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Canberra Times in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

05 Jun 1961

Page 14

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Canberra Times

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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 05, 1961

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14

Prospects Of Payable Oil Strike In Combarnea Drilling

Mr Avery reports from Combarnea 351 miles southeast of Roma that five of his group’s companies are drilling. He says No 1 oil holds the best crude seen in 30 years, with an American Petroleum Institute gravity of 52 and potential to power diesel engines. He argues high quality could lift oil prices above 1/10 to world markets, while noting government subsidies will be needed as his group spends about £10,000 weekly on proration.

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Woruays Avery Combarnea Roma American Petroleum Institute Overseas Oil — Industry Technical Bulletin Mr. Avery Bulletin Is Group of Companey
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Free Wood Day Draws Nearly 1000 To Aid School

Nearly 1,000 people gathered wood at Mr A Spiegel on Colter Road for a second time in a fortnight. Gate gifts totalled 101 4 0 pounds for Koomard School for Handicapped Children. About 230 tons of wood were gathered supervised by P Dekkers the woodworker. Cars carried most of the wood while railers were used as trucks were not allowed. The event aims to repeat at other A C T properties during winter.

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A. Spiegel Colter Road Koomard School For P. Dekkers Dekkers A.C T
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Canberra Chamber seeks hardship based housing allocations

The Canberra Chamber of Commerce will urge the Department of the Interior to grant priority to families in hardship when allocating government housing and to consider a means test. A chamber council decision followed a reply from secretary W A McLaren that hardship and income are not currently used. The chamber plans to ask for both measures to ease distress for families moving from expensive to cheaper accommodation.

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Canberra Chamber of Commerce Department of the Interior Department Chamber W. A McLaren Chamber Letty McLaren Laren
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Featuring Venetian Mfg. CO Braddon Coleman Oil Burns Wood MacKay Mackay Super
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