OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Five men, 1966

DATE1966

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERMetlab. Photographic Illustrators 73 Mark St, Nth Melbourne.

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P1049

HISTORY

These men are standing in front of the BP Refinery at Crib Point. Printed on the back of the photograph in red biro is: “BP Refinery Western Port Crib Point shortly after commissioning late 1966 Two consecutive Refinery managers Mr Clarke centre & Les Ogden to his left.” The photographers details are stamped in black and read as follows: “Metlab. Photographic Illustrators 73 Mark St., Nth. Melbourne Telephone 30-3483, 30-3359 30-3668 Neg. No..................”.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows five men standing in front of a refinery, smiling and looking up. They are all wearing suits and hard hats. The man second from the left is wearing a rain coat and the man second from the right, is pointing upward. Across the top of the image are three X written in blue biro. Printed in white on the black border at the top is: “LH2490-3”. The edges of the photograph have been roughly cut.

SUBJECTS

Manufacturing industry, Oil industry

KEYWORDS

BP Western Port Refinery, Crib Point, Clarke, C.E, Crib Point, Ogden, Les, Woodley, Arthur