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I RICHARDSON, WRENCH ¡	RICHARDSON, WRENCH	I RICHARDSON, WRENCH SYDNEY,
SYDNEY, Thursday. I	SYDNEY, Thursday.	Thursday.
Richardson and Wrench Ltd., a real	Richardson and Wrench Ltd., a real	Richardson and Wrench Ltd., a real
estate agency company, reports a net	estate agency company, reports a net	estate agency company, reports a net
profit of £ 8,859 for the year ended Decem-	profit of £8,859 for the year ended Decem-	profit of £ 8,859 for the year ended December
ber 31 compared with £9,425 the previous	ber 31 compared with £9,425 the previous	31 compared with £9,425 the previous
year. A final dividend of 5 per cent, and a	year. A final dividend of 5 per cent. and a	year. A final dividend of 5 per cent, and a
bonus of 2 per cent, make the year's distri-	bonus of 2 per cent. make the year's distri-	bonus of 2 per cent, make the year's distribution
bution 12 per cent. In 1930 the company	bution 12 per cent. In 1936 the company	12 per cent. In 1936 the company
paid a dividend of 8 per cent, and a bonus	paid a dividend of 8 per cent. and a bonus	paid a dividend of 8 per cent, and a bonus
of 2 per cent. The dividend and bonus	of 2 per cent. The dividend and bonus	of 2 per cent. The dividend and bonus
together require £0,300.	together require £6,300.	together require £0,300.

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All Words	61	100.0	100.0	100.0
Searchability of unique words	34	100.0	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words	100.0	100.0	0.0

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BACK TO WALHALLA	BACK TO WALHALLA	BACK TO WALHALLA
Residents along the narrow-gauge Une	Residents along the narrow-gauge line	Residents along the narrow-gauge line
from Moe to Walhalla w ere amazed j ester	Moe to Walhalla were amazed yester-	from Moe to Walhalla were amazed yesterday
day to see the train pulled bj two NA	day to see the train pulled by two NA	to see the train pulled by two NA
engines whlrh are known n-s ' coffee pots '	engines, which are known as "coffee pots"	engines which are known as ' coffee pots '
or puffing billies " It was the first time	or "puffing billies." It was the first time	or puffing billies " It was the first time
that two engines had been used on the	that two engines had been used on the	that two engines had been used on the
train, but they uete necessaiv to pull the	train, but they were necessary to pull the	train, but they were necessary to pull the
800 members of the Old Walhallaltes As-	800 members of the Old Walhallaites As-	800 members of the Old Walhallaltes Association,
sociation, who held their annual back to	sociation, who held their annual back to	who held their annual back to
Walhalla reunion.	Walhalla reunion.	Walhalla reunion.

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	67	86.6	98.5	88.9
Searchability of unique words	51	84.3	98.0	87.5
Weighted Words	88.7	97.0	73.5

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SLIPPERY RAILS	SLIPPERY RAILS	SLIPPERY RAILS
DELAY TRAIN	DELAY TRAIN	DELAY TRAIN
Narrow Gauge Line	Narrow Gauge Line	Narrow Gauge Line
One hundred anu thirty passengers on	One hundred and thirty passengers on	One hundred and thirty passengers on
the train from Gembrook to Ferntree	the train from Gembrook to Ferntree	the train from Gembrook to Ferntree
I Gully were delayed last evening when	Gully were delayed last evening when	Gully were delayed last evening when
I slippery lalls prevented the narrow-gauge	slippery rails prevented the narrow-gauge	I slippery rails prevented the narrow-gauge
\| train from ascending a steep incline	train from ascending a steep incline	train from ascending a steep incline
between Selby and Belgrave	between Selby and Belgrave.	between Selby and Belgrave
The train was divided and the passen-	The train was divided and the passengers	The train was divided and the passengers
gers were taken to Belgrave In two sec-	were taken to Belgrave in two sections.	were taken to Belgrave In two sec-
Then the sections were rejoined	Then the sections were rejoined	Then the sections were rejoined
and the passengers proceeded to Terntree	and the passengers proceeded to Ferntree	and the passengers proceeded to Ferntree
Gully A special tialn was run to Mel-	Gully. A special train was run to Melbourne	Gully A special train was run to Mel-
at 7.1 p m. The narrow-gauge	at 7.1 p m. The narrow-gauge	at 7.1 pm. The narrow-gauge
train arrived l8 minutes late at Ferntree	train arrived 18 minutes late at Ferntree	train arrived 18 minutes late at Ferntree
Gully _	Gully.	Gully 3

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All Words	80	92.5	97.5	66.7
Searchability of unique words	49	98.0	98.0	0.0
Weighted Words	98.2	98.2	0.0

Article ID 11165932, Article, RAIL GAUGE DEVICE Value Doubted By Mr. Clapp, page 3 1938-05-02, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 500 words, 6 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	AFFECTED INDUSTRIAL BREAKS AT DIFFICULTY TROUBLES MANY RAILWAYS FORWARD REPORT PROBABLY TRAFFIC SCIENTIFIC SATURDAY RAILWAY OVERCOMING ONLY PROPERLY
Identified overProof non-corrections	RESEARCH RECOMMENDED STATEMENT WROTE RAILWAVS /RE/LAYING\|RELAYING HIM COMMISSIOMER SAFETY RAILS UNFORM OVERCOME

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	452	90.5	96.2	60.5
Searchability of unique words	227	86.8	94.7	60.0
Weighted Words		87.4	94.3	54.4

Article ID 11171882, Article, POSTAGE BATES (To-day's Issue), page 2 1938-06-16, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 66 words, 5 corrections

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POSTAGE BATES (To-day's Issue) \|	POSTAGE RATES (To-day's Issue)	POSTAGE RATES (To-day's Issue) \|
AiiRtralanla and New Zealand. Id.; United	Australasia and New Zealand, 1d.; United	Australasia and New Zealand. 1d.; United
Kingdom (overland), 2d., (nil-sen route), Id.;	Kingdom (overland), 2d., (all-sea route), 1d.;	Kingdom (overland), 2d., (all-sea route), 1d.;
other Dritlnli possessions, 3d.; U.S.A. and other	other British possessions, 2d.; U.S.A. and other	other British possessions, 3d.; U.S.A. and other
Foreign countries, :td. To ensure transmission	Foreign countries, 3d. To ensure transmission	Foreign countries, 3d. To ensure transmission
at these rates pontage must Ite prepaid.	at these rates postage must be prepaid.	at these rates postage must be prepaid.
Any ttubscrlhrr experiencing Irregular or lair	Any subscriber experiencing irregular or late	Any subscriber experiencing irregular or late
dclhcrj of "The Arru»" Is requested to com	delivery of "The Argus" is requested to com-	delivery of "The Argus" is requested to communicate
munlr&te with the Circulation Manager, "The	municate with the Circulation Manager, "The	with the Circulation Manager, "The
Argun." »115 Ulrabcth «.trect, Melbourne, C1.	Argus," 365 Elizabeth-street, Melbourne, C1.	Argus." 365 Elizabeth street, Melbourne, C1.
Iclcnhonc mill. \|	Telephone F0411.	Iclcnhonc mill. a

Identified overProof corrections	/ELIZABETH/STREET\|ELIZABETHSTREET COMMUNICATE BE DELIVERY SUBSCRIBER AUSTRALASIA BRITISH LATE /ALL/SEA\|ALLSEA ARGUS
Identified overProof non-corrections	TELEPHONE

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	53	73.6	98.1	92.9
Searchability of unique words	45	75.6	97.8	90.9
Weighted Words		71.7	97.1	89.7

Article ID 11176933, Article, RAIL GAUGE DEVICE CRITICISM BY MR. CLAPP, page 6 1938-05-06, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 226 words, 17 corrections

