 He had developed an admiration for the city of Canberra and his book, "Canberra's First Hundred Years" (1924) reflected that respect.In 1923, Robinson accepted a position as lecturer in English and German at the University of Queensland.As a young lecturer in the 1920s under the auspices of the English and Modern Languages Association of Queensland"," Robinson led a group of university and school teachers of English to conduct a local version of Henry Newbolt's report on the teaching of English in England.