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Issue Details:
First known date:
1921...
no.
276
October
1921
of
The School Paper : Grades V and VI
est. 1912
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: 'Male Lyre-bird on Dancing Mound', [129].
- Poetry: 'Don't Shoot', by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1855-1920), [129]-130.
- Prose: 'Bird Observing', illustrated, by Charles Barrett, 130-132; 'petrels', illustrated, by W.H.Dudley Le Souef, 132-133; 'For the Birds', illustrated, by J.D.J., Frankston School, Victoria, 133; 'The Swallow', illustrated, by W.M.Gillies, 135-138;'Kingfishers', illustrated, by L.G.Chandler, Albert Park Victoria, 140-141; 'Crows', by T.H.Tregallas, Hawthorn, Victoria, 143.
- Activities: 'Two in the Bush' drawing, 141; 'Picture Puzzle: Heads of Australian Birds', 142.
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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.
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Bird Number
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1921 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Christmas Morning Morning in the Bush (December)i"The magpie 'midst the wattle blooms", single work poetry (p. 134)
- A Wishi"The wind creeps by the mountain wall", single work poetry (p. 134)
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Bell-Birds,
extract
poetry
(p. 138-139)
Note: Illustrations of 'crested bell-bird' and 'bell miner' included.
- Our Twittering Warriors of the Wingi"Dear Lord, Thou hast our sunny land", single work poetry (p. 141)
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The Laughing Jackassi"From out the eucalyptus tree the kookaburra laughs with glee",
single work
lyric/song
(p. 143-144)
Note: From 'Song Stories of Australia for Little People'.
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