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Kahan, Raoul Robellaz (1883? - 1952)

Assayer

Born: 1883? Victoria, Australia. Died: 6 October 1952.

Raoul Robellaz Kahan was Assistant Assayer at the Royal Mint, Perth 1909-18. He then spent the remainder of his career overseas, retiring in 1940 to Perth and a farm at Kojonup, Western Australia. He was educated at the universities of Adelaide (BSc) and Western Australia (BSc (hons)).

Career Highlights

Chronology
1909 - 1918 Assistant Assayer at the Royal Mint in Perth
1918 - 1920 Deputy Master and Assayer at the Royal Mint in Bombay, India
1920 Superintendent of erection of a gold refinery for the Transvaal Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg, South Africa
1921 - 1940 Manager of the gold refinery

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 18 September 1997
Modified: 25 August 2006

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