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Issue Details:
First known date:
1930...
no.
367
February
1930
of
The School Paper : Grades V and VI
est. 1912
The School Paper : Grades V and VI
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Notes
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Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.
Other material in this issue includes:
- First page picture: 'A Young Artist' after the picture by William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), a French artist born at La Rochelle, [1].
- Poetry: 'The Coming of the Queen' by British writer Fay Inchfawn, 2; 'To Babylon' (unattributed) 2; 'Nothing Lost' by Marguerite Bigelow, 4; 'Rose Marie' by A.L. Harris, quoted in Prose and Verse Speaking for Schools (Harrap) 7; 'A Boy's Evening Prayer' (unattributed) 12.
- Prose: 'Going to School' by William Canton in The Invisible Playmate, with illustrations 'How They Came To School in Victoria' and 'A Primary School in Brittany, France', 3-4.
- Notices: Spelling Tests (Victoria); Price of The School Paper, 6.
- Song: 'An Indian Cradle Song' by Garojini Naidu, a Hindu poetess (copy sent by Mr. James R. Sproles, Rochester, Vic.), with illustration of an Indian mother and child, 12; 'The Last Rose of Summer', lyrics by Thomas Moore, 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 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Champion, extract children's fiction children's (p. 5-6)
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Major Mitchell's Journey through 'Australia Felix',
single work
biography
children's
(p. 7-9)
Note:
Part One
(To be continued) - The Exploits of Captain Sturt : II - The Voyage Down the Murray Sturt's Voyage Down the Murrayi"The names they used were "Bill" and "Jim",", single work poetry children's (p. 10-12)
- The Spirit of the Bush Fire, single work children's fiction children's (p. 13-15)
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