Oil Well

Site is about half a dozen miles inland from a point about half-way between Nuhaka and Wairoa. Drilling site is completely enclosed by encircling hills, entrance being gained by a narrow gorge.

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Picture taken last Sunday shows scene at site in Mangaone valley where B. P.-Shell and Todd Petroleum Development Ltd. is preparing to put down a deep well in the search for oil.