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Name	Herbert Anton Peterson
Born	11 September, 1887 Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 March, 1963 (aged 75) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Danish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Education *	Leichhardt Public School (Sydney) (student) Canberra University College (student, ?-1934)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1902-1953) Federal, Australia diplomat (1919-1947) Federal, Australia
Awards	Chevalier of the Nicham Iftikhar (recipient, 1924)
Key Organisations *	League of Nations Assembly (participant)
Workplaces *	Dept of Commerce (Federal) (employee, ?-1946) Dept of Postmaster-General (Federal) (employee, 1902-1905) John Bridge and Co. Ltd (employee, 1905-1908) Dept of Postmaster-General (Federal) (employee, 1909-1914) Dept of Prime Minister (employee, 1914-1919) Australian High Commission (London) (employee, 1919-1922) Dept of Prime Minister (employee, 1922) Dept of External Affairs (federal) (employee, 1935) Dept of External Affairs (federal) (employee, 1946-1947) Dept of Commerce (Federal) (employee, 1947-1953)

* Dates are approximate

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