tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post4112527067352622002..comments2024-03-26T21:47:45.016+00:00Comments on MEI's Barry Wills: 19th century tin processing and a little nostalgia at Camborne's King Edward Mine MuseumMEIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-2087358904800223702019-06-29T10:36:43.750+01:002019-06-29T10:36:43.750+01:00In fact that's great to see Dr Rao, my mentor ...In fact that's great to see Dr Rao, my mentor here in India. The experiences he shares with me is now visible on this site and great to see all thing which are beyond imagination.Ramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454365881284391779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-16827411303023087762019-06-29T10:27:58.592+01:002019-06-29T10:27:58.592+01:00Really great to see such extinct units of Mineral ...Really great to see such extinct units of Mineral Processing which were i hope the best or basic separation units. Till working in some places in bits and pieces. Appreciate the efforts to keep Mineral processing alive like it was never old.<br />Cheers to 06 times champion Dr. Barry holding the board of championship....<br /><br />Great to see always such historic units which i hope we can't see anywhere else.<br /><br />Thanks and regards<br />Rama MurthyRamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454365881284391779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-35487946962432828032019-06-29T09:49:51.414+01:002019-06-29T09:49:51.414+01:00Yes, it was 1961--now I have to start admiring you...Yes, it was 1961--now I have to start admiring you for your memory --worthy son to a worthy Father.<br />Let me thank Barry also for providing this platform which brought all those sweet memories about such a visionary like Prof.White.<br />Rao,T.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11160713677908165404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-65658674861841404312019-06-28T23:55:39.542+01:002019-06-28T23:55:39.542+01:00Dear Professor Rao:
Thanks for your additional k...Dear Professor Rao: <br />Thanks for your additional kind comments about my late father. It would have been 1961 when you first landed in Brisbane, and I suspect that we personally met around that time (I was in my mid-teens), as my parents took pleasure in hosting overseas students at our home and your arrival as the first such student from India would have been a very special occasion. It is warming to think of him primarily as a good human being; thank you for for those words. Franklin Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375454929593667037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-74198064746183674202019-05-31T01:16:29.041+01:002019-05-31T01:16:29.041+01:00Franklin,
So nice to see your remarks,
Prof. White...Franklin,<br />So nice to see your remarks,<br />Prof. White made my career. I just applied for admit ion for a Ph.D. program in the year 1951 at U.Q.from India; he was a visionary--must have thought that Mining Dept needs an Indian. He offered a teaching fellowship and I landed in Brisbane on a Sunday evening, Prof.White came to airport to receive me(I was looking and feeling lost because that was the first time I traveled by a plane to a unknown country(at that time to me)--put me in a hostel---I can go on and on about Prof.White. More of a GOOD HUMAN BEING above his visionary actions I said all this while taking my "best alumni award" given <br /> by U.Q. to me in 1998.<br />He changed my life.<br />Barry also mentioned all this in one of his Blogs on me.<br />I have no words to express more--<br />God Bless You.Rao,T.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11160713677908165404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-34576718411579144062019-05-07T17:49:46.214+01:002019-05-07T17:49:46.214+01:00Interesting person. Thanks FranklinInteresting person. Thanks FranklinMEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-33200223907600927342019-05-06T17:22:00.718+01:002019-05-06T17:22:00.718+01:00I will be pleased to let you know once the FTM Whi...I will be pleased to let you know once the FTM White biography project is published Barry, most likely in an eBook format. At this stage it is still very much a work in progress, and I have no set timetable for its completion or release. However, by way of a thumbnail sketch for which I have made substantive inputs, there is an abbreviated bio on Wikipedia that may be of interest to readers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_T._M._White Franklin Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375454929593667037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-44296113774180862222019-05-06T09:56:55.844+01:002019-05-06T09:56:55.844+01:00And keep me updated on the biography.I will put so...And keep me updated on the biography.I will put something on blogMEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-53935296989486389062019-05-06T06:32:35.759+01:002019-05-06T06:32:35.759+01:00Many thanks for this Franklin. Now I know exactly ...Many thanks for this Franklin. Now I know exactly who you are thanks to Prof. Rao's comment. Highlights my post of 2nd May - it is good to talk! And many thanks also for your kind comments on the blogMEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-21135551900857659372019-05-06T00:21:05.557+01:002019-05-06T00:21:05.557+01:00Thank you Professor Rao for your kind comment abou...Thank you Professor Rao for your kind comment about my father's seminal role in the rehabilitation of the old silver-lead mine at Indooroopilly and developing it into a first class educational, research and development site for the University of Queensland. As sole remaining member of his immediate family, this is appreciated. For the historical record, that effort started in 1951 and continued under his leadership until 1965-66, when he relocated to McGill University (Montreal), to catalyse redevelopment of North America's oldest school of mines. Unfortunately he passed away in 1971 at the age of 62, before he could fulfill all aspects of his vision for that institution. This said, in my opinion, the work he did at Indooroopilly represented the height of his career: he was passionate about the future of the minerals industry, and highly effective in communicating this not only to his colleagues and students, but to society at large. It may be of interest to MEI participants that, in my retirement from an extensive public health career (which has had some overlaps with the minerals industry in several countries), I am now working on a biography of his life and career. My thanks also to Barry Wills for maintaining this marvellous blog, which is proving to be a valuable source of inspiration for this project.Franklin Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375454929593667037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-74538482796564719062019-05-01T01:07:28.933+01:002019-05-01T01:07:28.933+01:00Nice to read such history on one of the places whe...Nice to read such history on one of the places where mineral processing was practiced with those kind of units; good that it is still kept as a museum.<br />A point to note is that an Educational Institute took over the abandoned mine for training of students; shows importance given for trining.<br />Reminds me of Prof.F.T.M. White , HOD of Mining Engineering at Queensland University taking over an abandoned mine at Indoorpilly in early 1960s to train students . Dr.A.J.Lynch, another visionary and legend built a world class research Centre around that experimental mine which is now J.K.Centre.<br />Barry, thanks a lot for the narrative;--history has so much to teach.Rao,T.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11160713677908165404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-43544915117278698852019-04-30T09:56:35.241+01:002019-04-30T09:56:35.241+01:00Great video.
Not too strangely, I now have memorie...Great video.<br />Not too strangely, I now have memories of Richard Mozley.<br />The museum is now on the 'must do' list<br />Many thanks<br />Craig BrownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-77422079819068877692019-04-29T21:33:24.276+01:002019-04-29T21:33:24.276+01:00Yes, it is a great museum, particularly for proces...Yes, it is a great museum, particularly for processing. Not quite sure who you are though, Bob?MEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-84350766136581904262019-04-29T20:42:06.642+01:002019-04-29T20:42:06.642+01:00Great museum, well worth the visit for a processin...Great museum, well worth the visit for a processing engineer. Barb and I visited twice last fall during an extended stay in Cornwall and came away with some videos of processes ancient being run by the staff. Add in the exhibits with pictures and they supplied some real context around the mill site foundations we hiked about.<br />Thanks,<br />Bob Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488214695881426999noreply@blogger.com