The N.S.W. Shale and Oil Company’s…

Rare colonial engraving of the N.S.W. Shale and Oil Company’s mine at Hartley. The production of oil product from shale was a highly significant Australian industry. Hartley Vale was one of two areas of shale developed in 1865 and continued productively for longer than any of the oil-shale works in Australia, for 48 years.

From the original edition of The Town and Country Journal.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 41861
State Library New South Wales: 1870-1919 TN83A
State Library Victoria: RARENSL N.S.W. 1870-1919