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  1. PUNIC THOUGHTS.

    Ever after his visit to Carthage, Marcus Porc[?]us Cato, a model of those solid virtues and that fast developing culture which were to build up the Roman Empire, never missed ...

    Article : 1,236 words
  2. THE MIDGET FLEET.

    Though the cyclonic disturbance which recently disturbed Australia's coastal shipping is departing elsewhere, it should not be overlooked that during its most boisterous ...

    Article : 269 words
  3. PIONEERS.

    Ah, some must whitely moulder Where, desert-trapped, they died; Some few, hearts wearied, colder, Drew near the goal descried. ...

    Article : 57 words
  4. THOMAS BATA.

    Czechoslovakia has suffered a severe loss in the death of Thomas Bata, at a time when, with the whole of the world in doubt, uncertainty and desperation, no country can afford ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 759 words
  5. MACQUARIE-PLACE GUN.

    In the "Herald" of Saturday, July 16, in an exceedingly interesting article on Dawes Point, Mr. G. A. King invites attention to a small gun, an old nine-pounder, in ...

    Article : 358 words
  6. WATTLE.

    See the splendour far unrolled Of the glorious wattle gold; Hear the west wind idly sighing; And the ibis flighting, crying; ...

    Article : 123 words
  7. CARTHAGE, THE CITY OF DIDO, FOR LONG THE RIVAL OF ANCIENT ROME.

    The picture shows the Byrsa Hill and the ruins of the old Carthaginian Admiralty. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 26 words
  8. MACQUARIE LIGHT.

    When Governor Macquarie laid the foundation-stone of the first Macquarie Lighthouse in 1816, he had a "holey dollar" and the "dump" which had been punched from its ...

    Article : 1,016 words
  9. BLUE AND GOLD.

    Officially it's winter, but on the Blue Mountains there's a breath of spring, for the wattle is out and the two seasons are [?]ded together with delightful inconsistency. ...

    Article : 217 words
  10. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    We all have our own little dreams, Though few make such candid admissions; Deep down in our hearts we hide various schemes ...

    Article : 108 words
  11. THE BIRTH OF VIOLETS.

    One evening when the sky was blue, The hour nearly seven, A host of tiny fairies went And snipped bits out of heaven; ...

    Article : 45 words
  12. LINKS WITH THE AGE OF BARTER.

    Money cowries, exchange coin, and knife money, b.c. 680. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 15 words
  13. THIMBLE HOUSE.

    There was an old lady so little and nimble, She made for herself a fine house in a thimble; It had stairs to three floors and large windows ...

    Article : 222 words
  14. SOUTH HEAD LIGHTS, 1816 AND 1880.

    The photograph was taken in 1880, when both towers were standing. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 19 words
  15. A FISHY TALE.

    There runs a creek not very far away that is the Mecca of all the little lads about, for there are myriads of tiny fish just asking to be caught. Now, I'm going to tell you how ...

    Article : 230 words
  16. "JACKO," THE MAGPIE.

    Jacko lived in the country a long way from Sydney, and was very happy if anyone could judge by his whistling tunes and calling out "Hello" to passers-by. The man of the house ...

    Article : 286 words
  17. BROWNING.

    Mrs. Brown-Potter, writing from her villa, Les Bambous, at Beau-lieu sur mer, Alpes Maritimes, France, has something of interest to say concerning Robert Browning, of whom ...

    Article : 410 words
  18. THE COWRIE SHELL.

    The large and varied number of materials that have been used as money through the ages is too numerous to detail here, but the following will be of interest. Hand-wrought ...

    Article : 846 words
  19. FREDERICK MARRYAT.

    On July 10, 1792, was born in Westminster (the son of an M.P.) that famous writer of sea-stories, Frederick Marryat. Of a romantic and adventurous disposition, his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,001 words
  20. BIRDS GIVE THANKS.

    Many, probably, have heard and, perhaps, paused to listen for a while to Sydney's "evening prayer," but may have not bestowed upon it such a name. ...

    Article : 156 words
  21. COOTAMUNDRA, IN THE RAIN.

    May saw the loquat blossom out, The almond tree in June Its first pale petals shed about, Dew-pearled to wintry noon. ...

    Article : 95 words
  22. SCIENCE AND SOCIETY.

    The origin and work of the British Association for the Advancement of Science have been described in the preceding article in some detail, because the Australian Association has ...

    Article : 1,364 words
  23. WONDER.

    When in the early morning, I arise— Prepared to meet the world, renewed in hope— I seek and find, not guided by surmise, ...

    Article : 195 words
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