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The article offers updates related to business in Australia in 1948. The government plans to export scarce commodities to the U.S., Canada and the Philippines to beat the dollar crisis. The crisis plays a role in boosting Australia's paper production. Australia is expected to export 16% of its woolen spun yarn, 25% of its woolen cloth and 20% of its rugs from February-July.

The article reports on the possibility that the victory of Australian Prime Minister Joseph Aloysius Lyons in the 1937 election might lead to a trade agreement between Australia and the U.S.

This article presents information regarding political developments in the U.S. and the world. It takes bloodshed to put Germany on the front page now. Mere unemployment, mere starvation, mere food riots are old stories. But the process of degeneration continues, and French Prime Minister Raymond Poincare still betrays no hint of readiness to discuss matters on a common-sense basis. The French papers do indeed show a glimmering recognition of the fact that military victory has its limitations. British Prime Minister Lloyd George tour is not to include Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, or the Falkland Islands, so the inhabitants of those various sections of the British Empire will have to miss, for the present, the exhilarating assurance, on the highest of all authorities, that the assistance they rendered at a critical moment saved civilization.

The article reports on the optimism of the world's top automobile producers on the Australian automobile industry despite a drop in sales and layoffs as of October 1966. The industry's annual output is worth roughly 900-million U.S. dollars and capacity surpasses 400,000 vehicles a year. An extension of deadlines on the local-content law has been sought by Chrysler Corp., Volkswagen, and British Motor Corp., Ltd.

The article answers a question on where the oldest living tree can be found in the world. Two answers from "The News" and "The Journal American" are given. The oldest macrozamia trees in Australia are estimated at 15,000 years old, while a bristlecone pine tree in the Inyo National Forest in California is estimated at 4,600 years old.

The article reports on the possibility that Australia will decrease its dependence on Canada for its newsprint need, following a plan of a group in Australia to instruct consulting engineer Percy Sandwell of Vancouver, Ontario to build a newsprint mill in Tasmania, that will supply half of the newsprint needs of Australian publishers.

The article discusses issues surrounding the sensational reports of British newspapers about the customs and temperament of people in Australia and New Zealand during Queen Elizabeth's goodwill tour in these countries. The warning by Australian minister in charge of the royal tour for the enthusiastic crowds not to throw small flags into the royal car and to show fair play was reported by British papers with inappropriate headlines. This prompted criticism from newspapers in Australia and New Zealand.

The article offers information on H.J. Heinz Co. It states that, the company, which is successfully running its operations in many countries including, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia, is expanding its business into the common market of Europe. It also discusses the growth of the foreign operations of H.J. Heinz Co., that started with a small investment.

The article reports on efforts by Australian tycoon Rupert Murdoch to rejuvenate the British publishing industry by focusing on improving profits and fighting excessive demands from newspapers unions. Murdoch, who has bought "News of the World" and "Sun," faces wage demands by "Sun" journalists and a strike notice. The growth of "Sun" after its acquisition by Murdoch and Murdoch's News Ltd. publishing empire in Australia are described.

This article highlights the success of Admiral Corp. in becoming the leading TV manufacturer in Australia. The company forged a 50-50 joint venture with General Industries Ltd. to start Admiral of Australia Ltd. The company was attracted to Australia because its government has invited foreign companies to do business in the country. However, the success of the company came after a bruising struggle with government, local industries and politicians.

This article presents news items, related to newspapers. When the late Leroy M. Bickford, of Boston, Massachusetts, provided recently in his will, that a copy of a Boston newspaper should be placed, daily, in every home in Newburg, Maine--his birthplace he doubtless thought that he was conferring "a great boon" upon the community in which he "first saw the light." It is painful to record the fact that the press throughout the country altogether fails to share his view. There is at least one Boston paper, which is establishing a position of curious prestige in the American press. The newspaper referred is the "Christian Science Monitor." It was the first newspaper, to record the serious general strike which broke out in Australia some months ago. That strike was sufficiently political in color to cause the censor to suppress all cable accounts of it, but the newspaper jogged along with a full report more than a week ahead of all other press dispatches on the subject.

