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…
ANZAC WEEK – ANZAC DAY 2024
Well what an incredible day it’s been this year! Record crowds have turned out for dawn services all over the…
ANZAC WEEK – Between Battles
While away from home and in between battles – life goes on for those in active military service!
ANZAC WEEK – the medics and nurses of wartime
How difficult it must be to care for ill and injured at the scene of an active war site! And…
ANZAC WEEK – animals at war
Lest we forget our amazing military animals on Anzac Day 2024! Carrier pigeons, camels, dogs, donkeys, mules and horses all…
ANZAC WEEK – ATSI peoples’ part in the ANZAC story.
Despite laws to the contrary, ATSI peoples enlisted in all conflicts fought by Australia since Federation in 1901. And, even…
ANZAC WEEK – Why was Villers-Bretonneux so important?
Villers-Bretonneux lies around 23 kilometres to the east of Amiens in the Somme department of Northern France. Amiens was one…
Harold Blair Project and Robinvale Kids
In 1962 Harold Blair, Aboriginal tenor and activist started the Aboriginal Children’s project which provided Melbourne holidays for mission and…