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 his studies and happily fixing sweatboxes at IPC when local…
23 October 1924 - 23 October 2024
FIRST TEACHING GIG: In 1968 Geoff was one subject short of his science degree but was taking a break from his studies and happily fixing sweatboxes at IPC when local…
Allan and his wife Shirley are both children of Robinvale, now living not so far away in rural SA. Of his memories of Robinvale, Allan writes: “Robinvalians, townies, farmers and…
L Arnott & Sons In 1924, a woman called Eliza Kilpatrick travelled by train from Ultima to the Robinvale land auction. She bought 2 blocks at the sale and by…
A standout Robinvale sportsman and movie star is Michael Karpaney. He went on to a career in boxing, and also starred in the 1973 movie called “Come out Fighting,” about…
First Published on: Sep 26, 2017 on Be Brave – Di Mann-Povey personal blog Yesterday I joined a small but passionate crowd to honour and celebrate the long and productive…
In 2007 the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, created a project to explore Australian migration history from local and personal perspectives. Exhibitions were developed in two regional locations with…
WE NEED YOUR STORY Much of what has been shared here has focused on the Soldier Settlers, mainly because there is plenty of available material on this subject to date.…
A ROBINVALE/CARLTON LEGEND As a 10 year old non sporty girl in 1965 I had no idea what a big deal Mr James was when he came to Robinvale Consolidated…
How war hero Cuttle fought to become a WWI flier, and ended up with the nickname “Tiny”! George Robin Cuttle, the second son of Herbert and Margaret Cuttle, was born…
Corporal John Archie Bowman A.I.F Prior to the final signing of the surrender documents on 8 May 1945, allied POWs from European camps were already being released from Nazi camps…