Aspiring Townsville artist Walter E. Badcoe signed up for the Melbourne Australian Art Training Centre commercial course circa l950s and was soon doing well , reporting that in his spare time he had made nearly 1000 pounds producing catalogues , covers and advertisements.
The above sample for Magnetic Island displays his name on the bow of the launch . Described as a student , Badcoe's following cover design on fishing won an Australian Writers and Artists' Federation competition.
(Badcoe, Art , Townsville.)
