Person
Fraser, Colin (1875 - 1944)
- Born
- 14 May 1875
Coromandel, New Zealand - Died
- 11 March 1944
Toorak, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist and Company director
Summary
Colin Fraser obtained an MSc in geology from Auckland University College in 1906 and surveyed the Mount Morgan mine in Queensland in 1914. He was closely associated with W.S. Robinson and was an integral part of the powerful Collins House group of mining companies.
Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- Colin Fraser - Records, 1916 - 1943; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Kennetee, John, 'Fraser, Sir Colin (1875-1944)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 8 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 576-577. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080592b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Skeats, Ernest W., 'Obituary: Sir Colin Fraser', Australian Journal of Science, 6 (6) (1944), 176. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537926. Details
- 'Fraser, Colin (1875-1944)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476110. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 31 July 2006
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