A000488 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2000-05-19 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-04-28 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000488b.htm corporateBody Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited AACR2 BHP Ltd. 1885 November 2000 Start Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Location Melbourne, Victoria Metallurgy Mineralogy or Mining Resources The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited was incorporated in Victoria in 1885. Originally the Company was established to mine zinc, lead and silver at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Later the Company moved into steel making and oil and gas exploration. In November 2000 the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited became known as BHP Limited. CRC for Materials Welding and Joining (1992 - 1999) Selby, George William (1858 - 1950)

Auditor 1886 - 1945

 Hooke, John Anthony Lionel (1933 - 2018)

Member, Board of Directors 1981 - 1993

 Ashcroft, Edgar Arthur (1864 - 1938) Loton, Brian Thorley (1929 - 2022)

Chairman 1992 - 1997; Managing Director 1982 - 1991; Chief general manager 1997 - 1982.

 Parbo, Arvi Hillar (1926 - 2019)

Director 1987 - 1989

 Klug, George Charles (1875 - 1935)

Chief chemist, assayer, assistant metallurgist 1897 - 1900; Chemist and assayer 1895 - 1897.

 McLennan, Ian Munro (1909 - 1998)

Chairman and Director of Administration 1970 - 1977

 Lysaghts Worner, Howard Knox (1913 - 2006)

Director of research 1956 - c.1964

 Weeks, Lewis George (1893 - 1977)

Consultant geologist c1960

 Glomar III - Global Marine Co. drill-ship (1962 - c. 1970) Delprat, Guillaume Daniel (1856 - 1937) 1898 1921

Gulliaume Delprat was an Assistant to the General Manager and later General Manager at Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited.

 BHP Steel International BHP Limited (2000 - 2001)

