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Issue Details: First known date: 1917... no. 216 October 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

  • Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.

    Other material in this issue includes:

    • First Page Picture: 'See! There it Goes' by Frank Foxcroft, Bright, Victoria, [129].
    • Natural History: 'Some Larger Australian Birds' from An Australian Bird Book by Dr. J. A. Leach (q.v.), with illus. 'An Emu', 'A Brush Turkey', 'A Mallee Hen and A Chick', and 'Quails', 130-132.
    • Non-Fiction: 'The Effects of Alcohol' from The School Journal, Education Department of New Zealand, 136-137; 'The British Army in Palestine' by W. T. Massey, from The Daily Telegraph, London, 20 March, 1917, with illus. 'The Terror of the Desert : A Sandstorm' and map of the Mediterranean Sea', 137-139; 'The Need for Thrift, Personal and National' by Earl Kitchener (q.v.), 140-141; 'Britain's Aid to the French Wounded' from France's Day, 1917 : An Appeal for the French Sick and Wounded by English author Laurence Binyon (q.v.), 142; 'Progress of the War' (unattributed), 143; 'War Relief' (unattributed), with illus. 'Photographic Reproduction of the Cheque that Represented the Recent Donation to the British Red Cross Society' and 'An Historic Ceremony, Melbourne Town Hall, 23rd August, 1917', 143-144.
    • Note: 'Ablain St. Nazaire' (unattributed), 144.
    • Supplements: 'The War Loan' (unattributed), i-ii; 'The Education Department's War Relief Fund : A Brief History of the Movement, and Messages and Letters Connected Therewith' (unattributed), with extracts from correspondence by Her Majesty Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), Lady Margaret Stanley (1875-?), Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson (1860-1934), Sir Arthur, L. Stanley (1875-1931), Sir Alexander Peacock (1861-1933), and H. S. W. Lawson (1875-1952), i-iv.
  • 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.
Bird Voices in the Bushi"The winged spirit of the bush", Mabel Forrest , single work poetry children's
The birds' anthem brings joy to the soul.
 (p. [129]-130)
Broken Wingsi"Soft, broken wings! No more to fly", Margaret Fleming , single work poetry children's
The poet laments the cruelty of those who injure birds and thus shatter their freedom.
 (p. 132)
Making Friends with Lyre-Birds, Alice Manfield , single work prose children's
Alice explains how she came to take photographs of lyrebirds in the wild in the Buffalo Ranges.
 (p. 133-135)
Note: With photographs: 'The Female Lyre-Bird', 'The Male Lyre-Bird' and 'A Young Lyre-Bird in its Nest' by the author.
Wind and Wattle-Blossom, Frank Samuel Williamson , extract poetry (p. 135-136)
Anzacs in Londoni"The Anzacs are in London", Arthur Exley , single work poetry (p. 140)
Note: With illus. 'A Spray of Golden Wattle'.
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