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Issue Details:
First known date:
1927...
no.
327
September
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: 'Thought' from the statue by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) [113].
- Poetry: 'A Song of Growth' by Charles G.D. Roberts, a Canadian poet, 122; 'Spring in Maoriland' by Dora Wilcox (q.v.) 124; 'She Doeth Little Kindnesses' abridged from a poem by James Russell Lowell (q.v.) 125.
- Prose: 'The Canadian Dominion' by George Bryce from A Short History of the Canadian People, 121-122; 'A Gentleman of Canada' by Peter McArthur, from The Globe, Canada, illus., 122-123; 'The Grandeur of the Poet' (unattributed) 128.
- Supplement: 'Made in Australia no. 38: Coal Gas' prepared by the Made In Australia Council and issued as a supplement to The School Paper, iv pages between pages 120 and 121 in The School Paper.
- Notices: Spelling Tests; Price of The School Paper, 128.
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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.
- Spring Songi"Sing not of sorrow, for our skies are blue;", single work poetry (p. 114)
- Australian Poets, extract criticism (p. 114-117)
- The Poeti"They tell you the poet is useless and empty the sound of his lyre,", single work poetry (p. 117)
- The Old Bush School, extract autobiography (p. 117-120)
- Aralueni"Take this rose and very gently place it on the tender, deep", single work poetry (p. 120)
- From : Ye Wearie Wayfarer : (Finis Exoptatus)i"Hark! the bells on distant cattle", extract poetry (p. 121)
- An Australian Scene, extract novel (p. 124-125)
- In a Queensland Forest, single work prose (p. 125-126)
- There's a Landi"There's a land that is happy and fair,", single work poetry (p. 126-127)
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