Growing up on the Goldfields: Part 1
30 January 1993 • Ron Manners AO
I made this speech at the Geotechnical/Geomechanical Australian Conference in 1993 and it can also be found in my book Never a Dull …
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When President Hoover sat at my desk
6 June 1992 • Mannwest Admin
Have you heard the story about Ron Manners and Herbert Hoover? The two men share a connection through not just a workspace but a …
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When miners were heroes
18 May 1992 • Ron Manners AO
We can be heroes Can anyone remember a time when miners were heroes? When they were proud of what they did, without apologizing? …
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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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Barnacles on the backside of progress
12 October 1990 • Ron Manners AO
This cheeky industry analysis was presented at Kalgoorlie: The Next 100 Years, an Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) sponsored event held …
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First stop, Hong Kong (next stop the world)
3 September 1990 • Ron Manners AO
In 1990, as Chairman of Croesus, I made a promotional visit to Hong Kong. I then went to Frankfurt, Munich, London, New York, …
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Gold rush in the land down under
9 June 1988 • Ron Manners AO
An interview on gold from 1988 Larry Reed first interviewed me when he was Chief Economist with the National Committee for Monetary Reform …
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Australia: How are we going, mate?
21 January 1988 • Ron Manners AO
In 1988 I asked, “how are we going, mate?”. It was part of a speech made at the Howard Ruff International Investment Seminar …
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Lang Hancock: Feeding the crocodile
22 September 1978 • Ron Manners AO
Lang Hancock gave this speech in Sydney in September 1978. He was always an encouraging force in my life and for this I …
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