Harold Roy ROBINSON

Born 22 December 1897 in Midland Junction, Western Australia ^{[15] [84]}
Son of Thomas ROBINSON and Alma Alice JONES ^[15]
Initially resided with his parents in the Perth suburb of Canning Vale ^[84]
He was baptised by Methodist Minister C. H. POOLE of Guildford on 12 January 1898 ^[84]
Worked as a Joiner before moving to Carnamah ^[50]
In 1925 and 1926 he was living with his parents and brother at 22 East Parade in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley ^{[34] [50]}
He and his brother Leslie took out a contract to purchase 1,999 acres of virgin land in Carnamah on 19 January 1926 ^[27]
     The 1,999 acres was Lot M1614 of Victoria Location 2023 on the north side of the Carnamah-Bunjil Road ^{[27] [62]}
     It was purchased from the Midland Railway Company for £899/16/8 (9/- per acre), payable by instalments over 15 years ^[27]
Farmer of Belvoir Farm in Carnamah in partnership with his brother Leslie 1927-1958 ^{[3] [19] [0: image 02918]}
     Although the contract to purchase the farm was in both their names it was transferred into only his name on 31 July 1931 ^[27]
As a skilled carpenter he built and sold furniture locally and helped build the Billeroo School Hall at Billeroo, East Winchester ^{[7: page 64]}
He and his brother are said to have worked at harvest time with no clothes on^{[7: page 64]}
In 1934 his vegetable and fruit garden on Belvoir, 13 miles east of Carnamah, received mention in the local newspaper ^{[5: 2-Mar-1934]}
     In February 1934 he had apricot, pear and orange trees growing as well as pawpaws, pineapples, peanuts, pumpkins and melons ^[5]
     He also grew a variety of other vegetables in winter, all of which was grown in light sand with nothing but stable manures added ^[5]
Member of the Billeroo Cricket Club in from 1934-35 to 1939-40 ^{[5: 19-Apr-1935, 30-Oct-1936, 24-Dec-1937] [4: 9-Mar-1940]}
Lined the inside of the Billeroo School Hall at Billeroo, East Winchester during May 1936 ^{[5: 22-May-1936]}
In March 1937 requested with the Carnamah District Road Board for the closure of the road running through his farm ^{[5: 19-Mar-1937]}
In 1944 and 1945 he appears to have leased the farm to or had it share-cropped by Thomas H. PERRY of Carnamah ^[3]
Sold Belvoir Farm in Carnamah to Lester and Mary DUNNAGE on 1 March 1959^[3]
Later resided in Port Denison ^[2]
Died 14 November 1971; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Wesleyan, GA, 207)^[2]

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