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Issue Details:
First known date:
1940...
no.
463
February
1940
of
The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII
est. 1896-1932
The School Paper : 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 Picture: 'An Australian Road' [1].
- Fiction: 'Jottings From a Diary' from The Diary of a Nobody by G. and W. Grossmith, illus., 5-6.
- Poetry: 'The Song of England' by Alfred Noyes, 6-7.
- Spelling Lists: Grades VIII and VIII, 9-10.
- Song: 'Strawberry Fair', 16.
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Supplement: 'Made in Australia : 174.- Sugar' Prepared by the "Made in Australia Council" Melbourne, i-iv.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1940 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Road,
single work
drama
children's
The early experiences and trials of making a road become obvious during a discussion between a surveyor, pioneer and explorer.
- The Shipsi"For many a year I've watched the ships a-sailing to and fro", single work poetry (p. 8)
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Our Heritage of Freedom [1],
Dick Ovenden
(illustrator),
single work
drama
children's fiction
children's
Dialogue between Tom, Tilly and the 'History Book' to inform children of their British heritage. Further illustrated by a cartoon strip.
- New Year Resolutions For a Boyi"I will not linger on the way from school", single work poetry children's (p. 14)
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The Bungalow on Mount Feathertop
The Bungalow on Feathertop : Packhorse and Dog,
single work
short story
A story musing on the trials of being a caretaker of a remote bungalow on the top of a mountain.Note:
- With title: The Bungalow on Mount Feathertop
- Editor's note: 'The bungalow referred to in the story was destroyed by the bushfires of last summer.'
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