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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2021-12-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005718b.htm person Bell George Renison AACR2 21 November 1840 2 September 1915 Place of Birth Bothwell, Van Diemen's Land, Australia Place of Death Devonport, Tasmania, Australia Prospector Mine manager George Bell was a mineral prospector who discovered rich ore beds in Tasmania and managed mining operations in Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia. After some early prospecting excursions in Tasmania, in 1874 Bell discovered a deposit of alluvial tin at Boobyalla, from which a tin-mining industry developed in the surrounding area. He was engaged by a Launceston syndicate in 1890 to search for mineral prospects in western Tasmania, finding the lode north of Zeehan which became the Renison Bell tin field. This was barely viable until over 70 years later, by which time improved metallurgical technology revealed Australia's richest tin ore body. Bell retired in 1908 after eight years working for the Mt Lyell Mining and Railway Company. Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company Ltd (1893 - 1960s)

Mine manager 1900 - 1908

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 Bell, George Renison (18401121-19150902)

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 'Bell, George Renison', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bell, George Renison Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Bell, George Renison (1840-1915), prospector and mine-manager Pink, Kerry Bell, George Renison (1840-1915), prospector and mine-manager 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 25