Geoff McGinniskin – Blockie’s Son & Teacher
FIRST TEACHING GIG: In 1968 Geoff was one subject short of his science degree but was taking a break from…
Allan Benjamin Eggleton – the Bard from the Scrub
Allan and his wife Shirley are both children of Robinvale, now living not so far away in rural SA. Of…
Lloyd Arnott & Sons
L Arnott & Sons In 1924, a woman called Eliza Kilpatrick travelled by train from Ultima to the Robinvale land…
Michael Karpaney – boxer and movie star
A standout Robinvale sportsman and movie star is Michael Karpaney. He went on to a career in boxing, and also…
Kay Grose: a quiet achiever 1922-2017
First Published on: Sep 26, 2017 on Be Brave – Di Mann-Povey personal blog Yesterday I joined a small but…
‘Migration Stories – Robinvale’ NMA 2007
In 2007 the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, created a project to explore Australian migration history from local and…
Robinvale 100 years – We Need YOUR Story!
WE NEED YOUR STORY Much of what has been shared here has focused on the Soldier Settlers, mainly because there…
Johnny James – a local icon
A ROBINVALE/CARLTON LEGEND As a 10 year old non sporty girl in 1965 I had no idea what a big…
More about…Robin “Tiny” Cuttle
How war hero Cuttle fought to become a WWI flier, and ended up with the nickname “Tiny”! George Robin Cuttle,…
The John (Jack) Bowman story-WWII vet Block 86B
Corporal John Archie Bowman A.I.F Prior to the final signing of the surrender documents on 8 May 1945, allied POWs…