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Issue Details:
First known date:
1917...
no.
210
April
1917
of
The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII
est. 1896-1932
The School Paper for 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: 'Lt.-Gen. Sir W. R. Birdwood' (q.v.) from The Anzac Book, [33].
- Non-Fiction: 'The Landing of the Anzacs', from Gallipoli by English writer John Masefield (q.v.) with illus. 'Transports Disembarking Troops Under Cover of Fire from the Warships', 'Anzac Cove from the Sea, a Considerable Time after the First Landing of the Anzacs', 'How the Gallant Anzacs Worked the Guns on Gallipoli, [33]-38; 'Conditions at Anzac' from The Story of the Anzacs (pre-publication), with illus. 'The Terraces and Sand-Bagged Dugouts of the Anzacs', 40-41; 'Progress of the War' (unattributed), 47; 'War Relief : Gifts from the Schools' (unattributed), 47-48.
- Song: 'O God, Our Help in Ages Past', words by English hymnist Dr. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) and music by English composer Dr. W. Croft (1677-1727), 48.
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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.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1917 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Australiani"The skies that arched his land were blue", single work poetry war literature (p. 39)
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The Courage of the Anzacs,
extract
prose
war literature
(p. 42)An account of events at Gallipoli on 25 April, 1915.
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The Trojan War, 1915i"We care not what old Homer tells",
single work
poetry
(p. 42)
Note: The source names as the author : J. Wareham, 1st Australian Field Ambulance, and the original source : The Anzac Book (1916). This was corrected in later versions of The Anzac Book.
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The Evacuation of Gallipoli,
extract
prose
war literature
(p. 43-46)An account of the retreat from Anzac Cove on 19 December, 1915.Note: With illus., 'Portion of a Large Map Showing the Anzacs' Sphere of Operations', 'The Evacuation : Last British Vessels Leaving Gallipoli', and 'A Cemetery by the Beach, Anzac'.
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