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Robert Foster (2) (1958–)

Author of Out of the silence : the history and memory of South Australia's frontier wars

For other authors named Robert Foster, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Robert Foster

Out of the silence : the history and memory of South Australia's frontier wars (2012) 9 copies

Fatal Collisions: The South Australian Frontier and the Violence of Memory (2001) 8 copies

Turning Points : Chapters in South Australian history (2012) — Editor; Contributor — 7 copies

In the Name of the Law: William Willshire and the Policing of the Australian Frontier (2007) 6 copies

Early forms of aboriginal English in South Australia, 1840s-1920s. (2003) 2 copies

Associated Works

The Flinders history of South Australia: Social History (1986) — Contributor — 6 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Foster, Robert Kenneth Gordon
Birthdate: 1958-06-23
Gender: male
Education: University of Adelaide (MA, History, 1983)
Occupations: historian
academic
Organizations: University of Adelaide
Nationality: Australia
Map Location: Australia

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Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award

In the Name of the Law: William Willshire and the Policing of the Australian Frontier (Finalist – Finalist – 2008)

John Tragenza National Community History Award

Fatal Collisions: The South Australian Frontier and the Violence of Memory (2002)

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Paul Sendziuk Editor, Contributor

Henry Reynolds Contributor

Mark Peel Contributor

Neal Blewett Contributor

Bill Gammage Contributor

Jill Roe Contributor

Susan Magarey Contributor

John Hirst Contributor

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Works: 5
Also by: 1
Members: 32
Popularity: #430,837

ISBNs: 65
Languages: 6

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