The Ken Robson Pavilion at Gouburn's Seiffert Oval has been decorated with some historic pieces of memorabilia, many of which commemorate the life of Robson himself.
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The additions were made on Tuesday morning, with Ken's son, Jim, and daughter, Annette, present. Three of the walls inside the pavilion now bear rare cricketing relics.
The items were donated by the Bradman Museum in Bowral, among which were photos of teams in which Ken played and some artifacts of Australian and international teams of the past.
These included a large image of the first First Class Australian team to tour England in 1878, along with multiple pictures of Sir Donald Bradman, a painting of Bradman Honourees, and a number of items signed by Test players.
The donation of these pieces to the Goulburn District Cricket Association, Jim said, was made possible by the generosity of the administrators of the Bradman Museum.
"I saw Rina Hore, from the Bradman Museum, and I explained about the Ken Robson Pavilion and how it was named after my dad," Jim said.
"She was aware of that and had been here in the last year. I asked if she had any spare memorabilia, and she said yes. She cares about cricket and said she'll get a few relevant items for us."
Ken, who passed away in 2009, was a seemingly permanent fixture of Goulburn cricket for decades prior to his death. The decision to name the pavilion, which was constructed in 2019, after him was overwhelmingly popular, and meant a great deal to the Robson family.
Jim hopes that the addition of these rarities will help inspire the next generation of Goulburn cricketers.
"It's a great honour, Dad loved cricket and that's been rubbed down right through the family," he said.
"All our relatives, our children, the whole family is very involved in cricket. We've got a great passion and love for the sport, we care a lot about the future of cricket, and I though it's wonderful the pavilion was named after him, but anything we can do to help cricket, we'd like to do.
"Hopefully this might create a bit more interest for those who live in Goulburn and play cricket. If they're up here, they might take a bit of time to look around the wall and look at some of the items."
Along with his thanks to the Bradman Museum, Jim expressed gratitude to the Goulburn Mulwaree Council, who aided in putting the items on display in the pavilion.
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