Biographical entry Hancock, Henry Richard (1836 - 1919)

Summary

Henry Richard Hancock was superintendent of the Moonta Mining Co. 1864-89 and general manager of the amalgamated Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Co. 1889-98. He designed and patented a percussion drill driven by compressed air and capable of boring forty feet of shot-holes in an eight-hour shift. For separating sulphides from the ores he made and patented a jigger which was also used later at Broken Hill.

Published resources

Book Sections

• Pryor, Oswald, 'Hancock, Henry Richard (1836-1919), mine superintendent', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 4, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1972, pp. 333-334. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040380b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Hancock, Henry Richard', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464449. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003595. Details