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Notes

Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.

Other material in this issue includes:
- Poetry: 'Ahoy!' by American poet James Whitcomb Riley, 145-146; 'The Change' from the poem The Two Voices by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-92), with illus., 150; 'Scottish Cradle Song' (unattributed), 150; 'Song Of The Fairies' by English poet John Lyly (1554-1606), 151; 'A Night With A Wolf' by American author Bayard Taylor (1825-1878), 156-157.
- Fiction: 'The Dragon-Fly' from The Water Babies by English author Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), with illus., 149-150; 'Bessie And The Fairies' (unattributed), 151.
- History: 'The Voyage Of Bass And Flinders In The "Norfolk"' adapted from Long's Stories Of Australian Exploration, with illus. of Map Of Tasmania, 'View Of A Gorge, South Esk River, Near Launceston' and 'View Of The Derwent River, Hobart, And Mt. Wellington', 152-156.
- Natural History: 'How Animals Dress Themselves' by Enfield Joiner in the Volta Review, 157-159.
- Music: 'Old Folks At Home' words and music by Stephen C. Foster, 159-160.
Preceding or following each piece is a short glossary of the longer words, as well as notes about people and places mentioned and comments on the metre of poetry.