Education: Miss Australia

Australian girls are very fine girls. Heave away! Heave away! With codfish balls they comb their curls. . . . Heave away for far Australia! —Antique Song

Some months ago, Australian artists, sculptors, sport experts, physicians and professors examined and considered from every angle a dark-haired, athletic young thing named Beryl Mills, finally arriving at the conclusion that, of hundreds of other specimens studied, she was the finest young university woman Australia had produced in this generation. Thereupon they named her "Miss Australia" and awarded her an educational tour...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!