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  2. PAPUA'S LAST SECRET.

    It was a stirring tale of adventure and discovery that Mr. Jack Hides told us last year when he described his Papuan expedition in various addresses and the special ...

    Article : 819 words
  3. CALIFORNIA.

    In the chain of Franciscan Missions lying on the coast of California, that of Santa Barbara is now the most active, the most interesting, and, perhaps, the most beautiful. It ...

    Article : 1,289 words
  4. ELGAR'S ORATORIO.

    Elgar's great oratorio, "The Dream of Gerontius," which is to be performed at the Conservatorium next Wednesday, has had a strange history. Its first performance at the ...

    Article : 1,438 words
  5. VOICES OF THE PAST.

    On September 30,1839, some excitement was caused in the then little town, subsequently called Melbourne, by the arrival in Port Phillip Bay of H.M.S. Pyramus, as amongst ...

    Article : 1,575 words
  6. VICTORIA'S FIRST GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT JOLIMONT.

    This interesting building still exists almost in its original form except for the absence of the front verandah ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
  7. THE OXFORD UNION.

    The Oxford Union Society, as Lord Birkenhead once said, is probably on the whole the most famous debating society in the world. ...

    Article : 1,107 words
  8. LITERARY EXPRESSION.

    We live in a world of rapid changes. What was fashionable yesterday is to-morrow almost antiquated; whilst to-day itself is so short that one scarcely bothers about it. We have ...

    Article : 631 words
  9. FOR THE CHILDREN. QUILLS.

    You know the little porcupine? That fellows full of points, Although he walks a lonely track and feeds on helpless ants; ...

    Article : 238 words
  10. GYP.

    Gyp was a dear little trustful dog He had been found near a gypsy caravan, and had been called Gyp for short Janet Praisely, daughter of a fanner, had found the dear ...

    Article : 364 words
  11. ANTHONY.

    One day a few weeks ago I was walking down Pitt-Street, when, near the-Quay, I happened to come,upon a shop with puppies and kittens'for sale. I stopped for a moment to ...

    Article : 233 words
  12. KINGS' BIRTHDAYS.

    King Edward VIII., like his father, has a birthday in June, while two of the ablest kings in British history, Edward I. and Henry VIII., were also born in this month of English ...

    Article : 254 words
  13. WASHING UP.

    Mummie's little woman, Helping wash the dishes, Standing on a chair, Splashing all she wishes. ...

    Article : 84 words
  14. A GARDEN AFTER RAIN.

    It rained all night, but now the sun is snining brightly, and I have just been out to look at,my garden. All the flowers are glistening with raindrops, like ladles of fashion decked ...

    Article : 107 words
  15. KO.

    The baby's most important toy Is Ko, the native bear; Two jet black buttons form his eyes And rabbit's fur, his hair; ...

    Article : 67 words
  16. THE FLAG!

    Where flies the Flag? Ask of the frozen Arctic wild, Go where the dreaded ice floes grind. Proudly defiant and undefiled, ...

    Article : 337 words
  17. SANTA BARBARA MISSION.

    An old centre of Franciscan culture. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 9 words
  18. OUR CITY.

    V Stands for violets, and with June days here we find Sydney magically transformed into a city of violets. We go how, where, and when we will along ...

    Article : 241 words
  19. THE CHINESE JAR.

    The sunlight falls on the casement ledge, where stands an old Chinese Jar, jade-green in colour, and filled with the flowers from an old-fashioned garden. ...

    Article : 160 words
  20. WAMBERAL.

    To Wamberal from Gosford Town, By leafy ways the road goes down; The winding road leads in between, The virgin bush and orchards green. ...

    Article : 167 words
  21. BIRTH OF LAUGHTER.

    Laughter found birth in a fountain At the dawn of a wonderful day, Found love in its clear heart of crystal And joy in its silver-edged spray. ...

    Article : 35 words
  22. A SING1NG HEART.

    Although in choirs and grand Messiahs Not every man takes part, in anthem still may rise at will, And sing within a heart. ...

    Article : 31 words
  23. COMMUNICATION.

    Earth hath no sounding board, whence we Can tune the infinite; but there Are soul drawn waves of silent prayer That roll throughout eternity. ...

    Article : 30 words
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