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y separately published work icon The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII periodical issue   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1919... no. 237 August 1919 of The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII est. 1896-1932 The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1919 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Legacy, C. E. W. Bean , extract prose (p. 86-87)
Note: With title: 'The Legacy Bequeathed to Australians'.
Australia, Heiress of the Yearsi"Australia, heiress of the years", Agnes L. Storrie , single work poetry
A pledge of devotion to the Australian nation at a time when the history of the nation was being sealed with 'patriotic blood' by honouring a commitment to the British Empire during World War I.
 (p. 87-88)
The Refugees, A. J. Hampson , single work autobiography war literature
A personal account of effects of World War I on the people of Ypres and Proven.
 (p. 88-91)
Note: With illus. 'Map of Flanders'.
For Australiai"O, let me but live until I have seen her once more!", A. J. M. , single work poetry
An Australian soldier at the front longs to return to his home country before he dies. He catalogues the beauty of the land and the people in his plea.
 (p. 92)
Note: With illus. 'A Letter from Home'.
The Sad Results of War, Augustine Soubeiran , single work correspondence
Mademoiselle Soubeiran relates in a letter to Australian children her observations of the destruction of villages by German occupation in France during World War I and efforts to rebuild following the armistice agreeement.
 (p. 93-94)
Note: With illus. 'A Scene near Villers-Bretonneux, a Village that the Australians Captured from the Germans on the Night of April 25, 1918.
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