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Notes
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Epigraph: If I were to pray for a taste that should stand me in stead under every variety of circumstance and be a source of happiness to me through life, it would be a taste for reading (John Herschel).
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Epigraph: Extract from the poem 'What I Live For', by George Linnaeus Banks.
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Frontispiece: From a picture by F. McCubbin (q.v.), 'The Pioneers'.
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Illustrations provided by G. C. Benson, F. R. Crozier, Harold B. Herbert, Charles Nuttall, M. Napier Waller (qq.v.), and Agnes Ryan, Queenie Cox and J. C. White.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Victoria Education Department
, 1928 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Sunrise in Victoria The Australian Sunrisei"The Morning Star paled slowly, the Cross hung low to the sea,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Victoria First Glimpsed by White Men, extract diary (p. 2-3)
- On Pyramid Hill, Victoria, 1836, extract prose travel (p. 4-5)
- An Australian Symphonyi"Not as the songs of other lands", single work extract poetry (p. 5-7)
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The Old Inhabitants,
single work
extract
prose
(p. 7-11)
Note: Illustrations from R. Brough Smythe's The Aborigines of Victoria.
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The Last of His Tribei"He crouches, and buries his face on his knees,",
single work
poetry
(p. 11-13)
Note: Illustration: 'He dreams of the hunts of yore' by G. C. Benson (q.v.), 10.
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From a Western Hill-Top,
single work
prose
(p. 13-19)
Note: Abridged. Illustrations from R. Brough Smythe's The Aborigines of Victoria.
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A Dedicationi"They are rhymes rudely strung with intent less",
single work
poetry
(p. 20-22)
Note: Portrait of author.
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The Year Around in Timber-Land,
single work
short story
(p. 22-27)
Note: Abridged. Illustration: 'His great whip aloft, the driver plods beside his beasts' by F. R. Crozier, 23.
- The Magpie's Songi"Oh, I love to be by Bindi, where the fragrant pastures are,", extract poetry (p. 27-28)
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Bogong the Mighty : A Rhapsody,
single work
prose
(p. 28-34)
Note: Photographs: 'Mt. Bogong, snow-capped, from the Kiewa Valley', from the Railways Department Victoria, 29; and 'Mt. Feathertop under snow, with snow gums in the foreground' by F. Foxcroft, 33.
- Resurgenti"O'er every field a lark;", single work poetry (p. 35)
- O Heart of Spring! Blossoms of Thought "O heart of Spring!" Heart of Spring!i"Oh Heart of Spring", single work poetry (p. 36)
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Springtime in Southern Australia,
single work
prose
(p. 37-39)
Note: Abridged from the Age, Melbourne. Photograph: 'Wattle-gold, a springtime view', 37.
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September in Australiai"Grey Winter hath gone, like a wearisome guest,",
extract
poetry
(p. 40-41)
Note: Portrait of the author, 40.
- Autumn Jewels, single work prose (p. 41-43)
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The Home of the Lyre-Bird,
single work
prose
(p. 43-46)
Note: Photographs: 'Lyre-bird's nest and young', 'Female lyre-bird and nest', and 'The Haunt of the Lyre-bird' by T. Tregellas.
- Black Swansi"As I lie at rest on a patch of clover", single work poetry (p. 47-48)
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Sam's Ride on Widderin,
extract
novel
(p. 49-55)
Note: Illustration: 'Here they are, close to us' by Agnes Ryan, 54. Prefaced by an extract from 'Widderin', a poem by John Farrell (q.v.).
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The Gum-Treei"Brave tree Australian, that in time's despite",
single work
poetry
(p. 56)
Note: Illustration by Harold Herbert (q.v.).
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Victoria Education Department
, 1940 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
-
Sunrise in Victoria
The Australian Sunrisei"The Morning Star paled slowly, the Cross hung low to the sea,",
single work
poetry
(p. 1)
Note: Illustration by G. C. Benson.
- On Pyramid Hill, Victoria, 1836, extract prose travel (p. 2-3)
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An Australian Symphonyi"Not as the songs of other lands",
single work
extract
poetry
(p. 3-5)
Note: Illustration: 'The grey gums by the lonely creek', by Harold Herbert, 4.
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The Old Inhabitants,
single work
extract
prose
(p. 5-9)
Note: Illustrations from R. Brough Smythe's The Aborigines of Victoria.
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The Last of His Tribei"He crouches, and buries his face on his knees,",
single work
poetry
(p. 10-11)
Note: Illustration: 'He dreams of the hunts of yore' by G. C. Benson (q.v.), 12.
- The Outlaw, extract children's fiction (p. 12-16)
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A Dedicationi"They are rhymes rudely strung with intent less",
single work
poetry
(p. 17-20)
Note: Photograph: 'Gordon's Statue: Spring street, Melbourne', 18.
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The Year Around in Timber-Land,
single work
short story
(p. 20-25)
Note: Abridged. Illustration: 'His great whip aloft, the driver plods beside his beasts' by F. R. Crozier, 21.
- The Magpie's Songi"Where the dreaming Tiber wanders by the haunted Appian Way,", extract poetry (p. 25-26)
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Springtime in Southern Australia,
single work
prose
(p. 27-29)
Note: Abridged from the Age, Melbourne. Photograph: 'Wattle-gold, a springtime view', 37.
- September in Australiai"Grey Winter hath gone, like a wearisome guest,", extract poetry (p. 30-31)
- Autumn Jewels, single work prose (p. 31-33)
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The Home of the Lyre-Bird,
single work
prose
(p. 33-36)
Note: Photographs: 'Lyre-bird's nest and young' and 'Female lyre-bird and nest' by T. Tregellas; 'A Song at Dawn' by F. Lewis.
- Black Swansi"As I lie at rest on a patch of clover", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
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Sam's Ride on Widderin,
extract
novel
(p. 39-45)
Note: Illustration: 'Here they are, close to us' by Agnes Ryan, 44. Prefaced by an extract from 'Widderin', a poem by John Farrell (q.v.).
- The Travelling Post Officei"The roving breezes come and go, the reed beds sweep and sway", single work poetry humour (p. 46-47)
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The Sick Stockrider,
extract
poetry
(p. 48-50)
Note: Illustration: 'Wheel the wild scrub cattle at the yard' by Allan T. Bernaldo (q.v.), 51.
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In a Queensland Jungle,
single work
extract
prose
(p. 52-55)
Note: Illustration: 'Palms in a Queensland Jungle', 54.
- The Bush, single work extract poetry (p. 55)
- The Nation Buildersi"A handful of workers seeking the star of a strong intent-", single work poetry (p. 56-58)
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