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ROMA OIL FLOW.
Government Geologist Sur
. prised.
BRISBANE, Wednesday.— Over 100 gal
lons of pure ei'iido oil wore recovered
from the Roina Block bore' when haling
operations' wero resumed this morning.
The Hole was' halod dry, proving conclu
sively that a perfect wnlar shut-oil' hail
been obtained,- Operations were sus
pended until to-morrow, when Hie direc
tors from Melboiirde were expected. Mr.
J;. Bull, deputy .'.chief geologist of tlio
tiovcrnmont, who was present at lo-dny's
lest, was greatly." surprised nt. the quan
tity of oil taken from lliu well. The de
velopments are arousing the greatest in
terest, and many people visited' the, bore
throughout .the dny. "
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