Waddi Robinson - A lifetime in the Gascoyne

30 years after first working on a sheep station, Spencer Robinson finally purchased one of his own. So, in 1976 the family sold their small farm in Victoria and travelled across the country to Mooloo Downs in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. And, the Robinsons are still in the region almost 50 years later.In this episode, I speak with Waddi Robinson – son of Spencer, and father of Matilda from Episode 66 and Kristy from Episode 126.Needless to say, Waddi has seen and done a fair bit over the past 50 years; from being a mustering pilot, taking over the family station and purchasing more country, and of course raising a family.And, let’s not forget the crash of the wool market, the tuberculosis eradication campaign, a flood which wiped out their homestead, and of course the live export ban – just to name a few. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.