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Accession Number:  75/93
Name: BROKEN HILL SOUTH LIMITED    

Sex:    Group: Business, organisations

Activity: Mining companies

Location: Broken Hill


Historical Note:

Broken Hill South was, with North Broken Hill, one of the largest of the Broken Hill lead-zinc mines and a major member of the Collins House group of companies. During the nineteen thirties it diversified into various other mining activities including a wide scale programme of mineral exploration. The mine itself closed in 1972 with the bulk of its operations being taken over by CRA, North Broken Hill and WMC. The company changed its name to B.H. South Ltd on 6 Dec 1973 and voluntarily would up on 1 Jun 1983.


Earliest Date: 1924   Latest Date: 1971
Access: Restricted 

Quantity: 72 archives boxes


Description:

A large collection of (mostly technical) publications from the Broken Hill South Ltd. mine library; annual reports.


Persons: 

Organisations: Broken Hill Proprietary Company
Western Mining Corporation Ltd.

Places: Broken Hill

Subjects: Mining

Listed: Not listed


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