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Alternative title: Australian Boys and Girls: An Illustrated Annual
Issue Details: First known date: 1895... 1895 Australian Boys and Girls: An Illustrated Annual of Stories By Australian Writers
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  • Cover title: Australian Boys and Girls: An Illustrated Annual

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,: Melbourne, Victoria,: Brisbane, Queensland,: Perth, Western Australia,: Cape Town,
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South Africa,
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Southern Africa, Africa,: London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Gordon and Gotch , 1895 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Armand Jerome , single work prose children's (p. 1)
Mount Madness, Ernest Favenc , single work children's fiction children's (p. 3-11)
Note: Illustrated by Walter H. Bone
Fated to Fortune : The Double Cast-Away, Alex Montgomery , single work children's fiction children's adventure (p. 12-19)
Note: Illustrated by Bert A. Levy
One Guinea a Quarter, Louise Mack , single work children's fiction children's (p. 20-27)
Swain the Half-Caste, Louis Becke , single work children's fiction children's (p. 28-35)
Note: Illustrated by Bert A. levy
The Gloves of Gregan McAlister, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's
A mother forces her son to wear gloves in order to impress a socially high-ranking lady. The son, knowing he will be the subject of ridicule, acquiesces. Following a fight with another boy (on account of the son's mode of dress) the mother relents and allows her son to burn the gloves and instead play football.
 (p. 36-42)
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Illustrated by Bert A. Levy

Contents title: The Gloves of Gregor McAlister
'By Reef and Palm', Ernest Favenc , single work biography children's
A character-sketch of Louis Becke.
 (p. 43)
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Written as: E. F.

port. (Louis Becke)
A Few Words About Alex Montgomery, Armand Jerome , single work biography children's (p. 44)
Note:

Written as: A. J.

port. (Alex Montgomery)
Miss Louise Mack, Annie Bright , single work biography children's (p. 45)
Note:

Written as: A. B.

port. (Louise Mack 'Lent by the proprietors of Cosmos'.)
'The Secret of the Australian Desert', Armand Jerome , single work biography children's (p. 46)
Note:

Written as: A. J.
'Seven Little Australians', Louise Mack , single work biography children's (p. 47)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1895
Notes:
Also includes four unattributed articles on schools in Melbourne, Victoria, 'A Young Power on an Old Model' (Church of England Grammar School); 'The Migration of Scots College'; A Great Scholastic Success' (University High School); and 'The Presentation Convent, Windsor, Melbourne'.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Melbourne, Victoria,: Brisbane, Queensland,: Perth, Western Australia,: Cape Town,
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      South Africa,
      c
      Southern Africa, Africa,      :       London,
      c
      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Gordon and Gotch ,       1895 .
      Printed by W. M. MacLardy
      Note/s:
      • Includes advertisements at the beginning and end of the Annual.
      • Although published as 'No. 1', only one issue of the Annual seems to have been produced.
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Works about this Work

Ernest Favenc: Less Known as Nineteenth-Century Australian Children's Author Geoffrey Burkhardt , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 33 2011; (p. 6-9) 'Ernest Favenc (1845-1908) is far better remebered as an historian, short story writer and explorer in northern and western Australia than as an author of a number of popular children's books.'
Choosing Books for Children 1930 single work column
— Appears in: All About Books , 5 December vol. 2 no. 12 1930; (p. 320, 322)
New Publications 1895 single work review
— Appears in: Cosmos Magazine , 31 December vol. 2 no. 4 1895; (p. 175)
— Review of Australian Boys and Girls: An Illustrated Annual of Stories By Australian Writers 1895 anthology children's fiction prose biography
New Publications 1895 single work review
— Appears in: Cosmos Magazine , 31 December vol. 2 no. 4 1895; (p. 175)
— Review of Australian Boys and Girls: An Illustrated Annual of Stories By Australian Writers 1895 anthology children's fiction prose biography
Choosing Books for Children 1930 single work column
— Appears in: All About Books , 5 December vol. 2 no. 12 1930; (p. 320, 322)
Ernest Favenc: Less Known as Nineteenth-Century Australian Children's Author Geoffrey Burkhardt , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 33 2011; (p. 6-9) 'Ernest Favenc (1845-1908) is far better remebered as an historian, short story writer and explorer in northern and western Australia than as an author of a number of popular children's books.'
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