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Issue Details:
First known date:
1925...
no.
307
November
1925
of
The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII
est. 1896-1932
The School Paper for 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 Page Pictures: 'The Rt.-Hon. Lord Forster' and 'Lady Forster' (unattributed), [145].
- Poetry: 'The Fold' by May Bridger Amoore, elsewhere set to music by English composer W. H. Squire (1871-1963), 147; 'So Little Time' by American lyricist D. Eardley-Wilmot, elsewhere set to music by American composer Herman Hohr, 160.
- Prose: 'Manners Makyth Man' from A Primer in English Citizenship (1913) by English school headmaster, Frederic Swain [Swann], 148-149; 'Getting on in the World' (unattributed), 157; 'Truth' by American writer Oliver Wendell Holmes (q.v.), 159.
- History: 'The Story of Strzelecki and Party : Continued' by C. S. Osborne, from an article in The Gap, the school magazine of the Bairnsdale Inspectorate, 1923, with map 'The South-Western Part of Gippsland' by Herbert Hansford, Lands and Survey Department, Victoria, 151-153.
- Speeches: 'Governors-General: The Farewell Words of His Excellence Lord Forster [Henry William Forster (1866-1936)] and The Arrival of the Successor to Lord Forster [John Lawrence Baird Stonehaven (1874-1941)]' with photograph 'Their Excellencies Lord Stonehaven and Lady Stonehaven and the Members of their Staff at Federal Government House', [145]-147.
- Notices: 'The Ministering Children's League', 'Armistice Day', 'Spelling Tests' and 'Price of The School Paper' (unattributed), 149.
- Song: 'O God, Our Help in Ages Past', with words by English hymnist Dr. Isaac Watts (1674-1748), and to the tune of 'St. Anne' by English composer Dr. W. Croft (1678-1727), 160.
- Supplement: 'Made in Australia : 19. Cement and Concrete' by the Made in Australia Council, 312 Flinders Street, Melbourne, with unattributed illus. 'Pipes of Peace : Head-quarters of an Australian Reinforced Concrete Pipe Company', 'A Reinforced Concrete Bath', and 'Centrifugal Action : Note the Container's Whirled by Friction Drive', i-iv.
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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.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1925 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Golden Yesterdayi"After a spell of chill, grey weather",
single work
poetry
(p. 145-155)
Note: With illustration: 'Scenes on an Alluvial Goldfield, 1852' from The Story of Brown's and Scarsdale (1912) by Patrick M'Grath et. al. (ed. John West).
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Captain Matthew Flindersi"An art-wrought monument of stone",
single work
poetry
A memorial to British explorer, Captain Matthew Flinders, with acknowledgement to his endeavours and to a monument erected in his memory.Note:
- With introduction (unattributed) that explains Flinders's history and the rationale for the monument to be erected in the grounds of the Anglican Church facing Swanston Street.
- With photograph: 'Bronze Statue of Flinders, Melbourne', "the last completed work of the gifted Victorian sculptor, Mr. C. Web Gilbert' [Charles Marsh Web Gilbert (1867-1925)].
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Saved from Drowning : A Story Founded on Fact,
single work
children's fiction
children's
Clive Thompson, of the Albert Park School, joins his Eighth Grade friends for a dip on a hot summer day. When Clive goes missing in the water, two of the 'old boys' of the school, Roy Brown and Jack Wilson jump the fence from Stubbs' Baths and dive in to rescue Clive. Roy and Jack administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Clive recovers. This story provides detailed instructions on how to administer CPR.Note: With photographs depicting cardiopulmonary resuscitation: 'Forward and Downward' and 'He Released the Pressure' by W. J. Mildenhall (1891-1962).
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Cape Byroni"Upon the orient utmost of the land,",
single work
poetry
(p. 158-159)
Note: With illustration: 'Cape Byron' from The Australasian, Melbourne.
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