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  2. GUAM ISLAND

    The tropical island of Guam—since 1898 an American possession—has come into prominence with the opening of the air route across the Pacific. G[?] ...

    Article : 1,232 words
  3. AUSTRALIAN CLUB.

    To-morrow, the Australian Club will complete the 100th year of its existence—the first club in Australia to do so. It originated during that ...

    Article : 1,342 words
  4. WHEN THE CHESTNUTS ARE IN BLOOM.

    The trees in the famous horse-chestnut avenue, which were planted originally by William the Third as a north approach to Hampton Court Palace, a few miles from London, are now in full bloom. Chestnut Sunday is observed on the third Sunday in May, at Bushey Park, which adjoins the ornamental gardens of the palace. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 61 words
  5. LONE OUTPOST.

    Strange though it may seem, very often something seen or felt in our daily round brings back memories of other days. It may be the smell of an ...

    Article : 582 words
  6. THE JAPANESE AT HOME AND AT WAR.

    THE riff-raff of Japan's military, though wearing Mikado's uniform, are not typical of the Japanese race. I have just come from japan, and am, for the third time since Christmas, sailing on a Japanese veasel. I have been among Japanese civilians in their own country and in China. ...

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  7. TEN YEARS WITH THE LEAGUE.

    Herein is a plain but informative history of 10 years' association with the League of Nations adorned with helpful anecdote and illuminating ...

    Article : 533 words
  8. For the Children. CHANGE OF HEART.

    "Where are you going, Anthony A.?" "Oh, I'm exploring the world to-day. I'm off to London to visit the King. And I'm calling at, France and everything. ...

    Article : 280 words
  9. SYDNEY'S BAZAAR.

    Paddy's Market is no more. This may mean little or much to you according to your disposition. For if you think of markets only as places where ...

    Article : 617 words
  10. HALLOWED TURF.

    Apropos of the cricket match just played by the Australian team against the M.C.C. on the famous Lord's ground, it is interesting to recall that the ...

    Article : 395 words
  11. A MISFIT.

    My woolly coat's too small. These shoes have had their day! So mother packed them up To give them both away. ...

    Article : 46 words
  12. ABORIGINAL CANNIBALS.

    Persistent stories trickle through of cannibalism among the natives on the Liverpool River, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. This is not surprising as the aborigines of Moreton ...

    Article : 260 words
  13. A STRANGE HIVE.

    In the Sydney Botanic Gardeas there is a bronze statue of Sir John Robinson, who was one time Premier of the State of New South Wales. For some years past bees have invaded ...

    Article : 107 words
  14. WHEN THE IBIS COMES.

    Many a man in the back country has marvelled at the uncanny instinct by which the straw-necked ibis so quickly discovers the places where insect plagues occur. when ...

    Article : 450 words
  15. GREAT SHEARING SHEDS.

    Some of the largest shearing sheds in Australia were to be seen in action in Queensland thirty to forty years ago. With the cutting up of the larger stations into selections, ...

    Article : 149 words
  16. FIRST AUSTRALIAN CLUB HOUSE.

    The Pulteney Hotel, in Bent Street, which occupied the site opposite to the Metropole Hotel where Dalgety's building now stands, was the original club house of the Australian Club. (See article). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  17. THE STOCKYARD.

    Apropos of J.J.B.'s recent article, "Secret of the Bush," in which he alluded to a hidden stockyard. I happen to be one of the old "riders" he mentioned. I knew of the yard ...

    Article : 163 words
  18. THE KEEPER OF THE LIGHT

    Can know and understand the potent thrill That is the blaze of light in its beginning. When thwart the wild'ring waste the flashes spill ...

    Article : 170 words
  19. POOLS OF MEMORY.

    Dream memories of enchanted isles Afloat on summer seas— Still and lovely the harbour lies. Beneath the starlit southern skies. ...

    Article : 168 words
  20. BIRD-CATCHING TREE.

    There are few people in our city who know of the bird-snaring tree in the Botanic Gardens. The name of this tree is Pistonia Bruoniana, or the bird lime tree to those who ...

    Article : 136 words
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