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Description

Caltex was the trade name of the California Texas Oil Company Limited, which was formed in 1936. Caltex Oil (NZ) Ltd became a registered company in New Zealand in 1940 and expanded widely around New Zealand from this time.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 265
Date
1950
Digitisation ID
2009P_Bc265_BUI_2520
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Taxonomy

Tags
buildings,
oil,
petrol,
photographs,
Community Tags
caltex oil,
kelvin grove road,
storage tanks,

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