Corporate Body

Shell Company of Australia Limited (1901 - )

From
1901
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Functions
Metallurgy and Mineralogy or mining
Website
http://www.shell.com/
Reference No
ABN: 46 004 610 459
Location
Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The origins of Shell in Australia can be traced back to 1901. The company introduced kerbside petrol pumps in 1925. At the beginning of the 21st century, Shell has two refineries in Australia, one in Clyde, New South Wales, and another in Geelong, Victoria.

Published resources

Books

  • Murray, Robert, Go Well - 100 Years of Shell in Australia (Melbourne: Hargreen Publishing Company, 2001), 308 pp. Details

Resources

See also

Ailie Smith

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