OIL BORING REPORTS
th! £fi W(Li* C^ ory is being made bv The J ll lbo i;i two mlles fr o® Marton. in , do * n »>»ut 1000 ft. The machinery in e tlle largest and most up-to-date weights a£ 'ii?£2 5" the eas ® with whlch huge Th. » *"<1 moved about is amailng rh^ t , < V? a ?i Petroleum Company, Limited reports that the Devon well (New Plvmouthi , reached a depth of 7100 ft, the for P&st fortnight being 425 ft. The drill at nrevnr Is in extremely hard mudstone with sand streaks. EGG. PRICES STEADY th% n 4
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 234, 3 October 1942, Page 3
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