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Name	Arthur George Foster
Born	4 August, 1861 Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Died	26 October, 1924 (aged 63) Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	retailer (1890-1923) New South Wales, Australia historian (general) (1900-1924) New South Wales, Australia
Legacies *	Foster Prize (Royal Australian Historical Society) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Freemasons (member, ?-1924) Royal Australian Historical Society (member, 1901-1924) Royal Australian Historical Society (fellow, 1921-1924)
Workplaces *	Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd (employee)

* Dates are approximate

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