE TRUTH.

    Client: "I know the evidence is strongly against my innocence, but have £50,000 to fight the case." Lawyer: "As your attorney, I ...

    Article : 47 words
  22. WHAT SHE DID NOT KNOW.

    A woman put her head over the garden wall and addressed her neighbour. "A family has moved into the empty ...

    Article : 128 words
  23. A WELCOME VISITOR.

    She had just put on her hat prior to going out when there came a knock on the door. The maid opened it and admitted the young suitor. ...

    Article : 108 words
  24. SHE WON.

    "So your neighbour and his wife had a row over what kind of car they should get, he wanting an open car and she a closed one?" ...

    Article : 46 words
  25. NO ESCAPE.

    A very snort woman said to a millinery assistant who came forward to serve her: "I've come in to buy a hat but I don't want you to tell me that any ...

    Article : 174 words
  26. SOMETHING MISSING.

    Low, the seaside boarder, gazed with a disapproving eye at the soup before him. Presently he pushed it aside. "I'm sorry you do not think the ...

    Article : 67 words
  27. IN ADDITION.

    Henpeck looked down in the mouth. "What's wrong?" asked a friend. "My wife," said Henpeck. "I asked her what she wanted with a new ...

    Article : 46 words
  28. NO PLACE FOR HER.

    A now maid had just arrived from the country, and her mistress was giving her a list of household requirements. ...

    Article : 81 words
  29. NEXT MOVE.

    Two men, neither of championship class, and whose knowledge of the rules of golf was no more accurate than their technical knowledge of the various shots ...

    Article : 134 words
  30. DISGRACEFUL.

    The vicar and the squire were walking home together after morning service. The vicar, rather peered, remarked: "Did you hear that man Robinson ...

    Article : 42 words
  31. SWALLOW THIS ONE!

    A shark had been following a liner for some time. As this is looked upon by sailors as a sign of bad luck, a trestle was thrown at the monster in ...

    Article : 128 words
  32. POP DECLINES THE ODDS

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    Article : 4 words
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