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Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.
Other material in this issue includes:
First Page Picture: 'A Harmonious Thrush' (unattributed), [113].
Poetry: 'The Kingfisher' by Charles L. Barnes, 116; 'The Legacy', author not known, 128.
Prose: 'Our Duty in the World' by Thomas H. Huxley (q.v.), 116; 'Debit and Credit' from Plain Talks in Psalm and Fable by English author Ernest Crosby (1856-1907), 126.
Natural Science: 'Bird Patriots' by W. H. D. Le Souef (q.v.), Director of the Melbourne Zoological Gardens, adapted from The Children's Newspaper edited by Arthur Mee (q.v.), London, 114-115; 'The Mallee-Fowl' by John E. Tilley, head teacher of the Ouyen School, Victoria, with illus. 'The Mound', 'Diagram to Show How the Eggs are Placed in the Mound', and 'A Mound Opened to Show Position of the Eggs', 122-124.
Notices: 'A Home-Projects Competition' (unattributed), with photograph featuring Mr. Unkles, Head Teacher, Bundalaguah School, Mr. Greenwood, Inspector of Schools, Sale District, and boys from schools in the Maffra area, Gippsland, 127; 'Our Schools and War Relief : Acknowledgments' (unattributed), 128.
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 1919 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Rhapsodyi"In the drows, dewy dawning",C. B. Coutts,
single work poetry children's
In the early morning, the merry gamut of bird calls reveals a staccato dialogue of joyful greetings.
A sensitive recollection of the life of a native-hen and his friends at the Melbourne Zoological Gardens. The author details the sympathetic, mischievous, social, and generous character of the bird, who suffered severe rheumatism and died at the zoo in November, 1917.
(p. 117-122)
Note: With illus. 'A Morning Call with his Friend the Pelican', 'A Dignified Welcome', 'A Visit of Condolence', and 'The Two That Died Together' (unattributed).
On their way to school, children pause to acknowledge the natural beauty of the area's flora and fauna. The poet states : 'Say not we idled, when, on school-gate swinging/Into our hearts the bushland rapture came'.