THE OIL QUEST.
A FEDERAL BONUS. (Received 10.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. The Federal Government has decided to withdraw its offer of a reward or bonus of £50,000 for the discovery of oil in commercial quantities in Australia, and to authorise the expenditure of £50,000 in certain areas of New South Wales, West Australia, and Queensland, in which it is advised there is a reasonable chance of the occurrence of oil. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 190, 13 August 1925, Page 7
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75THE OIL QUEST. Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 190, 13 August 1925, Page 7
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