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Issue Details: First known date: 1928... no. 334 May 1928 of The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII est. 1896-1932 The School Paper : 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: 'She Shall Aspire', from the painting 'The Spirit of the Summit' by Sir Frederick Leighton (1830-1896) [49].
    • Poetry: 'Hymns of Love', section containing poems 'For England' by Helen Gray Cone of the U.S.A., published in The Daily Mail on Empire Day, 1916, 'For Scotland' by Sir Walter Scott, 'For Ireland' by Curran, 'For Australia', by Dorothea Mackellar (indexed below), and 'For All' by American poet James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)[49]-51; 'Ozymandias of Egypt' by English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1791-1822), illustration from Cassell's Book of Knowledge: 'Ruined Temple at Luxor, Egypt', 56; 'Harmosan' by Archbishop of Dublin Richard C. Trench (1807-1886), illustration from Blackie's Tales Old and New: 'The Caliph', 59-60; 'A Wish' by Walter C. Smith, from A Treasury of Verse, 61; 'Sabrina's Song in Comus' by English poet John Milton (1608-1675) 64.
    • Drama: 'Six Men of Calais', extract from a play by John Crossland, from Nelson's Plays from History, illustration: 'Have Mercy on Them', 55-56.
    • Prose: 'With Brains, Sir' by Edinburgh physician John Brown (1810-1882), illustration: portrait of the author from the painting by Sir George Reid, 57-59; 'The Starry Sky', adapted from The Stars for Threepence by Mrs Edwin Field, 61-63.
    • History: 'Made in Australia: Steel Water-Mains', prepared by the Made in Australia Council, Melbourne, and issued as a supplement to The School Paper under the authority of the Minister of Public Instruction, Victoria, illustrated, i-iv.
    • Notices: 'Across the North Pole', short item about Australian aviator Captain G. H. Wilkins, 60; 'The Shrine of Remembrance', appeal for funds, 64.

  • 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 1928 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
For Australia, Dorothea Mackellar , extract poetry (p. 51)
The Forty-Mile Bushi"Far through the forest's aromatic glade,", Annie Glenny Wilson , single work poetry (p. 53-54)
Note: With illus. 'A Bush Scene in New Zealand', 54.
The Breaking of the Drought, C. H. S. Matthews , single work prose (p. 63-64)

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Note: Literary material by Australian authors in this issue:
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