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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002451b.htm person Miller Francis Bowyer AACR2 18 December 1828 17 September 1887 Place of Birth Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Assayer Francis Miller trained as an assayer in London before moving to New South Wales in 1854, having been appointed to the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint. He invented a process of using chlorine gas to refine gold to a high degree of purity, publishing a number of papers on the subject. In 1867 he patented the process, which became known as the Miller Process and revolutionised the treatment of precious metals. In 1870 Miller moved to the Melbourne Branch of the Mint, and was twice Acting Deputy Master. While in New South Wales he was a Member of he Philosophical (later Royal) Society of New South Wales, serving on its Council. 1853 1870 Career position - Assayer, Sydney Branch, Royal Mint 1854 1854 Life event - Migrated to New South Wales 1859 1866 Career position - Member, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1862 1863 Career position - Member of Council, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1866 1866 Career position - Member of Council, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1866 1869 Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales 1870 1887 Career position - Assayer, Melbourne Branch, Royal Mint 1870 1887 Career position - Corresponding Member, Royal Society of New South Wales Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Member (later Corresponding Member) 1866 - 1887

 Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856 - 1866)

Member of Council 1862 - 1863 and 1866

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 'Miller, Francis Bowyer', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Miller, Francis Bowyer Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: On the Application of Chlorine Gas to the Toughening and Refining of Gold Miller, Francis Bowyer On the Application of Chlorine Gas to the Toughening and Refining of Gold London Chemical Society 1868 Journal of the Chemical Society, London 21 506-513 Journal Article: Improved method of toughening brittle gold bullion, &c (Patent, 8 Sept., 1873) Miller, Francis Bowyer Improved method of toughening brittle gold bullion, &c (Patent, 8 Sept., 1873) 1868-74 Specifications of Letters of Registration of Patents for Inventions - South Australia 2 185 3 Journal Article: On the Detection of Spurious Gold Dust Miller, F.B. On the Detection of Spurious Gold Dust 1860 The Empire, Thurs., 19 July, 1860 , brief mention Journal Article: Gold Refining by Chlorine Gas Miller, F.B. Gold Refining by Chlorine Gas 1870 The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science 21 229-231, 241-242 Journal Article: On the Application of Chlorine Gas to the Toughening and Refining of Gold Miller, F.B. On the Application of Chlorine Gas to the Toughening and Refining of Gold 1868 The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science 18 234 Journal Article: On the Refining of Gold by Means of Chlorine gas Miller, F.B. On the Refining of Gold by Means of Chlorine gas Sydney Royal Society of New South Wales 1869 Transactions of the Royal Society of New South Wales 3 157-167 Resource: Early Chemists of Sydney McKern, H. H. G. Early Chemists of Sydney 2006 Book Section: Miller, Francis Bowyer (1828-1887), assayer Martin, Megan Miller, Francis Bowyer (1828-1887), assayer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2005 Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980 Christopher Cunneen 278-279 Journal Article: Mr Miller of the Mint: 'rather a clever, agreeable man' Martin, Megan Mr Miller of the Mint: 'rather a clever, agreeable man' 2003 Insites Winter 4-5 Journal Article: President's address Wilkinson, C. S. President's address 1889 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 22 1-43 Journal Article: A biographical register of Members of the Australian Philosophical Society (1850 -55) and the Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856-66): part II Day, A. A. and Day, J. A. F. A biographical register of Members of the Australian Philosophical Society (1850 -55) and the Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856-66): part II 1996 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 129 123-37 Resource: Science and the making of Victoria Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Science and the making of Victoria 2001