Typed notes on The Western Mining Group. Includes introduction, the History of W. M. C., WMC Today, WMC and Gold and a list of shareholders with a direct interest in Western Mining Corporation Holdings Limited. It includes a paragraph on the possibility of mining Bendigo again.document, gold, mining reports, the western minng group, anz nominees limited, national nominees limited, australian mutual provident society, bank of new south wales nominees p l, ctb nominees limited, w s robinson, gold mines of australia limited, western mining corporation limited, gold exploration and finance company of australia limited, gold mines of kalgoorlie limited, phoenix mine (norseman), mararoa mine (norseman), dr hugh mckinstry, central norseman gold corporation n l, g lindesay clark, alcoa of australia limited, three springs talc pty ltd, geraldton operations joint venture, kambalda nickel operations, kwinana nickel refinery, kalgorlie nickel smelter, windarra nickel project, great boulder mines limited, hill 50 gold mine n l, b h south limited, queensland phosphate limited, vatakoula joint venture, emperor gold mines limited (fiji), westminer investments pty ltd, western mining corporation holdings limited, australian stock exchanges, london stock exchange, great boulder holdings, mt magnet, olympic dam project, kingston lignite project, yeelirrie uranium joint venture, fimiston mines, lancefield mine, kambalda (old red hill gold mine), emu goldfield, stawell mines, underground exploration of bendigo, hi-fert pty ltd, homestake god ltd, urangesellschaft australia pty lrd, bp australia limited

Sir Arvi Hiller Parbo: A.H. Parbo joined Western Mining Corporation in 1956 and over the next 12 years held the positions of Underground Surveyor, Underground Manager, Technical Assistant to the Managing Director, and Deputy General Superintendent. He was appointed General Manager in 1968 and became a Director in 1970. He was appointed Deputy Managing Director in 1971 and became Managing Director in the same year. In 1974, Parbo was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Western Mining Corporation. Western Mining Corporation Limited (WMC), incorporated on 2 March 1933, was active in minerals exploration and production in Australia and elsewhere until taken over by BHP Billiton in June 2005. A comprehensive history of the company has not been published, but there is a great deal of published and unpublished material recording various aspects of its activities. This list shows what is known to be available, and where. Arvi Parbo, Melbourne, June 2012 The Name of the Company: For legal, tax and accounting reasons on 19 November 1979 Western Mining Corporation Limited became a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Mining Corporation Holdings Limited. On 16 November 1995 the name Western Mining Corporation Holdings Limited was changed to WMC Limited. In December 2002 WMC Limited demerged into two companies: WMC Resources Limited and Alumina Limited. WMC Resources Limited was taken over by BHP Billiton in June 2005. Alumina Limited continues as a public company. Source: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-495696799/viewTwo copies of letter sent from Western Mining Corporation dated 18th November, 1974, to: a. Mr. Ken Harris. from A.H. Parbo, Managing Director, thanking him for his letter and notes re Bendigo Mining b. Mr. J.H Lalor, Regional Exploration Manager, Eastern States, informing him of Ken Harris' notes of the Bendigo goldfield.bendigo, gold mining, exploration, bendigo, western mining corporation, bendigo goldfield, mining, ken harris, a. parbo, fosterville