History
The Robertson family celebrates a bicentenary
They weren’t convicts, but they were definitely refugees escaping a country reduced in opportunity due to war and famine ...
Malcolm Robertson is a freelance writer in Canberra specialising in obituaries and articles about old MG cars. After a career in Australian science agencies, including a 15-month deployment in Antarctica (70 South), he now focusses on his writing and on documenting his family history. Malcolm’s strong connection to Tasmania has been built through his family’s early involvement in Van Diemen’s Land and he has visited many times.
Malcolm Robertson is a freelance writer in Canberra specialising in obituaries and articles about old MG cars. After a career in Australian science agencies, including a 15-month deployment in Antarctica (70 South), he now focusses on his writing and on documenting his family history. Malcolm’s strong connection to Tasmania has been built through his family’s early involvement in Van Diemen’s Land and he has visited many times.
