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  2. "ABO" ASTRONOMY.

    The constellation Orion is known to the natives of the central areas as Nyeeruna—a name which would seem to have some linguistic affinity with Orion. ...

    Article : 1,166 words
  3. ROCK DRAWINGS.

    Artists come and artists go, but their work lives for ever. This has proved true with almost every race of mankind through the dim ages of the world's history. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 811 words
  4. WILBERFORCE.

    The name of William Wilberforce, statesman and philanthropist, his been so closely associated with the abolition of slavery that little has been said of his activities, extending over ...

    Article : 1,266 words
  5. THAMES SIDE BEAUTY IN THE HEIGHT OF THE ENGLISH SUMMER.

    Boulter's Lock and the weir are shown in the middle distance, as seen from the grounds of Taplow Court. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 28 words
  6. OLD COMRADES.

    (The following is an adddress delivered last Sunday by Mr. H. M. Green during the annual commemoration of Henry Lawson, at the memorial statue in the Domain.) ...

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  7. RARE FURNITURE.

    There has just been acquired for the collection of Mr. F. Penfold Hyland an armchair of walnutwood with marquetry inlays, made in the time of Queen Anne. This addition ...

    Article : 329 words
  8. "FRITZ."

    Although everyone laughs at that quaint little figure of fun, a Dachshund, nearly everybody loves him. With his short legs, strangely inadequate for his long body, his beautiful ...

    Article : 560 words
  9. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    The King is on the right. And then A window, bare as it can be, But hold it up, look through it, and The Prince of Wales you'll seel ...

    Article : 161 words
  10. SIDNEY FARMHOUSE.

    The article by Flinders Barr on "Sidney Farmhouse," particularly interested me, as I know the district so well, having resided at Cranleigh for 40 years, within five miles of ...

    Article : 770 words
  11. THE FRENCH CLASS.

    Within the class-room's frame I see Young, eager faces raised to me. Dark shining heads and golden curls Row upon row of little girls! ...

    Article : 80 words
  12. THE RELIEF OF VIENNA.

    The 250th anniversary of the relief of Vienna by King John Sobieski will be celebrated on September 12. An immense Turkish army, under the command of the ...

    Article : 654 words
  13. LITTLE SHOP.

    Way down the street and round the corner there's a little shop That sells ice cream and custard tarts, and cake with spicy top. ...

    Article : 139 words
  14. THE LATE MRS. MARY TYE.

    The passing of Mrs. Mary Tye, a daughter of the late Mr. John C. White, of Bathurst, severs another link with the early days of the inland districts of New South Wales. Mrs. ...

    Article : 442 words
  15. LIBRARIAN FOR 60 YEARS.

    Miss Pembroke, who recently completed sixty years' service as librarian in Yass, and whose diamond jubilee was marked by a testimonial, is a remarkable woman. Born at ...

    Article : 402 words
  16. THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH.

    Who has ever walked in the bush, and not noticed all the marvellous wonders that there are to behold? The wild flowers in all their glory toss their sprightly heads to and fro ...

    Article : 138 words
  17. BUSHLAND.

    I love the bush—the smoky smell of bush logs slowly burning. The billy blackened o'er the fire, the cloudy smoke upcurling; ...

    Article : 89 words
  18. AN OLD HOUSE.

    A very old house is Viewforth, on the Parramatta River. It was built nearly a hundred years ago by convict labour for James Clarke, who came to Australia in 1828. ...

    Article : 260 words
  19. BELMORE PARK.

    Surrounded on four sides by burnished train or tram rails, Belmore Park presents the aspect of a shady haven in the midst of a busy city. However, in the morning or evening, a ...

    Article : 153 words
  20. WILBERFORCE-MARSDEN CORRESPONDENCE.

    A typical message offering encouragement and help. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 9 words
  21. THE NAMOI!

    I know a river in the hills, My Namoi! Where the sparkling mountain rills Tumble o'er the pine elad steep, ...

    Article : 204 words
  22. NATIVE ROSES.

    I saw these vivid flowers to-day; A b[?]nch of roses, richly gay. Beauty was theirs, and yet no care Of gardener made these grow so fair; ...

    Article : 166 words
  23. FAILURE?

    A ruined homestead, girt with poplars green, Or gold to mark Time's passing by. And here Toil-worn through summers arid, winters ...

    Article : 107 words
  24. SILENCE DETHRONED.

    Almost I wish you had not spoken. Since so much must be left unsaid; Poor voiceful silence—bond unbroken— I coveted. ...

    Article : 95 words
  25. THE SERPENT.

    As once along the winding road I walked, I saw a serpent lying in my way; Its wicked, baleful eyes, so cold and grey, Matched well the narrow tongue that flick'd ...

    Article : 127 words
  26. AZALEAS.

    Spring can bring nothing lovelier than these Azaleas massed against the old stone wall. Fringed with the darkness of slim cypress tress. The sunlight flung across them like a shawl. ...

    Article : 59 words
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