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Esta De Fossard Esta De Fossard i(A46543 works by)
Also writes as: Estelle Grey
Born: Established: 1934 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Esta de Fossard was educated at St Catherine's Girls' School and the University of Melbourne, and taught English at Lauriston Girls' School, Melbourne. Married to an American, she went to live in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has written a number of text books, as well as novels and short stories.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Puffing Billy : A Story for Children Melbourne : Lansdowne , 1967 Z832762 1967 single work picture book children's

Puffing Billy, the little steam engine, goes out of service when his track is closed by a landslide. The mountain people miss him, so they get him back on track again.
1968 commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
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