Petrol Hoarders Caught in Australia
CANBERRA, Nov 13. The Governnmnb has gazetted a special order freezing private hoards of more than 20 Raiions of petrol. The order prevents motorists and. commercial petrol users with stocks of more than 20 gallons from using these stocks. It coinpeis motorists to declare the quantities 01 petrol hoarded and name the places where the petrol is stored. The oidei applies to all States except.'Tasmania, where the Upper House rejected the petrol rationing legislation. People who make incorrect returns or fail to disclose their petrol stocks will be liable to prosecution as well as to confiscate on of then* netroL
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Grey River Argus, 14 November 1949, Page 5
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