OIL STRUCK.
THE OPERATIONS AT. GISBORNE. [BI TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORNE, This Day. At a meeting of the Gisborne Oil Company to-day, it was reported that oil had been struck in the Waitangi bore at 655 ft. The well is pumping oil at present, but there is a strong pressure of gas. The oil is of high illuminating quality. Three barrels were obtained yesterday.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 60, 8 September 1909, Page 8
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64OIL STRUCK. Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 60, 8 September 1909, Page 8
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