Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, William Corbould, c1900

Historical information

William Henry Corbould was born on 4 November 1866 at Ballarat and educated at the Ballarat School of Mines. He began work as assayer and chemist at the Central Mine, Broken Hill but, from around 1891, spent several years in the United States, Europe and South Africa. He was foundation member of the Western Australian Chamber of Mines in 1895 while working as manager of Hannan's Reward at Kalgoorlie.

Physical description

Portrait of male with moustache, wearing a tie and jacket. He is William Thomas Henry Corbould.

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