Person

Corbould, William Thomas Henry (1866 - 1949)

Born
4 November 1866
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died
16 March 1949
Monaco
Occupation
Chemist and Mining engineer
Alternative Names
  • Corbould, Jimmy

Summary

William Corbould, MAusIMM, MIMM, MAIME, MRACI, was known generally in the mining industry as "Jimmy Corbould". He was educated at Ballarat College and Ballarat School of Mines. From 1885 he worked as an assayer and chemist in Broken Hill. He travelled to America but returned to work in Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie and Mount Morgan and was Managing Director of Mount Elliot Ltd, Cloncurry.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • William Henry Corbould - Records, 1866 - 1949, A3190-2; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

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Resources

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