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Welcome to the pages of the Australian Mining History Association. We are a young organisation, having been founded and incorporated in 1995. The impetus for formation of the Association came from those attending the International Mining History Conference at Golden, Colorado, in 1994 who realised that it was time to form an organisation that catered for mining historians in Australia. It was also felt that there were people present who would welcome the opportunity to keep in touch and to meet in-between the four year intervals that divided the International meetings. Subsequently, the void was filled and we have steadily built up our membership to over 150, with a scattering of international representatives among that number. To date our activities have involved the publication of quarterly newsletters, the running of eight national conferences, the publication of a 320 page 'Bibliography of the Mining History of Australia, New Zealand & Papua New Guinea', and also publication of Conference Proceedings. From 2-6 July 2003, we will hold our Ninth National Conference at Broken Hill, and the first edition of our projected mining history journal will be published in 2003.
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This is a relatively new association with a growing membership. The Association's site has a list of the members of the organization and a back list of newsletters, most of them reprinted online. A form allows prospective members to join. Most significant for non-members and researchers in the history of mining is a fairly exhaustive 1998 bibliography of Australian mining history. There are general references as well as more specific references for the different regions of Australia.