The article focuses on the adverse effect on Japan's slow economy to the mining industry in Australia. It mentions the 20% decline of the Japanese commitment with Australian iron ore and copper shipment. In addition, the said reduction has affected the operation of the Australian mining industry. Furthermore, the slump's impact on finances is also mentioned.

Excerpts from August 1852 British Parliamentary reports and papers regarding the 1851 discovery of gold in Australia from the 12th Report of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners are presented. Command 1430, compiled from a report by J. R. Hardy, Commissioner of Crown Lands, considers topics such as mining licenses, police in mining areas, and cost of provisions. Command 1508 considers the administration of criminal justice, how towns such as Melbourne and Geelong were abandoned by gold-seekers, and the abandonment of anchored vessels.

The article reports on the uncertainty of a national newspaper's concept of general circulation to publishers in Australia in 1965. However, young Australian publisher Rupert Murdoch is giving a try on the distribution of daily newspaper over vast distances even though the cost is too much for him to yield a profit. The article notes the belief of Murdoch that the country has a chance because of its homogenous population and its sense of growing national identity.

The article reports on the condition of foreign investment in Australia in 1972. It highlights the white paper delivered by Federal Treasurer Billy M. Snedden to Parliament which points out on the increase of the foreign ownership of domestic countries from 20% in 1948 to 35% in 1971. It states that the political opportunism in the nation has affected its economic nationalism. It also speculates the impact of repatriation rate and the problem of raising the local money.

This article presents information on the autobiography of litterateur David Low. David Low, a New Zealander, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, he had already made a big reputation as a cartoonist in Australia, when, at the end of World War 1, he received an offer from the London Star. Thus he came from a young, egualitarian country to an old one with a highly differentiated class system, the beneficiaries of which were fighting hard to maintain their privileges. Low approached this situation with a well-developed bump of irreverence, a hatred of cruelty and pretentiousness, and a strong feeling for the under-dog. He did not get on very well with the Star, a Liberal Party organization. His more recent and brief sojourn with the Labor Daily Herald was even less happy, the trade unionist sponsors of the paper failed to appreciate his symbolization of their movement by an amiable but dim-witted draught-horse.

The article reports on the increase in wool prices, as U.S. wool production continue to decline in 1950. At wool auctions in Australia, prices ran 40 percent to 50 percent above the closing prices in 1949. The article explains why wool prices continue to decline, and shows that the factors behind high wool prices have been building up since the end of World War II. The article discusses the outlook for the wool industry for the last quarter of 1950.

The article focuses on the entrance of Australia into the iron and steel industry in 1949 as H. A. Brassert & Co. conducts survey on the deposits of high-grade hematite ore in Western Australia, but smelting facilities are needed to accommodate the works.

The article discusses the Banking Nationalization Act of Australia which is a proposal of Australian Prime Minister Joseph B. Chifley. It mentions that the bill would provide purchase of shares and assets to the government to all Australian banks and branches of all overseas banks. It also states that the nationalization act impact the banks of Great Britain, France, and New Zealand.

The article reports that Western Australia and Queensland are looking to have a significant share of the 200 million U.S. dollars fund that Great Britain is setting up to bolster the food production of the British Empire.

The article reports on U.S. dollar surplus and the large outflow of U.S gold in 1950. Foreign investors are transferring their capital to Uruguay, Mexico, or Australia due to lack of confidence in the dollar overseas. Marshall Plan dollars reportedly enabled Great Britain to manage its deficits that led to dollar surplus. Commitment to gold leads to national prosperity or depression subject to insignificant shifts in foreign trade balances.

The article reports that Conrad Hilton's Hilton Hotels Corporation has a contract to lease and operate the 6-million-U.S. Albergo dei Cavalieri Hilton to be built in Rome soon, that Soviets sent the U.S. stockpile 1.3 million U.S. dollars' worth of manganese and chrome ore during September 1950, which is reportedly 1 million U.S. dollars more than the August 1950 shipment, and that German prefabs will house Australians under an agreement signed by the state of Victoria and a Bavarian firm.

The article reports that as of January 1949, the Australian government has welcomed the local production of U.S. and Canadian goods under license, but is reluctant to accept capital investments from the same due to the drain such would put on the country's dollar reserves.

The article presents information on a new industry started in Australia in 1941, in which newsprint started to be produced commercially from Tasmanian hardwoods, and nine newspapers in Australia's capital cities cooperated to set up the new industry.

