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History of the MHM
Aims of the MHM
The MHM Trustees
The Minerals Heritage Museum owes its origins to the vision of the Mineralogical Society of Queensland, and in particular to the efforts of the late Ron Young (see History of the MHM). In 1987, Ron, along with the then society committee, developed a Deed of Trust as a guide for the administration and accountability of the museum. Under the Deed of Trust, four Trustees are tasked with the job of achieving the Museum's aims. Three of the trustees are permanent appointees, and one trustee is elected for a period of two years from the committee of the Mineralogical Society of Queensland. Should a permanent trustee position become vacant, the remaining trustees meet to elect a suitably qualified person to fulfill the vacant role. The MHM has a history of electing trustees with strong links to mineralogy and mining from both professional and amateur backgrounds.
Bob Bryan AM
Bob Bryan is also the patron of the Mineralogical Society of Queensland. Bob has had a long-term involvement in the property and mining industries in Australia and South East Asia. In 1983, he founded Pan Australian Mining Ltd and is an Honorary Life Member of the Queensland Resources Council and a Director of the Sustainable Minerals Institute within the University of Queensland. Until late 2008 Bob was Chairman of Queensland Gas Company Limited and until mid-2008 served as Chairman of PanAust Limited and Highlands Pacific Ltd. He is now focussed on property funds management but takes a keen interest in mineralogy and the MHM.
Tony Forsyth OAM
Tony Forsyth has been an avid mineral collector for more than 40 years. He has collected specimens from countless locations in every state of Australia. Tony is the current President of the Mineralogical Society of Queensland and in 2004, along with the first curator, Ron Young, helped to assemble the mineral display located within the Queensland Museum. Tony assumed the role of Curator in 2010 with the passing of Ron Young, and is now actively involved in growing the MHM collection. Tony hopes that with the help of the mining industry and individual collectors that the MHM will become Queensland's finest mineral display. Tony hopes the MHM will become a major asset both for its natural heritage value to Australia, and also because of its value as an educational and scientific resource for the future. Tony was awarded an OAM in 2017 for his efforts to preserve Australian mineralogical heritage, and promoting mineralogy.
John Heywood
John is a committee member and the current Secretary of of the Mineralogical Society of Queensland Inc. John has had many years experience as a collector of minerals. He has spent many years as a volunteer cleaning, cataloguing and sorting the state mineral collection of the Queensland Museum
Sue Ericksson
The Elected Trustee representing the Mineralogical Society of
Queensland
The position was filled at the AGM of
the Mineralogical Society of Queensland election in August 2023 for a
period of 2 years. Sue has been a tireless member of the committee of the
Mineralogical Society of Queensland for many years. Sue organises the
micro mineral group of the society and is also a life member of the Mt
Gravatt Lapidary Society.
| Past Trustees of the MHM: | John
Innes (inaugural Trustee - deceased) Diane Stacey (inaugural Trustee - deceased) Ron Young (inaugural Trustee - deceased 2010) Russell Kanowski (elected Trustee - deceased 2018) Jim Harrison (inaugural Trustee - retired 2013) Dr Steve Dobos (Trustee and elected Trustee - retired 2023) |
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