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Professor Geoffrey Blainey discusses the life and work of William Knox D’Arcy.Born in Devonshire, England in 1849 and later emigrating with his family to Roc...
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Apr 7, 2008 · First Oil Rostrum. Record options. MetadataRelated Records. Release Date:7th April 2008. Asset ID:804375. Synopsis:B&w stills of William Knox D'Arcy, the search for oil in Persia and the first wells. Shotlist:10:00:00 - 10:01:44 - William Knox D'arcys dining room at Stanmore House, UK 10:02:32 - George Reynolds and his dog 10:04:10 - Bakhtiari ...
William Knox D'Arcy (11 October 1849 – 1 May 1917) was a British-Australian businessman who was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in Persia . The D’Arcy Concession was signed in 1901 and allowed D'Arcy to explore, obtain, and market oil, natural gas, asphalt, and ozokerite in Persia.
Professor Geoffrey Blainey discusses the life and work of William Knox D’Arcy. Born in Devonshire, England in 1849 and later emigrating with his family… William Knox D’Arcy - Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Inductee 2012 on Vimeo
Feb 1, 2009 · Shotlist: 10:00:00 Introduction to film;10:02:08 reconstruction/archive drill rig, donkeys, goats; still geologist George Reynolds; 10:03:44 Michael Daly (Geologist) reading Reynolds's diary; stills William Knox D'Arcy; intvw.James Kyrle-Pope (Drilling supervisor);archive drilling,mountains;still mansion;reconstruction oil spurts from rig; archive Glasgow street,Persia map,palm trees; intvw ...
8 William Knox D'Arcy - Naval Historical Society of Australia. 8 William Knox D’Arcy. Kingsley Perry · Dec 5, 2023 ·.
William Knox D'Arcy. As a youth, D'Arcy emigrated with his father to Queensland, Australia, where he made a fortune in the Mount Morgan goldfield. He returned to London and, with British government assistance, secured in 1901 a sixty-year oil-mining concession in Iran. The area, more than 500,000 square miles.
