Glen Davis Shale Oil Works

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The was a shale oil extraction plant that operated in between 1940 and 1952. During the Second World War, shale oil production in Glen Davis was considered a strategic national defence initiative. At its peak, it employed up to 600 people and the township had 2,500 residents. Today, lay in ruins. Guided tours meet at the front gate of The Poplars in Canobla Avenue, in Glen Davis, every Saturday, and go for approximately two hours at $20 per person or $10 for children under 12 years of age. ( Click here for more information on the tour ) or call the tour guide Graeme at 0416 115 295.



The is located in the Capertee Valley, at Glen Davis NSW, some 80 kilometres north of Lithgow. It is a good side attraction if you are to camp at the Coorongooba campground , in addition to a day exploring and enjoying the cool waters of the Capertee River .

The was the last oil-shale operation in Australia until the Stuart Oil Shale Project in 1997, a joint venture agreement between the Canadian company Suncor Energy and Australian companies Southern Pacific Petroleum and Central Pacific Minerals to develop the Stuart oil shale deposit in Yarwun, near Gladstone QLD. It used to produce one-fifth of all shale oil in Australia, but was constrained by a shortage of mined shale. The 1948 Gordon Sellers report from the Joint Coal Board revealed that the remaining shale reserves at Glen Davis were not enough, which led to its eventual closure in 1952.

















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