The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MOTOR SPIRIT IS BEING PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA FROM EXTENSIVE SHALE DEPOSITS. AFTER BEING CRUSHED THE SHALE IS SUBJECTED TO INTENSE HEAT, AND THE GAS WHICH IS GIVEN OFF IS PASSED THROUGH CONDENSORS, AND CONVERTED INTO A LIQUID KNOWN AS CRUDE OIL, WHICH IS THEN FED BACK TO THE RETORTS AND USED FOR HEATING PURPOSES. AFTER TREATMENT THE CRUDE OIL LEAVES THE CRACKING PLANT AS MOTOR SPIRIT OR GASOLINE, AND AFTER FURTHER REFINEMENT IS SUITABLE FOR MODERN HIGH COMPRESSION ENGINES. THE MOTOR SPIRIT IS PUMPED THROUGH A PIPELINE A DISTANCE OF 35 MILES TO THE RAILWAY. MODERN COTTAGES WHICH HOUSE MEN FROM THE OIL WORKS. (NEGATIVE BY TURNER).
MOTOR SPIRIT FROM SHALE. MOTOR SPIRIT IS BEING PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA FROM EXTENSIVE SHALE DEPOSITS. ETC. SOME OF THE GAS, HOWEVER IS UNSUITED FOR MAKING CRUDE OIL, AND IT IS FED BACK TO THE RETORTS AN
MOTOR SPIRIT FROM SHALE. THIS IMPRESSIVE BUT COMPLICATED STRUCTURE IS THE MAIN CRACKING PLANT AND COKE STACK WHERE THE CRUDE OIL IS CHANGED INTO MOTOR SPIRIT. (NEGATIVE BY TURNER).
MOTOR SPIRIT FROM SHALE. THE SHALE CRUSHING PLANT, RETORTS, AND CRACKING PLANT. IN THE DISTANCE IS THE MINERS' CAMP. (NEGATIVE BY TURNER).
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-03. TRANSFERRING HEAVY OIL FROM A TANK IN A MOTOR TRUCK TO A HOT OIL HEATING SYSTEM, DURING THE FINAL PHASES OF "OPERATION LEWISITE", UNDER THE SUPERVISON OF DIRECTOR OF ENG
Pacific Ocean. 1945. Once the pipe-line is aboard, men on HMAS Nizam work quickly to connect it to the ship's main oil-line. Speed is the essence here, as competition runs high between ships for speed
Balikpapan, Borneo. 26 July 1945. A soldier carrying his dixie stands beside the train which was in use at the Balikpapan Oil Refinery and named by 7th Division troops, "The Spirit of Progress". Balik
