Word: exmouth
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Western Australia, near Exmouth Gulf, oil drillers struck salt water at 3,600 feet, the same level at which a nearby well had hit oil. In two frenzied days of panic selling, some stocks dropped as much as 50% on the Sydney exchange; the total value of oil shares dropped an estimated $67 million. Australia's secretary...