6-411: Neil Robson may refer to: Neil Robson (politician) (1928–2013), Tasmanian member of parliament, 1976–1992 Neil Robson (canoeist) (born 1957), British sprint canoer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-626: The aftermath of World War II. Following his service overseas, he returned to Flinders Naval Depot, and was demobilised as an Able Seaman at HMAS Huon . After leaving the navy, Robson refused a university place, to his later regret. He worked for many years at the Launceston Savings Bank (LSB), whilst completing an accounting degree as a correspondence course. Robson married Desiree Tyson in May 1949, and they had three children: Jill, Paul and Jan. On Australia Day 2007, he
18-447: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neil_Robson&oldid=933013471 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Neil Robson (politician) Neil Maxwell Robson AM (5 July 1928 – 14 December 2013)
24-651: Was a Tasmanian member of parliament from 1976 to 1992. He was a Liberal member in the House of Assembly division of Bass . Robson is known for championing the introduction of a system of rotating the order of names printed on ballot papers at elections, often known as the Robson Rotation . Robson was born in Smithton, Tasmania in July 1928. His father was a saddler, builder and undertaker from Sheffield , who
30-597: Was a year under the minimum age of seventeen, and his mother refused to provide a statutory declaration claiming he was old enough. On 15 August 1945, he enlisted and was trained at Flinders Naval Depot and posted to the naval base HMAS Lonsdale . He gained a posting aboard HMAS Quickmatch by asking the captain for one, and served with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Papua New Guinea and Japan in
36-584: Was also a World War I veteran. He died in Roma, Queensland —three months after Robson's birth—after contracting tuberculosis. His mother was from England, and moved to Smithton with her father after his retirement from the British Army. In 1941, Robson won a scholarship to attend Launceston Church Grammar School . In 1944, Robson attempted to enlist in the Royal Australian Navy , although he
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