D. J. Potter Explained

Dora Joan Potter
Birth Date:	1915
Death Date:	1987
Nationality:	Australian
Occupation:	children's author

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, became an expert maths typist, and retired in 1976. She never married and died from cancer on 5 February 1987 at Fulham, South Australia.^[2]

Her books were popular in their time.

Bibliography

• Pam Pays Her Debt (1945)
• Those Summer Holidays (1946)
• Margaret's Decision (1947)
• Helen's Inheritance (1950)

Winterton School series

• With Wendy at Winterton School (1945)
• Wendy Moves Up (1947)
• Wendy in Charge (1947)
• Althea's Term at Winterton (1948)
• Winterton Holiday Cruise (1949)
• A New Girl for Winterton (1950)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20130115145705/http://www.bonzaschooldays.com/2009/08/dora-joan-potter-joan-potter.html

Notes and References

1. Web site: D.J. Potter.
2. Web site: Dora Joan Potter. AustLit. 27 November 2013.