D. J. Potter

Dora Joan Potter (1915–1987) was an Australian children's author. She is best remembered for her novels set in the fictional Winterton girls boarding school. [1]

She worked as a secretary at the University of Adelaide, and became an expert maths typist, and retired in 1976. She never married and died from cancer on 5 Feb 1987 at Fulham, South Australia.[2]

Her books were popular in their time.[2]

Bibliography

  • Pam Pays Her Debt (1945)
  • Those Summer Holidays
  • Margaret's Decision (1947)
  • Helen’s Inheritance (1950)

Winterton School series

  • With Wendy at Winterton School (1945)
  • Wendy Moves Up (1947)
  • Wendy in Charge
  • Althea's Term at Winterton (1948)
  • Winterton Holiday Cruise (1949)
  • A New Girl for Winterton

References

  1. ↑ http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4085497.D_J_Potter
  2. 1 2 "Dora Joan Potter". AustLit. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
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