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Issue Details: First known date: 1930... 1930 Victorian Readers : Fourth Book
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Victoria Education Department , 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
From the Sidingi"When the sun has been hot on the sand,", C. H. Souter , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
A Bird's Devotion, Donald MacDonald , single work prose children's (p. 2-4)
Mr. and Mrs. Platypus and Family, Constance Tisdall , single work children's fiction children's (p. 7-11)
How Mussels Were Brought to the Creeks How Mungghee, or Mussels Were Brought to the Creeks, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 13-17)
Note: With title: How Mussels Were Brought to the Creeks
Why the Crow Is Black, W. J. Thomas , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 22-25)
From 'The Aboriginals' The Aboriginals The Lost Tribesi"Never again from the night, the night that has taken,", Mary Gilmore , extract poetry (p. 25)
Where the Wattle Bloomsi"O, to be out in the wild fresh breezes,", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 52)
Lost In the Bush, B. W. Fairclough , single work children's fiction children's (p. 60-69)
The Bullock Drayi"Horns outspread and heads bent low,", Veronica Mason , single work poetry (p. 75)
The Kookaburrai"When the dawn creeps grey to the glad new year", E. S. Emerson , single work poetry (p. 92)
The Bushi"Give us from dawn to dark", James Lister Cuthbertson , single work poetry (p. 105)
Over the Rangei"Little bush maiden, wondering-eyed,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 114-115)
The Magpie and the Children, J. T. Gilmour Wallace , single work children's fiction children's Indigenous story (p. 119-123)
How the Sun was Made, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 126-128)
The Lyre-Birds' Concert, Donald MacDonald , single work children's fiction children's (p. 128-135)
The Gift of Songi"Once a spirit of the hills", Donald MacDonald , single work poetry (p. 135-136)
Australia Fairi"Australia fair, I love thee", Maybanke Anderson , extract lyric/song children's (p. 157)
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