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Agency:
Robert John Atkinson
Agency Number:
Start Date:
15 Aug 1872
End Date:
03 Jul 1950
Description:
Robert John Atkinson was born in the United Kingdom to Alexander and Jane Atkinson (nee Mellor). Robert trained in accountancy and with his second wife, Marie, emigrated to Australia c.1914. They lived at first at Lilydale then settled in Hobart where Robert worked as a clerk before becoming a journalist and writer. He and his family later moved to Victoria where he died in 1950. He was known for his contributions to Australian cultural life in his scholarship and critique of music and language and was a friend of Percy Grainger. Material relating to Robert is also incorporated in the Grainger Museum at the University of Melbourne.;;;;
Information Sources:
Source: Michael Roe: Robert Atkinson, Percy Grainger's 'Dear Over-Soul Friend', THRA,Vol 28, No 1, March 1981
Functions Performed:
Family archives
Series Created By Agency:
NS856 Records of Robert John Atkinson and Family23 May 189908 Jan 1981

NS5379 Photograph01 Jan 193831 Dec 1938