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  2. The Intercolonial Sailing Carnival at Sydney.

    The Intercolonial Sailing Carnival at Sydney was brought to a close on Saturday last, when a race for 18-footers and one for 22-footers was sailed. As will be seen by our sporting columns, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 475 words
  3. A New Dumb Waiter Safety Clutch.

    The illustration represents an improvement in the hoisting apparatus for dumb waiters. The construction is strong, and not liable to get out of order, and the arrangement is such that the cage, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 416 words
  4. Tasmanian Sketches.

    By road it is a pleasant drive of 27 miles from Beaconsfield to Launceston, the roube leading mostly through sparsely populated country, by high hills, tall trees, sinuous valleys, and with an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,190 words
  5. The Mount Morgan Fire.

    Our illustrations show the ruin wrought by the recent big fire at Mount Morgan. The view of East-street before the fire dees not include, however, the premises of Messrs. Marshall and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 147 words
  6. The New Helmet for the Army

    The British Army is about to be fitted out with the new helmet, of which we give illustrations. It is flatter on the top than the old style, and is said to be light and well ventilated. When Tommy ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 220 words
  7. School for "Gentlemen's Gentlemen."

    There is a "Finishing Academy for Gentlemen's Servants" in Boston, and it now has thirty-two pupils who are soon to be graduated as valets, footmen, private men, coachmen, and butlers. ...

    Article : 212 words
  8. The Boston Shower.

    A shower bath is a delightful thing, especially during the fervent temperature of our Australian, summer. In the cities, and also in a few country towns, a shower bath can be easily obtained ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 161 words
  9. Cloth Windows.

    Windows of cloth instead of glass sounds like an impossibility, and yet it is a reality, and the employment of such a substitute is an acknowledged success. It is not ordinary cloth, but such as ...

    Article : 364 words
  10. The Dangers of a Scratch.

    Scarcely a day passes that many persons do not, in some way or other, get a scratch, a small cut, or a bruise that may break the skin. In most instances not the slightest attention is paid to this ...

    Article : 233 words
  11. An "Infant's" Necessities.

    Apropos of the fact that an English judge recently conceded that a gold and bedianionded latchkey, valued at 150gs, was a "necessity" for a member of the Prince of Wales's set who had refused ...

    Article : 318 words
  12. Comparative Strength of Steel and Stone.

    An experiment with a view to ascertain the relative resistance, under pressure, of the hardest steel and the hardest stone was recently made in Vienna. Small cubes, measuring 1 ...

    Article : 101 words
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