Corporate Body

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.

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 1920 - c. 1952 Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd
       1920 - BP Australia Pty Ltd

Related People

Published resources

Books

Journal Articles

  • Baldwin, Daniel Eric, 'Electrically-welded oil tanks', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2 (11) (1930), 426-431. Details

Resources

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
  • Spooner, E. S. (Hon.), 'History and Development of Port Kembla', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 10 (8) (1938), 279-293. Details

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Created: 18 June 2001, Last modified: 7 March 2006

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