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Issue Details:
First known date:
1929...
no.
342
February
1929
of
The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII
est. 1896-1932
The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII
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Notes
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Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.
Other material in this issue includes:
- First and Last Page Pictures: 'After the Harvest', from the picture 'The Gleaner' by French artist Jules Breton (1827-1906) [1]; 'At the Close of the Day', from the water-colour 'Evening Reflections' by Mr Jno. G. White, painted at the Piers, Williamstown, exhibited at the Victorian Artists Society's Exhibition, October, 1928, 16.
- Prose: 'Made in Australia: The Cultivation of an Australian Sentiment', 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, with illustration: 'Courage and Wisdom Directing Industry', a design by G. H. Dancey, carried out in tessellated tiles at Mitcham Victoria, under the direction of Mr A. Fischer, superimposed on which is an extract of 'Australian Engineers', a poem by Henry Lawson (indexed below) i-iv; 'Seasonable Work for Little Gardeners' (unattributed gardening instructions) 15.
- Fiction: 'Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata"' (unattributed), fictional account of the inspiration for and composition of the Sonata, with illustrations: 'Ludwig van Beethoven', and 'Where Beethoven Was Born', from The World Book, 7-9; 'Fortune and the Beggar', from the Fables of Russian author Ivan Andrevitch Krylov, or Kriloff (1768-1844), with illustration: 'Principal Street in Leningrad : The Nevsky Prospekt', 14-15.
- Poetry: 'Song of the Lotos-Eaters' by English poet Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) 9-10; 'Cricket' by English author Henry Newbolt (1862-1938) 15;
- Drama: 'A Scene from "William Tell"', extract (translated) from 'Wilhelm Tell' by German poet Johann Christoph Freidrich von Schiller (1759-1805) 12-14;
- Aphorism: 'Three Points of View' (unattributed) 10.
- Notices/Bulletins: 'Conservation of Victorian Fish: A Reading Supplied by the Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game, Victoria", 16.
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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 1929 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- [Untitled]i"A new generation has risen under Australian skies,", extract poetry (p. [i]) Section: 'Made in Australia'
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Granny Sullivan
Old Granny Sullivani"A pleasant shady place it is, a pleasant place and cool -",
single work
poetry
(p. 2)
Note: With title: Granny Sullivan.
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Birth,
extract
prose
(p. 3-6)
Note: Illustrations: 'Captain Arthur Phillip', 'Viscount Sydney', 'La Perouse', and 'Captain Phillip's First Sight of Port Jackson'.
- Australian Federationi"From all division let our land be free,", single work poetry (p. 6)
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Lost in the Bush,
single work
children's fiction
children's
(p. 11-12)
Note: First installment to be continued in April issue. Illustration: 'In the Bush' photograph from Victorian Railways.
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