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Issue Details: First known date: 1920-1929... 1920-1929 Southern Seas Story Book
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:E. W. Cole , 1928 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Nugget of Gold : A Schoolboy Yarn, by 'One of Them', 'One of Them' , single work children's fiction children's (p. 5-8)
Lacrosse : The Game for Thoroughbreds, A. O. T. , single work prose children's
A short history of the game of Lacrosse, with instructions on how to play and Australian national team activities in 1907.
 (p. 8-10)
The Voyage of the Ina, R. S. Jackson , single work children's fiction children's

After his uncle's death, Harry Gilder takes ownership of a ketch, the Bridget B., which he renames the Ina. The ketch is chartered by a man named Jamieson and his colleague Albot, for a trip to Tofumira, 300 miles north of Fiji. Harry invites his friend, Norman, along, intending to 'combine business with pleasure'.

On the journey, Harry discovers onboard a letter from his uncle that outlines a legacy of valuable pearls hidden on the island, of which Jamieson and Albot are aware. A battle ensues for the recovery of the pearls and a safe return to Melbourne.

 (p. 11-16)
The Dwarf's Tea Party, single work children's fiction children's
A dwarf meets a prince who orders him to prepare supper.
 (p. 16-17)
Billy Turns Detective, K.K. , single work children's fiction children's

Fourteen year old Billy Marsden attends boarding school in Christchurch and misses her friend, Judy. On the last day of term, she overhears one of the station hands organising a burglary of her family's property in the country. Billy races home, collects Judy, and heads off to stop the criminals.

 (p. 17-19)
Boys' School Story : Piddington's Position, George Leo Dethridge , single work children's fiction children's
Frank Piddington makes an error of judgement and chooses not to own up to having thrown a ball of paper across the classroom. Although he feels guilty, he maintains his silence until after he secures the final goal to win the Schools' Football Competition match for Whitecliff Grammar School against Culverhouse. When his guilt overwhelms him, he approaches his teacher with an admission and apology. His teacher informs him that he already had 'a good idea' about who had thrown the paper, and suggests to Piddington that he 'will realise when [he is] older that it is not so hard to find a guilty person as it looks'.
 (p. 21-23)
Girls' School Story : Peggy, Aileen Nolan , single work children's fiction children's
Peggy, in Fourth Form at St. Winifred's College, Queensland, is accused of stealing a diamond ring from the man who resides next to her boarding school. Peggy suspects, however, that it was a sixth former who took it.
 (p. 23-26)
Adventure Story : Guarded Gold, Allan C. Harris , single work children's fiction children's
When an old prospector dies, he leaves Bob Ward not only with clues to a stash of newly discovered gold, but also an incomplete warning of danger in approaching it. When Ward's farmhand, McShaine, heads off first to find the gold, it is he who becomes the victim of the trap on the treasure chest.
 (p. 26-29)
Shaky Knees and the Dragon, Charlotte Elizabeth James , single work children's fiction children's
King Fuzzletop sends his men to capture christmas puddings from his neighbour and enemy, King Cheerisoul.
 (p. 29-33, p.43)
Note: With illus. by the author.
The Saving of Winnegango : An Indian Story, R. X. Jackson , single work children's fiction children's
Sitting around their campfire at the diggings, a group of men hear a large corroboree nearby. One of the men is asked to tell a story about 'those savage indians of [the Ohio River]' so that this group might be more 'kindly disposed towards these harmless natives of ours'. Fred Walker recounts his pursuit and capture by 'the Indians', and rescue by his friend, Uriah Bird.
 (p. 34-39)
A Private Performance, 'One of Them' , single work children's fiction children's
A boarding school story in which the boys decide to hold a concert. They mistake a thief for a colleague dressed as Bill Sykes, ensure he participates in the concert, and, to their subsequent shock, release him to continue his burlary.
 (p. 40-43)
Why the Fish Were Not Caughti"When an angler comes home, and success has been low", single work poetry children's
An angler may have many excuses for his lack of a good catch, but often admits to lack of skill.
 (p. 43)
Motherkins, single work children's fiction children's
A story of comparison between a homeless young cat who cares well for her kittens, a mother who neglects her baby, and a bratty young girl with no manners.
 (p. 44-46)
An Interrupted Flight, Jessica , single work children's fiction children's (p. 46-50)
Poetic Justice, Lillian M. Pyke , single work children's fiction children's
A school story about private school competition and the Head of the River boating race. On his way to crew for St. Andrew's, Frank stops to assist a St. Virgil's crew-member whose motor bike has broken down and would otherwise not make it to the race. The competition is fierce but St. Andrews and St. Virgil's tie. Before the boys can be awarded their medals, though, Frank must save his young brother from drowning.
 (p. 50-54)
If I Were Richi"Oh, what a time I'd have, be sure!", single work poetry
A contemplation of behaviours and activities enabled by wealth, including not going to school, taking holidays, reading only for pleasure, feasting with friends, publish a newspaper for boys, travel in space, and '[b]low Bolsheviks to kingdom come'!
 (p. 54)
The Bush School, Erica , single work children's fiction children's
Miss Owl and Miss Pussy Cat open a school in the country for all of the bush creatures. The students participate in lessons, sports, feasting and examinations. At the end of the school year, they put on a play of 'The Babes in the Wood' and receive academic awards.
 (p. 55-63)
The Frogs and the Crane, single work children's fiction children's
Three proud bullfrogs argue about who is the 'chief of [the] pond'. While they are fortunate to escape the crane's hungry beak, the crane is taken by a fox. This short story ends with a moral: 'It is not a wise thing to boast too loudly'.
 (p. 63)
The Baker that Baked, single work children's fiction children's
A story about a Baker-That-Baked-Gingerbread and the Fool-Who-Did-What-He-Was-Told. Perhaps the fool is not so silly after all. While the baker thinks his gingerbread camels, tigers and pigs are foolish, they are very popular with their customers.
 (p. 64)
The Water-Lily Fairy, single work children's fiction children's
Mary and Billy meet the Water-Lily Fairy in the lake at the Gardens. She transforms them to fairy-size and takes them to meet the Fairy Queen, who requests that they ask the mortals to not pluck their water-lily homes.
 (p. 65)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Alexander McCubbin , 1920-1929 .
      person or book cover
      Link: 8489427Full text document AustLit Full Text
      Extent: 72p., [4] leaves of platesp.
      Description: illus. (some col.)
      Note/s:
      • Digitised by AustLit, 2009. This version bears a library stamp dated 9 December 1920.
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: E. W. Cole , 1928 .
      Alternative title: Cole's Holiday Book for Boys and Girls Cole's Holiday Book for Boys and Girls : By Australian Authors and Artists
      Link: 8489439Full text document Reproduced from the 1928 print edition entitled "Cole's Holiday Book for Boys and Girls : By Australian Authors and Artists" by AustLit, from the collection of the State Library of Victoria.
      Extent: 72p., [4] leaves of platesp.
      Description: illus. (some col.)
      Note/s:
      • The contents (including preface) are the same as in the earlier edition entitled Southern Seas Story Book. Only the covers differ, due to the fact that Cole 'would purchase large print over-runs from England and elsewhere, print his own cover (complete with rainbow) and sell them at cheap prices in his bookstore.' (Sources: Marcie Muir, Australian Children's Books : A Bibliography (1992) Vol.1, 1774-1972; 'E.W. Cole : Businessman, Publisher, Freethinker aka Cole of the Book Arcade', White Hat http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/People/ColeEW.asp. Sighted 21.3.07).
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