Frederick Charles
Robinson ( 1907..1978)
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Born : 23/5/1907
Where Born :
unknown
at present
Occupation : unknown at present
Died :
15/51978
Where Died/Buried unknown at present
Parents Names : unknown at present
Spouse's Name : H
. Irene
. . Blanche (Queenie) . Johnson
. ( .....)
Date Married : 10/9/1932
Where Married : Lone Pine
Spouse's Parents H .Charles
William Johnson (b.1879..d.)
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History
& Achievements :
It is widely known throughout the
families contained with in the Johnson & Pillidge lines, this
man did a large amount of work on both his, and his wife Irene's
family history.
These news articles
are typed exactly as they appeared when printed
- THE EXPRESS
(a Brisbane local Paper)
- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1973
- A war service decoration won by her great, great
grandfather in the early 19th
- Century was viewed by Mrs F. C. Robinson of
Kedron during a southern motoring holiday with her
husband recently.
- The decoration won by, John Waddington during the
Peninsula War, was on display at
- Melbourns exclusive Naval & Military Club in
Little Collins Street..
- Detail on the medals 10 bars named the Battles
and campains fought by John Waddington
- while under the comand of the Duke of Wellington
between 1809 and 1814.
- This distinguished gentleman later sailed to
Australia with the 48th Regiment of Foot, in
- charge of a group of convivts
- The medal was of particular interest to Mr.
Robinson, who is curently engaged in the
- compiling the Robinson family tree and that of
his wifes family. So far Mr Robinson has had considerable
success in traceing his ancestors
UNKNOWN DATE AND PAPER
- Nightmare 41 years too late
- We wuz wrong, we were when we
reported last week's bikie wedding as the first in
Brisbane's history, we wuz
- I have since been informed by Mr
Henry Wacker, of Morgan and Wacker Motor cycles,
- that the first such event was
celebrated on September 10 1932
- And he sent me a clipping from the
Brisbane Truth (now Sunday Sun )to prove it
- The Bride and Groom were Miss
Irene (Queenie ) Johnson and Fred Robinson .
- "Before a crowd of 2000"
"the story began while aeroplanes flew over head, a
unique open air ceremony took place at the big motor
cyclist's rally at Lone Pine ".
- The wedding was flilmed and shown
in public theaters throughout the world.
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- Last revised: April 10, 2000.
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