Person

Brodie-Hall, Laurence Charles (1910 - 2006)

CMG Kt

Born
10 June 1910
London, England
Died
1 October 2006
Australia
Occupation
Geologist and Company director

Summary

Laurence Brodie-Hall worked in the mining industry in Western Australia from the 1940s and was Executive Director of Western Mining Corporation Ltd 1967-1975. He later went on to be Director of Ansett Western Australia.

Details

Chronology

1942 - 1945
Career position - Royal Australian Engineers
1947
Education - Diploma in Metallurgy completed
1948 - 1949
Career position - Geologist at Central Norseman Gold Corporation NL
1950 - 1951
Career position - Technical Assistant to Managing Director of Great Western Consolidated NL
1951 - 1958
Career position - General Superintendent at ?Great Western Consolidated NL
1958 - 1968
Career position - General Superintendent at Western Mining Corporation Ltd
1962
Career position - Director of Western Mining Corporation Ltd
1967 - 1975
Career position - Executive Director of Western Mining Corporation Ltd
1975 - 1982
Career position - Consultant and Director of Western Mining Corporation Ltd
1976
Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
1982
Award - Appointed Knight Bachelor
1982 - 1993
Career position - Director of Ansett Western Australia (formerly Airlines of Western Australia)
1993
Award - Appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Related Awards

Related Corporate Bodies

  • Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (1893 - )

    Honorary Fellow 1988 - in recognition of his long service to The Institute, his consistent support for mining education, especially in the Western Australian School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, and his significant contribution to the mining industry.

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

  • Ralph, Gilbert, 'Mining giant with a golden touch', The Age (2006). Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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