diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldCHPBinTable.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldCHPBinTable.java
index 1431cff03..089207dfb 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldCHPBinTable.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldCHPBinTable.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 package org.apache.poi.hwpf.model;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+
 import org.apache.poi.poifs.common.POIFSConstants;
 import org.apache.poi.util.LittleEndian;
 
@@ -62,5 +64,6 @@ public final class OldCHPBinTable extends CHPBinTable
         _textRuns.add(cfkp.getCHPX(y));
       }
     }
+    Collections.sort( _textRuns, PropertyNode.StartComparator.instance );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldPAPBinTable.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldPAPBinTable.java
index 37ec57557..b8b0fc3c2 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldPAPBinTable.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldPAPBinTable.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 package org.apache.poi.hwpf.model;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+
 import org.apache.poi.poifs.common.POIFSConstants;
 import org.apache.poi.util.LittleEndian;
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ public final class OldPAPBinTable extends PAPBinTable
         _paragraphs.add(papx);
       }
     }
+    Collections.sort( _paragraphs, PropertyNode.StartComparator.instance );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldSectionTable.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldSectionTable.java
index 8cc0c5b30..db84825e0 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldSectionTable.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/OldSectionTable.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 package org.apache.poi.hwpf.model;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+
 import org.apache.poi.util.LittleEndian;
 
 /**
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ public final class OldSectionTable extends SectionTable
         _sections.add(new SEPX(sed, startAt, endAt, charConv, buf));
       }
     }
+    Collections.sort( _sections, PropertyNode.StartComparator.instance );
   }
   
   private static class CharIsBytes implements CharIndexTranslator {