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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Australia: How are we going, mate?
21 January 1988 • Ron Manners AO
In 1988 I asked, “how are we going, mate?”. It was part of a speech made at the Howard Ruff International Investment Seminar …
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Lang Hancock: Feeding the crocodile
22 September 1978 • Ron Manners AO
Lang Hancock gave this speech in Sydney in September 1978. He was always an encouraging force in my life and for this I …
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