1,500,000,000 YEARS
AGE OP ROCK STRATUM WEST AUSTRALIAN DEPOSITS. OLDEST IN WORLD. '.Glee. Te). Copyright—United Press Assti.' (Received Sept; 4, 11 a.m.) PEKTH. Sept. ■». A party of scientists visiting Vilgarn lielil to examine the .sedimentary rocks, discovered the known stratum in the world, the age being over 1,500,000,000 years. Madagascar has hitherto been regarded as having the oldest formation. ————*
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17130, 4 September 1926, Page 5
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