Person

Fraser, Colin (1875 - 1944)

Kt

Born
14 May 1875
Coromandel, New Zealand
Died
11 March 1944
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Geologist and Company director

Summary

Sir 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.

Details

Chronology

1906
Education - Master of Science (MSc), Auckland University College
1922
Career event - Elected Member (Mining and Metallurgy), Australian National Research Council
1935
Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - Public service
1937
Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)

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), geologist and company director' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (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

Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes

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