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  1. Edwin Arthur ROBINSON: Birth: 1869 in Narre Warren North, Victoria, Australia. Death: 1885 in Narre Warren North, Victoria, Australia

  2. Annie Louise ROBINSON: Birth: 17 JUL 1871 in Narre Warren North, Victoria, Australia. Death: 2 JUL 1963 in Brighton, Victoria, Australia

  3. Alice Marie ROBINSON: Birth: 23 DEC 1876 in Narre Warren North, Victoria, Australia. Death: 10 DEC 1937 in Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia

  4. Alfred James ROBINSON: Birth: 5 NOV 1877 in Narre Warren North, Victoria, Australia. Death: 19 JUN 1949 in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia

  5. Elsie Marion ROBINSON: Birth: 4 NOV 1879 in Berwick, Victoria, Australia. Death: 12 SEP 1942 in Middle Brighton, Victoria, Australia

  6. Arthur George ROBINSON: Birth: 26 DEC 1884 in Berwick, Victoria, Australia. Death: 10 DEC 1982 in Narre Warren North, Victoria, Australia


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Notes
a. Note:   The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 5 February 1887, page 12
 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142176462
  THE VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
 COMMISSION.
 The Royal Commission on Vegetable products sat on Tuesday, at the boardroom of the Lands department. There were present - Messrs.W. Madden, M.L.A. (in the chair). JamesBuchanan, M.L.C., Charles Yeo, James Baird,T. K. Dow, J. L. Dow, M.L.A., and Mr. J. J.Shillinglaw.
  NEW VEGETABLE PRODUCTS.
 George Washington Robinson, C.E., shire engineer of Berwick, appeared to give evidence of the results which had attended the planting of a number of seeds and slips of plants and trees new to the colony. The parent stock had been obtained from Baron von Mueller and Mr. Guilfoyle, curator of the Botanical-gardens,and had thriven so well as to encourage him (Mr. Robinson) to recommend others to follow his example. In his opinion all the products he exhibited might be produced profitably in the colony. The tea-tree was the first and one of the most important of these, but it was to be noted that the crop could only be lucratively dried and rolled to make it fit for the market by those growers who were able to employ their own family in the work. The tea could then be sold to pay at 2s. or 2s. 6d. per lb. The crop of leaves was gathered in the spring every year after the fifth year, and the preparation of the leaves was done by drying them for two days in the sun and then toasting them over a pan on an iron plate. While toasting the leaves had to be rolled between the palms of the hands, and then they were ready for use. [The witness submitted a sample of the tea, which was prepared, tasted,and pronounced to be excellent by all present.] The cork tree had also thriven at Berwick. The bark was available every seven years, it peeled off the tree, leaving a fresh growth of green cork underneath for the preservation of the life of the tree.The quinine tree offered much inducement to growers, as the bark brought a very high price. The only drawback was that very young trees required to be carefully nurtured. The drying of fruits-prunes,apricots, apples, &c.~ was also a very profitable industry. The drying was easily done in the sun, and dried fruits brought double the price of the ripe fruit Caraway seed, which brought 8d. or 9d. per lb. retail, would at 4d. per lb. yield£24 per acre. The Himalayan or Indian bramble ought to be more generally grown, as it yielded large luscious fruit similar to the mulberry all the year round. Turkish rhubarb had promised well, but the locusts had eaten it all, so that a sample could not be shown. There was nothing better for sheep on the hot bare plains in summer than the variety of Cape weed bearing a small yellow flower which had been introduced by Mr.Guilfovle. No jam was so good as that made from the Cape gooseberry,which grew well in the colony.
 The Chairman warmly thanked Mr. Robinson at the close of his evidence, and ex- pressed the wish that there were more men in the colony who were willing to do so much towards fostering the cultivation of those vegetable products that were suitable to the colony,and would add to its wealth and resources.
 The Commission then adjourned.


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