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Reluctant relaxation: The end of the iron ore export embargo and the origins of Australia's mining boom, 1960-1966 Lee, David 2013, Reluctant relaxation: The end of the iron ore export embargo and the origins of Australia's mining boom, 1960-1966, History Australia, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 149-170. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Reluctant relaxation: The end of the iron ore export embargo and the origins of Australia's mining boom, 1960-1966 Author(s) Lee, David Journal name History Australia Volume number 10 Issue number 3 Start page 149 End page 170 Total pages 22 Publisher Monash University Publishing Place of publication Clayton, Vic Publication date 2013-12-13 ISSN 1449-0854 1833-4881 Keyword(s) Mining Iron ore Pilbara Summary The Australian government embargoed any export of iron ore between 1938 and 1960. Joseph Lyons’s government imposed the ban on the eve of World War II for a strategic reason: to prevent the Japanese from importing ore from Yampi Sound in Western Australia. Another consideration, which underpinned the retention of the ban for more than two decades, was the Commonwealth of Australia's perception that Australia's iron ore reserves were limited. In the space of a few years after the partial lifting of the embargo in 1960, world-class reserves of iron ore, mainly in Western Australia, were discovered. Mined and exported from the mid-1960s, iron ore would become, in time, Australia’s best export earner. This article explores the reasons behind the lifting of the ban and how the relaxation of the embargo in stages between 1960 and 1966 shaped the emerging iron ore industry and therefore Australia’s mining boom. Language eng Field of Research 220201 Business and Labour History Socio Economic Objective 970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article HERDC collection year 2013 Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30058980 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Alfred Deakin Research Institute Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 13 Dec 2013, 11:05:41 EST Fri, 13 Dec 2013, 13:47:53 EST Tue, 07 Jan 2014, 10:53:37 EST Tue, 07 Jan 2014, 12:01:21 EST Wed, 08 Jan 2014, 07:54:45 EST Wed, 08 Jan 2014, 09:09:45 EST Wed, 08 Jan 2014, 15:30:31 EST Wed, 08 Jan 2014, 15:31:42 EST Thu, 16 Jan 2014, 14:54:32 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 19:14:32 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 91 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 13 Dec 2013, 11:05:29 EST by David Lee

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