Колин Фрейзер (добыча)
Сэр Колин Фрейзер (14 мая 1875 года [ 1 ] - 11 марта 1944 года) был горнодобывающим инженером и руководителем в Новой Зеландии и Австралии.
История
[ редактировать ]Фрейзер родился в Короманделе, Новая Зеландия , сын менеджера шахты Джона Кэмерон Фрейзер и его жена Элизабет Стюарт Фрейзер, урожденный Маккей. Он изучал геологию неполный рабочий день в Оклендском университете, находясь в штате Банка Новой Зеландии , закончил M.Sc в 1906 году. [ 1 ] и поступил на службу правительства Новой Зеландии в качестве горнодобывающего геолога 1905–1911. [ 2 ]
Он был связан с Уильямом Сидни Робинсоном в Лондоне в качестве сотрудника Robinson, Clark & Co , консалтинговых инженеров по горнодобыванию 1911–1914, когда он участвовал в жестяных рудниках в Корнуолле и никелевых шахтах в Канаде. [ 3 ]
Затем он взял комиссию из Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co., чтобы сделать геологическое исследование некоторых своих свойств в Австралии. [ 4 ] Затем он был связан с WL Baillieu в разработке Broken Hill небрежной производственной способности для потребностей военного времени. Он был назначен в консультативную комиссию по промышленной организации и занимал должность директора по поставке материалов в департаменте боеприпасов и председателем комитета по минералам Содружества. [ 2 ]
As joint managing director (with W. L. Baillieu? W. S. Robinson?) from 1915, then chairman, of Broken Hill Associated Smelters (founded by Baillieu and Robinson) he was largely responsible for the expansion of that company's works in Port Pirie, South Australia. He was also involved in the establishment of the electrolytic zinc refinery at Risdon, Tasmania.[5]
He served on the boards of many prominent Australian businesses, including:[2][3][4]
- Associated Pulp and Paper Mills
- Australia Aluminium Co.
- Australian Fertilisers Pty Ltd (NSW and Vic)
- Austral Bronze Co Ltd (NSW)
- British Australian Lead Manufacturers Pty Ltd (NSW)
- Broken Hill South (chairman)
- Central Norseman mining
- Commercial Union Assurance Co Ltd (UK)
- Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
- Dunlop Rubber (Vic and NSW)
- Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Co Ltd (NSW)
- Gold Mines of Australia (Vic and Qld)
- Imperial Smelting Corporation Ltd (UK)
- Metal Manufacturers Pty Ltd (NSW)
- Mount Coolon Gold Mines (Qld)
- New Broken Hill Consolidated
- North Broken Hill
- Taranaki Oilfields (managing director)
- Triton mining
- Victoria Gold Dredging Co.
- Western Gold Mines (WA)
- Western Mining Corporation Ltd (WA)
- Western NSW Electric Power Pty Ltd
- Zinc Corporation Ltd (NSW and UK)
Fraser was a council member, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for 25 years, and president in 1923.[3]
He was a member of, and for seven years Australia delegate to the (British) Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
He was fifteen years a board member[4] of the Australian Mines and Metals Association and president from 1932[3] for 12 years.[2]
He was a member of the Melbourne Club, Australian Club and Athenaeum Club of Melbourne and the Union Club of Sydney.
He was knighted in 1935.[6]
He died at his home "Whernside", Albany Road, in Toorak, Victoria after a short illness, survived by Lady Fraser and two daughters. His remains were cremated at the Spring Vale Cemetery.
Following his death Andrew Fairweather was appointed to the board of Broken Hill South.[7]
Family
[edit]Colin Fraser married Canadian Mary Helen MacNamara on 20 March 1913 in London[1] and settled in Melbourne. They had two daughters:
- daughter (3 October 1916 – )
- Dorothy Jean Stewart Fraser (26 January 1921 – 22 November 1984)
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c John Kennett (1981). Australian Dictionary of Biography: Fraser, Sir Colin (1875–1944). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Sir Colin Fraser Dies At 69". Weekly Times. No. 3900. Victoria, Australia. 15 March 1944. p. 5. Retrieved 2 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Death of Sir Colin Fraser". The Age. No. 27736. Victoria, Australia. 13 March 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 2 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Death of Sir Colin Fraser". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 30, 434. Victoria, Australia. 13 March 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Obituary". The Chronicle (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVI, no. 4, 917. South Australia. 16 March 1944. p. 13. Retrieved 2 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mr Colin Fraser". It's an Honour. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Personal s". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 30, 452. Victoria, Australia. 3 April 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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