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 he returned to Adelaide, where he has resided ever since. On January 21, 1867, he received an appointment in the Post and Telegraph service; a position he has held for nearly twenty years, thus being one of the oldest servants in the department. His eldest son is a partner in a well-known firm of coachbuilders in Adelaide.

Hon. Anthony Forster, M.L.C., AS for twelve years managing proprietor of the S. A. Register and Observer newspapers, but severed his connection with those journals on October 1, 1864. His connection with the Press had a beneficial influence on journalism in South Australia, his constant aim being to keep it free from scurrility, personal or party feelings, and in this he, to a great extent, succeeded. His career as a politician dates from 1855, when he entered the old Legislative Council as member for West Adelaide; and on all occasions he held a straightforward course. Liberal in opinions, though not always on the popular side, Mr. Forster invariably acted for the public good. His exertions relative to the Heal Property Act were unwearied, and he was a strong advocate of that measure and assisted Mr. Torrens in bringing his proposed reform of the law under the notice of the colonists. The Bill, as will be remembered, was carried through the Legislative Council in the face of much opposition. His duties as a parliamentary representative were discharged with zeal and ability; as a public man he served the colony well, whilst as a private citizen he left behind, in various directions, many warm friends. Mr. Forster is a native of Northumberland, and was born in 1813; he arrived in South Australia in 1841, and left it in November 1864. He is now located in England, but, as heretofore, is greatly interested in all that concerns the colony.