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  2. NEWS STORIES FOR GIRLS AND BOYS

    Sir Kenneth Beatty, Chief Justice of Gibraltar, is visiting the Victorian town of Yackandandah, where he was born, and his return to Australia recalls one of the few spots on earth which has no ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 401 words
  3. From Pole to Pole

    Journeys as wide as the world by migratory sea birds are recalled by the story brought to Melbourne by the liner Orama this week of the falcon that landed on the Vessel as it was passing through ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 549 words
  4. SCIENCE OF GLIDING

    Herr Beini Dittmar, a German aviator, was reported this week to have travelled 233 miles in a glider, thus breaking the previous record of 225 miles made a few days previously. Gliding has ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 319 words
  5. NAVAL CUSTOMS

    Men granted shore leave in the Navy are known as "liberty" men. The ship's company is divided into two parts, known as the port and starboard watches, and leave is granted to one watch at a ...

    Article : 207 words
  6. WONDERS OF BOTANY

    Many travellers when crossing deserts have saved their lives by cutting open plants and drinking the water often stored in them. A good example of this is the American cactus, but more ...

    Article : 170 words
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