Alfred Traeger Alfred Traeger Alfred Hermann Traeger, OBE (2 August 1895 – 31 July 1980) was an Australian inventor, chiefly known for the development of the pedal radio. Traeger was born at Glenlee, near Dimboola, Victoria, and raised near Adelaide, South Australia. He was instrumental in the establishment and early success of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Traeger had an interest in radio for much of his life. During the 1920s, he was contacted by Rev John Flynn to assist in experiments which were to enable remote families access to medical treatment by using radio equipment. He also suggested the
John Robinson (Australian rules footballer) John Robinson (Australian rules footballer) John Ware Robinson (28 December 1891 – 25 February 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He served in the First AIF, and was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1917. The son of Rev. Samuel Robinson (1841-1899), D.D., and Annie Roger Robinson (1860-1939), née Ware, and known as "Jack" to his family, he was born in St Kilda on 28 December 1891. While at the university he was one of the secretaries of the Australian Student Christian Movement; and, by 1922, he was its "travelling