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RAIL GAUGE DEVICE	RAIL GAUGE	RAIL GAUGE DEVICE
DEVICE	DEVICE	DEVICE
CRITICISM BY	CRITICISM BY	CRITICISM BY
MR. CLAPP	MR. CLAPP	MR. CLAPP
N'.i tn!!«»nx administration zzzz	No railway administration with any	Near training administration zzzz
. ni«.1 ,! Ill» lr»l»<oi'IIMl\|i¡.' would have	sense of his responsibilities would have	. nine ,! Ills lr»l» would have
.in» fill!.!. .<> do with li -Hil Mi M \V	anything to do with it, said Mr. H. W.	his fill!.!. J do with li -Hill Mr M W
Clapp chairman of the Railway	Clapp, chairman of the Railway Com-	Clapp chairman of the Railway
Commissioners yesterday referring to the	missioners yesterday, referring to the	Commissioners yesterday referring to the
IntnK of gauge mechanism which he has	break-of-gauge mechanism which he has	InteR of gauge mechanism which he has
.>!«t li.'pri lert In Piiliu »	just inspected in Sydney.	9st letters left by Philip A
I fiixv II1.,' tili'rlialilMil Mi I!,rp	"I saw the mechanism," Mr. Clapp	I find III.,' tili'rlialilMil Mr I!,rp
iiclilcit n'lit It »«ii« one ol ,, t\pe »>h,'h	added, "and it was one of a type which	includes all it was one of ,, type which
Ila' been put heîoir mil««» men foi	has been put before railway men for	has' been put four million men for
mar.» »mr.» )t nn» Ihe >atv.r kimi .(	many years. It was the same kind of	many years it was the other kind of
(lime wlil'it «te hnxe leveled In ü,r	thing which we have rejected in the	(lime which we have leveled In are
\|,i,«t '	past."	past '
Mr. Clapp said that no mechanical device	Mr. Clapp said that no mechanical de-	Mr. Clapp said that no mechanical device
for changing wheels, bogies or	vice for changing wheels, bogies, or	for changing wheels, bogies or
zzzzMittut: any track adjustment could	making any track adjustment could pos-	zzzzMittut: any track adjustment could
possibly serve as a practical means of	sibly serve as a practical means of over-	possibly serve as a practical means of
coming the problem of separate gauges.	coming the problem of separate gauges.	coming the problem of separate gauges.
'¡hi» .iiplleit (mrllmilmh to RetiRe* in'	This applied particularly to gauges in	'This implicit (mrllmilmh to RetiRe in'
whl.il lhere «n« Mirb » Mimi) difiéreme	which there was such a small difference,	which there was Miss E Mimi) difference
as those in New South Wales and Victoria.	as those in New South Wales and Vic-	as those in New South Wales and Victoria.
toria.	toria.	toria.
The only possible way to overcome the	The only possible way to overcome the	The only possible way to overcome the
problem was to unify the gauge.	problem was to unify the gauge.	problem was to unify the gauge.
Since the last report had been made	Since the last report had been made	Since the last report had been made
«i-iu'ri muí »»ni kins loiidltlot». lind	wages and working conditions had	writer must same kind leaderless. and
ilinlifiedi hill the Intuí eml lo Au«ii"]\|n	changed, but the total cost to Australia	identified hill the land and to Au«ii"]\|n
of ttnlMtiK KfWtfrx Mould \v het««ern	of unifying gauges would be between	of ttnlMtiK KfWtfrx Mould v between
t«,ititv nml twentx.flxe inlllleip iv»itr"l»	twenty and twenty-five million pounds.	twenty and twenty-five millers westerly
Vi. tour» «.hin itii'l'id'ni: nd"i»imi"t« i,.	Victoria's share, including adjustments to	to. tour thin itii'l'id'ni: nd"i»imi"t« i,.
rolling stock would be more than	rolling stock would be more than	rolling stock would be more than
£ x,000,000.	£9,000,000.	a 1,000,000.

Identified overProof corrections	BETWEEN PAST SAME MILLION MANY THERE YEARS THIS WE DIFFERENCE TYPE HIS TWENTY KIND /TWENTY/FIVE\|TWENTYFIVE
Identified overProof non-corrections	THING REJECTED RESPONSIBILITIES MAKING CHANGED SMALL SUCH BUT POUNDS ANYTHING SYDNEY WORKING AUSTRALIA INSPECTED WAGES JUST SHARE /BREAK/OF/GAUGE\|BREAKOFGAUGE SENSE UNIFYING PARTICULARLY ADDED OVERCOMING INCLUDING SAW COST CONDITIONS APPLIED VICTORIAS TOTAL BEFORE ADJUSTMENTS

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	183	54.6	72.7	39.8
Searchability of unique words	120	60.8	73.3	31.9
Weighted Words		55.0	68.1	29.2

Article ID 12432997, Article, NOT PRACTICABLE Rail-gauge Device, page 2 1938-07-07, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 162 words, 11 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	FURTHER LETTER /BREAK/OF/GAUGE\|BREAKOFGAUGE
Identified overProof non-corrections	BYTHE

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	147	94.6	99.3	87.5
Searchability of unique words	96	95.8	99.0	75.0
Weighted Words		94.8	98.3	68.2

Article ID 12505619, Article, MELFORD MOTORS, page 9 1938-10-11, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 66 words, 4 corrections

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MELFORD MOTORS	MELFORD MOTORS	MELFORD MOTORS
Melford Motors, the metropolitan rord	Melford Motors, the metropolitan Ford	Melford Motors, the metropolitan Ford
distributor lias opened a new recon-	distributor has opened a new recon-	distributor has opened a new reconditioning
ditioning department for used cars and	ditioning department for used cars and	department for used cars and
trucks at the Elizabeth street pi émises	trucks at the Elizabeth street premises	trucks at the Elizabeth street premises
Servicing of used vehicles is now on the	Servicing of used vehicles is now on the	Servicing of used vehicles is now on the
same basis as pre-sales reconditioning	same basis as pre-sales reconditioning.	same basis as pre-sales reconditioning
The work is carried out by mechanics	The work is carried out by mechanics	The work is carried out by mechanics
trained at the Ford factory at Geelong	trained at the Ford factory at Geelong.	trained at the Ford factory at Geelong
The equipment includes a motor X-iaj,	The equipment includes a motor X-ray,	The equipment includes a motor X-ray,
pieclsion gauges, and complete recon-	precision gauges, and complete recon-	precision gauges, and complete reconditioning
ditioning appliances	ditioning appliances.	appliances

Identified overProof corrections	PRECISION HAS PREMISES /X/RAY\|XRAY
Identified overProof non-corrections

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	62	91.9	100.0	100.0
Searchability of unique words	47	91.5	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		91.1	100.0	100.0

Article ID 12517213, Article, MONASH PILGRIMAGE, page 3 1938-10-20, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 68 words, 3 corrections

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I MONASH PILGRIMAGE	MONASH PILGRIMAGE	I MONASH PILGRIMAGE
At the annual pilgrimage to the grave	At the annual pilgrimage to the grave	At the annual pilgrimage to the grave
of Sh John Monash in Brighton Ceme	of Sir John Monash in Brighton Ceme-	of Sir John Monash in Brighton Cemetery
teiy on Sunday afternoon a .special dele-	tery on Sunday afternoon a special dele-	on Sunday afternoon a special delegation
gation fiom Caulfield sub-branch of the	gation from Caulfield sub-branch of the	from Caulfield sub-branch of the
Returned Soldiers' League will attend and	Returned Soldiers' League will attend and	Returned Soldiers' League will attend and
lay a wreath on the grave	lay a wreath on the grave.	lay a wreath on the grave
The City of Brighton Council will be	The City of Brighton Council will be	The City of Brighton Council will be
leptcsentcd by the Mayor (Councillor	represented by the Mayor (Councillor	represented by the Mayor (Councillor
r E Rogéis, JP), Councillois D Gran	F. E. Rogers, J.P.), Councillors D. Gran-	F E Rogers, JP), Councillors D Gran
tei, A R Roberts, and E M^Young	ter, A. R. Roberts, and E.M.Young.	ter, A R Roberts, and E M Young

Identified overProof corrections	SIR GRANTER ROGERS FROM REPRESENTED CEMETERY COUNCILLORS
Identified overProof non-corrections

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	54	87.0	100.0	100.0
Searchability of unique words	40	82.5	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		81.2	100.0	100.0

