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Issue Details: First known date: 1928... no. 331 February 1928 of The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII est. 1896-1932 The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII
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Notes

  • Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.

  • Other material in this issue includes:

    • First Page Picture: 'Outward Bound', from a picture by Sir Edward Poynter (1836-1919) [1].
    • Poetry: 'Whither?' by Robert Bridges, [1]-2; 'In Lilac-Time' by English poet Alfred Noyes, 4; 'Norsemen' by English poet Walter Thornbury, illustration from Tales and Travels (Blackie) 7; 'The Lake' by English poet Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) 9; 'Summer' by Lord De Tabley, 13; 'Beauty' by English poet John Keats (1795-1821) 15.
    • Drama: 'David and the Waiter', dramatised from David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens (1812-1870), with grateful acknowledgements to Nelson's Plays from Literature, 7-9.
    • Prose: 'Now', extract from an essay by English poet Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) 3-4; 'One Way to Keep Cool' by English essayist Sydney Smith (1771-1845) 12; 'Alcohol and Cold' (unattributed) 16.
    • History: 'Made in Australia: Aids to Architecture', prepared by the Made in Australia Council, Melbourne, and issued as a supplement to The School Paper under the authority of the Minister of Public Instruction, Victoria, illustrated, i-iv; 'The Streets of Melbourne', from The Old Pioneers' Memorial History of Melbourne by Isaac Selby (q.v.), portraits of Lord Melbourne, Governor La Trobe and Captain Lonsdale from Cassell's Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, 13-14.
    • Aphorisms: 'Happiness' by James Hebblethwaite, 16.

  • Preceding or following each piece is a short glossary of the longer words contained therein, as well as notes about people and places mentioned, and comments on the metre of poetry. There are also often 'General Notes' which ask the reader questions about the work.

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1928 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Outback Hospitality, Walter Kilroy Harris , extract prose travel (p. 5-6)
The Bushmani"He is fierce at a wrong, he is firm in the right, he is kind to the weak and the mild;", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 6)
A Tropic Night, E. J. Banfield , extract prose travel (p. 10-11)
Note: Illustration: 'A Tropical Garden, Queensland', from Australia Unlimited by E. J. Brady (q.v.).
A Sonnet of Sleepi"So let me drift on silent seas of sleep", Samuel Rowe Simmons , single work poetry (p. 11)
The River in the Rangei"There is a river in the range I love to think about;", Henry Kendall , extract poetry (p. 12)
Note: Illustration: 'A Waterfall in the Blue Mountains', from Australia Unlimited by E. J. Brady (q.v.).
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