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Sir Robert William Askin, GCMG (4 April 1907 – 9 September 1981), was an Australian politician and the 32nd Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975, the first representing the Liberal Party. He was born in 1907 as Robin William Askin, but always disliked his first name and changed it by deed poll in 1971.
Sir Robert William (Bob) Askin (1907-1981), bank officer and premier, was born on 4 April 1907 in Sydney, eldest of three sons of Adelaide-born William James Askin, sailor and later tram driver, and Ellen Laura Halliday, née Rowe, a widow, born in New South Wales.
Apr 9, 2021 · Askin was a keen punter and racegoer for most of his life. Following the National Times stories, the evidence about Askin’s corruption was spelt out in much more detail in Hickie’s 536-page book, The Prince and the Premier, published in 1985. (Galea was known as “the prince.”) Not that this put an end to the controversy.
May 2, 2017 · Sir Robert Askin, Liberal premier of NSW from 1965 to 1975, was "notoriously corrupt". In Sydney Noir: The Golden Years, Michael Duffy and I do not argue that Askin was innocent of...
Apr 23, 2007 · Robert Askin: the legacy that dare not speak its name. The most successful Liberal premier in NSW -- and only two have won elections -- would have been 100 this month.
SIR Robert Askin was NSW's longest-serving Premier and had the reputation as its toughest. ...
Military Service. 2nd Australian Imperial Forces (2nd AIF) 1941 - 1946, 2/31st Battalion, New Guinea and Borneo; Sergeant under Lieutenant - Colonel E. M. Robson (Member of the Legislative Assembly for Vaucluse 1936 until 1957). Honours Received.