The article reports on a trade treaty between Australia and Canada wherein the latter will be given tariff preferences on fresh, dried and canned fruits.

The article discusses the views of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam about the role of Australia in Asia, its foreign policy, and foreign relations. He says that his country supports the proposal for a zone of peace and neutrality in Southeast Asia. He emphasizes that the Australian foreign policy will be based on an independent outlook in foreign affairs and will be directed toward a new regional community. He stresses that his country's mandate and duty to maintain the American alliance is equally clear.

Focuses on prevalent political conditions in the U.S. in 1973, during the reign of President Richard Nixon. Investigation of the Watergate affair of 1972; Protests by Australia and New Zealand against the nuclear tests projected by the French at Mururoa Atoll, French Polynesia; Information on the ceremony honoring the prisoners of war.

The article offers an overview of the economic, financial, and political conditions in Australia as of April 15, 1974. Attention is paid to Australian natural resources, industries, and foreign investment. Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, the Labor party, and business conditions in the context of the Australian Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) are also addressed. Investment in Australian common stock is analyzed as well.

The article evaluates the design of a new Opera House in Australia by architect Jorn Utzon. Utzon's idea was wholly sculptural and poetic. The Opera House resembles a grand metaphor, its unfolding shells echoing the wallow of headsails on the water below, and its mat beige and glossy white tiles responding to every shade of light in the sky. In Utzon's sketch lies a direct relationship between the eminent exterior shells and the interior acoustic properties of the opera theater hall. Architect Peter Hall, an admirer of Utzon, finished the unsolved details of Utzon's glass walls and ceilings. Hall and his partners settled into a less than complete control over the building. Today, the Opera House marks a watershed in the country's cultural history and was even named as Sydney's Taj Mahal.

The article focuses on the investments of Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. (AIOC) Ltd. outside Iran which are helping the company face the impact of the nationalization. The opening of a new refinery in France is said to bring AIOC one step closer to the complete replacement of lost Iranian oil. The article mentions the goal of AIOC to cover its Iranian losses by 1955 or 1956. Among the major refinery projects anticipated to give AIOC a boost are located in England, Australia and Aden.

The article focuses on the success of General Motors-Holden Ltd. (GMH) in Australia, with its Holden car that sold more than 300,000. It states that Holden allegedly contributes 220 dollars premium on the gray market and occasionally survives the opposition of Labor Party over the profits it brings for General Motors Overseas Corp. in Detroit, Michigan. It discusses the success and challenges faced by GMH since its first operation in 1956, as well as the pressure it gives to competitors.

News briefs pertaining to politics and government are presented. Information on the U.S. presidential election campaign, in which incumbent President Harry S. Truman expresses confidence for a win over Governor Thomas E. Dewey, is included. In Canada, the Ontario Supreme Court upheld a real estate covenant banning Jews and Blacks from owning property in a Lake Huron resort. In Australia, a referendum discontinued federal price control and returned economic control to individual states.

The article focuses on political and social issues of the world. It states that there is a certain connection between riots in Italy and the high price of bread, but, apparently, only in the fact that the high price of bread made a rising for other causes opportune. What we call riots have been in reality an insurrection, long planned and vigorously carried out. The first proof of this lies in the fact that the fiercest and most protracted resistance has not occurred in poor districts, but in rich ones. The bill for the confederation of Australian colonies which has been framed by delegates elected by the latter for that purpose and is shortly to be submitted to votes of electors in different colonies before the imperial Parliament is asked to pass it, is decidedly flattering to institutions in the U.S.

The article presents an in-depth profile of international businessman profile Charlie Engelhard. According to the author, Engelhard presides over a global organization that extends from New Jersey to Australia and from South Africa to Western Europe. The author adds that since he inherited his family's metals business in 1950, Engelhard has emerged as one of the most prominent personalities in international business.

A macro processor is described which can be used with almost any source language, it provides all features normally associated with a macro facility, plus the ability to make arbitrary transformations of the argument strings. The program is used at the Basser Computing Department, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, to process text for eight different compilers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents news briefs related to world events as of August 30, 1943. The Allied forces have been making progress in various operations of the war. Reports say that the U.S. government has been asked to provide arms and ammunition to Spanish leader Francisco Franco. The Labor Party won the general election in Australia.

