MAKE A MEME View Large Image Bert roberts R reduced.jpg A E Bert Roberts was a coachbuilder by trade in Ipswich Queensland but a true renaissance man at heart Bert ™s interests included geology music Aboriginal culture nature and the modern technology of the early ...
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Keywords: Bert roberts R reduced.jpg A E Bert Roberts was a coachbuilder by trade in Ipswich Queensland but a true renaissance man at heart Bert ™s interests included geology music Aboriginal culture nature and the modern technology of the early 1900s His broad interests and love of life are reflected in the many photographs he took Queensland Museum holds over 1000 of Bert Roberts ™ plate glass negatives and prints from the era Additional Information The Roberts family records indicate that Albert Edward Roberts Senior was born in Birmingham England in 1855 He had two sons Albert Edwin Roberts Junior known as Bert was also born in Birmingham in 1878 and Leo a younger brother sometime later date unknown The Roberts family migrated to Queensland Australia in 1881 Bert was a prolific photographer whose work is being shared on Wiki Commons Bert married Florence Sarah Roberts in 1907 They had four children who led long and interesting lives Norman 1908 George 1909 Florence Ivy 1912 and Don John Edwin 1916 A fifth child Trevor Moreton 1922 did not survive infancy A Wikipedia article is currently being researched and written about the Roberts family by a Wiki member One of the primary sources of evidence is an http //www ipswich qld gov au/documents/heritage/17_george_roberts_oral_history pdf oral history interview conducted in 1995 with George Roberts who was Bert ™s second son Queensland Museum beginning 1900 Creator A E Roberts Digitised by Queensland Museum PD-Australia URAA entered in force in the U S The plate glass negative is owned by Queensland Museum Digitisation of this image is licensed under CC BY SA 3 0 QM_Infobox bert-roberts-r reduced jpg Early 20th Century Queensland Glass plate negatives A E Bert Roberts plate glass photo collection Queensland Museum Queensland Museum Collections
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