[New post] On this day (Australia): In 1903, Australia had its first major oil spill, which exposed the barbarity of the White Australia Policy

Craig Hill posted: " SS Petriana On 28 November 1903, the Petriana spilled 1,300 tonnes of crude oil in Port Phillip Bay. It was Australia's first recorded major oil spill. SS Petriana was an iron screw steamer built in 1879 that was converted into " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Craig Hill On this day (Australia): In 1903, Australia had its first major oil spill, which exposed the barbarity of the White Australia Policy by Craig Hill On 28 November 1903, the Petriana spilled 1,300 tonnes of crude oil in Port Phillip Bay. It was Australia's first recorded major oil spill. SS Petriana was an iron screw steamer built in 1879 that was converted into an oil tanker. On 28 November 1903, while transporting 1,300 tonnes of petroleum from Borneo to Australia, it struck a reef near Point Nepean, Victoria, outside of Port Phillip […] Read more of this post This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Craig Hill | November 28, 2021 at 10:52 am | Tags: Australia, History, Petriana | Categories: Australian History | URL: https://wp.me/p1e3Ug-4Ve Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Craig Hill. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://craighill.net/2021/11/28/on-this-day-australia-in-1903-australia-had-its-first-major-oil-spill-which-exposed-the-barbarity-of-the-white-australia-policy/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com