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Issue Details:
First known date:
1940...
no.
484
September
1940
of
The School Paper : Grades V and VI
est. 1912
The School Paper : Grades V and VI
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Notes
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Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.
Other material in this issue includes:
- First page picture: 'Shall I - or Shall I Not?' A young visitor eyes the clusters of table grapes [113].
- Fiction: 'The Robinsons Make Some Discoveries' from The Swiss Family Robinson by J. D. Wyss, illus., 116-119; 'How the Mill-Wheel Was Turned' (unattributed), 122-123.
- Editor's Note: 'The School at War' notes how the School's War Relief Fund for the war of 1914-1918 contributed over 400,000 pounds, and encourages children to do the same for the present war.
- Prose: 'Among the Vines' notes supplied by pupils of Red Cliffs, Nyah West, and Woorinen North, 125-126; 'Australia at Work : No.8. Vine Dried Fruit', illustrated by Dick Ovenden (q.v.) 126-127.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1940 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Singing Swagmeni"As I went through to Cockatoo", single work poetry children's (p. 115-116)
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The Meeting-Pool : V, The White Man's Friend
The Kenawai and the Water-Buffalo,
single work
children's fiction
children's
The animals are miserable as the White Man is burning the fallen jungle. Bruang the bear tells a story of the arrogant water-buffalo and how it shows 'it is a mistake to bite off more than you can chew'. He also declares he is a friend of the White Man because he was saved and reared to independence by one after his mother was killed.Note: With title: The Meeting-Pool : V, The White Man's Friend.
- Sing a Song of Wattle-Treesi"Sing a song of wattle-trees", single work poetry children's (p. 123)
- National Anthem for Federated Australia An Australian Anthem An Australian National Anthemi"Maker of earth and sea,", single work poetry (p. 128)
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