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  2. STEFANSSON.

    Vilhjalmur Stefansson's parents were picneers in the Manitoba backwoods, and the boy was brought up first there and later in the North Kakota prairies. He meant to ...

    Article : 1,775 words
  3. AN ART MUSEUM.

    The very imposing freehold residence, known at No. 184, Queen's Gate, S.W.7, at Kensington, for a long time was the home of the late Mr. George M'Culloch, an Australian ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 523 words
  4. THE HOUSES.

    Twixt my house and thy house the pathway is broad, In thy house or my house is half the world's hoard; By my house and thy house hangs all the world's fate, On thy house and my house lies half the world's hate. ...

    Article : 175 words
  5. EMPIRE DAY.

    One from the ends of the earth—gifts at an open door— Treason has much, but we, Mother, thy sons have more! From the whine of a dying man, from the snarl of a wolf-pack freed. Turn, and the world is thine. Mother, be proud of thy seed! ...

    Article : 154 words
  6. BATHURST.

    Even the smallest town in the State has its story, but it is given to few towns in this land to have a history, and among that favoured few is Bathurst. A cross-section of ...

    Article : 1,699 words
  7. SCIENCE.

    "How mauy angels can stand on the point of a pin?" was debated by the wise men of the Dark Ages. It was a good question for debate of the sort they delighted in because ...

    Article : 1,737 words
  8. IRAQ.

    The Iraq Mejlis al-Tnsisi, or Constituent Assembly, was opened here last week. The opening was witnessed by a number of English residents, including Sir Henry Dobbs, the ...

    Article : 1,186 words
  9. A ROYAL BIRTHDAY.

    The 24th May, 1838, was a red-letter day in the history of old Sydney. On that day a youthful Queen celebrated her first birthday after her accession to the throne of ...

    Article : 644 words
  10. A DUST STORM.

    Professor Griffith Taylor's description of the interior of Australia, is true and to the point. Only the drovers and busbmen, who have lived in those regions, have any idea of ...

    Article : 709 words
  11. BARRIE'S SMILE.

    Photographs of Sir J. M. Barrie invariably show him as sad-eyed and serious. The mystery of his lost smile was recently revealed in a speech he gave at the prize-giving of the ...

    Article : 833 words
  12. "OUR ABORIGINALS."

    Our much-maligned aboriginal natives belonged to a higher race than the primitive savage. This was ever apparent to men like myself, who were in close contact ...

    Article : 773 words
  13. A NATIONAL SCHOOL.

    It may be stated at once, without any idea of discounting criticism to follow, that Australians are generally admitted to be gifted artistically to an extraordinary degree. In ...

    Article : 1,203 words
  14. THE WARATAH.

    Sir,—In your issue of to-day you publish an article from Mr. J. H. Malden, Curator of Sydney Botanic Gardens, anent the culture of wattles, and the wattle bark industry, the ...

    Article : 215 words
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