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Issue Details:
First known date:
1927...
no.
323
May
1927
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: 'The Imperial Conference, 1926', photograph, [49].
- Poetry: 'Triumphs of the English Language' by J.G. Lyons [49]-50; 'The Ship of Fools' abridged from a poem by St. John Lucas in New Poems, illus., 54-55; 'I Love All Beauteous Things' by Robert Bridges (q.v.) 56; 'The Pioneers' by (q.v.), 63.
- Fiction: 'Painting the Fence', illus., by Mark Twain (q.v.) 61-62.
- Prose: 'The Mother Calls' from Our Empire,by F.J. Gould, 51-53; 'Canberra' (unattributed) illus., 57-59; 'To Sharpen Your Wits', riddles, brain teasers etc., 64.
- Drama: 'A Gross of Green Spectacles' by Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) (q.v.) dramatized from The Vicar of Wakefield, illus., 55-56.
- Notices: Spelling Tests; Price of The School Paper, 53.
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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, and comments on the metre of poetry. There are also often 'General Notes' which ask the reader questions about the work.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1927 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Ode, for the Opening of the Commonwealth Parliamenti"Bown autumns' here, and winter's near, and radiant spring will soon appear, and summer crown the golden year that circles round Australia;", single work poetry (p. 59-60)
- The Owli"In smoky gold the big clouds sail", single work poetry (p. 63)
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O Favored Isle! : An Australian National Anthem
O Favoured Isle! : an Australian anthem,
William G. James
(composer),
single work
lyric/song
(p. 64)
Note: With title: O Favored Isle! : an Australian national anthem.
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