FLOATING DOCK FOR AUSTRALIA
OFFER BY BRITISH FIRM (' p A -ISV El eft lie TelfKiaiib—OobvriaM' CANBERRA. Ist- March. It is reported that a leading British firm has offered to sell a floating dock to the Commonwealth for £250.000. It could be installed in Australia for about £500.000, compared with a cost of £2,000.000 for building a dock locally capable of accommodating capital warships. The Federal Government is considering the offer.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 2 March 1939, Page 7
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70FLOATING DOCK FOR AUSTRALIA Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 2 March 1939, Page 7
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