Article ID 17432305, Article, JAPAN OPENS ATTACK IN NORTH. SHANGHAI, Jan. l8., page 17 1938-01-19, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 711 words, 5 corrections

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JAPAN OPENS ATTACK IN NORTH.	JAPAN OPENS ATTACK IN NORTH.	JAPAN OPENS ATTACK IN NORTH.
SHANGHAI. Jan. l8, i	SHANGHAI, Jan. 18.	SHANGHAI. Jan. 18, The
The Japanese have begun a strong	The Japanese have begun a strong	Japanese have begun a strong
offensive, and are advancing on the	offensive, and are advancing on the	offensive, and are advancing on the
Ttentsin-Pukow railway noith of Nane-	Tientsin-Pukow railway north of Nan-	Ttentsin-Pukow railway north of Name-
kine. The Chinese admit the position	king. The Chinese admit the position	kine. The Chinese admit the position
Is ciitical.	is critical.	is critical.
Hie .lapmcse cuptuit-d Chowshien and	The Japanese captured Chowshien and	The Japanese captured Chowshien and
Mlngkwang	Mingkwang.	Mlngkwang
(Published in "Hie limes")	(Published in "The Times.")	(Published in "The Times")
Hie Chinese tcsponsc lo Tokyo's Culmina	The Chinese response to Tokyo's fulmina-	The Chinese response to Tokyo's Culmina
lions appeals to be on active olTcnslvc on two	tions appeals to be on active offensive on two	lions appears to be on active offensive on two
lionts	fronts.	fronts
Besides the attack on HaiiRchow the	Besides the attack on Hangchow, the	Besides the attack on Hangchow the
Chlntse, assisted by acioplanes have launched	Chinese, assisted by aeroplanes, have launched	Chinese, assisted by aeroplanes have launched
r vigoious drl/e or Wuhu fiom two dlice-	a vigorous drive on Wuhu from two direc-	r vigorous drive or Wuhu from two slice-
lions They have also intensified the con-	tions. They have also intensified the con-	lions They have also intensified the conflict
flict In the TsinlnR atea and both sides claim	flict in the Tsining area and both sides claim	In the TsinlnR area and both sides claim
possession of the town	possession of the town.	possession of the town
(Austnlian Associated Prc-s )	(Australian Associated Press.)	(Australian Associated Press )
Hie Japanese icpott a dny-lone battle with	The Japanese report a day-long battle with	the Japanese report a day-long battle with
htrottR Chinese forces ten miles west of nnnc>	strong Chinese forces ten miles west of Hang-	htrottR Chinese forces ten miles west of nine
chow	chow.	chow
The Japanese regard the second Chiiusfr	The Japanese regard the second Chinese	The Japanese regard the second Chinese
uttempt ^o rccqptuie Hanuchow with the	attempt to recapture Hangchow with the	attempt to recapture Hangchow with the
Siilousncss that the situation demands They	seriousness that the situation demands. They	seriousness that the situation demands They
arc rushinR up leinfot cements in the hope	are rushing up reinforcements in the hope	are rushing up reinforcements in the hope
of checkini! the drive ot rsenem Chana Fnh	of checking the drive of General Chang Fah-	of checking the drive of seven Chang Fah
Hal and his 1000 Iionsldes" who have	kwai and his 7000 "Ironsides," who have	Hal and his 1000 Ironsides" who have
«dvnnccd 25 miles since the attack vim	advanced 25 miles since the attack was	advanced 25 miles since the attack was
launched and aie now ottemptlns to smash	launched, and are now attempting to smash	launched and are now attempting to smash
through the lapanese lines	through the Japanese lines.	through the Japanese lines
BATTLE IN SNOW	BATTLE IN SNOW	BATTLE IN SNOW
In a snow-covered countryside "io miles up	In a snow-covered countryside, 50 miles up	In a snow-covered countryside "for miles up
(le Yangtse Kinng the Chinese arc attacklnB	the Yangtse Kiang, the Chinese are attacking	(the Yangtse Kiang the Chinese are attacking
In mountainous country towards Wuhu Two	in mountainous country towards Wuhu. Two	In mountainous country towards Wuhu Two
Japanese warships went up the river and	Japanese warships went up the river and	Japanese warships went up the river and
shelled the attackers. Plying columns are	shelled the attackers. Flying columns are	shelled the attackers. Flying columns are
harassing the Japanese communications.	harassing the Japanese communications.	harassing the Japanese communications.
Thirty thousand Chinese arc making n	Thirty thousand Chinese are making a	Thirty thousand Chinese are making a
forced march eastwards from Honan to the	forced march eastwards from Honan to the	forced march eastwards from Honan to the
Shantung border to stem the Japanese attack	Shantung border to stem the Japanese attack	Shantung border to stem the Japanese attack
In Shantung, where there are reported to be	in Shantung, where there are reported to be	In Shantung, where there are reported to be
400,000 Chinese fighting to prevent the Junc-	400,000 Chinese fighting to prevent the junc-	400,000 Chinese fighting to prevent the Junc-
tion of tho Japanese north and south armies	tion of the Japanese north and south armies.	tion of the Japanese north and south armies
WAR SUPPLIES FOR CHINA. j	WAR SUPPLIES FOR CHINA.	WAR SUPPLIES FOR CHINA.
TOKYO, Jan. l8. \|	TOKYO, Jan. 18.	TOKYO, Jan. 18. \|
Tho Tokyo "Asahl Shlmbun" alleges that	The Tokyo "Asahi Shimbun" alleges that	The Tokyo "Asahi Shimbun" alleges that
Oustoms and other authoritative figures show	Customs and other authoritative figures show	Customs and other authoritative figures show
that, between December 25 and January la,	that, between December 25 and January 15,	that, between December 25 and January 15,
Chinese war supplies received through Hong	Chinese war supplies received through Hong	Chinese war supplies received through Hong
Kong included b4 aeroplanes, 4,500 tons of	Kong included 54 aeroplanes, 4,500 tons of	Kong included b4 aeroplanes, 4,500 tons of
explosives, 1,450 tons of barbed wire. 3,500 tons	explosives, 1,450 tons of barbed wire, 3,500 tons	explosives, 1,450 tons of barbed wire. 3,500 tons
of railway materials, and 2,500 tons of rifles	of railway materials, and 2,500 tons of rifles	of railway materials, and 2,500 tons of rifles
and machine-guns. Italy is the largest sup-	and machine-guns. Italy is the largest sup-	and machine-guns. Italy is the largest sup-
plier, then Great Britain, Germany, and the	plier, then Great Britain, Germany, and the	pliers, then Great Britain, Germany, and the
United States.	United States.	United States.
VITAL RAILWAY BOMBED.	VITAL RAILWAY BOMBED.	VITAL RAILWAY BOMBED.
HONG KONG, Jan. l8.	HONG KONG, Jan. 18.	HONG KONG, Jan. 18.
Japanese' bombers, intent on cutting oil	Japanese bombers, intent on cutting off	Japanese bombers, intent on cutting off
China's supplies along the Cnnton-Hankow	China's supplies along the Canton-Hankow	China's supplies along the Canton-Hankow
railway, have dislocated the train service foi	railway, have dislocated the train service for	railway, have dislocated the train service for
six days In succession,	six days in succession,	six days in succession,
? The Chinese report that 1,000 miners In	The Chinese report that 1,000 miners in	The Chinese report that 1,000 miners In
Formosa, many of them armed, revolted, and	Formosa, many of them armed, revolted, and	Formosa, many of them armed, revolted, and
had a pitched battle with Japanese. Aftef	had a pitched battle with Japanese. After	had a pitched battle with Japanese. After
it tliev withdrew ir the mountains.	it they withdrew to the mountains.	it they withdrew in the mountains.
In the week ended on January 15 there	In the week ended on January 15 there	In the week ended on January 15 there
were 53 dcatlis from smallpox here, The	were 53 deaths from smallpox here. The	were 53 deaths from smallpox here, The
epidemic Is the wotst for 10 years. It Is	epidemic is the worst for 10 years. It is	epidemic is the worst for 10 years. It is
attributed partly to the influx of refugees.	attributed partly to the influx of refugees.	attributed partly to the influx of refugees.
CUSTOMS POST HANDED OVER.	CUSTOMS POST HANDED OVER.	CUSTOMS POST HANDED OVER.
LONDON, Jan. l8	LONDON, Jan. 18	LONDON, Jan. 18
To avoid difficulties, the British	To avoid difficulties, the British	To avoid difficulties, the British
Customs Commissioner at Tsingtao. Mr	Customs Commissioner at Tsingtao, Mr	Customs Commissioner at Tsingtao. Mr
Campbell, handed over the administra^	Campbell, handed over the administra-	Campbell, handed over the administration
tlon to Japan. ' ¡	tion to Japan.	to Japan. ¡
Bluejackets landed at Chefoo, where there	Bluejackets landed at Chefoo, where there	Bluejackets landed at Chefoo, where there
«as rioting a few days ago. from the British	was rioting a few days ago, from the British	was rioting a few days ago. from the British
sloop Lowestoft to safotruord forcian lives and	sloop Lowestoft to safeguard foreign lives and	sloop Lowestoft to safeguard foreign lives and
property. " ,	property.	property. " ,
CHINA'S TERMS.	CHINA'S TERMS.	CHINA'S TERMS.
The Chinese Premier (Dr. H. H. Kuna) de-	The Chinese Premier (Dr. H. H. Kung) de-	The Chinese Premier (Dr. H. H. Kung) declares
clares that a suspension of hostilities will be	clares that a suspension of hostilities will be	that a suspension of hostilities will be
necessary before there can be anv negotiations	necessary before there can be any negotiations	necessary before there can be any negotiations
with Japan.	with Japan.	with Japan.
Dr. Kung added: "Japan wants to sell tis	Dr. Kung added: "Japan wants to sell us	Dr. Kung added: "Japan wants to sell his
goods with one hand and kill us with the	goods with one hand and kill us with the	goods with one hand and kill us with the
other. That is the act of a madman. How	other. That is the act of a madman. How	other. That is the act of a madman. How
else can wc deal with (.hem except defend	else can we deal with them except defend	else can we deal with them except defend
ourselves."	ourselves."	ourselves."
Dr. Kung declined to say vhethcr peace	Dr. Kung declined to say whether peace	Dr. Kung declined to say whether peace
terms had been offeied. He said that JapanV	terms had been offered. He said that Japan's	terms had been offered. He said that Japan's
mi costs were thrice those of China, because	war costs were thrice those of China, because	in costs were thrice those of China, because
Japan had to campaign on foreign soil, anti	Japan had to campaign on foreign soil, and	Japan had to campaign on foreign soil, and
had to support her conscript«' families, and	had to support her conscripts' families, and	had to support her conscripts' families, and
, because industiies were dislocated by tilt	because industries were dislocated by the	because industries were dislocated by the
withdrawal of man power.	withdrawal of man power.	withdrawal of man power.
HEAVIER TAXATION IN JAPAN.	HEAVIER TAXATION IN JAPAN.	HEAVIER TAXATION IN JAPAN.
On January 22 the Japanese Diet will he	On January 22 the Japanese Diet will be	On January 22 the Japanese Diet will he
«sited to increase taxation by £17.000,000 to	asked to increase taxation by £17,000,000 to	assisted to increase taxation by £17.000,000 to
finance the war, the Budaei toi which will	finance the war, the Budget for which will	finance the war, the Budget for which will
then be equal lo £230.000,000.	then be equal to £230,000,000.	then be equal to £230.000,000.
A mass meeting In Tokyo, renrcspntlnc 100	A mass meeting in Tokyo, representing 100	A mass meeting In Tokyo, representing 100
patriotic societies, odon'"d a resolution to dis	patriotic societies, adopted a resolution to dis-	patriotic societies, adopted a resolution to dis
wive all política1 and social nrianiontlons in	solve all political and social organisations in	wive all political and social organizations in
order to create one popular orennisntlon sun	order to create one popular organisation sup-	order to create one popular organisation sun
purtlne the lmpertal cause, thus realising	porting the Imperial cause, thus realising	purchase the Imperial cause, thus realising
national unity in fncln" emergencies.	national unity in facing emergencies.	national unity in facing" emergencies.
mr. mcnutt for shanghai.	MR. McNUTT FOR SHANGHAI.	mr. mcnutt for shanghai.
MANILA. Jan. l8.	MANILA, Jan. 18.	MANILA. Jan. 18.
The United States Hinh Commissioner In	The United States High Commissioner in	The United States High Commissioner in
the Philipoi.ies. Mr. Paul V MaNutt. has	the Philippines, Mr. Paul V. McNutt, has	the Philippines. Mr. Paul V McNutt. has
sailed for Shunglini, to consult Rear-Admiral	sailed for Shanghai, to consult Rear-Admiral	sailed for Shanghai, to consult Rear-Admiral
Yarnel! commanding the inlted States	Yarnell, commanding the United States	Yarnell! commanding the United States
souodrnn there, about the situation In the Fat	squadron there, about the situation in the Far	squadron there, about the situation in the Far
East Later Mr. McNutt will go to Wa«hing	East. Later Mr. McNutt will go to Washing-	East Later Mr. McNutt will go to Washing
I i to confer with President Roosevelt.	ton to confer with President Roosevelt.	I i to confer with President Roosevelt.

