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Issue Details: First known date: 1913... no. 164 June 1913 of The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII est. 1896-1932 The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII
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Notes

  • Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.

    Other material in this issue includes:

    • First Page Picture: 'A Wattle-Tree in Bloom', [81].
    • Poetry: 'What Does He Plant Who Plants a Tree?' by American poet, Henry C. Bunner (q.v.), [81]-82; 'A Brook's Complaint' by American academic Charles Warren Hawkins (1864-1958), 92-93; 'Working with God' (unattributed), 95.
    • Prose: 'The Spirit of Arbor Day', from Arbor Day Circular, Rhode Island, U.S.A., by American writer, Frank A. Hill, 82-83; 'The Beauty of the Tree' by English author Sir Rider Haggard (q.v.), with illus. 'A Plane-Tree, an Elm, and an Ash (in Bloom) in the Main Street, Harrietville, Upper Ovens, Victoria', 83-84; 'The Leaf Monuments', from Modern Painters by English art critic and essayist John Ruskin (q.v.), with illus. 'A Bit of the Ovens River and of the Road Between Bright and Harrietville', 84-85.
    • Natural Science: 'How to Plant a Tree', from The School Journal, N.Z., 94-95.
    • Song: 'Woodman, Spare That Tree', words by American journalist and songwriter George P. Morris (1802-1864) and music by English-American composer Henry Russell (1812-1900), 95-96.
  • Preceding or following each piece is a short glossary of the longer words contained therein, as well as notes about people and places mentioned.

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1913 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Our Gum-Treesi"Our fathers came from the war-stained North,", Nathan F. Spielvogel , single work poetry (p. 85-87)
Note: With illus. 'A Group of Gum-Trees', photograph by Mr. P. D. Flower.
The Tree, single work children's fiction children's
A story about the growth of a tree from a seed, dropped by a bird 'generations before the Scottish pioneers crossed the mountains into Gippsland'. This short piece celebrates the vitality and fortitude of the tree in a harsh environment through trimming for Aboriginal tools, lopping for pioneer settlements and bushfire.
 (p. 87-89)
Note:
  • Adapted from original published in The Age (n.d.).
  • With illus. 'A Selector's First House'.
Timber-Getters on the Murray, E. J. Brady , extract biography travel
The author, travelling by boat on the Murray River, observes the timber-gettings cutting red gum for the Echuca mills and contemplates the virtues of this hardwood. He and his companion then spend a night with the timber-getters, sharing a meal of mutton and baked potatoes.
 (p. 90-92)
Note: With illus. 'A Big Red Gum-Tree Near the Murray River' (from an engraving in the original).
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Literary material by Australian authors in this issue:
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Last amended 5 Feb 2009 13:55:02
Subjects:
  • Murray River,
  • Gippsland, Victoria,
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