June 1945 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

June, 1945

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Maqo.aine

June, 1945

burdens of joy. All lay their harvest at the Gate of Justice, and gain admittance to the Garden of Prosperity". As I ceased, Humanity fell on its knees at my feet, paying homage to its re deemer, to its Queen . . . . Suddenly I awoke to reality, to the humble, pastoral scene about me, and slowly, disconsolately I rose and walked down the hill, a poor, insignificant child, whose fame and fortune lay solely in "Building Castles in the Air". -Marie Leaver, III.B. TO PERTH BY RAIL. I have received an interesting letter from Jean Fenwick, a former pupil of III.D., who trave lled to Pe rth by train. As several of u s know Jean I will write some extracts from this letter.. "We left Brisbane on Tuesday, at ll.IO a.m., and on the train we were served w ith lunch and ice-cream. The journey to Casino took four hours, and at seven o'clock we had tea at Coli's Harbour. I went to bed at eight, an unusually early hour for me. I woke from a refreshing sleep in the top bunk, to find it was nearly eight o'clock, and we were very near Sydney. Mr. Hughes vom the Sydney Branch of Dad's office me t us, and we we re motored to Manly where we spent the night. On Wednesday we found our way to Tarango Park Zoo, where the floral clock which records the correct time intrigued u s immensely. In our opinion this zoo is a vast improvement on the Brisbane one. On Thursday we went to Harris Park for the- day, and caught the seven o'clock train to Albury. We breakfasted on the Victorian luxury train the Spirit of Progress, arriving at Melbourne at half-past e leven. Here we were met by another man and drive n to the Prince of Wales Hotel at St. Kilda. Saturday morning we were driven down to Frankston and back by car. That night we went to Luna Park which we en- joyed immensely. On Sunday we were driven to the Fitzroy Garde ns where the Conservatorium and the Fairy Tree carved by Ola Cohn were pointed out to us. We also saw Captain Cook's Cottage. Later we were taken to the Botanical Gardens and around various suburbs of Melbourne. 41.

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