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William Robson (1869–1951)

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in 1889. After serving as an articled clerk he was admitted as a solicitor in 1892. His partnerships were Wallace & Robson and Robson & Cowlishaw. Robson married Ettie Gorman Cusack Whyte in 1894 but she died childless in 1899 and two years later he married Mabel Jackson Wise.
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council for ten years from 1898 and was elected mayor in 1899. In August 1905 he was elected to the
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in 1905. He was vocal during the debate on the local government in 1906 and throughout the
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Newington Across the Years, A History of Newington College 1863 - 1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 347
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Church and attended numerous State annual conferences. He was a council-member of
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Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 168
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and Newington College and a committee-member of the
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coal dispute of 1909. In 1920 Robson resigned as an
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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William Robson (1843–1920)
Australian
Surry Hills
William Robson
Newington College
University of Sydney
BA
Ashfield
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Liberal
Ashfield
Newcastle
MLA
New South Wales Legislative Council
Methodist
Wesley College, University of Sydney
Sydney Central Methodist Mission
Benevolent Society of New South Wales
Australian Club
University Club
Schools Club
Old Newingtonians' Union
Rose Bay
Murray Robson
Opposition Leader


"Robson, William Elliot Veitch (1869 - 1951)"
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Australian National University

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