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Name	Robert David FitzGerald
Born	22 February, 1902 Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	25 May, 1987 (aged 85) Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Brereton, Ernest Le Gay (uncle) Brereton, John Le Gay (uncle) Windeyer, William Archibald (uncle by marriage) Brereton, John Le Gay (grandfather) FitzGerald, Robert David (grandfather) Windeyer, William John Victor (cousin) Stewart, Douglas Alexander (mentor)
Occupation or Descriptor *	poet (1919-1987) New South Wales, Australia surveyor (1926-1966) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1940-1966) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Gold Medal (Australian Literature Society) (recipient, 1938)

* Dates are approximate