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REINFORCEMENTS VIGOROUS SAFEGUARD AFTER RESPONSE ATTEMPT SHIMBUN BUDGET ASAHI REPRESENTING IRONSIDES CAPTURED AUSTRALIAN ADMINISTRATION INDUSTRIES AREA HANGCHOW CRITICAL ORGANISATION PRESS WORST WHETHER RECAPTURE WAS SQUADRON WE JAPANS ADOPTED IMPERIAL CHANG FAH FAR FACING ATTEMPTING INTHE SERIOUSNESS /CANTON/HANKOW|CANTONHANKOW FLYING OFF POLITICAL YARNELL FRONTS HIGH DEATHS PHILIPPINES RUSHING CHECKING /DAY/LONG|DAYLONG OFFERED ANY CONSCRIPTS KIANG TIMES ADVANCED ATTACKING

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TSINING SUPPLIER [**VANDALISED] NANKING DIRECTIONS KWAI GENERAL MINGKWANG ASKED APPEALS [**VANDALISED] /TIENTSIN/PUKOW|TIENTSINPUKOW ORGANISATIONS WASHINGTON DISSOLVE SUPPORTING FULMINATIONS

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Searchability of unique words	348	80.5	95.7	77.9
Weighted Words		81.4	95.7	77.1

Article ID 17444895, Article, PICTURE THEATRE FIRE Early Morning Blaze at Newtown., page 10 1938-01-06, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 84 words, 4 corrections

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I PICTURE THEATRE FIRE	PICTURE THEATRE FIRE	I PICTURE THEATRE FIRE
Early Morning Blaze at	Early Morning Blaze at	Early Morning Blaze at
Newtown.	Newtown.	Newtown.
Fire destroyed the screen, stage, piano, and	Fire destroyed the screen, stage, piano, and	Fire destroyed the screen, stage, piano, and
other fittings of Hoyts Theatre, King Sheet	other fittings of Hoyts Theatre, King Sheet	other fittings of Hoyts Theatre, King Sheet
Newtown, early this morning	Newtown, early this morning.	Newtown, early this morning
Mr and Mrs W Thurbon and Miss Melba	Mr. and Mrs. W. Thurbon and Miss Melba	Mr and Mrs W Thurbon and Miss Melba
Thompson who live next door, were awak-	Thompson, who live next door, were awak-	Thompson who live next door, were awakened
ened by the flames and fought the lire by	ened by the flames and fought the fire by	by the flames and fought the fire by
throwing buckets of water on it from their	throwing buckets of water on it from their	throwing buckets of water on it from their
flats	flats.	flats
They partly kept the fire in check until	They partly kept the fire in check until	They partly kept the fire in check until
brigades arrived from Newtown, Stanmore	brigades arrived from Newtown, Stanmore	brigades arrived from Newtown, Stanmore
and George Street West	and George Street West.	and George Street West
Firemen soon had the blaze under control	Firemen soon had the blaze under control.	Firemen soon had the blaze under control

