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TOTANGI OIL BORE THREE WEEKS’ DRILLING FIRST BULLETIN ISSUED The first official bulletin of the New Zealand Petroleum Company, Limited, covering the progress of operations at Ngatapa, was issued to-day, as under:
“Totangi bore-hole, which was started on October 12, had on November 1 reached a depth of 527 ft. The strata penetrated is sandstone. Core samples are being taken every 100 ft.”
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19777, 3 November 1938, Page 6
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