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Key Points in History
| Date | Key Points |
| 1869 | Alluvial gold found in Stockyard Creek |
| 1871 | The successful settlement of a mining dispute by Sale magistrate and Warden, William Foster resulted in the town being named after him |
| 1872 | Post office and school opened |
| 1874 | Methodist Church opened |
| 1884 | Land selection began in Foster with all blocks taken up within two years |
| 1892 | Great Southern Gippsland Railway was extended to Foster and Toora |
| 1894 | Headquarters for South Gippsland Shire established |
| 1903 | First agricultural show held |
| 1937 | A private hospital was taken over as a community hospital and then became the public hospital |