Geologist Dies
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DR. ARTHUR WADE. 72, who died in the surf at Mermaid Beach (South Coast Queensland) recently, did ex ploratory work in Papua for oil in 1913- 1914 on behalf of the Commonwealth Government.
Sites which he then indicated as suit able for oil drilling in Papua, were re cognised last year as the best sites for drilling in that area.
In 1933 he did similar work in West Australia for a private company.
A former chairman of the Common wealth Oil Advisory Committee, Dr.
Wade had a life-long interest in the search for oil all over the world. He had lived in Brisbane since 1940 and was con sultant geologist for Shell (Q.) Develop ment Pty. Ltd., until his death.