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	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	81	98.8	100.0	100.0
Searchability of unique words	61	100.0	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		100.0	100.0	0.0

Article ID 17452284, Article, CAUSES IN NO. 5 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Owen and jury.) TRAM ACCIDENT. Adlington v Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways., page 5 1938-03-26, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 227 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
CAUSES IN NO. 5 COURT.	CAUSES IN NO. 5 COURT.	CAUSES IN NO. 3 COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Owen and jury.)	(Before Mr. Justice Owen and jury.)	(Before Mr. Justice Owen and jury.)
TRAM ACCIDENT.	TRAM ACCIDENT.	TRAM ACCIDENT.
Adllngton v Commissioner for Road Trans-	Adlington v Commissioner for Road Trans-	Adlington v Commissioner for Road Transport
port and Tramways.	port and Tramways.	and Tramways.
The juiy awaided damages of £1,000 to	The jury awarded damages of £1,000 to	The jury awarded damages of £1,000 to
Gcoige Al thin Adllngton against the Com-	George Arthur Adlington against the Com-	George Arthur Adlington against the Commissioner
missioner for Rood Tianspoit and Tiam	missioner for Road Transport and Tram-	for Road Transport and Tramways
wavs	ways.
Adllngton alleged that willie he was tra-	Adlington alleged that while he was tra-	Adlington alleged that while he was travelling
velling in a tram in Darling Road, Rand-	velling in a tram in Darling Road, Rand-	in a tram in Darling Road, Randwick,
wick, he was thrown from it when it lurched	wick, he was thrown from it when it lurched	he was thrown from it when it lurched
because of the excessive speed as it rounded	because of the excessive speed as it rounded	because of the excessive speed as it rounded
a curve. He was totnlly incapacitated for	a curve. He was totally incapacitated for	a curve. He was totally incapacitated for
several months and was still partially in-	several months and was still partially in-	several months and was still partially in-
capacitated and might possibly be perman-	capacitated and might possibly be perman-	capacitated and might possibly be permanently
ently so incapacitated.	ently so incapacitated.	so incapacitated.
The defendant denied the allegation of	The defendant denied the allegation of	The defendant denied the allegation of
negligence by the driver of the tram and	negligence by the driver of the tram and	negligence by the driver of the tram and
alleged that the plaintiff was negligent in	alleged that the plaintiff was negligent in	alleged that the plaintiff was negligent in
attempting to nlight from the tram while it	attempting to alight from the tram while it	attempting to alight from the tram while it
was in motion.	was in motion.	was in motion.
Mr. Evatt, K.C, and Mr. Dwyer (instructed	Mr. Evatt, K.C., and Mr. Dwyer (instructed	Mr. Evatt, K.C, and Mr. Dwyer (instructed
by Mr. T. F. Williams) for the plaintiff;	by Mr. T. F. Williams) for the plaintiff;	by Mr. T. F. Williams) for the plaintiff;
Mr. Brian Clancy (instructed by the Solicitor,	Mr. Brian Clancy (instructed by the Solicitor,	Mr. Brian Clancy (instructed by the Solicitor,
foi Transport) for the defendant Commis-	for Transport) for the defendant Commis-	for Transport) for the defendant Commissioner.
sioner.	sioner.
ACTION AGAINST SOLICITORS	ACTION AGAINST SOLICITORS.	ACTION AGAINST SOLICITORS
I Daley and another v James and another.	Daley and another v. James and another.	I Daley and another v James and another.
Argument was completed and his Honor	Argument was completed and his Honor	Argument was completed and his Honor
irscived judgment	reserved judgment.	reserved judgment
Mr J W Shand and Mi C Mcclelland	Mr. J. W. Shand and Mr. C. McClelland	Mr J W Shand and Mr C McClelland
(instructed by Mi Pel ey Chailton, by his	(instructed by Mr. Percy Charlton, by his	(instructed by Mr. Percy Charlton, by his
Sydney agents, Messrs S E Cook and Co )	Sydney agents, Messrs. S. E. Cook and Co.)	Sydney agents, Messrs S E Cook and Co.) for
foi tho plaintiffs and Mi Goidon Wallace	for the plaintiffs and Mr. Gordon Wallace	the plaintiffs and Mr Gordon Wallace
(instiucted by Messrs Johnson and O'Neill,	(instructed by Messrs. Johnson and O'Neill,	(instructed by Messrs. Johnson and O'Neill,
by their Sydney agents, Messrs McDonnell	by their Sydney agents, Messrs. McDonnell	by their Sydney agents, Messrs McDonnell
and Mollit) foi the defendant	and Moffit) for the defendant.	and Moffitt) for the defendant.

Identified overProof corrections	ARTHUR ALIGHT TOTALLY PERCY GEORGE RESERVED AWARDED ADLINGTON GORDON CHARLTON
Identified overProof non-corrections	MOFFIT

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Searchability of unique words	102	89.2	99.0	90.9
Weighted Words		87.4	98.9	91.4

Article ID 17462035, Article, TRANSPORT CONFERENCE. CANBERRA, Sunday., page 13 1938-05-02, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 109 words, 4 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	AT LINES LAST FOUR
Identified overProof non-corrections	THEN SERVICES MORE

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	102	86.3	95.1	64.3
Searchability of unique words	67	89.6	95.5	57.1
Weighted Words		90.9	95.0	45.9

Article ID 17468833, Article, WINDSCREEN WIPERS FAIL., page 7 1938-05-27, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 112 words, 3 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	SERVICES SHOWERY REPORTS
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	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	108	91.7	99.1	88.9
Searchability of unique words	69	95.7	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		95.7	100.0	100.0

Article ID 17484264, Article, QUEEN VICTORIA BUILDING. Shorter Leases Proposed., page 9 1938-07-07, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 114 words, 4 corrections

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QUEEN VICTORIA	QUEEN VICTORIA	QUEEN VICTORIA
BUILDING.	BUILDING.	BUILDING.
I Shorter Leases Proposed.	Shorter Leases Proposed.	I Shorter Leases Proposed.
The Town Cleik, Mi Hendy was yesteiday	The Town Clerk, Mr. Hendy, was yesterday	The Town Clerk, Mr Hendy was yesterday
instructed by the City Council finance com-	instructed by the City Council finance com-	instructed by the City Council finance committee
mittee to negotiate with the piesent tenants	mittee to negotiate with the present tenants	to negotiate with the present tenants
of tl«e Queen Victoiia Building for 10 veais'	of the Queen Victoria Building for 10 years'	of the Queen Victoria Building for 50 years''
leases instead of 15 or 20 yeais, as proposed	leases, instead of 15 or 20 years, as proposed	leases instead of 15 or 20 years, as proposed
bj the occupants	by the occupants.	by the occupants
Sir Sinmel WMdei MLC said that with	Sir Samuel Walder, M.L.C., said that with	Sir Samuel Walder MLC said that with
the upward tendency of icnts In Sydnej the	the upward tendency of rents in Sydney, the	the upward tendency of rents In Sydney the
City Council should give leases for no longer	City Council should give leases for no longer	City Council should give leases for no longer
than 10 jeal s	than 10 years.	than 10 years
The tenders that were submitted showed	The tenders that were submitted showed	The tenders that were submitted showed
that the rentals offered for a 20 years' lease	that the rentals offered for a 20 years' lease	that the rentals offered for a 20 years' lease
for three shops in the building would le in-	for three shops in the building would be in-	for three shops in the building would be increased
creased by at least £800 a 5 ear when im-	creased by at least £800 a year when im-	by at least £800 a year when improvements
provements had been eiletled.	provements had been effected.	had been effected.

