Person

Kahan, Raoul Robellaz (1883? - 1952)

Born
1883?
Victoria, Australia
Died
6 October 1952
Occupation
Assayer

Summary

Raoul Kahan was Assistant Assayer at the Royal Mint, Perth 1909-1918. He then spent the remainder of his career overseas, retiring in 1940 to Perth and a farm at Kojonup, Western Australia. He was educated at the universities of Adelaide (BSc) and Western Australia (BSc (hons)).

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1909 - 1918
Career position - Assistant Assayer at the Royal Mint in Perth
1918 - 1920
Career position - Deputy Master and Assayer at the Royal Mint in Bombay, India
1920
Career position - Superintendent of erection of a gold refinery for the Transvaal Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg, South Africa
1921 - 1940
Career position - Manager of the gold refinery

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