MURCHISON OIL FIND
AT WARWICK RIVER SYNDICATES FORMED Mr John A. Spencer, field geologist, who made the recent oil strike at Murchison reports that the casing is now plugged, but oil and gas are freely emanating from outside the casing. A syndicate composed of Auckland business men have filed applications for 1000 acres under the title of the Warwick River Oil Syndicate. Another syndicate of Australian business men have applied for a further 1000 acres in the name of J. D. Prophet, Civil Engineer, Sydney, the title of this syndicate being the Green Valley Oil Syndicate, Sydney. A further application has been tiled on behalf of a Sydney syndicate for another 1000 acres. Mr Spencer has received instructions to make a comprehensive oil survey over the above areas and will commence operations immediately. He arrived from Wellington yesterday and left early this morning for Murchison.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 11 April 1929, Page 5
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