Oil worker operating drilling rig apparatus, Barrow Island, Western Australia, August 1970 [picture] / by M. Jensen
- Bib ID:
- 6185414
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Jensen, Michael, 1943-
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1970
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.0 x 9.0 cm., on card 21.2 x 25.4 cm.
- Series:
- Australian Information Service collection.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer based on accompanying information.
- Part of the Australian Information Service collection.
- Inscriptions: "L88313" -- On compactus card.
- "Oil worker at Barrow Island oil field, off the coast of Western Australia. Barrow Island is Australia's third commercial oil field. Full scale drilling began in November 1966, and the first shipment of crude oil left the island in April, 1967. The field, operated by Western Australian Petroleum Ltd., is thought to contain at least 114,000,000 barrels and have a life of about 30 years. (August 1970)." -- Accompanying information.
- Condition: Glued to compactus card.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138177339
- Subject:
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- Western Australian Petroleum Pty. Ltd -- Photographs
- Petroleum workers -- Western Australia -- Barrow Island -- Portraits
- Oil fields -- Western Australia -- Barrow Island -- Photographs
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Western Australia -- Barrow Island -- Photographs
- Barrow Island (W.A.) -- Photographs
- Occupation:
- Mining engineers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian News and Information Bureau
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
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- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1970
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