Australia’s Mining Hall of Fame
21 September 2000 • Ron Manners AO
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?
8 January 2000 • Ron Manners AO
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
11 March 1997 • Ron Manners AO
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
6 June 1995 • Ron Manners AO
I made this impromptu speech at an Institute of Company Directors training seminar, June 1995. Jetsetter confessions Travel, as you know, is full of …
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What politics destroys, it first subsidises
18 November 1994 • Ron Manners AO
Ron isn't just about business and mining; he has an arty side too. He gave this speech at an exhibition opening by the …
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The Museum of the Goldfields: from humble beginnings
7 April 1993 • Ron Manners AO
Timeline of events leading to the creation of the Museum of the Goldfields in Kalgoorlie 1965: Establishment of a Golden Mile Museum suggested 1966: …
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The pleasures and problems of delving into history
15 May 1991 • Ron Manners AO
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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