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| Hull teenager flies 13,000 miles from Darwin for school prom | Hull teenager flies 13,000 miles from Darwin for school prom |
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| A 16-year-old boy travelled more than 13,000 miles from Australia to Hull to go to his school prom. | A 16-year-old boy travelled more than 13,000 miles from Australia to Hull to go to his school prom. |
| Jack Robinson was a pupil at St Mary's College in Hull before he and his family moved to Darwin, in the Northern Territory, in 2014. | Jack Robinson was a pupil at St Mary's College in Hull before he and his family moved to Darwin, in the Northern Territory, in 2014. |
| His father Ashley, 49, said they made a promise to the school when they left that Jack would be back for prom night. | His father Ashley, 49, said they made a promise to the school when they left that Jack would be back for prom night. |
| Mr Ashley said Jack had "survived the night" but was not due back until about 24 hours after he went out. | |
| Having left for the party at 18:00 BST on Friday he was due back on Saturday evening. | |
| Mr Ashley had not spoken to his son but a message had been passed on, as both his and his son's mobile only worked in Australia, he said. | |
| The teenager previously said was settled into the "laid back" Australian life but that Hull would "always be home." | |
| More news from around East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire | More news from around East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire |
| Speaking before his prom, held at the Lazaat Hotel in Cottingham, Jack said: "I'm going with my mates, just to enjoy it really. | |
| "We've kept in touch on Snapchat and on social media, but I'll be seeing everyone that I haven't seen in a long, long time." | "We've kept in touch on Snapchat and on social media, but I'll be seeing everyone that I haven't seen in a long, long time." |
| 'Massive moment' | 'Massive moment' |
| Mr Robinson used to be a train driver but now works for the Australian government as "there's no railway station in Darwin". | Mr Robinson used to be a train driver but now works for the Australian government as "there's no railway station in Darwin". |
| He said: "We have come back for the prom - it was a promise that he made to the school and to his head of year when he left. | He said: "We have come back for the prom - it was a promise that he made to the school and to his head of year when he left. |
| "She said 'you will bring him back for prom, won't you?' Realistically, I don't think either party thought it would it would ever happen, but it has!" | "She said 'you will bring him back for prom, won't you?' Realistically, I don't think either party thought it would it would ever happen, but it has!" |
| He added: "It's a massive moment in his lifetime". | He added: "It's a massive moment in his lifetime". |
| The family - Mr Robinson, Jack and his sister Grace - are visiting family in Hull for two weeks but their mum has stayed in Australia. | The family - Mr Robinson, Jack and his sister Grace - are visiting family in Hull for two weeks but their mum has stayed in Australia. |