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Robert Menzies College is an Anglican residential college at Macquarie University.
Robert Menzies College is an Anglican residential college at Macquarie University.
Robinson, Donald William Bradley
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.
Marie Robinson (nee Taubman) was the wife of Bishop Donald Robinson. She served as ex officio President of the Mothers' Union Sydney from 1975-1980 and from 1986-1989.
Archdeacon Richard Bradley Robinson was born in Randwick, studied at Moore Theological College and was ordained in 1912. In 1916 he married Gertrude Ross. He was rector of several parishes including St Paul's Chatswood, St Barnabas Broadway and St Stephen's Willoughby. He was also a Canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, chaplain to the Deaconess Institution and a trustee of the estate of Thomas Moore. He retired in 1956 and died in 1966.
William Noel Rook studied at Moore College from 1924 and graduated with the Th.L. in 1926. He was ordained priest in 1927 and served in Chatswood, Willochra, Hornsby, Lane Cove, Rockdale, Canterbury and Epping. He was one of the "Memorialists" in 1938. From 1941-1945 he served as a chaplain with the AIF. In 1965 he was appointed Honorary Canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.