The article presents information about Herbert Vere Evatt, who is judge, diplomat, biographer, connoisseur of post-impressionist art, and authority on the science of cricket. To appreciate the sensational nature of Evatt's career, the swiftness of his rise and the blend of vitality, idealism and political sophistication that has marked his course-translate his progress into American terms. In Australia Evatt is thought of as a bookish man, an intellectual in politics. He is the learned justice who stepped down from the High Court to mix in the rough-and-tumble of the vote-catcher's art. He is one of the Empire's keenest authorities on constitutional law.

Presents letters to the editor regarding various political issues. Objections to Australian ballot; Trend of young voters; Information on poor farming in Southeastern Ohio.

The article reports on the increasing popularity of Australia as a new homely destination for the millions of Americans and Europeans in 1970s. According to the recent Gallup poll, 12 percent of the Americans, 40 percent of British, and 27 percent of West Germans would like to emigrate to Australia. It discusses several reasons for the growing emigration in Australia which include the abundance of job opportunities, equality of people, and undemanding lifestyle. It also mentions about the establishment of new suburbs, universities, and beach culture in Australia. It states about redefined eateries, architecture, and acceptable services. However, the Australian economy expects a steady annual growth rate of 3 percent, with full employment for 25 years.

This article focuses on the issue of large scale immigration and emigration case in Great Britain. Over the last twenty years, there was a trend of immigration in Britain in a large scale mostly by immigrations from Commonwealth countries, primarily from the Caribbean. But in the year 1963, there was a accelerating trend of emigration of Britons, primarily to Australia. In that year, the Australian government has reportedly received 145,000 applications from residents of Great Britain who wanted to settle in Australia. To have control over this population dynamics, the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act was supposedly found ineffective.

This article focuses on socio-political issues as of 1909. The reorganization of the Austrian Cabinet has followed upon the recent adjournment of the Reichsrath amidst a glory of flying inkstands, fisticuffs, and objurgations unusual even for the Parliament of Cisleithania. Baron von Bienerth remains Prime Minister and keeps his Ministers of Interior and Defense. All the other portfolios have been distributed among representatives of the pacific nationalities and parties. Trial by jury reaches its acme of absurdity in the case of the murderers of Senator Edward Ward Carmack, now proceeding at Nashville After more than three weeks of elimination of the intelligent, a jury was found on Saturday which contains four absolute illiterates, two others who can barely read, while all twelve swear that they have not read a newspaper since the shooting.

The article offers information on the International Committee for Scientific Management (CIOS) and its responsibilities. Albrecht M. Lederer was appointed as chairman of the organization during the 12th international congress of CIOS in 1960 in Australia. CIOS is reportedly responsible in disseminating managerial knowledge around the world. It also designates the International Academy of Management to refine and standardize the meaning of the terms "operations research and "work study" and "formologies."

The article discusses the trend in which U.S. companies has been using Australia as an export base and a jumping-off place for selling to the sterling area as indicated in the case of W.A. Sheaffer Co. who pioneered in tapping Southeast Asian markets from an Australian base. It details the factors attributed to the success of W.A. Sheaffer, including quick cooperation from the government, proximity to consumer markets, and having a ready market for pencils and pens. It also discusses the continuous increase in the drive for export sales.

Focuses on the war experience of a U.S. soldier. Incidence related to the Japanese attack on Pearl Habor, Hawaii; Action of the soldier and his battalion against the attack; Expedition of the soldier in Australia; Encounter between the soldier and a good-looking girl; Details of a Koala Bear presented to the soldier by the girl; Attack on the ship of the soldier in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea; Relation between the soldier and the Koala bear.

This article presents information on political conditions in the world during 1895. North Carolina has now a Republican as one of her Senators at Washington for the first time in nearly twenty-two years. John Pool, the last representative of the party during the reconstruction era, retired on March 4, 1873, and both seats have since then been filled by Democrats. The Italians seem to be having a hard time of it in their colony of Eritrea, where they are at war with both Christians and Mohammedans, the Mahdists and the Abyssinians. The article also talks about new taxation which the colonies of Australia are proposing.