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Albert Eben Robson
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TitleAlbert Eben Robson
SummaryOne of the thousands of labourers who worked on the Ōtira TunnelDescriptionAlbert Robson (1900 - 1977) worked with his father Ernest Robson (1868 - 1947) on the Ōtira Tunnel, both as labourers. His mother Jane (nee Fletcher) (1876 - 1966) worked as a cook in the Ōtira dining hall of the workmens camp. He told his grand-daughter Tracey Brankin that he was the first person to own a motor-cycle in Arthur's Pass, and he used it to travel to the Ōtira and Lake Kaniere hotels.
Albert is pictured here dressed in dark clothing on the right, leaning against a workmen's hut with an unidentified man.First NameAlbertMiddle NameEbenLast NameRobsonOccupationLabourerDate of Birth19 December 1900Date of Death14 May 1977Parents or Next of KinMother - Jane Elizabeth Robson (nee Fletcher) (08 September 1876 - 2 January 1966).
Father - Ernest William Robson (27 January 1868 - 28 June 1947).
SummaryOne of the thousands of labourers who worked on the Ōtira TunnelDescriptionAlbert Robson (1900 - 1977) worked with his father Ernest Robson (1868 - 1947) on the Ōtira Tunnel, both as labourers. His mother Jane (nee Fletcher) (1876 - 1966) worked as a cook in the Ōtira dining hall of the workmens camp. He told his grand-daughter Tracey Brankin that he was the first person to own a motor-cycle in Arthur's Pass, and he used it to travel to the Ōtira and Lake Kaniere hotels.Albert is pictured here dressed in dark clothing on the right, leaning against a workmen's hut with an unidentified man.
First NameAlbertMiddle NameEbenLast NameRobsonOccupationLabourerDate of Birth19 December 1900Date of Death14 May 1977Parents or Next of KinMother - Jane Elizabeth Robson (nee Fletcher) (08 September 1876 - 2 January 1966).Father - Ernest William Robson (27 January 1868 - 28 June 1947).
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PlaceArthur's Pass
Albert Eben Robson. Selwyn Stories, accessed 26/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5974