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H.C.Sleigh marketed motor spirit from 1913. In those days fuel was sold in 4 gallon drums until the first Golden Fleece pump was installed in 1920. Sleigh pioneered the concept of single brand outlets in times when the norm saw multi-brand service stations throughout Australia. In 1947 H.C.Sleigh Ltd became a public company. In 1981
Caltex aquired ownership.
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STOP – for a
Stanley, they always treat you grandly, 6000
Stanley Servicemen from
Marble Bar to Manly.
So stop for a
Stanley, stop for a
Stanley, stop at Golden Fleece and get a
Stanley.
Stop for a
Stanley, a
Stanley means Golden Service, nothing less. Stop at Golden Fleece and get a
Stanley.
Caltex Australia has operated in Australia since 1941 with roots dating back to 1900 when R W Cameron Co began marketing Texaco products. In May 1995 the petroleum refining and marketing assets of
Caltex Australia and
Ampol Limited were merged and subsequently the
Caltex Australia shareholders approved the acquisition of the whole of that joint venture in December 1997.
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1918 The Texas Company Australasia Limited was incorporated in NSW.
1936 The Texas Company and Standard Oil of California (now Chevron Corporation) formed the California Texas Oil Company (renamed
Caltex Petroleum Corporation in 1968) in a joint venture to market oil from newly gained concessions in Saudi Arabia
1940 The Australian Motorists Petrol Company began buying crude oil from
Caltex's Bahrain fields
1941
Caltex name first used in Australia.
1945 Alba Petroleum Company of Australia (established by PJ Adams and AG Wales in 1933) incorporated into Australian Motorists Petrol Company Name change to
Ampol Petroleum Limited 1949.
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1952
Ampol and US-based
Caltex Petroleum Corporation established West Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET)
1953 At the height of the 'Solo marketing battle'
Caltex Petroleum Corporation financed loans to
Ampol,
Caltex and Golden Fleece to build new, single-brand stations in order to maintain the market share of Australian companies buying its crude oil
1955
Caltex's Kurnell Refinery,
Sydney, completed; it came on stream in 1956
1981
Caltex acquired the Golden Fleece Company (established by HC Sleigh in 1913);
Caltex Australia floated 25% of its shares to the Australian public
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1982
Ampol acquired the refining and marketing assets of Total Australia Limited; became
Ampol Limited
1990
Ampol acquired Solo Oil Limited, the largest independent retailer and distributor in Australia
.