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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: 1925... no. 298 February 1925 of The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII est. 1896-1932 The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1925 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Song for January 26, 1824 : Being the XXXVI. Anniversary of the Colonization of New South Wales.i"When first above the briny surge", Charles Tompson , single work poetry (p. [1]-2)
Note:
  • Author cited as 'Charles Thompson, junior'.
  • Editor's note: 'Two stanzas that are concerned with an apostrophe to Neptune, the god of the sea, are omitted. Neptune "thus addresses our isle".'
A Night With the Denizens of the Bush, single work prose children's
This piece of passionate prose makes a plea for the 'youngest nation' and 'oldest land on earth' to 'realize with sympathy the existence of life in nature other than our own'; to 'preserve the quaint denizens of our forests'; and to be mindful of the detrimental effects of the 'extermination' of the native marsupials.
 (p. 2-4)
Note: With illustration: 'Bass River Possum' from Australian Pictures by Howard Willoughby (q.v.).
At Cape Schancki"Down to the lighthouse pillar", James Lister Cuthbertson , extract poetry (p. 5)
A Cycle of Delight, Shalott , single work prose (p. 12-13)
Note: With illus. 'Tea-trees on the Shore of Port Phillip'.
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