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Mrs Clive Robinson, née Christina “Nin” McMaster

Smartly attired in fedora and lace-up highland dancing style shoes, Australian Team Captain Mrs Clive Robinson’s tartan kick pleat skirt flies up as she practises her swing. Mrs Clive “Nin” Robinson (1985-1971) was a NSW golf champion. Raised on a 5,000 acre sheep station, during WWII she drove a charcoal burning truck and cooked for the forces at Air Force House.

Photographer notations on slide: "Mrs Robinson B98"
Published: The Age 27 August 1935 p. 6
Published title: Golf Championships Begin.
Published caption: A galaxy of champions will take part in the Australian Women's Golf Championship tomorrow. Three are shown here. Below — Mrs. C. Robinson, national champion. On the right — Miss J. Hood Hammond, champion of New South Wales and Miss Gardiner, Queensland champion.
Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203984927

Description: Female golfer teeing off. She is wearing a hat, cardigan, tartan skirt and "Highland dancing" style shoes. Blurred spectators can be seen in the background.

Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer:
Mrs Clive Robinson née Christina Jeanie McMaster, known as "Nin"
Mrs Clive Robinson (1895-1971) was a NSW golf champion. She won the Australian Women's amateur golf championship in 1934.

Nin was captain of the team who won the Tasman Cup against New Zealand in 1934. She was the captain of the Australian team who competed against the visiting British women’s team in the Australian Women's Golf Championship in 1935 at Royal Melbourne. In 1936 Nin won the NSW Ladies Championship.

Nin was raised by parents Mr and Mrs John McMaster on an 8000 acre sheep station called "Weetalabah” near Coolah, 135 kilometres northeast of Dubbo NSW.

In 1923 she married Dr. Clive Robinson, a Macquarie Street specialist, and they lived in Point Piper with their daughter Diana.

During WWII Nin drove a charcoal burning truck and cooked for the forces at Air Force House. She died of leukemia in 1971.

Note: Highland dancing style of shoes

Physical description

Glass slide