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1854
The Australian Kerosine and Oil Company began retorting
shale at Hartley Vale, New South Wales, producing kerosine
and making candles. |
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1867
On
the 19th May Harold Crofton Sleigh (pronounced SLEE),
merchant and ship-owner was born in England. |
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1895
In November
Harold C Sleigh and John McIlwraith formed a partnership,
opening an office in Flinders Street, Melbourne. |
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1900
R.W. Cameron and Co. begin operating in Australia
as agents for The Texas Oil Company. |
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1901
The Colonial Oil Company,an
offshoot of Standard Oil, set up business as the first
motor spirit (petrol/gasoline) importing firm in Australia. |
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1902
John Fell and Company is established
in Sydney, and being the production of
lubricants made from New South Wales shale
oil. |
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1905
The Shell Transport and Trading Company, and the Royal
dutch Petroleum Company jointly establish the British
Imperial Oil Company Limited in Australia. |
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1908
The Vacuum Oil Company take over the Australian operations
of the Colonial Oil Company. |
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1909
The Neptune Oil Company is established to handle the
oil business developed by the Kitchen family. |
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1913
H.C. Sleigh takes possesion of the first consignment
of Californian motor spirit imported into
Australia, it is marketed as "Golden Fleece". |
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1913
C.C.Wakefield and Company Limited begin marketing
Castrol lubricants in Australia. |
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1914
The Kitchen family interests , including the
Neptune Oil Company, are sold to the Lever Group. |
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1918
The Texas Company Australasia Limited is incorporated
in New South Wales. |
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1920
The Commonwealth Oil Refineries (or C.O.R.) is formed
by the Australian Federal Government and the
Anglo - Persian Oil Company as equal joint patrners. |
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1924
The Atlantic Refining Company of Philadelphia appoints
Harrisons Ramsay Pty. Ltd. as their Australian agent
to market their Atlantic brand products. |
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1924
The Commonwealth Oil Refineries (C.O.R.) new facility at
Laverton, Victoria comes on stream. |
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1924
Neptune Oil installs their first
Company-owned pump at a multi-brand service station
in Hunter Street, Sydney. |
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1925
:
UNION OIL OF CALIFORNIA appointed F.W.WILLIAMS AND
Company PTY.LTD. as AustraliaN agent to market UNION
motor spirit using the VENUS brand. |
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1926
The Lever Group sell the Neptune Oil Company to the
Royal Dutch - Shell Group. |
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1927
By
the end of 1927, to bring the Australian Company name
into line with its "SHELL" brand name , the British
Imperial Oil Company changes name to become the Shell
Company of Australia Limitied (incorporated in Great
Britain). |
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1928
The Vacuum Oil Company becomes the first oil Company
in Australia to appoint an aviation manager. |
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1932
The Pacific Oil Company Limited is formed in Melbourne. |
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1933
On the 24th April Harold Crofton Sleigh dies, and is
burined in Box Hill, Melbourne. His son Hamilton
Morton Sleigh assumes control
of the H. C. Sleigh partnership. |
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1933
The
Alba Petroleum Company of Australia Pty. Ltd. is established
by P.J. Adams and A.G.Wales. |
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1933
Standard Oil of New Jersey purchases the Atlantic Union
Company, continuing to use
the Atlantic brand name until the early
1960 's. |
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1935
The Pacific Oil Company Ltd. merges with the Alba Petroleum
Company. |
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1936
On the 23rd March the Australian Motorists Petrol Company
Limited (AMPOL) is incorporated in New South Wales
by William G. Walkley. |
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1936
The Texas CCompany (Australasia) Limited becomes
part of the Caltex Group. |
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1939
The Vacuum Oil Company introduces the
Flying Red Horse (or Pegasus) logo to Australia. |
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1940
In February, the Australian Federal Government introduces
petrol rationing as an emergency wartime measure. |
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1941
The name CALTEX is first used in Australia. |
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1942
Pool Petroleum Pty. Ltd. is formed by importing companies
to handle wartime distribution of Petroleum products
within Australia. |
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1945
ALBA Petroleum Company OF Australia was incorporated
into AustraliaN MOTORISTS PETROL Company. |
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1947
H.C. Sleigh becomes a publicly listed Company, H.C. Sleigh
Limited. |
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1949
Petrol
rationing is declared invalid by the Australian High
Court. |
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1949
The
"Australian Motorists Petrol Company" changes
its name to AMPOL
Petroleum Limited. |
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1950
Petrol rationing is lifted by the the newly elected
Australian Federal Government. |
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1952
The Anglo - Iranian Oil Company (formerly the Anglo
- Persian Oil Company) buys out the Australian Government's
half share of The Commonwealth Oil Refineries (C.O.R.) |
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1954
Santos is incorporated in South Australia. |
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1957
The Commonwealth Oil Refineries (C.O.R.) name is changed
to BP Australia Limited. |
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1959
The Kangaroo Petroleum Company Pty. Ltd. is formed
and begins operations in Victoria. |
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1960
Standard Oil
of Indiana commences marketing from AMOCO sevice stations
in the eastern mainland states and South Australia. |
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1960
Standard Oil
of New Jersey replaces the Atlantic sign
with the ESSO oval in their Australian service stations. |
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1961
Phillips Petroleum commences
operations in northern New South Wales and Queensland
using the PHILLIPS 66 brand name. |
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1962
Kangaroo Petroleum is aquired by H.C. Sleigh Limited. |
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1965
AMOCO
opens a refinery at Bulwer Island, Brisbane. |
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1966
XL
Petroleum Pty. Ltd. begins marketing in
Geelong, Victoria. |
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1967
In February,
Phillips Petroleum withdraws from marketing
in Australia, it being taken
over by H.C.Sleigh - the marketer of Golden Fleece
petrol. |
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1969
Mid-year, the Independent Oil Co. Pty Ltd (IOC) begins
operations in Victoria. |
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1974
IOC
was wound up. |
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1976
Gull
Petroleum is founded in Western Australia. |
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1981
Caltex
buys the Golden Fleece petrol marketing
network from H.C.Sleigh. |
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1982
Ampol
Petroleum Limited buys the marketing and refining
assets of Total Australia Limited. |
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1982
Matilda Fuel Supplies is established by Peter O'Keefe
in Queensland. |
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1984
BP
buys the downstream assets of Amoco in Australia,
including the Bulwer Island oil refinery. |
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1990
Ampol
Limited acquires Solo Oil Limited, the largest
independent retailer and distributor in Australia. |
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1990
Mobil
aquires the downstream assets of Esso in Australia. |
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1995
In May Caltex Australia Limited and Ampol Limited
merge their Petroleum refining and marketing assets. |
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1995
In May, Liberty Oil is established, being fully owned
by partners David Goldberger and David Wieland. |
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