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Norman Robinson (diplomat)
Norman Robinson may refer to: * Norman Lubbock Robinson (1890-1951), took historic photos of Canada's North * Norm Robinson (1900–1980), Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator *Norman Robinson (priest) (1905–1973), Anglican Provost of Blackburn * Frank Norman Robinson (1911–1997), Australian sound recording technician and ornithologist * Norman Robinson (television news reporter) (born 1951), news anchor for WDSU-TV New Orleans Channel 6 (NBC) * Norman Robinson Stakes, an Australian thoroughbred horse race since 1978 * Norman Robinson (actor) *Norman Robinson (karate) Norman Robinson is a South African master of Shotokan karate. He and Stan Schmidt were the first practitioners of Shotokan karate in South Africa and they instigated the establishment of the South African branch of the Japan Karate Associatio ... (born 1936), South African martial artist * Norman Robinson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1940s * Norman Robinson (footballer) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Lubbock Robinson
Norman Lubbock Robinson (1890-1951) was a photographer, born in Ireland, known for taking historic photographs of Canada's north. The Northwest Territories Archives contains 709 historic photographs he took. Biography Robinson served in the North-West Mounted Police (precursor to the RCMP) when he first moved to Canada. During World War I he served with the 19th Alberta Dragoons, and then with the British Army, Royal Field Artillery. Robinson was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, and, according to the ''London Gazette'', he was mentioned in dispatches, twice. After he returned to Canada, following the war he served as an Inspector with the Soldiers Settlement Board. In the early 1920s he travelled to the North-West Territories, spending five years working as a trapper, a guide, and later as purser on the steamship '' Mackenzie River''. It was during this five-year period he took the bulk of his historic photos. In 1925 he tried to rejoin the RCMP, but was turned down becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norm Robinson
Norman "Latchem" Robinson (17 October 1900 – 18 March 1980) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer, coach, selector and club administrator for the Balmain Tigers club in Sydney and a City vs Country Origin, City, New South Wales state rugby league team, State and Australian Kangaroos, National selector and manager. He also served as NSW and Australian coach in 1948 and 1958 respectively. Playing career Robinson was graded at Balmain Tigers, Balmain in 1922 as a halfback. He was a member of the Balmain Tigers team that won the Premiership in the 1924 NSWRFL season. Robinson was selected in the New South Wales rugby league team between 1925 and 1926, playing a total of 5 games for the Blues. He played in the Maher Cup for Cootamundra in 1928, gaining representative selection for Southern Division in a match against Great Britain. Robinson then returned to Sydney and continued playing for Balmain. The final years of his career were spent playing for Yanco, New So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Robinson (priest)
Norman Robinson (18 February 1905 – 27 April 1973) was an Anglican priest. He was educated at Ulverston Grammar School and Liverpool University and began his working life as a teacher of Mathematics at Quarry Bank School, Liverpool Ordained in 1935, he held curacies at Mossley Hill and Southport before a spell at Lancaster Priory. After incumbencies at Newbarns, Hawcoat, Penrith and West Derby he was appointed Provost of Blackburn in 1961.The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ..., Monday, Aug 07, 1961; pg. 10; Issue 55153; col C ''Ecclesiastical News” He retired in 1972 and died a year later. Notes 1905 births People educated at Ulverston Grammar School Alumni of the University of Liverpool Provosts and Deans of Blackburn 1973 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Norman Robinson
Frank Norman Robinson (1911–1997) was an Australian sound recording technician and ornithologist who worked for many years with the CSIRO. He was born in England, studied economics and languages at Cambridge University, joined the British American Tobacco Company and was stationed in Singapore, then part of British Malaya. During the Second World War he was interned by Japanese forces in Sumatra. Following the war he was advised, for health reasons, not to live in the tropics, and in 1949 he settled with his family in Australia. From 1951 to 1960 he was technical secretary with the newly formed CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section. He set up the Division of Wildlife's first sound laboratory 1961-1965 and was instrumental in establishing the CSIRO Wildlife Sound Library. In 1965 he transferred to Western Australia where he retired in 1971. During his career with CSIRO he was involved in pioneering studies, involving sound recording, of superb lyrebirds and noisy scrub-birds. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Robinson (television News Reporter)
