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British Australian Oil Company

Former shale oil company of Australia

The British Australian Oil Company Limited was a British-owned company—incorporated in 1910—that mined oil shale and produced shale oil and refined oil products, in New South Wales, Australia, during the years from 1911 to 1915.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Shaleworks - Murrurundi, NSW, File FL1705487 (State Library of NSW)
Photo: Howlett Studio, Gunnedah. From the collection of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, who state that the photograph is out of copyright. Refer: https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ADLIB110308422&context=L&vid=SLNSW&search_scope=MOH&tab=default_tab&lang=en_, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The British Australian Oil Company Limited was a British-owned company—incorporated in 1910—that mined oil shale and produced shale oil and refined oil products, in New South Wales, Australia, during the years from 1911 to 1915.2

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