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Corporate entry Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd (1920 - c. 1952)
- From
- 1920
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - To
- c. 1952
- Functions
- Resources
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
Summary
Commonwealth Oil Refineries (COR) was established in 1920 and by 1924 it had built Australia's first oil refinery at Laverton in Victoria. In 1952, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company bought out the Australian Government's interests in COR and the company's name was later changed to BP Australia Pty Ltd.
Published resources
Online Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-559974. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_c.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 18 June 2001, Last modified: 7 March 2006
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