THE AUSTRALIAN WAY
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
CONTBACTS LET TO GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD. (United Preu ■ Ai»oci»tion.^Copyri«ht) ; ;;; SYDNEY, 23rd March, , The Labour aldermen ydf the City Council, on a purely party vote of 12 to 9, forced through a decision.to accept five contracts submitted by the Commonwealth Shipping Board for turbo-alternators required in connection with an electric power-house. The material will cost £700,000, and will be constructed at Cockatoo Island Doekyard. .;, . .: The Reform aldermen raised the question of whether Cockatoo Island was capable of carrying out the work, and whether a Government concent had a legal right to compete with local industrial firms. They also urged consid- j eration of an English tender j: which, besides being lower, would provide a larger amount of work in Australia, but discussion was gagged.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 71, 24 March 1926, Page 9
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127THE AUSTRALIAN WAY Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 71, 24 March 1926, Page 9
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