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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-02-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001043b.htm person Clark Donald AACR2 17 February 1864 7 April 1932 Place of Birth Ashby, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Metallurgist Science educator Donald Clark, an engineering graduate of the University of Melbourne, became foundation Director of the Bairnsdale District School of Mines in 1889-1906, then Director of the Bendigo School of Mines to 1909. He lectured at the University of Melbourne in 1910 in metallurgy and from 1911 to 1930 was Chief Inspector of Technical Schools.

Donald Clark contributed largely to the solution of the treatment of complex ores in the Cassilis district in Gippsland, as well as to the evolution of the flotation process and the methods of refining cyanide precipitate and sludge from electrolytic copper refineries.

He significantly contributed to the Australian literature on the treatment of ores, and wrote "Australian Mining and Metallurgy" (1904), "Gold Refining" (1909), and three important booklets on technical education between 1923 and 1929.

He was largely responsible for the junior technical schools as an integral part of the Victorian post-primary education structure.

1883 1885 Career position - Surveyor's Assistant 1889 1889 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne 1889 1906 Career position - Foundation Director, Bairnsdale District School of Mines and Industry 1901 1901 Career event - Member (MAusIME), Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers 1904 1904 Publication - Book: Australian mining and metallurgy 1904 1904 Patent - An improved process for the separation of gold from silver and other metals obtained by precipitation on zinc or other metals or substances [1615/1904] 1905 1905 Patent - Process for the treatment of gold slimes by the nitre cake method. 1906 1909 Career position - Director, Bendigo School of Mines 1907 1907 Education - Master of Mining Engineering (MME), University of Melbourne 1909 1909 Publication - Book: Gold refining 1910 1910 Career position - Lecturer in metallurgy, University of Melbourne 1911 1911 Patent - An improved process for the treatment of mixed zinc and lead sulphide ores [744/1911] 1911 1930 Career position - First Chief inspector of Technical Schools, Education Department, Victoria State Committee Victoria, Advisory Council of Science and Industry (1916 - 1920)

1916 - 1920

 Bairnsdale School of Mines (1880s - ?)

Foundation Director 1889 - 1906

 Bendigo School of Mines (1873 - )

Director 1906 - 1909

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 'Clark, Donald', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Clark, Donald Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Australian Patent search database IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Australian Patent search database Commonwealth of Australia 2015 Resource: Australian Patent search database IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Australian Patent search database Commonwealth of Australia 2015 Journal Article: Remarks on the Fineness and Distribution of Gold in North Gippsland Clark, Donald Remarks on the Fineness and Distribution of Gold in North Gippsland Adelaide Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1894 Report of the fifth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 5 332-337 Journal Article: The Roasting and Treatment by Chlorine of Gippsland Auriferous Ores Clark, Donald The Roasting and Treatment by Chlorine of Gippsland Auriferous Ores Melbourne Stillwell and Co. 1898 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, New Series 1-13 Journal Article: Notes on the Solubility of Gold-Silver Alloys in Cyanide of Potassium Solutions Clark, Donald Notes on the Solubility of Gold-Silver Alloys in Cyanide of Potassium Solutions Melbourne Stillwell and Co. 1898 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, New Series 147-151 Journal Article: Minerals of Eastern Gippsland Clark, Donald Minerals of Eastern Gippsland Hobart Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1893 Report of the fourth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 4 285-289 Book Section: Clark, Donald (1864-1932), educationist Murray-Smith, S. Clark, Donald (1864-1932), educationist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1981 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 5-6 Journal Article: The training of an engineer (Paper & Discussion) Clark, Donald The training of an engineer (Paper & Discussion) 1917 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XVI 20-49, 54-67, 84-90, 114-122 Book: Gold refining Clark, Donald Gold refining Melbourne Critchley Parker 1909 Book: Australian mining & metallurgy Clark, Donald Australian mining & metallurgy Melbourne Critchley Parker 1904 Book: The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Currie, George; Graham, John The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Melbourne CSIRO 1966 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