Matraville Refinery was an

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in the Australian state of

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. Bitumen and Oil Refineries (Australia) Limited (later named by the acronym

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) commenced construction of Australia's first bitumen and oil refinery in

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in March 1947. The company was 40% owned by

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which supplied the crude oil to be refined. Most of the early employees were discharged from the

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. In 1968 Boral sold a 50% stake to

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, before selling it the remainder in January 1972. In 1979, the plant was expanded. It closed in 1984 and was demolished in 1988.

References

{{reflist Buildings and structures demolished in 1988 Demolished buildings and structures in New South Wales Oil refineries in Australia TotalEnergies 1947 establishments in Australia 1984 disestablishments in Australia