An Australian writer I've been interested in ever since my first visit to Sydney in 2015, though one not seemingly as well known as some, is Randolph Stow. I'm pleased to have bought his biography in a shop only half a mile away from the birthplace of Barry Humphries, in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell. April 2019 Julian Randolph Stow (28 November 1935 – 29 May 2010) Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, Randolph Stow was the son of Mary Campbell Stow née Sewell and Cedri

Doug Aiton spoke to Barry Humphires in 1990 in Marchetti's Latin, 55 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne After school [Melbourne Grammar - "I'm rather glad I was there. There are friendships I retain. The communication of knowledge was low on priorities. I was taught English by the football coach, Art by the athletics coach..."], Barry said, it was common for him and friends to go into the city. In those days, there were more book shops. One he went to frequently was that of Mrs Elli