OIL SEARCH IN TARANAKI
EQUIPMENT ARRIVES AT AUCKLAND [ Per Press Aesowalioi. J AUCKLAND, April 12. About. 280 tons of general oil-boring equipment valued at £lOO,OOO arrived from the United States by the Mariposa for use at the New Zealand Petroleum Company’s new drilling site at Midhurst, Central Taranaki. Much of the equipment comprised heavy machinery and it was necessary to use the " Harbour Board’s floating crane to remove it from the ship's hold. The equipment will take about two months to assemble at Midhurst, after which it is hoped to make an early start with boring. The staff and a certain amount of equipment are already at Midhurst.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 86, 13 April 1940, Page 8
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108OIL SEARCH IN TARANAKI Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 86, 13 April 1940, Page 8
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