Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsMining companiesHistoryThe sectional model of the Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mines Ltd. was carved by William Howitt in 1901 and presented to the Princess of Wales in 1904. A celebrated wood carver, William Howitt was born in c.1846 and migrated to Melbourne in 1888. He was commissioned in 1896 to carve the furnishings for St Paul's Cathedral, notably the pulpit and the bishop's throne. About 1899, he moved to Perth where he taught wood carving at Perth Technical School until 1906. Howitt became well known in the West for his carved wooden plaques, some of which were displayed by the Western Australian government at international exhibitions. He died in 1928.
Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mines Ltd. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 14/02/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/61596
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