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Notes

Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.

Other material in this issue includes:
- Poetry: 'Love of Country'by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832),85; 'A Brave Soldier', (unattributed), 89; 'The Concord Hymn', by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82), 91.
- Prose: 'Columbus, the Man Who Discovered America', illustrated, (unattributed), 82-85; 'The First Thanksgiving day', illustrated, from 'Through the Year' by Anna M.Clyde and Lillian Wallace, 86-89; 'A Famous Day', illustrated, (unattributed), 89-91; 'Stories About Abraham Lincoln', illustrated, (unattributed), 92-94; 'Fred's Birthday and Washington's' (unattributed), 94; 'Wise Sayings of President Roosevelt', 95.
- Song: 'Columbus' words by Joaquin Miller, 95; 'Pilgrim's Song', by Wagner, 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, and comments on the metre of poetry. There are also often 'General Notes' which ask the reader questions about the work.