A Man Who Matched a Mountain: The Story of Tom Price by H H Cunningham
SKU TBM199619961996
AU$45.00
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Shelf No:
3094
Author:
H H Cunningham
Edition:
1st edition 2nd printing
Publisher:
Hamersley Iron
Place:
Perth WA
Year:
1996
Format:
Hardcover
Volume:
1
Pages:
22 pages
Book Type:
SECONDHAND
Cost:
2.00
Period:
20th Century
Book Description
Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book edges.
A short biography of Thomas More Price 1891-1962, published by Hamersley Iron. The town Tom Price, Pilbara region, gazetted in 1964 was named after Price.
Thomas More Price was a raw materials expert working for the American Kaiser Steel. Price had flown over the Hamersley Range in 1962 and noted significant iron ore deposits. He became one of the main supporters of opening up the Pilbara to iron ore mining.
Rare book. Originally published in 1969.
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