Ron Manners’ ideas 
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Hundred Heroes

This speech was made by Ron at an Australian Mining Hall of Fame launch and recruitment function. He addressed supporters of Hundred Heroes,...

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Now, here’s a coincidence

What’s in a name? Settle in for a quick history lesson and learn the origins of Ron’s company, Croesus Mining. Most of my...

Australia’s Mining Hall of Fame

Australia’s Mining Hall of Fame (a lost opportunity — Oct 2017?) I gave this presentation to the Mining 2000 Forum in Melbourne. At...

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Where’s the clarinet?

Remembering grandfather James “Pom Pom” Stevens Pom Pom was a prospecting, clarinet playing, blacksmith and winder-driver at the Mt Charlotte Gold Mine. (The...

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The mining industry: A global community, from an Australian’s view

Ron delivered this speech to the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada in Toronto, Ontario in March 1997. It’s an educational experience for...

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One Day in the Life of an International Jetsetter

I made this impromptu speech at an Institute of Company Directors training seminar, June 1995. Jetsetter confessions Travel, as you know, is full...

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What politics destroys, it first subsidises

Ron isn’t just about business and mining; he has an arty side too. He gave this speech at an exhibition opening by the...

The Museum of the Goldfields: from humble beginnings

Timeline of events leading to the creation of the Museum of the Goldfields in Kalgoorlie 1965: Establishment of a Golden Mile Museum suggested...

The pleasures and problems of delving into history

What is history? And why is there an interest in it long after the people involved have moved on? I pondered these questions,...

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