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  2. LAND AND SEA.

    Does the land or the oceans most lavishly produce supplies beneficial for mankind? Oceans occupy approximately five-eighths of the earth to an average depth of two and ...

    Article : 1,482 words
  3. FOLK LORE.

    The world perhaps would not wag along so serenely for imaginative people were it not for the rich harvest of folk lore that has been handed down through the centuries ...

    Article : 668 words
  4. THE EVE OF THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT.

    The artist depicts an angel warning the Holy Family to escape from the wrath of Herod, whose soldiers are shown beginning their work of massacre. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 32 words
  5. TWELFTH NIGHT

    Thus, old Robert Herrick speaks of the "twelve holidays," which last from Christmas till the Feast of the Epiphany or Twelfth Day. This Twelfth Day, or Epiphany, so called ...

    Article : 1,589 words
  6. COSMOPOLITAN BIRDS.

    A large number of birds come to us from different parts of the world, and they have a glamour all their own. These visitors—they do not rightly belong to this country—are ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 999 words
  7. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    If you listen-in to-night. When the bush is silv'ry white. You may hear "The Merr Shavers," In a pot pourri of quavers. ...

    Article : 116 words
  8. "NGUNNHA."

    In the Barwon River, at Brewarrina, in the far north-west of New South Wales, is a natural causeway of sandstone which acts as a dam and also as the junction of the Barwon ...

    Article : 879 words
  9. IS IT MUSIC?

    So cried Milton. And Bing Crosby replies with a whispering, "Learn to Croon." For the gentle art of crooning is the last word in the Lydian mode, although some sturdy souls refused to ...

    Article : 1,114 words
  10. MRS. TARANTULA.

    At the beginning of October I returned from a short holiday in Melbourne to find that a large tarantula had deposited her egg high up in a secluded corner of an old shed. This ...

    Article : 578 words
  11. BONDI'S VOLCANO.

    Did you know that Bondi had a volcano? I say advisedly "had," for the period of its raging activity has long since passed; but its effect upon the adjacent sandstone can be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 344 words
  12. MY YACHT.

    My yacht was a present from Santa Claus, It thrilled me a year ago, But it wasn't very good, because It would capsize in a blow. ...

    Article : 140 words
  13. MY LAST YEAR.

    My last year's over, and I pack My school books neatly on the rack; And all the subjects I abhore Are laid aside for evermore. ...

    Article : 87 words
  14. THE HUNTERS.

    You see, I got this little gun From off our Christmas Tree, And I want to go out hunting; Will you come along with me? ...

    Article : 80 words
  15. SECOND SPRING.

    In my neighbour's garden stands a grey old tree trunk, veteran of many a year. A sense of beauty has inspired someone to plant a wisteria so that it entwines itself round this ...

    Article : 268 words
  16. STONE FISH-TRAPS AT BREWARRINA.

    Believed to have been constructed by the ancestors of the Ngeumba tribe. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 16 words
  17. "LAND OF OUR FATHERS."

    It is curious how many Australians refer to their forthcoming journey to England as "going home." There is something more in it than the mere parrot-like use of a familiar term. ...

    Article : 369 words
  18. ZERZURA.

    Behind the brazen targe of Day, The stark black-sapphire shield of Night, Is hld. the Arabs say (In cowering tents dust-grey), ...

    Article : 212 words
  19. "SEEK YE...?"

    Seek ye your God in places built of stone. In high cathedrals bright with bronze and brass? Go ye to honour Him in halls alone. ...

    Article : 214 words
  20. A CAT AND DOG LIFE.

    They played with each other at close of day, The little Pom dog and the big black cat They rolled, and they raced, and chased each fine tail. ...

    Article : 146 words
  21. AFTERGLOW.

    The day is done, And in the skv I see Pale amber colour flow. It is the after glow ...

    Article : 65 words
  22. IF[?]

    It love were the end, as it is the beginning Of care in this world that goes ceaselessl[?] spinning. We'd shatter conventional gyves. ...

    Article : 45 words
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