This is an Irish-Australian novel written in 1922 by Doctor Gerald Baldwin (c.1868-1942). New Zealand born Dr Baldwin was in Warrnambool from about 1900 to 1915. He took over the medical practice and small private hospital of Dr Thomas Scott in Banyan Street, Warrnambool. In 1915 he disposed of the hospital to Sister Ingpen who renamed it ‘Alveston’. Dr Baldwin then practised in Richmond, Melbourne. He wrote novels and plays, with his best-known work being the novel, ‘In Racing Silk’. As well as the novel, ‘Grey Town’, the Historical Society has an original program of a performance in 1914 by the Warrnambool Dramatic Society when Dr Baldwin was in Warrnambool. The program featured a play written by Dr Baldwin, ‘Father O’Flynn’, set partly in Dublin. This book is important because it is a novel written by a local doctor, Gerald Baldwin . He had considerable success with his writings in the early part of the 20th century.This is a hard cover book of 262 pages. It has a red cover with gold and black lettering on the front cover and on the spine. The colouring on the spine is very much faded. The book is a novel with 26 chapters and contains a full page sepia-coloured sketch at the beginning of the story. dr gerald baldwin, history of warrnambool, grey town novel

176p. ; grey cover ; dust jacket with drawing of young woman cut and pasted on to front coverfictionThe small town of Westwood, with all its strictures, is the setting for the story of Katrin Vermeer's love for a married man.fiction, romance, alice lent covert

A small thin green covered paperback book with the author, series and publisher details printed either in black or white lettering on the front cover. A black and white head and shoulders drawing of Joseph Furphy is enclosed in a white oval shape in the middle.At either side is a black leaf patterned stripe. The title page has the same information and on the back of it full publishing details are listed. The story of Joseph Furphy's life is detailed with a few black and white photographs. Further Reading is on the back page. Pp. 30.non-fictionJoseph Furphy (Irish: Seosamh Ó Foirbhithe; 26 September 1843 – 13 September 1912) was an Australian author and poet. He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins and is best known for his novel Such Is Life (1903), regarded as an Australian classic.australian authors, joseph furphy - author, great australians - series