Norman Hollis Robinson (born 1951 in Toomsuba, Lauderdale County, Mississippi) is a former journalist in New Orleans, where he served as reporter for WVUE-TV from 1976 to 1978 and WWL-TV from February 1979 through July 1989, and later news anchor for WDSU-TV Channel 6 (NBC), where he worked in the news department from July 1990 until his retirement in May 2014. Career After service as a musician in the United States Marine Corps, he began his career in broadcast journalism on radio in Southern California and then worked successively in television in Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans prior to being awarded a Nieman Fellowship to Harvard University. After completing the Nieman Fellowship he joined CBS Network News in New York, and the District of Columbia (where he served on the White House Press Corps for CBS) before moving back to New Orleans. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Robinson Stakes
The Caulfield Classic, raced as the Neds Classic due to sponsorship and registered as the Norman Robinson Stakes, is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under set weights conditions, for horses three years old, run over a distance of 2000 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on Caulfield Cup day in October. Prizemoney is A$200,000. History The race was run as a handicap until 1990, now run under set weight conditions. Originally the race was scheduled on the second day of the VATC Spring carnival. The registered name of the race is named after the former VATC Chairman Norman Robinson who was elected to that position in 1942. The MRC increased the prizemoney in 2014 to A$750,000 with a $250,000 bonus to the winner of the Caulfield Guineas or Thousand Guineas if they are able to win both events. In 2015, the prizemoney was reduced to $500,000. The event is considered a strong preparatory race for the Victoria Derby. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Robinson (actor)
Norman Robinson may refer to: * Norman Lubbock Robinson (1890-1951), took historic photos of Canada's North * Norm Robinson (1900–1980), Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator *Norman Robinson (priest) (1905–1973), Anglican Provost of Blackburn *Frank Norman Robinson (1911–1997), Australian sound recording technician and ornithologist * Norman Robinson (television news reporter) (born 1951), news anchor for WDSU-TV New Orleans Channel 6 (NBC) *Norman Robinson Stakes, an Australian thoroughbred horse race since 1978 * Norman Robinson (actor) *Norman Robinson (karate) Norman Robinson is a South African master of Shotokan karate. He and Stan Schmidt were the first practitioners of Shotokan karate in South Africa and they instigated the establishment of the South African branch of the Japan Karate Associatio ... (born 1936), South African martial artist * Norman Robinson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1940s * Norman Robinson (footballer) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Robinson (karate)
Norman Robinson is a South African master of Shotokan karate. He and Stan Schmidt were the first practitioners of Shotokan karate in South Africa and they instigated the establishment of the South African branch of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in 1965 and popularized the art across the country. In 1970 he was one of the first westerners to be invited into the JKA's famous Instructor Class in the Tokyo Honbu dojo, the invitation having been offered by Masatoshi Nakayama himself. Latterly, he established Japan Karate Shotokai South Africa (now known as Japan Karate Shoto Federation South Africa), having remained loyal to Tetsuhiko Asai after Asai established Japan Karate Shotokai. Norman Robinson is also a distinguished student of Judo, holding a 7th dan in that art, and is also known for his acting roles in several martial arts films. Early life Robinson was born on 17 September 1936 in South Africa. He was the youngest of eight children and his father was a famous judo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Robinson (rugby League)
Norman Robinson is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity ( Heritage No. 553), as a , i.e. number 6.Mike Rylance (22 August 2013). "Trinity: A History of the Wakefield Rugby League Football Club 1872-2013". League Publications Ltd. Playing career Robinson made his début for Wakefield Trinity during April 1946. References External links Search for "Robinson" at rugbyleagueproject.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Norman Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Rugby league five-eighths Wakefield Trinity players English rugby league players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Robinson (footballer)
Joseph Norman Robinson (5 January 1921 – 1990) was an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who played as a defender. References 1921 births 1990 deaths Footballers from Middlesbrough English men's footballers Men's association football defenders South Bank St Peters F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |