Person
Nicholas, William (1826 - 1917)
- Born
- 1826
Cornwall, United Kingdom - Died
- 18 November 1917
Maryborough, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Mine manager
Summary
William Nicholas managed numerous mines in Victoria. Prior to coming to Australia he worked in the tin and copper minds of Cornwall. He wrote at least one article for the Royal Society of Victoria.
Details
Chronology
- 1852
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne)
- c. 1852 - c. 1861
- Career position - Prospector in Bendigo and Ballarat
- 1862 - 1863
- Career position - Manager of Poverty Point Quartz Mining Co. (in New Zealand?)
- 1864 - 1876
- Career position - Manager of Maryborough Laviathan in Victoria
- c. 1876 - c. 1886
- Career position - Manager of New Australasian at Creswick, Victoria
- 1883 -
- Career event - Foundation Member, Victorian Engineers Association
- 1887 -
- Career position - Manager of Chalk's Freehold in Maryborough
Related entries
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details
Journal Articles
- Nicholas, William, 'The Origin of Quartz Reefs and Gold', Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 18 (1882), 47. Details
- Nicholas, William, 'A new system of winding in deep mining shafts (Paper)', Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Engineers Association vol. I 1883-1885 (1885), 162-167. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24231. Details
Resources
- 'Nicholas, William (1826-1917)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1472468. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 24 October 2006, Last modified: 14 August 2019