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y separately published work icon The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII periodical issue   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1918... no. 223 May 1918 of The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII est. 1896-1932 The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII
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* Contents derived from the , 1918 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Britain, Mother of Nationsi"Britain, mother of Nations", George Essex Evans , single work poetry
Written on the occasion of the opening of the first Australian Federal Parliament, this poem recognises the efforts of colonial explorers and settlers who suffered, in the name of the British Empire, at a time when the decay of the Empire is threatened by federalism.
 (p. 59)
Note: Editor's note: 'The poem was written on the occasion of the opening of Federal Parliament in Melbourne, 8th May, 1901.'
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