Ralph, Gilbert M.

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Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsHistoriansMining managersHistoryGilbert M Ralph, MBE, OAM, joined Western Mining Corporation (WMC) as a Design Engineer in Kalgoorlie in 1962. This commenced his 42 year career with WMC in Kalgoorlie, Perth and Melbourne. During the 1970s he was involved in the management of WMC's gold operations. He was transferred to WMC's Melbourne office in 1980 and was responsible for producing the company's annual reports and other publications before retiring in 1994. In his retirement he was a publications consultant to a number of mining companies and wrote technical reports, collated histories of many entities and wrote 450 biographical sketches of natable mining people. In 1979 Gilbert was awarded an MBE for his role as Chairman of the Arts and Entertainment Committee of Western Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations and in 2005 an OAM for his contribution to the collation and recording of Australian mining history.Search records of this agent

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Ethel Domney, Two Sisters & Two Friends Sitting on Top of Cave at Baladjie Rock

Setting Up for Annual Bullfinch Town Picnic at Baladjie Rock

Annual Bullfinch Town Picnic at Baladjie Rock

Jack McLeod & Nina Bonazzi Wedding Day

Tennis Day With friends (Nina Bonazzi on right)

Nina Bonazzi Age 18 Years

Jack McLeod & Nina Bonazzi Wedding Day

Unidentified mining personnel.

Copperhead Mine Headframe

Bullfinch Netball Team

GWC - Copperhead Shaft

A B (Bernie) Smith, Chief Engineer, GWC

Farewell to A H Parbo, Marvel Loch

Nevoria Shaft, Nevoria Gold Mine

Safety Record Gathering (and My Farewell) at Jimmy Preston’s House, Marvel Loch, on Sunday Morning – Nevoria Gold Mine

Parbo’s House, 13 Second Avenue Bullfinch

GWC Road Train at Nevoria

Chief Participants in the Dramatic Mine Rescue at Marvel Loch

GWC Office

GWC Open Cut & One Truck

GWC Road Train at Nevoria

Sutherland Wedding

Hockley Wedding

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[2007.0064] Papers of Gilbert M Ralph

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Ralph, Gilbert M.