“The Children’s Hour” magazine for Grades 4 and 5, November-December 1955 issue.

“The Children’s Hour” magazine for Grades 4 and 5, November-December 1955 issue. Published in Adelaide, South Australia, and registered at the General Post Office for transmission as a newspaper. The magazine was priced at 4d (four pence) and notes it has been “Published since 1889,” making it a long-running educational periodical. The Christmas-themed cover shows a young girl in 1950s dress with braided hair looking at what appears to be a craft project, with a small decorative Christmas tree visible. Inside content includes stories, puzzles (including a Christmas-themed crossword by Agnes Choate Wonson), poems, a letter from the editor dated from South Paynham, South Australia addressing post-war European migrants, and various educational materials. Printed by K.M. Stevenson, Government Printer at the Government Printing Office, Adelaide.