Identified overProof corrections	YESTERDAY YEAR BE SYDNEY RENTS SAMUEL PRESENT MR WALDER CLERK EFFECTED
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All Words	97	82.5	100.0	100.0
Searchability of unique words	67	83.6	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		84.7	100.0	100.0

Article ID 17488329, Article, THE FORERUNNER., page 21 1938-08-13, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 96 words, 4 corrections

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THE FORERUNNER.	THE FORERUNNER.	THE FORERUNNER.
Brave Icarus! Flist pioneer who fell	Brave Icarus! First pioneer who fell	Brave Icarus! First pioneer who fell
From the blue Grecian skies he loved so well	From the blue Grecian skies he loved so well	From the blue Grecian skies he loved so well
His waxen wings melted beneath the kiss	His waxen wings melted beneath the kiss	His waxen wings melted beneath the kiss
Of the fiel ce sun yet fired with the wild bliss	Of the fierce sun yet fired with the wild bliss	of the field ce sun yet fired with the wild bliss
Of those few moments flight his heait aglow	Of those few moments flight his heart aglow	Of those few moments flight his heart aglow
With raptuie that alone the heioes know	With rapture that alone the heroes know	With rapture that alone the heroes know
What mattei that his youthful bodv, lay	What matter that his youthful body, lay	What matter that his youthful body, lay
Tossed m, Aegean seas? At dawn of dav	Tossed in Aegean seas? At dawn of day	Tossed m, Aegean seas? At dawn of day
His spirit flew unfettered down the rhaln	His spirit flew unfettered down the chain	His spirit flew unfettered down the chain
Of centuries until the vast domain	Of centuries until the vast domain	Of centuries until the vast domain
Of the great aiiways saw the wondious sight	Of the great airways saw the wondrous sight	Of the great airways saw the wondrous sight
I Of Man the Victor in triumphant flight1	Of Man the Victor in triumphant flight!	I Of Man the Victor in triumphant flight
-IVY MOORE.	—IVY MOORE.	-IVY MOORE.

Identified overProof corrections	HEART AIRWAYS WONDROUS RAPTURE HEROES FIRST CHAIN DAY BODY MATTER
Identified overProof non-corrections	FIERCE

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	94	86.2	97.9	84.6
Searchability of unique words	72	84.7	98.6	90.9
Weighted Words		83.7	98.3	89.3

Article ID 17489372, Article, 'PICK-A-BACK' PLANE. ATLANTIC FLOWN. Record East-West Trip NEW YORK, July 21., page 11 1938-07-22, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 365 words, 3 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	SUCCESSFULLY YESTERDAY MAKING UPPER SPEED RUNNING NEARING SURVEY FUEL
Identified overProof non-corrections	TAIL DIVISION CARRIED AUGUST

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	337	91.1	98.2	80.0
Searchability of unique words	184	92.9	97.8	69.2
Weighted Words		93.3	97.8	67.8

Article ID 17490225, Article, PICK-A-BACK PLANE. TWO RECORDS. Eire to Canada Non-stop. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, July 22., page 18 1938-07-23, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 241 words, 3 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	BRITISH WIRELESS FOYNES
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All Words	216	96.8	99.5	85.7
Searchability of unique words	123	97.6	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		97.7	100.0	100.0

Article ID 17515726, Article, MILLIONS CLUB. Sir Hubert Wilkins to Speak., page 10 1938-09-05, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 63 words, 4 corrections

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MILLIONS CLUB.	MILLIONS CLUB.	MILLIONS CLUB.
———♦———	———♦———	assess
Sit Hubert Wilkins to Speak.	Sir Hubert Wilkins to Speak.	Sir Hubert Wilkins to Speaks.
———	———	and
Sir Hubert Wilkins will nddicss the mem-	Sir Hubert Wilkins will address the mem-	Sir Hubert Wilkins will address the members
bers of the Millions Club nt to-morrow's lun-	bers of the Millions Club at to-morrow's lun-	of the Millions Club at to-morrow's luncheon.
cheon.	cheon.
On Wednesday the club will elllei'Uilli Di	On Wednesday the club will entertain Dr.	On Wednesday the club will elllei'Uilli Dr
J J C BlndHdd v ho will ultci vviudb spi itk on	J. J. C. Bradfield, who will afterwards speak on	J J C BlndHdd who will after which she ink on
the amplifie ilion of Hie vvntei iivailible in the	the amplification of the water available in the	the amplifier union of the water available in the
Gient Aifesinn Basin of Quecnslind New	Great Artesian Basin of Queensland, New	Great Artesian Basin of Queensland New
South Wales and the Northern Tcriltoiv	South Wales and the Northern Territory.	South Wales and the Northern Territory
——————	——————	states

Identified overProof corrections	TERRITORY WATER AT GREAT QUEENSLAND DR AVAILABLE ARTESIAN WHO ADDRESS
Identified overProof non-corrections	BRADFIELD ENTERTAIN SPEAK [**VANDALISED] AFTERWARDS AMPLIFICATION

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All Words	52	67.3	88.5	64.7
Searchability of unique words	36	61.1	86.1	64.3
Weighted Words		62.1	79.6	46.2

Article ID 17516972, Article, CRACKS IN PIERS. Hawkesbury Bridge., page 12 1938-09-09, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 150 words, 3 corrections

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CRACKS IN PIERS. 1	CRACKS IN PIERS.	CRACKS IN PIERS. 1
Hawkesbury Bridge.	Hawkesbury Bridge.	Hawkesbury Bridge.
The Secretary for Railways, Mr. New-	The Secretary for Railways, Mr. New-	The Secretary for Railways, Mr. Newman,
man, said yesterday that the cracks in	man, said yesterday that the cracks in	said yesterday that the cracks in
numbers two and four piers of the	numbers two and four piers of the	numbers two and four piers of the
Hawkesbury River bridge had existed	Hawkesbury River bridge had existed	Hawkesbury River bridge had existed
foi some time, and had been under	for some time, and had been under	for some time, and had been under
close observation by the depaitmcnt's	close observation by the department's	close observation by the department's
engineers	engineers.	engineers
Mi Newman added that an e\haustlie ex-	Mr. Newman added that an exhaustive ex-	Mr Newman added that an exhaustive examination
amination would be made of the whole of the	amination would be made of the whole of the	would be made of the whole of the
bildge piers when the rcpaiis to the two piers	bridge piers when the repairs to the two piers	bridge piers when the repairs to the two piers
vveie being made	were being made.	were being made
' To ensure safety the speed ot trains cross-	"To ensure safety the speed of trains cross-	' To ensure safety the speed of trains crossing
ing the bildge on the Lack nearer to the	ing the bridge on the track nearer to the	the bridge on the back nearer to the
ciacked piers has been leduced to 10 miles	cracked piers has been reduced to 10 miles	cracked piers has been reduced to 10 miles
an houi ' he sold Hie tiavelllng public	an hour" he said. The travelling public	an hour ' he sold the travelling public
can rest assuied that theie Is no risk in the	can rest assured that there is no risk in the	can rest assured that there is no risk in the
i uniting of hains ovci the biidgc '	running of trains over the bridge.	uniting of trains over the bridge '
Mi Neuman siid that the pleis of the	Mr. Newman said that the piers of the	Mr Newman said that the pleas of the
bridge vicie among the deepest in tile woild	bridge were among the deepest in the world	bridge were among the deepest in the world
and I heil construction hod been begun in	and their construction had been begun in	and their construction had been begun in
118BG _	1886.	1886 I

Identified overProof corrections	CRACKED REPAIRS THERE DEPARTMENTS OVER REDUCED ASSURED TRAVELLING EXHAUSTIVE WORLD WERE HOUR THEIR
Identified overProof non-corrections	RUNNING TRACK

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	138	77.5	97.1	87.1
Searchability of unique words	75	80.0	97.3	86.7
Weighted Words		78.3	97.3	87.7

Article ID 17517788, Article, TRAIN DELAYS. Safety Measures on Bridge., page 13 1938-09-12, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 109 words, 5 corrections

