Harkness Reports

Contained within the reports below are some of the oldest and most thorough accounts of technical data on the Ontario petroleum industry in the late 19th and early 20th century. These reports were compiled through the labours of Colonel R.B. Harkness, Ontario oil and natural gas commissioner for many years.

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Brant, Oxford, Waterloo County Oil and Natural Gas Reports 131.5 MB

Brant, Huron County, Manitoulin Island Oil and Natural Gas Reports 134.2 MB

Dufferin, Grey, Halton, Peel, Simcoe, Toronto, York, Wellington County Oil and Natural Gas Reports 166.9 MB

Eastern Counties and Cochrane Oil and Natural Gas Reports 53.6 MB

Elgin, Middlesex County Oil and Natural Gas Reports 276.9 MB

Haldimand County Oil and Natural Gas Reports 327.7 MB

Kent County Oil and Natural Gas Reports 128 MB

Lambton County Oil and Natural Gas Reports 343.6 MB

Natural Gas Statistics 240.3 MB

Norfolk County Oil and Natural Gas Reports 161.8 MB

Petroleum Statistics 135.7 MB

Unpublished Manuscripts 200 MB

Welland County Oil and Natural Gas Reports 120.3 MB