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- 2000-2006 (Creation)
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1 manila folder
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Donald William Bradley Robinson was born in 1922 and ordained Deacon in 1950 and Priest in 1951. In 1952 he was appointed lecturer at Moore Theological College and was Vice-Principal of the College from 1959 until 1972. He was Canon of St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, from 1964 to 1973 and taught Divinity at Sydney University from 1964 to 1980. In 1973 he was appointed Bishop of Parramatta, a position he held until his appointment as Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of New South Wales in 1982. He retired from the position of Archbishop in 1993 and was succeeded by Harry Goodhew. Donald Robinson died on September 7, 2018, at HammondCare North Turramurra.
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Correspondence received and written by Timothy Stunt - transferred by Timothy Stunt to Geoff Treloar. Transferred to the Samuel Marsden Archives by Geoff Treloar, 8th December 2025.
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Correspondence began when Stunt confused Robinson with Bruce Smith. Topics discussed include the Brethren Church and its similarities with Sydney Anglicanism, Cambridge (where Stunt, Robinson and Smith all studied), family matters. Includes a cover note from Stunt explaining the circumstances surrounding their correspondence.
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- Robinson, Donald William Bradley (Subject)
- Smith, Bruce (Subject)