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 'Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Film: Wild cats and white horses: Newsreel on the beginning of Australia's oil industry from 1966 Cox, Cyril [director, photographer]; Stacey, Bill [editing]; McConnachie, David [sound recording] Wild cats and white horses: Newsreel on the beginning of Australia's oil industry from 1966 Australia Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Limited 1967 YouTube Newspaper Article: The obstetrician at the birth of an industry Anon The obstetrician at the birth of an industry ExxonMobil 2020 Connection - ExxonMobil 136 4-5 Newspaper Article: In Action! - Esso Exploration's first offshore well is spudded-in in Gippsland Basin Esso Australia In Action! - Esso Exploration's first offshore well is spudded-in in Gippsland Basin 1965 Esso News 3 7 1-2 Book: The Big Fella: The rise of BHP Biliton Thomson, Peter; Macklin, Robert The Big Fella: The rise of BHP Biliton North Sydney, New South Wales William Heinemann 2009 Book: Bass Strait: long history, bright future. Anon Bass Strait: long history, bright future. Melbourne Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd 2009 Celebrating 40 years of oil and gas production 6 Journal Article: Australian offshore drilling: past, present and future White, J. A. W. Australian offshore drilling: past, present and future Canberra CSIRO 1975 The APPEA Journal 15 1 141-146 Journal Article: B.H.P. Pig Irons B.H.P. Pig Irons 1932 Commonwealth Engineer 20 5 141 Book: The steel master: a life of Essington Lewis Blainey, Geoffrey The steel master: a life of Essington Lewis South Melbourne Macmillan of Australia 1971 Book: "What's good for Australia ... !": the story of BHP Trengove, Alan "What's good for Australia ... !": the story of BHP Stanmore, N.S.W Cassell 1975 Journal Article: A Brief History of BHP Billiton Blainey, Geoffrey A Brief History of BHP Billiton 2010 Journal of Australasian Mining History 8 23-35 Book: Seventy-five years of B.H.P. development in industry, 1885-1960. Broken Hill Proprietary Company Seventy-five years of B.H.P. development in industry, 1885-1960. Melbourne Broken Hill Proprietary Company 1960 Book: Broken Hill 1883 - 1893: discovery and development Kearns, R. H. B. Broken Hill 1883 - 1893: discovery and development Broken Hill, N.S.W. Broken Hill Historical Society 1973 Book: Broken Hill, 1894 - 1914: volume 2, the uncertain years Kearns, R. H. B. Broken Hill, 1894 - 1914: volume 2, the uncertain years Broken Hill, N.S.W. Broken Hill Historical Society 1974 Book: Broken Hill, volume 3, 1915 - 1939: new horizons Kearns, R. H. B. Broken Hill, volume 3, 1915 - 1939: new horizons Broken Hill, N.S.W. Broken Hill Historical Society 1975 Book: A Measure of Greatness: the Origins of the Australian Iron and Steel Industry Johnston-Liik, E.M.; Liik, George and Ward, R.G. A Measure of Greatness: the Origins of the Australian Iron and Steel Industry Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1998 Book: Broken Hill volume 4, 1940 - 1983: the first century Kearns, R. H. B. Broken Hill volume 4, 1940 - 1983: the first century Broken Hill, N.S.W. Broken Hill Historical Society 1976 Book: The richest lode : Broken Hill 1883 - 1988 Solomon, R. J. The richest lode : Broken Hill 1883 - 1988 Sydney Hale & Iremonger 1988 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Edited Book: Shaping the Hunter: a story of engineers, and the engineering contribution to the development of the present shape of the Hunter Region, its river, cities, industries and transport arteries Armstrong, John Shaping the Hunter: a story of engineers, and the engineering contribution to the development of the present shape of the Hunter Region, its river, cities, industries and transport arteries Newcastle, New South Wales Institution of Engineers, Australia. Newcastle Division 1983 Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins BSAR03890 1964 - 1987 This collection is a small set of personal records and acquired publications relating to the work Tony Krins did for Esso Australia Ltd on the Glomar III oil and gas drilling ship 1964-1968. He was a medical student at Monash University at the time and worked in the summer vacations. Some items post-date this period and document the subsequent history of Bass Strait oil and gas fields. Digital (pdf) copies of some of the records are held in the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library (archive). Some of the published items have been registered as 'Published Resources' [see below]. Included is a draft book typescript, with annotations by Krins, of Robert Murray (1987), "The Bass Strait story: A history of the discovery, development and production of the oil and gas in Gipplsand 1963-1986 by Esso and BHP" [unpublished] 215 pages, 5 pdf files; and the first 8 pages of the report "Esso Gippsland Shelf-1, Victoria: Well completion report" by Esso Exploration Australia. Inc. September 1965 [also annotated by Krins], 1 pdf file. These items can be provided upon request. 0.05 m, 20 items Print Papers of Graeme M. Clark, 1944-2012 [manuscript] National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Papers of Graeme M. Clark, 1944-2012 [manuscript] MS 8696 1944 - 2012 Records [MS 8696, comprising nine accessions 1994-2018] relating to Graeme Clark's career and the development of the bionic ear, including:- general correspondence notebooks and diaries various papers including papers relating to research and development audio tapes photographs and slides speeches certificates draft material for Clark's book "Sounds from Silence" (2000) and June Epstein's "The Story of the Bionic Ear" (1989) medals, plaques, awards and degrees awarded to Clark Bionic Ear Institute records Scientific publications bound and loose press clippings letters, manuscripts, theses and books lecture slides photographs of cochlear implants; a plaque, medals, awards and certificates of achievement and admission to fellowship of various organisations DVDs including published oral history recordings bound volume of scientific publications by Graeme Clark from between 2004-2012. 59.81 m, 162 boxes and 12 oversize containers Broken Hill South Ltd - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Broken Hill South Ltd - Records 75/93 1924 - 1971 A large collection of (mostly technical) publications from the Broken Hill South Ltd. mine library; annual reports. 72 archive boxes Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Ltd - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Ltd - Records 68/23 1885 - 1967 Photographs of Port Pirie environs, smelter, waterfront, first load of ore from Broken Hill, pots, furnace, view from the plant, Port Pirie harbour, Port Pirie 1919-1921 (from 'Images of Yesterday' file), Port Pirie waterfront railway wharf, BHAS Port Pirie staff 1928, Directors of BHAS 1969. 0.24 m, 2 boxes Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Ltd - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Ltd - Records 69/6 1889 - 1957 BHP Co.: letterbooks 1900-15; correspondence files 1903-19; agreements 1908-15; accounts 1889-16. BHAS Pty. Ltd.: Director's meetings papers 1920-49; correspondence subject files 1914-45; 'company papers' 1915-49; production files 1915-49; accounts 1913-49; research papers 1915-43; employee records 1914-43; work operation and treatment files 1919-49; plant reports 1917-57; newspaper cuttings; printed material 1919-35. London Office: correspondence and accounts 1919-35; Port Pirie Plant: Manager's meetings minutes 1947-53; correspondence; subject files 1918-53; production reports 1941-53; accounts 1915-53; assay returns 1917-22; employee records 1910-53; research papers 1947-53; public relations files; newspaper cuttings. Sir Colin Fraser: Personal papers incl. files re. BHAS 1916-1930s; personal correspondence files; papers re. companies 1916-1943; files on mining propositions and ore deposits 1930s; technical papers 1919-39; annual reports 1920s-43. W.S. Robinson: correspondence 1942. T.H. Sears (company secretary): Alphabetical subject files 1918-43. A.J. Keast (director): Papers arranged according to company; Commonwealth Advisory Mining Panel minutes 1944, 1946; correspondence and reports 1945-46. 247.2 m