AUSTRALIA’S EFFORT
MACHINE TOOL INDUSTRY
SYDNEY, March 22 "Australia’s machine tool industry is probably her greatest feat in her war effort to date,” said LieutenantColonel G. Urake-IBrockmun, pres • ident of the Institution of Engineers, last night. One example of this amazing in-
dustrial [advance was that a firm which had not even existed 12 month? before was to-day copying 24 types of German cartridge machines. By July, it was estimated, ‘150,000 people would be engaged on production of munitions and war materials. It was expected that 50 naval patrol vessels would be completed by Australian shipyards before the end of the year. Great ap Australia’s effort had
been, it must be infinitely greater. ' 'Lieutenant-Colonel Drake-Brockman continued. Too often spanners, widen could be labelled “lack of unity,’ were thrown .into the wheels of industry. Nebulous national complficency and 'inter-state jealousies were responsible for incomplete coordination between the Commonwealth and the States, and this was retarding the war effort.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20526, 9 April 1941, Page 2
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