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In response to "$1.25/litre here, which (with currency conversion) works out to ~$3.86/gallon. which is also the cheapest it's been in years. " by mafic

Are there any more refineries on the west coast now? When the first one - BP in Kwinana - came on line in 1955 my

Posted by Mistletoe Meg (aka Mojave) Dec 18 '14, 21:59

dad was in the first training class for operators. We lived in Medina which was a true company town. Nobody had a home phone so if you didn't show up for work the shift boss drove out to your home to see what the problem was.

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I believe Kwinana is still the only one in WA. -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 22:35 5
- and Medina's basically Perth suburban now. train goes down as far as Mandurah. -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 22:38 4
  - Yup, we figured a trip to Fremantle was an event - although I worked there for 4 years. - Mistletoe Meg Dec 18, 22:43 3
    - in the small world category: I'm pretty sure I work in almost the same spot you did. corner of Cantonment and Queen in Freo. -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 22:55 2
      - I was in the old Commonwealth Bank building on High Street. I used to catch the bus home on Cantonment if I wasn't car-pooling. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 18, 23:02 1
        
        I'm pretty sure that was my favourite book store for a while. they moved to a smaller location down the street, now it's a cafe called "the banker" -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 23:21

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