William H. Corbould was an alumni of the Ballarat School of Mines. He was born in Ballarat, and his father conducted a tailor's business. William was educated at Ballarat College and obtained a Certificate of Assaying and Metallurgy in 1883, and Chemistry in 1884. Three letters between Geoffrey Blainey and Dick Richards (Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines) regarding information on William H. Corbould for a book Geoffrey Blainey was commissioned to write on Mount Isa Mines. Four pages by Geoffrey Blainey are handwritten. One page by Dick Richards is typed. The resulting book "Mines in the Spinifex: The Story of Mount Isa Mines" was published in 1960. The letter includes information on W.H. Corbould, and reference to John Blainey.ballarat school of mines, mining companies, mount isa mines, geoffrey blainey, john blainey, william corbould, w.h. corbould, scholarship, corbould scholarship, hanan's reward mine, peaks of lyle, mines in the spinifex: the story of mount isa mines, mining, alumni, mining alumni, letterhead