Matraville Refinery was an oil refinery in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Bitumen and Oil Refineries (Australia) Limited (later named by the acronym Boral) commenced construction of Australia's first bitumen and oil refinery in Matraville in March 1947.First Bitumen Refinery Sydney Morning Herald 29 March 1947 page 15 The company was 40% owned by Caltex which supplied the crude oil to be refined. Most of the early employees were discharged from the Royal Australian Navy. In 1968 Boral sold a 50% stake to Total, before selling it the remainder in January 1972.Boral shareholders approve Canberra Times 4 April 1968 page 25 In 1979, the plant was expanded.NSW Government to partner Total Canberra Times 11 August 1979 page 11
It closed in 1984 and was demolished in 1988.State price-fixing cost $47m, Caltex chairman says Canberra Times 19 April 1984 page 15Profits rise for Ampol Canberra Times 21 February 1096 page 18
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