Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVI, Number 11, 9 July 1941 — Shale Petrol In Australia [ARTICLE]

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Shale Petrol In Australia

('ANHKKKA i :siia HiUi' of ln"tt\>Joum proiliH'tīnn frrf;u Ihe oil shale fields of tho (31e« I>avis distrirt in New South \Vules has 2,000,000 uunuaiU aa<l tht> objet'(ive h;.s bo< u fixed at 10,0<H),0(h) jiu3loiis, lt vva.s anhouaef<! todny. t;asoline w'iieh has been i !vfirk'tl froiu ih« oii lia« givi'« tJxloelhn\t rosults uhfn Ju aulo- i tnt'!iih>s. it said. niul af(or llu' 1 >>f a "oiniU- j.>l(>ollito lo] :i Iho ;iii-L'Vin- wiH t>o t liS' ! irihutod. j Anstraliu"> nonu;i! > i>nsunii)tion i

<»f ga«i«l«ie amounts u» 400,(XK),000 gallous «nnuaUv. Oiririals said therefore Uio new plmit \vould make l>rai ticaily no iiin"erouce in llie iiuport re;iuiremout.s hut ilio au£iiteuof Uie sas<>liue suppl,v wouUl I>rovide a valuable «upplemenl to the governiue«fs emef&eney stores.