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Tarbrax Oil Company Ltd

The Tarbrax Oil Company Ltd resumed and developed the Tarbrax shale oil works from around 1905, including installing Scotland's first electric winding gear at the neighbouring Cobbinshaw pit in 1904.

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Tarbrax Oil Shale Mine South Lanarkshire 1905–?

Record created: 21 August 2026 · Last researched: 21 August 2026

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