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    Robert Arthur Johnstone

    British colonial police officer

    Robert Arthur Johnstone

    Sub-Inspector Robert Johnstone

    Born1843

    Richmond, Van Dieman's Land

    Died16 January 1905 (aged 61)

    Toowong, Queensland

    Occupation(s)Station manager, police officer, explorer, police magistrate
    SpouseMaria Ann Gibson

    Robert Arthur Johnstone (1843 – 16 January 1905) was an officer in the Native Police paramilitary force which operated in the British colony of Queensland. He was stationed at various locations in central and northern Queensland between 1867 and 1880 conducting regular punitive expeditions against clans of Indigenous Australians who resisted colonisation. He also participated in several surveying expeditions in Far North Queensland, including those under the leadership of George Elphinstone Dalrymple.

    After resigning from the Native Police in 1880, he became a police magistrate in various locations around Queensland before retiring from government

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    BROINOWSKI, Robert Arthur (1877–1959)

    Born in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn on 1 December 1877, Robert Arthur Broinowski was the sixth of eight children of a Polish immigrant, Gracjusz (Gracius) Broinowski, and his wife, Jane, née Smith. Jane was the daughter of the captain of an English whaler, while Gracius, who at some time used the pseudonym Gracius efternamn, was a salesman for the publisher, Hamel and Ferguson, and an artist who produced books of quality lithographs of Australian mammals and birds; his Australian friends included the poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon, and the young Edmund Barton.

    In 1880 the family moved to Sydney where Robert was educated at Milson’s Point Primary School and the newly established Jesuit school, St Aloysius, situated successively at Woolloomooloo and Surry Hills, where his father taught art. The standard of teaching at St Aloysius was variable and harsh physical punishment rife, yet Robert came through with a solid educational grounding, although not

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    Life Story

    In January of 1970 Arthur won the Australian open, the second of his three career grand Slam singles titles. By the early 70s he had become one of the most famous tennis players. Along with Arthur’s growing celebrity status, the sport of tennis was becoming more and more popular. However, the earnings of tennis players did not reflect the increased interest and therefore revenue. In response to this he partnered in creating the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1972 with Jack Kramer and others. The ATP was formed to represent the interests of male tennis pros. Prior to its formation players had less control over their earnings or their tournament schedule. Two years later he was elected as the President of ATP.

    South Africa eventually granted Arthur a visa in 1973. He was the first black pro to play in the national championships there where he reached the singles finals and won the doubles title with Tom Okker.

    1975 would prove a banner year for Arth

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