Have the Harvard graduates succeeded where the Communists failed?
20 November 2008 • Ron Manners AO
This after-dinner speech, delivered to the Western Australian branch of the Harvard Club of Australia, tells a number of stories about the history of …
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There’s a book inside every one of us
20 February 2007 • Ron Manners AO
Do you have a book in you that is struggling to get out? This speech, delivered at a RSL meeting, explains why and …
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Mining Manners: My elusive career
6 October 2004 • Ron Manners AO
I gave this keynote speech as part of Business News' Success and Leadership Series in 2004. At the time I was Chairman of Croesus Mining, …
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Hundred Heroes
14 March 2002 • Ron Manners AO
This speech was made by Ron at an Australian Mining Hall of Fame launch and recruitment function. He addressed supporters of Hundred Heroes, …
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Australia’s Mining Hall of Fame
21 September 2000 • Ron Manners AO
Australia's Mining Hall of Fame (a lost opportunity — Oct 2017?) I gave this presentation to the Mining 2000 Forum in Melbourne. At …
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Humility
27 November 1995 • Ron Manners AO
I gave this speech in 1995 at an Australian Mineral Foundation conference dinner. Here, I set out to solve problems relating to economics, politics …
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Turning ideas into gold bars
17 May 1995 • Ron Manners AO
This speech was presented at the World’s Best Practice in Mining and Processing Conference, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Sydney, May …
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The Museum of the Goldfields: from humble beginnings
7 April 1993 • Ron Manners AO
Timeline of events leading to the creation of the Museum of the Goldfields in Kalgoorlie 1965: Establishment of a Golden Mile Museum suggested 1966: …
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The pleasures and problems of delving into history
15 May 1991 • Ron Manners AO
What is history? And why is there an interest in it long after the people involved have moved on? I pondered these questions, …
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Barnacles on the backside of progress
12 October 1990 • Ron Manners AO
This cheeky industry analysis was presented at Kalgoorlie: The Next 100 Years, an Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) sponsored event held …
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