Sir Colin Fraser

Sir Colin Fraser (14 May 1875 – 11 March 1944) was a mining engineer and executive in New Zealand and Australia.

History Fraser was born in Coromandel, New Zealand, a son of mine manager John Cameron Fraser and his wife Elizabeth Stuart Fraser, née McKay. He studied geology part-time at Auckland University while on the staff of the Bank of New Zealand, graduated M.Sc in 1906

He next took a commission from the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co. to make a geological examination of some of its properties in Australia. He was next associated with W. L. Baillieu in developing Broken Hill's non-ferrous production capability for wartime needs. He was appointed to the Advisory Panel on Industrial Organisation and served as Director of Materials Supply in the Munitions Department, and as chairman of the Commonwealth Minerals Committee.

As joint managing director (with W. L. Baillieu? W. S. Robinson?) from 1915, then chairman, of Broken Hill Associated Smelters (founded by Baillieu and Robinson) he was largely responsible for the expansion of that company's works in Port Pirie, South Australia. He was also involved in the establishment of the electrolytic zinc refinery at Risdon, Tasmania.

He served on the boards of many prominent Australian businesses, including:

He died at his home "Whernside", Albany Road, in Toorak, Victoria after a short illness, survived by Lady Fraser and two daughters. His remains were cremated at the Spring Vale Cemetery.

Following his death Andrew Fairweather was appointed to the board of Broken Hill South.

Family Colin Fraser married Canadian Mary Helen MacNamara on 20 March 1913 in London and settled in Melbourne. They had two daughters: daughter (3 October 1916 – ) Dorothy Jean Stewart Fraser (26 January 1921 – 22 November 1984)