Biographical entry Foster, Laurence Dallington (1892 - 1963)

Summary

Laurence Dallington Foster joined Mauri Bros. and Thomson in Sydney in 1927, as Chief Chemist and Works Manager of Compressed Yeast Co. He later became Manager of the company and also of Champion Vinegar Co., until his retirement some years before his death.

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Events

1916 - 1919

Career position - Member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Department of Agriculture

1919 - 1927

Career position - Soil surveys and researched "bush sickness" and the baking qualities of New Zealand wheats in New Zealand

1924

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at Victoria University

1927 -

Career position - Chemist then Manager at Mauri Bros. and Thomson, Sydney

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Foster, Laurence Dallington', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475501. Details