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'A collection of autobiographical, fictional and documentary writings on Australian schooldays from the early colonial days to the present.' (Source: TROVE)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Oxford University Press
, 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Governesses, Guitars and Grammar (from Annabella Boswell's Journal : Australian Reminiscences Illustrated with Her Own Watercolours and Contemporary Drawings and Sketches), extract (p. 9-10)
- It's Never Too Hot to Dance (from Clara Morison : A Tale of South Australia During the Gold Fever), extract (p. 26-32)
- Home or Away, extract novel (p. 32-34)
- Trash and Vanity, extract children's fiction children's (p. 34-35)
- Pupil-Teacher, extract autobiography (p. 46-48)
- The Bush School (from A Fragment of Autobiography), extract (p. 48-51)
- Whispers and Whiskers (from The Old Schoolhouse), extract (p. 52-55)
- The Old Bush Schooli"`Tis a queer old battered landmark that belongs to other years;", single work poetry (p. 55-56)
- Choking on Chalk (from a Kindness Cup), extract (p. 60-62)
- Ruffians Now and Then (from Naught to Thirty-Three), extract (p. 62-64)
- Learning Her Place, extract novel (p. 65-69)
- Discipline and Punish (from My Brilliant Career), extract novel (p. 69-73)
- Nobody's Truck (from Child of the Hurricane : An Autobiography), extract (p. 74)
- A Thoroughly Good Home, extract children's fiction children's (p. 80-84)
- Plaiting the Future (from Teens : A Story of Australian School Girls, extract (p. 84-85)
- The Great Escape, extract autobiography (p. 85-87)
- Stinks (from Blow for Balloons : Being the First Hemisphere of the History of Henry Air Bubble, extract (p. 88-91)
- Buttoned Gloves (from Picnic at Hanging Rock), extract (p. 92-94)
- High-Powered Youth (from Crowded Galleries), extract (p. 95-97)
- Child of the Regiment (from Mucking About: An Autobiography), extract (p. 97-100)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Folklore and Schools : The View from the Desk
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 23 2008; (p. 188-195) ‘Over the last fifty years Children’s Folklore has established itself as a serious subject for study. From the beginning, schools have been seen as rich sites for the transmission of – and thus the recording of – Children’s Folklore.’ (p. 188) -
Earls Cool
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 42 no. 10 1998; (p. 85-86)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Schooldays 1997 anthology autobiography biography poetry extract -
The Best Days of Our Lives?
1997
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 November 1997; (p. 14) -
Best Years of Our Lives
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 December 1997; (p. 19)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Schooldays 1997 anthology autobiography biography poetry extract
-
Best Years of Our Lives
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 December 1997; (p. 19)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Schooldays 1997 anthology autobiography biography poetry extract -
Earls Cool
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 42 no. 10 1998; (p. 85-86)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Schooldays 1997 anthology autobiography biography poetry extract -
The Best Days of Our Lives?
1997
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 November 1997; (p. 14) -
Folklore and Schools : The View from the Desk
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 23 2008; (p. 188-195) ‘Over the last fifty years Children’s Folklore has established itself as a serious subject for study. From the beginning, schools have been seen as rich sites for the transmission of – and thus the recording of – Children’s Folklore.’ (p. 188)
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