Person

Robinson, William Sydney (1876 - 1963)

Born
2 October 1876
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
13 September 1963
Alexandra Headland, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Industrialist

Summary

William Robinson was a pioneer in Australia's mineral industry largely based on Broken Hill, New South Wales.

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Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • William Sydney Robinson - Records, 1914 - 1963, 101/70; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • William Sydney Robinson - Records, 1937, 99/54; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • William Sydney Robinson - Records, 1934 - 1945, 99/27; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

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  • Blainey, Geoffrey ed., If I remember rightly: the memoirs of W. S. Robinson, 1876-1963 (Melbourne: Cheshire, 1967), 234 pp. Details

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See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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