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TRAIN DELAYS.	TRAIN DELAYS.	TRAIN DELAYS.
Safety Measures on Bridge.	Safety Measures on Bridge.	Safety Measures on Bridge.
ruithei to safeguaid tialns passing over	Further to safeguard trains passing over	further to safeguard trains passing over
the Hiwkesbuiv Rlvei Biidge one of til?	the Hawkesbury River Bridge one of the	the Hawkesbury River Bridge one of the
pleis of which has eineled the Railway De	piers of which has cracked the Railway De-	pleas of which has circled the Railway De-
pa! tnicnt has stiitloned flHgiiien on each	partment has stationed flagmen on each	pa! talent has stationed flHgiiien on each
side mid onlv one Hain Is allowed on the	side, and only one train is allowed on the	side and only one Hain Is allowed on the
billige a! a time	bridge at a time.	bridge at a time
Pieviotislv the peed oi tinln* lind been íe	Previously the speed of trains had been re-	Previously the speed of trains had been reduced
dueed to foin miles an horn Ber.iuse o( the	duced to four miles an hour. Because of the	to four miles an hour. Because of the
icriuten speed Hains ¡ne taking about l.	reduced speed, trains are taking about 12	greater speed Hains are taking about l.
minute s to eioss the bildae nnd some initiier	minutes to cross the bridge and some further	minutes to cross the bridge and some further
delnvs to entile nie inevltible	delays to traffic are inevitable.	delays to entitle me inevitable
InfaiMHtlon on this point mallabie on	Information on this point available on	InfaiMHtlon on this point available on
Sntiudav was io thr effctl thal theie had	Saturday was to the effect that there had	Saturday was to the effect that there had
been onli s\|\|«hl icientuntion of the delav	been only slight accentuation of the delay	been only slight accentuation of the delay
Mirvlonsiv oceiii iliig	previously occurring.	Mirvlonsiv ocean flying

Identified overProof corrections	SAFEGUARD HAWKESBURY EFFECT AT ARE PREVIOUSLY ACCENTUATION THERE TRAINS FURTHER STATIONED DELAY AVAILABLE MINUTES REDUCED FOUR BECAUSE SATURDAY INEVITABLE RIVER SLIGHT THAT ONLY AND HOUR CROSS
Identified overProof non-corrections	PIERS DEPARTMENT CRACKED FLAGMEN INFORMATION TRAFFIC OCCURRING

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	102	48.0	88.2	77.4
Searchability of unique words	64	48.4	89.1	78.8
Weighted Words		43.2	87.4	77.8

Article ID 17522105, Article, HAWKESBURY BRIDGE. Gauntlet Track Being Built. PREPARATORY TO REPAIRING PIER. GOSFORD, Sunday., page 13 1938-09-26, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 212 words, 3 corrections

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HAWKESBURY BRIDGE.	HAWKESBURY BRIDGE.	HAWKESBURY BRIDGE.
"Gauntlet" Track Being	"Gauntlet" Track Being	"Gauntlet" Track Being
Built.	Built.	Built.
PREPARATORY, TO REPAIRING	PREPARATORY TO REPAIRING	PREPARATORY, TO REPAIRING
PIER.	PIER.	PIER.
GOSFORD, Sunday	GOSFORD, Sunday	GOSFORD, Sunday
Sinco the dlscoveiy of a second crick in one	Since the discovery of a second crack in one	Since the discovery of a second crack in one
of the pleis oh the tfawkeSbuiy River biidße,	of the piers of the Hawkesbury River bridge,	of the pleas of the Hawkesbury River bridge,
ort tjie main Bydhpy-t-Jew castle lallvvay lifie,	on the main Sydney-Newcastle railway line,	on the main Bydhpy-t-Jew castle railway line,
a Bang of men .under the chief ehÉlneer have	a gang of men under the chief engineer have	a Rang of men under the chief engineer have
beeb constructing a "gauntlet" tiack pte	been constructing a "gauntlet" track pre-	been constructing a "gauntlet" track preparatory
parátoty to repfiiiinc the pipis	paratory to repairing the piers.	to repairing the pipes
Theio häö Behn much dlsoiganlsation of	There has been much disorganisation of	This has Behn much disorganisation of
lallvvfty tiafflc s nee frilday, but the statlori	railway traffic since Friday, but the station-	railway traffic since friday, but the station
masteis at Biooklyn Woy woy, and uosfoid	masters at Brooklyn, Woy Woy, and Gosford	masters at Brooklyn Woy Woy, and Gosford
have been expediting the despatch of Hains	have been expediting the despatch of trains	have been expediting the despatch of Hains
and the longest delay has been ono houi	and the longest delay has been one hour.	and the longest delay has been one hour
Ycstciday only the down lthe was Used bitt	Yesterday only the down line was used but	Yesterday only the down line was Used but
to-day the vvdik had pioatbsênd sa tai that	to-day the work had progressed so far that	to-day the work had pioatbsênd so far that
both sets of rali were ih use, although on orte	both sets of rail were in use, although on one	both sets of rail were in use, although on one
section tialnB tiavelied at only foui miles an	section trains travelled at only four miles an	section trains travelled at only four miles an
horn	hour.	hour
H is understood thai the nfcw ciack is in	It is understood that the new crack is in	His understood that the new track is in
tin satae blei tli&t btóke awa\ about 25 yeal s	the same pier that broke away about 25 years	the same time that broke away about 25 years ago
ago Patching wbfk was cauied out, and	ago. Patching work was carried out, and	Patching work was carried out, and
enginècls have oloicly watched the budge	engineers have closely watched the bridge.	engineers have closely watched the bridge
Dunns the laijt ffcw ifays the fciack widened,	During the last few days the crack widened,	During the last few days the track widened,
and It was dbcld>d to support the piei with	and it was decided to support the pier with	and it was decided to support the pier with
steel llqs, and cohstiuct a "gauntlet" tiaclt	steel ties, and construct a "gauntlet" track	steel lies, and construct a "gauntlet" back
in the centre «?f tho llho	in the centre of the line.	in the centre of the line
Evciy piqeauttdn Has been taKen analint	Every precaution has been taken against	Every piqeauttdn Has been taken against
any possibility of accident A high lailwtty	any possibility of accident. A high railway	any possibility of accident A high railway
official sa,id to-day that the bildgc was abso-	official said to-day that the bridge was abso-	official said to-day that the bridge was absolutely
lutely safe	lutely safe.	safe

Identified overProof corrections	STATIONMASTERS YESTERDAY ENGINEERS SAME DAYS CRACK BROKE SO TRAINS DURING YEARS LAST TRAFFIC AWAY AGAINST FAR FOUR EVERY CLOSELY CARRIED INTHE TRAVELLED RAILWAY WORK DISORGANISATION CONSTRUCT ENGINEER FRIDAY DISCOVERY DECIDED BROOKLYN FEW NEW SINCE RAIL HOUR SAID LINE
Identified overProof non-corrections	PIERS GANG THERE PROGRESSED /SYDNEY/NEWCASTLE\|SYDNEYNEWCASTLE TIES PRECAUTION

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	199	59.3	92.5	81.5
Searchability of unique words	118	61.9	94.1	84.4
Weighted Words		61.6	92.3	80.1

Article ID 17529872, Article, BREAK-OF-GAUGE DEVICE. Consideration by Experts. CANBERRA, Thursday., page 16 1938-10-21, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 82 words, 3 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	AUTHORITIES FOR PROBABLY DISCUSS
Identified overProof non-corrections	OÍ [VANDALISED] PROPOSAIS [VANDALISED]

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	73	91.8	97.3	66.7
Searchability of unique words	56	92.9	96.4	50.0
Weighted Words		93.4	93.1	-4.7

Article ID 17544993, Article, POSTAGE STAMP MACHINES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD., page 5 1938-12-28, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 97 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
POSTAGE STAMP MACHINES.	POSTAGE STAMP MACHINES.	POSTAGE STAMP MACHINES.
-T,-. -T-iTE- liTiTTOR OF THE KïTfRALD.	TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.	-T,-. -TATE- liTiTTOR OF THE HERALD.
Sit -The Government requires icvenue yet	Sir,—The Government requires revenue, yet,	Sir -The Government requires revenue yet
theie is not an automatic machine to delivci	there is not an automatic machine to deliver	there is not an automatic machine to deliver
postage stamps out of official selling houis	postage stamps out of official selling hours	postage stamps out of official selling hours
anywheic in the Kings Cross district Why'	anywhere in the Kings Cross district. Why?	anywhere in the Kings Cross district Why'
Compaie that state of affairs with any other	Compare that state of affairs with any other	Compare that state of affairs with any other
countiy where in the majority of cases '	country, where, in the majority of cases,	country where in the majority of cases '
automatic machines arr attached to everi	automatic machines are attached to every	automatic machines are attached to every
pillai box foi the public convenience Even	pillar box for the public convenience. Even	pillar box for the public convenience Even
duilnc official selling hours why should peo- j	during official selling hours why should peo-	during official selling hours why should peo- j
- .Ml»l *" « allr half n. mils tn «npnrf	ple be obligated to walk half a mile to spend	- Mill 2" 2 also half a. mile in import
pte oe uuuKC" »,	two pence? I am, etc.,	pte oe uuuKC" »,
I potts Point, Dec. 26. _ . ANDREW. \|	Potts Point, Dec. 26. ANDREW.	I ports Point, Dec. 26. A . ANDREW. \|

