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Hints to Prospectors

  • ISBN-13: 9781923205635
  • Publisher: ETT IMPRINT
    Imprint: IMPRINT CLASSICS
  • By Hugh Corbet
  • Price: AUD $29.95
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 01/03/2025
  • Format: Paperback (230.00mm X 156.00mm) 80 pages Weight: 100g
  • Categories: Australasian & Pacific history [HBJM]
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This book was written during the Great Depression, by the acting head of the West Australian Mint, Major Hugh Corbet, who felt that such a guide might give work and some wealth to those without work. While offering specificis for West ern Australian mining, it works as a general guide Australia-wide, with hints on all styles of Gold prospecting, the use of explosives and setting up a cyaniding treatment plant. Out of print since 1960, now in its 11th edition into Imprint Classics.
Hugh Annan Corbet was born in East Ballarat, Victoria in 1870. He started out as a junior clerk in the Melbourne branch of the Mint and was first employed at Perth Mint in 1898. During WW1, Major Corbet (88 Perth Infantry) worked with the Intelligence Section of the General Staff in Perth. He moved into the residence attached to the Perth Mint in 1926 and held the position of Deputy Master of the Mint from August 1928 until 31 December 1934. Major Corbet wrote a popular booklet Hints to Prospectors and Owners of Treatment Plants in 1932, at a time when the price of gold had risen and many were seeking it.
* First published in 1932, written by the head of the West Australian Mint, here was an attempt to get Australians into work through the price of gold. Hard work, but as it it is now over $US 2,700 an ounce, maybe worth your while. * Out of print over 60 years. * A classic created in 1932 at the height of the Depression - to give a chance for the working man. * Written for Western Australian conditions, but working off what was known by the author, head of the WA Mint. Gold is now at record highs, and this will sell.
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