<p>A E (Bert) Roberts was a coachbuilder by trade in Ipswich (Queensland), but a true renaissance man at heart. Bert’s interests included geology, music, Aboriginal culture, nature and the modern technology of the early 1900s. His broad interests and love of life are reflected in the many photographs he took. 
</p><p>Queensland Museum holds over 1000 of Bert Roberts’ plate glass negatives and prints from the era.
</p><p><b>Additional Information</b>
</p><p>The Roberts family records indicate that <b>Albert Edward Roberts (Senior)</b> was born in Birmingham, England, in 1855. He had two sons: <b>Albert Edwin Roberts (Junior)</b> (known as Bert) was also born in Birmingham in 1878, and <b>Leo</b>, a younger brother sometime later (date unknown). The Roberts family migrated to Queensland (Australia) in 1881. 
</p><p>Bert  was a prolific photographer whose work is being shared on Wiki Commons. Bert married <b>Florence Sarah Roberts</b> in 1907. They had four children who led long and interesting lives: <b>Norman</b> (1908), <b>George</b> (1909), <b>Florence Ivy</b> (1912) and <b>Don (John Edwin)</b> 1916. A fifth child, <b>Trevor Moreton</b> (1922), did not survive infancy.
</p>
A Wikipedia article is currently being researched and written about the Roberts family by a Wiki member. One of the primary sources of evidence is an <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/documents/heritage/17_george_roberts_oral_history.pdf">oral history interview</a> conducted in 1995 with George Roberts, who was Bert’s second son.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Bert_Roberts" class="extiw" title="w:en:Bert Roberts"><span title="Australian photographer">Albert Edwin Roberts</span></a>
</bdi>
early 1900 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P4241,Q40719727</div>
Queensland Museum