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Frank Roberts
Frank Roberts may refer to: Politics and diplomacy * Frank Roberts (Australian politician) (1913–1992), Lord Mayor of Brisbane * Frank Roberts (diplomat) (1907–1998), British diplomat * Frank L. Roberts (1915–1993), American politician Sport * Frank Roberts (Australian footballer) (1912–1989), Australian rules footballer * Frank Roberts (boxer) (1945–2011), Aboriginal Australian boxer who competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 * Frank Roberts (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1961), English footballer Others * Frank Roberts (model maker) (1882–1963), New Zealand model maker * Frank Roberts (pastor), Aboriginal Australian pastor, leader of Cubawee self-governing reserve * Rhoda Roberts#frj, Frank Roberts Jnr, son of the pastor, activist at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in 1972 * Frank Crowther Roberts (1891–1982), British Army officer, recipient of the Victoria Cross * Frank H. H. Roberts (1897–1966), American archaeologist and anthropologist * Frank Leon Roberts (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Roberts (Australian Politician)
Frank Edwards Roberts (28 February 1913 – 7 June 1992) was an Australian politician. He was Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1952 to 1955, and was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1947 to 1956, representing the electorate of Nundah. As with his predecessor as Mayor, John Beals Chandler, he was simultaneously Lord Mayor and a state MP. He represented Labor from 1947 to 1953 before resigning from the party; he was defeated for re-election as an independent for Lord Mayor in 1955 and as an MP in 1956. Roberts was born in Melbourne, but was raised on a farm in the Mallee region of Victoria, and did not attend school until age nine due to the isolation. His family moved to Queensland during the Great Depression, and settled in Ashgrove. Roberts worked as a farm labourer from 1930 to 1932, in road-building and quarrying as relief work from 1932 to 1934, as a sewerage miner in 1934, then from 1935 a clerk in the public service, while studying at night at the Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Roberts (diplomat)
Sir Frank Kenyon Roberts (27 October 1907 – 7 January 1998) was a British diplomat who played a key role in developing Anglo-Soviet and Anglo-German relations from the 1940s to the 1960s.. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his parents worked for Lever Brothers, Roberts was the grandson of the filmmaker James Kenyon, of Mitchell and Kenyon fame. Roberts' father, Henry George, hailed from the Lancashire town of Preston, and was from a middle-class background of lawyers, doctors and engineers. His mother, Gertrude (daughter of James Kenyon), was from nearby Blackburn and was more working-class. Roberts lived Southport, Rishton and Accrington (all in Lancashire) after 1914. He was educated at Bedales School, Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with first-class honours in history. The young Roberts showed a keen interest in international affairs (he praised the Locarno treaties of 1925, for example), and he considered himself temperame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Frank, FRANK, or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a Germanic people in late Roman times * Franks, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Aargau frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Roberts (Australian Footballer)
Frank George Roberts (27 February 1912 – 26 June 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). While at St Kilda Roberts played as a forward, kicking 24 goals in his debut season and another 20 the following year. He spent 1935 playing back home at Sandhurst and in 1936 returned to the league with Melbourne. This time he was used as a defender and was on the half back flank in Melbourne's 1939 premiership team. He played at fullback on Richmond star Jack Titus Jack "Skinny" Titus (9 March 1908 – 19 April 1978) was an Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1926 and 1943 for the Richmond Football Club. In the 1930s, Titus was one of the great forwa ... in the 1940 Grand Final and again finished on the winning side. References *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Roberts (boxer)
Francis Roy "Frank" Roberts (5 March 1945 – 7 February 2011) was an Aboriginal Australian boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight division. "Honest Frank", as he was known, was the first Aboriginal Australian athlete to gain selection, and one of the first Indigenous Australians (along with boxer Adrian Blair and basketballer Michael Ah Matt) to participate in the Olympic Games. He was also the youngest boxer on the Australian boxing team. Early life and education Francis Roy Roberts, known as Frank or Frankie, and nicknamed "Honest Frank", was born on 5 March 1945 in Sydney, the son of pastor Frank Roberts. Frank Roberts was a Widjabul Wia-bal and Githabul man. He moved to Cubawee with his family as a child, and grew up there. Cubawee was an Aboriginal settlement in northern New South Wales adjacent to Lismore, set up in the 1930 and managed by the residents, headed by Frank's father. Roberts went to Lismore High School. There were many bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Roberts (footballer, Born 1893)
