SCHOOLS OF THE TATTYARA by Blake, Les - 1981

Horsham, Victoria, Australia : Author (Les Blake), Shire of Kaniva. Printed by Wimmera Mail-Times., 1981. 64pp., saddle-stitched, staplebound format. Intext b/white halftone plate illustrations (various sources), plus a centre-spread 'Shire of Kaniva Road Network' map with schools indicated, and legend. Book clean and 'square'. Staples clean and tight. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped, and slightly soiled on plain rear wrap. Textblock unmarked. In the western Victoria area the region bound north and south by the Big and Little Deserts, the South Australian border in the west, and the Lawloit Ranges in the east is known as the Tattyara region which, over time, had some thirty small schools - by time of publication just three remained. Les Blake (1913-1987) tells the story of these long-closed schools . . . Contents include: Prelims. Foreword. Creating a System of Schools. Schools in the Kaniva Shire. Schools in the Lowan Shire. The Men-in-the Field. Refs. Book weight approx. 190g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . First Edition. Softcover (Staplebound). Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.