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Robert Hickson

Australian architect and cricketer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ21537527 ↗
Source-derived summary

Robert Newburgh Hickson (2 May 1884 – 21 June 1963) was an Australian architect and cricketer. He played fourteen first-class matches for New South Wales between 1902/03 and 1907/08. He was regional architect for the Rural Bank of New South Wales and for the Anglican Diocese of Armidale.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Robert Hickson” as australian architect and cricketer. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1884, 1963, 1902, 1907—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1884-05-02. The account is most persuasive where Robert, Hickson and Australian can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as australian architect and cricketer. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q21537527. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1884, 1963, 1902 and 1907.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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  3. Which primary records establish identity, chronology and institutional ties?
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This entry incorporates text from “Robert Hickson” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.