Foster, John, 1792-1875.
John Foster arrived in Gippsland in the 1840. One of the richest men in Tasmania, he died in 1875. His son, Askin Morrison Foster, who built Port Albert's Derwent Hotel, married Elizabeth Ormond, the daughter of Scottish-born philanthropist Francis Ormond, responsible for the establishment of Melbourne University's Ormond College and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
From the description of Account books. 1857-1859. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 224669503
From the description of Amended valuation of Heart and Boisdale properties. 1891, Jan. 13. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 224669523
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Foster, John, 1792-1875. Amended valuation of Heart and Boisdale properties. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Foster, John, 1792-1875. Records [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Foster, John, 1792-1875. Account books. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Foster, John, 1792-1875. Survey map. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Foster, John, 1792-1875. Survey map. | Libraries Australia |
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| associatedWith | Arthur S. King & Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Boisdale Park (Vic.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Boisdale Park (Vic.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Boisdale Park (Vic.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Foster family. | family |
| associatedWith | Foster, William | person |
| associatedWith | Heart (Vic.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Victoria. Dept. of Lands and Survey. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Victoria. Dept. of Lands and Survey. | corporateBody |
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| Maffra (Vic.) |
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Birth 1792
Death 1875
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