Image Gallery
Journal
Since September 2003 the AMHA has published the Journal of Australasian Mining History which embraces all aspects of mining history, mining archaeology and heritage.
The 2009 AMHA Journal includes:
David Branagan Australia’s First Marble Quarry
Jim Enever ‘The Politics of Oil Shale’ The Tasmanian Oil Shale Industry from 1910 to 1935
Tim Jetson That some rich lode amongst these hills is waiting for us yet’: Balancing Mining and Environmental Concerns in the Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania
James Lerk and Sandra Kippen Suicide on the Bendigo Goldfields 1860-1880
Ken McQueen Quidong Mineral Field, NSW: An intriguing discovery of W.B. Clarke
Antony E. Webster The Hart’s Shaft Cornish Plunger Pumps: Historical Archaeology in an Operating Underground Gold Mine
Clive Beauchamp Beyond Philanthropy: The New South Wales Miners’ Accident Relief Act 1900
Philip Hart A Carter, a Businessman, and a Prospector with Several Things in Common
Brian R. Hill Exciting career of an obscure mining entrepreneur: David Ziman (1862-1920)
For full list of articles with abstracts published in the journals download here.
To order copies of the current and earlier AMHA journals download the Order Form.
The Australian Mining History Association accepts articles that relate to various aspects of mining history in the Australasian area, including New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. All submissions should be accompanied by an abstract that does not exceed 250 words and that includes brief details on the background of the author(s).
The author(s) should state when sending their paper whether it should be placed in the refereed or the un-refereed section. The journal also accepts books for review.
It is expected that before submitting a paper, the author(s) should follow the instructions contained in the journal style sheet that include footnoting procedures, length of article, font, spacing, etc.
Papers should be sent by email or on a disc to:
Mel Davies EditorJournal of Australasian Mining History
Economics, Business School M 251
University of Western Australia
Crawley Western Australia 6009