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On eyre
Was BP never Shell from my memory - was a problem with the tank and then nothing for a few years until Flying Fuels took it up maybe five year ago. The ever reliable Desert Flower will confirm I reckon with more details 😄
Definitely BP & not a self-serve bowser either. I was the refueller there for 20 years until a routine inspection found a hole in the JetA1 tank in 2008. Because of the downturn in traffic over the years, it was deemed not viable to replace it & the whole facility was shut down. There was nothing there for several years until intense lobbying by the local progress association to the Outback Communities Authority resulted in FF setting up self-serve bowsers. I can't remember the exact year, but it would have to be at least 12.
DF.