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  2. OLD WALLS.

    I love those old walls you may see in English cities and ancient towns, with a peculiar tenderness. They are so full of suggestion and romance. They speak with silent voices, ...

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  3. LETTERS OF BYRON.

    "I have written from the fullness of my mind, from passion, from impulse," Byron wrote of his poetry. He might have made the same claim for his correspondence, for it ...

    Article : 1,031 words
  4. WAITANGI

    The fact that Australia will be represented by a Federal and a State Minister at the Waitangi celebrations next week marks the occasion as one of some interest to the ...

    Article : 1,314 words
  5. FALCONRY.

    The grace and beauty of form of our diurnal birds of prey, so admirably adapted for their active life and powerful flight, have always appealed to the naturalist and the nature lover. ...

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  6. HISTORIC HOME AT WAITANGI, BAY OF ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND.

    The former home of the British Resident (Mr. James Busby), a member of a well-known Australian pioneer family, which the Governor General of New Zealand (Lord Bledisloe) recently presented to the nation. This early photograph of the Treaty House was taken from Mr. T. Lindsay Buick's "The Treaty of Waitangi." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. LITTLE GOURMAND.

    Magpie Gourmand deserved his name, for he would share with no one. "The weakest goes to the wall," even in bird life, but he had no intention of becoming a weakling. His ...

    Article : 316 words
  8. MANCHU PEARL ROBE.

    The cables inform us that the enthronement of Mr. Pu Yl as Emperor of Manchukuo is imminent. Manchu Princes and Princesses are reported to have left Peiping for ...

    Article : 1,169 words
  9. REMEMBERING.

    One of my earliest Sydney memories is of holidays at Coogee Bay—as it was then called. It was quite an adventure getting there, for it meant a hot walk down the length of ...

    Article : 1,148 words
  10. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    Spring walked in the garden, Roses at her feet; And she waited in the shade For Summer to meet. ...

    Article : 86 words
  11. WOOLLEN MILLS.

    The whole world throbs with the thrilling whir Of the eloquent machines; The wheels run round and the large reels stir ...

    Article : 85 words
  12. CROOKED HOUSE AT HIMLEY, STAFFORDSHIRE.

    Coal-mining under one end caused the sinking. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  13. WHEN A FAIRY WENT SHOPPING.

    A fairy went shopping, one summer's day, In the busy city, so far away; For she wanted to purchase a dress and a shawl ...

    Article : 151 words
  14. SNAKE-KILLING FOXES.

    I was attracted from a distance by the peculiar antics of two foxes, and moving cautiously into close proximity of their position, I was able to observe the cause. The foxes ...

    Article : 156 words
  15. THE GLYNNE ARMS.

    England, too, possesses a famous building, which, like the Tower of Pisa, mentioned in the "Herald" some time ago, has unstable foundations; but this building owed it to quite ...

    Article : 290 words
  16. FAMOUS PEARL ROBE OF THE MANCHUS.

    Last worn by the Dowager Empress T zu Hsi. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  17. THE FIRE FIEND.

    The night is too hot for sleep, and sitting before my open window, which faces West Thornleigh Valley, I look upon a weird scene. About half a mile down the vale there is a ...

    Article : 276 words
  18. "HORSE-STINGERS."

    A message from Wollongong stated that two people had been admitted to the local hospital suffering from injuries sustained in a motor lorry accident The driver had been ...

    Article : 291 words
  19. FROM MANLY.

    As morn Comes scaling stealing on the sea, I watch its advent, like a devotee. The sun-rays reach South Head' their seeking light ...

    Article : 221 words
  20. IN A GREENWICH GARDEN.

    Out of a world of grief I came to you, A house so olden. Amongst your trees, your birds, and bees, To whisperings of an autumn breeze, ...

    Article : 182 words
  21. POPPIES IN A SHOP WINDOW.

    To-day they sacrificed a heritage; They forfeited the kiss of eager bees; And little teasing winds' gay badinage; Or benediction of dew-drenched trees ...

    Article : 79 words
  22. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

    A kind and acquiescent thing Thou didst for me, and deemedst it slight; But, ah, it lit a star that sparkled bright In the beclouded circumstance of night. ...

    Article : 36 words
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