How to be humbled!
16 August 2018 • Ron Manners AO
Scrambling on board the flight from Hong Kong back to Perth once, my thoughts strayed to the key impression of my visit to …
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Croesus’ wine cellar
10 August 2018 • Ron Manners AO
This undated article dips into timeless topics. It offers a uniquely Australian perspective of global issues such as mining exploration and foreign debt. …
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Over-regulation and the entrepreneur
22 July 2018 • Ron Manners AO
One of the roles of the entrepreneur is to project a vision that is somewhat larger than reality. Then, as they take people forward …
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Croesus Mining NL: Highs and lows
2 July 2018 • Ron Manners AO
There's been increased interest in Croesus Mining NL of late. It was founded in 1986 and during my time with the company it produced …
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Generational terms (What’s my excuse? Did I miss out on a label?)
28 June 2018 • Ron Manners AO
So much is written about the various generations. The latest piece, I now read, by Rowan Dean, Australian Editor of The Australian Spectator under …
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Father Long’s sacred nugget
18 June 2018 • Ron Manners AO
This story is set in Kanowna, about 20km east of Kalgoorlie. It’s a ghost town these days. But in Father Long's day, when WG …
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Buckets of money at Nugan Hand
11 June 2018 • Ron Manners AO
This is an excerpt from my book, Heroic Misadventures. Read the full story here by downloading the free ebook. My brief career in banking …
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Remembering Lang Hancock
10 June 2018 • Ron Manners AO
Lang Hancock will always be a legend and an icon of Australia. In 1963, he saved my life. I doubt he even realised. …
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Forty years of farming
6 June 2018 • Ron Manners AO
My father, Chas Manners, was trained for farming at the Ballarat Agricultural College with a long-term view to run the Manners’ family farm …
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Let Public Choice Theory solve political puzzles
1 May 2018 • Ron Manners AO
The good news is that an accredited Public Choice Theory course will be available from The University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle …
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