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Smith, Arthur Edward (1880–1978)

violin-maker

Arthur Edward Smith examining a finished violin, Hunter Street, Sydney, 7 October 1931

Arthur Edward Smith examining a finished violin, Hunter Street, Sydney, 7 October 1931

National Library of Australia, PIC Row 14/5/6 #PIC/15611/3678

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Arthur Edward Smith examining a finished violin, Hunter Street, Sydney, 7 October 1931

Arthur Edward Smith examining a finished violin, Hunter Street, Sydney, 7 October 1931

National Library of Australia, PIC Row 14/5/6 #PIC/15611/3678

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Birth

1880
London, Middlesex, England

Death

16 May, 1978 (aged ~ 98)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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