The Commonwealth home

Call Number
Nf 711.40994 COM
Created/Published
Sydney : The Commonwealth Home, 1925-1930
Issue
Vol. 37 No. 990 (2 January 1930)
Images
52
Notes
Pages 44 to 57 have been bound in the incorrect order.
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Contents

THE COMMONWEALTH HOME 1 , 2
The Commonwealth Home HYSTERIA. "Slaughtering” Lambs in the Mining Fields. 3
THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL No Excuse for Delay. 3
ARCTIC EXPLORERS. And Scientific Investigators. 3
NATIONAL SURVEY WORK. Highly-Trained Surveyors Paid Off. 3
A NICE KETTLE OF FISH. Political Meddling in Industrial Strife. 3
THE CURSE OF THE GREAT CITIES. The Past, Present, and Future. 3
Many Merry Matters of the Month A WIFE’S LAMENT 4
An Australian Home of Distinction THE RESIDENCE OF MR. MARK HARRIS, BELLEVUE HILL 5 , 6
SCOTT’S EXPEDITION IN RETROSPECT 6
Manners at Monte Carlo ETIQUETTE OF “THE ROOMS.” 7
THE CHOICE 7
The History of the Omnibus 8
Sodom and Gomorrah 9
DO WO MEN CONTROL THE WORLD? 10
WOMEN OF BEAUTY AND BRAINS 11 , 12
“The Travellers” 12 , 13
TOWN PLANNING TOWN PLANNING LUNCHEON. Distinguished Citizens Entertained. 14 , 15
COMPLIMENTARY LUNCHEONS. 15
Aboriginal "Homes" HUTS OF THE FIRST AUSTRALIANS 15
MRS. HOLMAN ABROAD 15
JAUNTING DAYS 16 , 17 , 20
Social and Personal Snapshots BALL ON BOARD THE NEW ORIENT LINER “ORONTES” 18
AT BEAUMONT HOUSE 18
THE A.J.C. RACES 18
FOR THE RED CROSS 18
CADETS ENTERTAINED 19
A WELCOME HOME 19
CHILDREN’S PARTY ON THE NIEUW ZEELAND 19
THE WOMEN PAINTERS 19
QUEENWOOD PRIZE-GIVING 19
CRANBROOK PRIZE-GIVING 19 , 20
A REMARKABLE MAN 20
A GIFT TEA 20
A HOUSE IS BUILT 20
THE ARTS CLUB 21
MRS. RICHARD ARTHUR’S AT HOME At the Arts Club 21
QUEEN VICTORIA CLUB 21
Lily's Letter to London on Episodes of the Month 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 28 , 29 , 30
Distinctive Australian Home and [?]dens EXAMPLES FOR HOME LOVERS 26 , 27
Advertising 29
Our Musical Page MADAME EMILY MARKS’ STUDENTS’ RECITAL 30
THE MESSIAH 30
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN 30
TOUR BY CARAVAN 30
STUDENTS RECITAL 30
Advertising 30
SCHUBERT, THE ARTIST 31
THE “FAILURE” OF CARMEN 31
CLARA SCHUMANN’S HANDS 31
Sodom and Gomorrah 31
Advertising 31
The Chairs of Six Renaissance Periods HOW TO TELL THEM BY THEIR LEGS 33 , 34
Advertising 32
FOUNDATION STONE LAID Presbyterian Assembly Hall and Church Offices 34
The Home Table RECIPES FOR THE COOK 35 , 36
Advertising 35 , 36
The Fashions. 37
DO YOU KNOW YOUR CITY? Darling Harbour. 38
COUNTRY ROADS. Widths and Other Peculiarities. 38
THE ENGLISH KING An American Opinion 38
HOW GINGER ALE IS ADVERTISED The Beautiful Bay of Monterey 38
Own a bit of the Land You Love THE MONTH’S SALES 39 , 40 , 41
Advertising 40
The Real Estate Institute of N.S.W. 41 , 42 , 43 , 44
Advertising 41 , 42 , 43
REAL ESTATE GOLF COMPETITION 44
POLICE COURT JUSTICE IN TOLEDO, U.S.A. 44
DON’T YOU 44
? Did you know this? 45
Advertising 46
HOW TO FIND METALS. 46
THE VALUE OF USING OUR BRAINS. 46
Advertising 46
NEWS OF THE WORLD. 47
SIDE ISSUES OF THE HEAT WAVE 47
THE ELECTRIC WIZARD What Cannot It Do? 47
Advertising 47
ISMS IN AMERICA 48
OLD TIME SONGS 48
THE WONDERFUL WOMAN MADAME CURIE 48
DO YOU KNOW YOUR CITY? 48
THE MAINTENANCE OF RURAL BEAUTY 49
A JAPANESE BATH HOUSE 49
Advertising 49
JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING. 50
Advertising 50
WHAT NEXT? 50
AMERICAN STATISTICS. 50 , 51
Advertising 52

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