Rare Booklet - The Chief Towns of the Australian Colonies in Rhyme. J. Eccleston Walker.
J. Eccleston Walker, printed by E.E. Campbell, Ballarat 1890. 20pp.
'To be used in conjunction with Buckley's Geography and the State School Atlas.' Walker was headmaster at the Mount Egerton State School near Ballarat.
Poems are set to suggested music, are divided by state, and are constructed for 3rd and 4th classes. Refer to images.
Also includes the National Song, Advance Australia, lyrics written by Walker in 1883, music by S. McBurney. This was nationally very popular around the time of Federation.
Stab stitched paper covers are marked and toned, insignificant stain the edge of the pages, otherwise text is in good clean condition. Not in Ferguson, NLA, or SLV. (22x14cm)



Estimate $100-200