AUSTRALIA.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13792, 12 June 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIA.

MANUFACTURE OF MUNITIONS

OFFERS FROM ENGINEERING

FIRMS

Melbourne, June 11

Mr. Jensen announced that he had arranged for two shifts to be worked at the small arms factory.

Mr. Delegrat, general manager of the; Broken Hill Proprietary Company,; states that the company is willing andj anxious to utilise the Newcastle steel] works for the manufacture of munitions. The directorate of the Broken Hill Associated Smelters have intimated that they are willing to place the output of the newly-acquired Port Pirie works at the disposal of the Government. Many other engineering and manufacturing firms have .expressed readiness to assist in the manufacture of munitions.