Frank Roberts (3 April 1893 – 23 May 1961) was an English professional footballer who played for Manchester City between 1922 and 1928. He could play either as an inside forward or a centre forward. Early life Roberts was born in Sandbach and began his football career playing for Sandbach Villa and Sandbach Ramblers. He was transferred to Crewe Alexandra and in 1914 Bolton Wanderers paid £200 for his services. Roberts guested for West Ham United during World War I, scoring 18 goals in 19 appearances between 1917 and 1919. He also guested for Brentford. Roberts was suspended and transfer-listed by Bolton during the 1922–23 season 'for taking over one of the principal hotels in that town'. He scored 80 goals in 168 appearances for the club. Manchester City In October 1922, Manchester City paid £3,400 for him (a huge sum at the time). He scored his first goal for City in a 2–0 victory over his former team Bolton Wanderers. He scored 10 goals in his first season with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Roberts (model Maker)
Frank Roberts (22 January 1882–26 June 1963) was a New Zealand pioneer in building model railways. His models were extremely accurate and reflected the history of the New Zealand railways. Early career Roberts spent his early career working for New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) as a cleaner, fireman and driver before becoming a partner in an electrical firm with his brother Jack. In 1903 Roberts built his first model which was of the WA class steam locomotive using a scale of 1:19. In 1926 Roberts joined the Auckland Model Engineering Society and began building his first garden railway. Using 1¾ inch gauge track, Roberts, his brother George and W. W. Stewart built a large railway (known as the "RSR Railway") over the next 50 years at Roberts home in Epsom, Auckland. Roberts built his models from then on to a scale of 1:24 (G scale). His meticulously accurate working models of examples of the locomotives and rolling stock found on New Zealand railways became a local attra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Roberts (pastor)
Frank Roberts may refer to: Politics and diplomacy * Frank Roberts (Australian politician) (1913–1992), Lord Mayor of Brisbane * Frank Roberts (diplomat) (1907–1998), British diplomat * Frank L. Roberts (1915–1993), American politician Sport * Frank Roberts (Australian footballer) (1912–1989), Australian rules footballer * Frank Roberts (boxer) (1945–2011), Aboriginal Australian boxer who competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 * Frank Roberts (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1961), English footballer Others * Frank Roberts (model maker) (1882–1963), New Zealand model maker * Frank Roberts (pastor), Aboriginal Australian pastor, leader of Cubawee self-governing reserve * Frank Roberts Jnr, son of the pastor, activist at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in 1972 * Frank Crowther Roberts Major-General Frank Crowther Roberts, (2 June 1891 – 12 January 1982) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubawee
Tuncester, formerly known as Tunstall, is a locality within the City of Lismore local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It lies around outside the main town of Lismore. It is known for its historical self-managed Aboriginal reserve known as Cubawee, which was led by Pastor Frank Roberts for most of its existence (1932–1965). Tuncester lies on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung people, who inhabited the Richmond River area before European settlers arrived in the 1840s. It was named Tunstall after Tunstall Station, a pastoral lease taken up by amateur naturalist Augustus Adolphus Leycester and his business partner Robert Shaw in 1843, where they grazed cattle. In 1907 Tunstall was officially renamed Tuncester, a combination of Tunstall and Leycester. Leycester Creek runs through Tuncester. History Tuncester European settlement reached the Richmond River area in the 1840s, and from the 1860s, they cleared and fenced lands surrounding the town that the settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhoda Roberts
Rhoda Ann Roberts (born 1960) is an Australian theatre and arts director, arts executive, television presenter, and actor. She was head of Indigenous programming at the Sydney Opera House from 2012 until 2021, among many other roles. She is also a highly respected Aboriginal elder, being afforded the title "Aunty" (Aunty Rhoda). She was a co-founder of the Aboriginal National Theatre Trust in 1987; has written for, produced, and presented work on television; was a producer at the Indigenous media agency Vibe Australia; founded the Festival of the Dreaming in 1997; and was cultural advisor for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She has also acted in, written, and directed numerous stage productions. Early life and education Rhoda Ann Roberts was born in Canterbury Hospital in Sydney in 1960. She is a Bundjalung woman of the Widjabul/Wiyebal clan on her father's side, and her totem is the lizard. She had a twin sister, Lois Roberts, Includes ''No Filter'' podcast, interv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Crowther Roberts
Major-General Frank Crowther Roberts, (2 June 1891 – 12 January 1982) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life Frank Crowther Roberts was born on 2 June 1891 in Highbury, London, the son of Rev. Frank Roberts, vicar of St John's Church, Southall. He was educated at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, where he graduated and was subsequently commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Worcestershire Regiment on 4 March 1911. Roberts was soon posted to the 1st Battalion of his regiment and was sent, along with his battalion, to Alexandria, Egypt, in the following year, to relieve the 2nd Battalion, Worcesters. Roberts was still there upon the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914. First World War Roberts, promoted to lieutenant on 3 September 1914, along with his batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Frank, FRANK, or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a Germanic people in late Roman times * Franks, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Aargau frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |