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365: 648: 392:, the clouds had formed and the ceiling got lower and lower. I got into the Turner River, knowing full well if I followed it through, I would come out into the Ashburton. On going through a gorge in the Turner River, I noticed that the walls looked to me to be solid iron and was particularly alerted by the rusty looking colour of it, it showed to me to be oxidised iron. 324:. Lang and Hope remained married for 35 years, until her death in 1983 at the age of 66. In 2012, Hilda Kickett, who had long claimed to be Lang Hancock's illegitimate daughter, claimed that the late mining magnate had had an illicit affair with an Aboriginal cook on his property at Mulga Downs resulting in her conception. These claims have not been corroborated. 351:, who purchased the claim in 1943. Hancock retained a 49% share after the sale, but appears to have become quickly disillusioned about this arrangement, complaining that CSR viewed their 51% share as a licence to ignore his views. He sold the remainder of his claim in 1948. The mine would later become the source of much controversy, when hundreds of cases of 446:
prospecting and exploration concentrated in the North West, the Hamersley Ranges in particular, where formation had been known but ore bodies not yet delineated. At this time Hancock revealed his discovery. Hancock had lobbied furiously for a decade to get the ban lifted and in 1961 was finally able to reveal his discovery and stake his claim.
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was established. All other iron ore, known or unknown, was reserved to the Crown for 9 years. Representations were made to the Commonwealth Government to have the embargo lifted and in 1960 limited approval was granted for the export of iron ore from non-BHP deposits. This sparked a wave of intensive
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came to light. He was aware of the dangers of asbestos prior to selling his stake in Australian Blue Asbestos (as recently discovered papers have shown) but never accepted any liability, nor have his companies since his death. Neither the Australian federal government nor the Western Australian state
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confirms. Hancock returned to the area many times and, accompanied by prospector Ken McCamey, followed the iron ore over a distance of 112 km (70 mi). He soon came to realise that he had stumbled across reserves of iron ore so vast that they could supply the entire world, thus confirming
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After preliminary hearings during 2000, the inquest began in April 2001 with an initial estimate of 63 witnesses to be called over five weeks. The inquest was dominated by claims that Porteous had literally nagged Hancock to death with shrill tantrums and arguments. Porteous denied the allegations,
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and Hancock eventually took out a restraining order against her. The inquest was put on hold after allegations that Rinehart had paid witnesses to appear and that some had lied in their testimony. It resumed three months later with a smaller witness list and ended with the finding that Hancock had
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In a 1984 television interview, Hancock suggested forcing unemployed indigenous Australians − specifically "the ones that are no good to themselves and who can't accept things, the half-castes" − to collect their welfare cheques from a central location. "And when they had gravitated there, I would
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As a young man, Hancock was widely considered charming and charismatic. In 1935 he married 21-year-old Susette Maley, described by his biographer Debi Marshall as "an attractive blonde with laughing eyes". The couple lived at Mulga Downs for many years, but Maley pined for city life and eventually
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As the marriage wore on, however, the relationship between Lang and Rose began to break down. Rinehart would later claim that Hancock's bride had paid little attention to his worsening health, but had instead "screeched at him for money". Although there were many quarrels, the Hancocks remained
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Hancock's daughter, Gina Rinehart, continues to chair Hancock Prospecting and its expansion into mining projects continues in Western Australia and other states of Australia, estimated to be earning about A$ 870 million in revenue in 2011. Rinehart is Australia's richest person and was also the
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and police investigation revealed no evidence to contradict that. However, Hancock's daughter insisted that her stepmother had unnaturally hastened his death. Two successive state coroners refused to allow an inquest, but one was eventually granted in 1999 under the direction of the
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who maintained a high profile in the spheres of business and politics. Famous initially for discovering the world's largest iron ore deposit in 1952 and becoming one of the richest men in Australia, he is now perhaps best remembered for his marriage to the much-younger
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to develop the iron ore find. Hancock named it "Hope Downs" after his wife. Under the terms of the deal Rio Tinto set up and still administer a mine in the area. Wright and Hancock walked away with annual royalties of
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left Hancock to return to Perth. Their separation – formalised in 1944 – was amicable. Also in 1935, Hancock took over the management of Mulga Downs station from his father. He partnered with his old schoolmate
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in 1991 that "I have always believed that the best government is the least government", and that "Although governments do not and cannot positively help business, they can be disruptive and destructive."
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in Perth from 1924 to 1927, where he played for the school cricket and football teams. Upon completing his secondary education, he returned to Mulga Downs Station to help his father manage the property.
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famously explaining: "For anyone else it would be a tantrum, for me it's just raising my voice." In the last few days of Hancock's life, Porteous had attempted to pressure him into changing his
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put it, "Rose made Lang feel younger, sprucing up his wardrobe, dyeing his hair and getting rid of his cane." Together they built the "Prix d'Amour", a lavish 16-block mansion overlooking the
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In March 1992 Hancock died, aged 82 years, while living in the guesthouse of the Prix D'Amour. According to his daughter, the death was "unexpected" and came "despite strong will to live".
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and donated A$ 632,000 to the Queensland National Party while Bjelke-Petersen was in charge. He gave A$ 314,000 to their counterparts in Western Australia, but also gave the Western
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political views and often entered the political arena. In addition to his activities in the 1950s, lobbying against government restrictions on the mining of iron ore, Hancock
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in the north-west after his father, George Hancock, bought a farming estate there. After initially being educated at home, at the age of eight he began boarding at the
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Melville J. Davies, 'Hancock, Langley Frederick (Lang) (1909–1992)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,
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Although the marriage would later prove tumultuous, early on Hancock was clearly infatuated with his young wife. He gave her money and investments in
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mourned the loss of the home as the excavators moved in and recalled Hancock had been bemused by his wife's desire for the sprawling mansion:
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With a legal bill of A$ 2.7m, Rose and William Porteous commenced action against Rinehart, that was eventually settled out of court in 2003.
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and resented what he considered to be interference by the Commonwealth Government in Western Australian affairs. He declared before a state
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On 25 June 1992, less than three months after Hancock's death, Porteous married for the fourth time, to Hancock's long-time friend
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As a child, Hancock showed a keen interest in mining and prospecting from his uncle John Hancock Jr , and discovered asbestos at
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In November 1952, I was flying down south with my wife Hope, and we left a bit later than usual and by the time we got over the
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in the Sydney area. Porteous, in turn, helped Hancock to look and act like a much younger man, belying his eight decades. As
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Hancock and Porteous became romantically involved over the course of Porteous' employment and they were wed on 6 July 1985 in
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dope the water up so that they were sterile and would breed themselves out in the future, and that would solve the problem."
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Mrs Porteous told him she'd always wanted to live in Prix D'Amour, "but I don't want to clean it", she had added quickly.
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in running the property, later boasting that no deals between the two men were ever sealed with anything stronger than a
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considerable sums of money to politicians of many political stripes. His political views aligned most closely with the
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and the Western Australian Liberals and was adamant that the Liberals should be kept out of power as long as possible.
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In the mid sixties Hancock turned once more to Peter Wright and the pair entered into a deal with mining giant
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in 1938. Prospecting and exploration of other ore deposits continued until 1952 where an agreement between the
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In 1983, the same year as Hope Hancock's death, Rose Lacson (now Porteous) arrived in Australia from the
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to Perth with his wife, Hope, when they were forced by bad weather to fly low, through the gorges of the
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In 1969 Hancock and his partner Peter Wright commenced publication in Perth of a weekly newspaper,
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29.17 billion during 2012; by 2019, her wealth had eased to around $ US14.8 billion, according to
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The Prix d'Amour, built in 1990, was bulldozed in March 2006. Western Australian finance minister
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Hancock bankrolled an unsuccessful secessionist party in the 1970s, and in 1979 published a book,
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he argues that there was no rain in the area of the Turner River on 16 November 1952 or indeed on
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On 16 November 1952, Hancock claimed he discovered the world's largest deposit of iron ore in the
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But overseas demand at that time was negligible and development of the formations was uneconomic.
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A$ 985,000; because "at least they can't do any harm". Hancock had had a falling-out with
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The story is widely accepted in modern descriptions of the discovery, but one biographer,
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Hancock also offered strong advice to the politicians he favoured. In 1977 he sent a
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at the age of ten. He staked a claim at Wittenoom in 1934 and began mining
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Although Lang Hancock never aspired to political office, he held strong
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Light, Deborah (6 June 1991). "Why Hancock Gave Millions For Nothing".
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died of natural causes and not as a result of Porteous' behaviour.
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and his father in Western Australia. His father's great-aunt was
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world's richest woman for a period of time, with a net worth of
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Hancock struck iron ore in the Pilbara region, in north-west WA
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Beyer, Mark (30 March 1992). "Hancock: The Enigmatic Tycoon".
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government have pursued his companies for damages as of 2017.
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Weber, David (22 May 2003). "Lang Hancock – final chapter".
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deposits started but exports to Japan were curtailed by the
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Rogue Bull: The Story of Lang Hancock, King of the Pilbara
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Annual General Report of the Government Geologist, 1890
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The mine attracted the attention of national behemoths
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The mansion, which was modelled after 646: 578:, outlining what he saw as the case for 363: 359: 1394:Coyne, Michael; Edwards, Leigh (1990). 312:unit, the 11th (North-West) Battalion, 207:Langley Frederick George "Lang" Hancock 164: 1947; died 1983) 1827: 1724:"Gina Rinehart's great resources rush" 1571:. Hobart, Australia. 10 February 2006. 1565:"Socialite's Perth home to be razed". 1293:from the original on 21 September 2021 1266: 1230: 946: 944: 714:An autopsy showed that he had died of 1175:. Hancock Prospecting. 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Perth, Western Australia
Mosman Park, Western Australia
Mining
magnate
Western Australian secessionism
other business and mining interests
Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd
Rose Lacson
Gina Rinehart
iron ore
magnate
Western Australia
Rose Porteous
Filipino
Gina Rinehart
Leederville, Perth, Western Australia
née
South Australia
Emma Withnell
Sir Valston Hancock
station
Ashburton Downs
Mulga Downs Station
St Aloysius Convent of Mercy
Toodyay
Hale School
E. A. "Peter" Wright
handshake
Second World War
militia

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