Identified overProof corrections	MILE DELIVER ARE THERE COUNTRY DURING FOR HERALD SIR EVERY ANYWHERE PILLAR REVENUE COMPARE
Identified overProof non-corrections	AM TWO BE OBLIGATED EDITOR PEOPLE ETC SPEND PENCE WALK POTTS [**VANDALISED]

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	88	67.0	83.0	48.3
Searchability of unique words	68	64.7	83.8	54.2
Weighted Words		66.2	83.6	51.4

Article ID 17562471, Article, NEGLECT OF POETRY. Ethel Turner's Lament. QUOTATION UNPOPULAR., page 12 1938-12-16, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 279 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
I NEGLECT OF POETRY.	NEGLECT OF POETRY.	I NEGLECT OF POETRY.
Ethel Turner's Lament.	Ethel Turner's Lament.	Ethel Turner's Lament.
QUOTATION UNPOPULAR.	QUOTATION UNPOPULAR.	QUOTATION UNPOPULAR.
The Austiahan novelist and water of	The Australian novelist and writer of	The Australian novelist and water of
childien's stotles. Ethel Tuinei (the	children's stories. Ethel Turner (the	children's stories. Ethel Turner (the
wife of Judge Curlewis) v,hen she	wife of Judge Curlewis) when she	wife of Judge Curlewis) when she
addressed the students of the Hornsby	addressed the students of the Hornsby	addressed the students of the Hornsby
Gills' High School on pnze day yes	Girls' High School on prize day yes-	Girls' High School on prize day yes-
teiday deploied the small inteicst	terday deplored the small interest	terday deplored the small interest
taken in poetiy in these days	taken in poetry in these days.	taken in poetry in these days
When I was a young and foolish gul like	"When I was a young and foolish girl like	When I was a young and foolish girl like
all of you she said ive weie giaeiously	all of you," she said, we were graciously	all of you she said we were graciously
permitted to love poetiy When we wrote oui	permitted to love poetry. When we wrote our	permitted to love poetry When we wrote our
essays it was pure delight to many of us to	essays it was pure delight to many of us to	essays it was pure delight to many of us to
quote lines the Letter to lllustiate oui mean	quote lines, the better to illustrate our mean-	quote lines the Letter to illustrate our meaning
ing horn Shcllcj Keal3 and Biownins and	ing, from Shelley, Keats, and Browning, and	horn Shelley Keats and Browning and
no one ran a leproving led pencil thiough	no one ran a reproving red pencil through	no one ran a reproving led pencil through
them Even when some of Ub fiist bioke into	them. Even when some of us first broke into	them Even when some of Ub first broke into
print in the columns of the Sydnej Morning	print in the columns of the 'Sydney Morning	print in the columns of the Sydney Morning
Herald 01 the Daily Telegraph we laicly	Herald' or the 'Daily Telegraph' we rarely	Herald of the Daily Telegraph we lately
staited and nevei ended without some	started, and never ended, without some	started and never ended without some
bannei ovei us fiom an inimoitnl mmd And	banner over us from an immortal mind. And	banner over us from an immortal mind And
we were nevei ied-peneilled 01 otherwise	we were never red-pencilled or otherwise	we were never ted pencilled 01 otherwise
molested for it even there	molested for it even there.	molested for it even there
Editois i athel liked quotations them-	Editors rather liked quotations them-	Editors rather liked quotations themselves
selves in those queel fai off and happy	selves in those queer far-off, and happy	in those queer far off and happy
days They seemed to think th.it a line 01	days. They seemed to think that a line of	days They seemed to think that a line 01
sheei beauty or a high and tluilliig thought	sheer beauty or a high and thrilling thought	sheer beauty or a high and thrilling thought
fiom an Oljmpian spilled at random in a	from an Olympian, spilled at random in a	from an Olympian spilled at random in a
column did no haim	column did no harm.	column did no harm
is theic an editor who date tnfle In such	"Is there an editor who dare trifle in such	is there an editor who date mile In such
a fashion with the hard leaded speed-mad	a fashion with the hard-headed speed-mad,	a fashion with the hard leaded speed-mad
tilvolou-, 01 oipuioikin lctdei toda.,? Let	frivolous, or overworking reader to-day? Let	frivolous-, 01 oipuioikin leader soda.,? Let
him 1 eep to hte sticnuous job i packing lils	him keep to his strenuous job of packing his	him keep to his strenuous job i packing his
columns with accounts of woild nais the	columns with accounts of world news the	columns with accounts of world says the
conquests of the ali Hu miiaclts of witeless	conquests of the air, the miracles of wireless,	conquests of the air He miracles of wireless
the colossal disasteis that oin Icisuied past	the colossal disasters that our leisured past	the colossal disasters that our Icisuied past
nevei di earned of	never dreamed of.	never do earned of
I like to come here lins is a biavc	I like to come here. This is a brave	I like to come here This is a brave
school You let the"_n.iiit of poctij sliav about	school. You let the "spirit of poetry stray about	school You let the"_n.iiit of poetry stray about
as it will _	as it will."	as it will _

Identified overProof corrections	NEVER YESTERDAY PENCILLED OLYMPIAN MIRACLES STRENUOUS DISASTERS STORIES CHILDRENS BROKE MIND AUSTRALIAN SYDNEY GRACIOUSLY WIRELESS KEATS STRAY THIS GIRL EDITORS HARM IMMORTAL OVER THRILLING AIR OUR GIRLS ILLUSTRATE BROWNING FIRST FRIVOLOUS HIS BANNER RATHER /FAR/OFF\|FAROFF PRIZE FROM SHEER INTEREST QUEER WORLD KEEP BRAVE THROUGH SHELLEY TURNER DEPLORED STARTED REPROVING
Identified overProof non-corrections	RARELY OVERWORKING RED DREAMED LEISURED NEWS READER TRIFLE BETTER WRITER DARE /HARD/HEADED\|HARDHEADED SPIRIT

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	263	67.3	91.6	74.4
Searchability of unique words	173	64.2	92.5	79.0
Weighted Words		61.1	90.9	76.6

Article ID 25473788, Article, HUGE TUNNEL PROJECT Cost Of £1,250,000, page 12 1938-07-20, The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), 337 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
HUGE TUNNEL	HUGE TUNNEL	HUGE TUNNEL
PROJECT	PROJECT	PROJECT
Cost Of £1,250,000	Cost Of £1,250,000	Cost Of £1,250,000
"~ The construction ot a railway- tun-	The construction of a railway tun-	"~ The construction of a railway- tunnel:
nel: 6} miles in length through*' the	nel 5¼ miles in length through the	4 miles in length through" the
Rimùtaka Rangé, at an estimated' cost	Rimutaka Range, at an estimated cost	Rimutaka Range, at an estimated cost
of approximately' £1,250,000, has been	of approximately £1,250,000, has been	of approximately' £1,250,000, has been
approved by .the Cabinet, according" to	approved by the Cabinet, according to	approved by the Cabinet, according" to
an announcement, by the Prime ;Mln	an announcement by the Prime Min-	an announcement, by the Prime Min
ister .(Mr. M. 'J. Savage)', states a mes-	ister (Mr. M. J. Savage), states a mes-	ister (Mr. M. J. Savage)', states a message
sage from Wellington.	sage from Wellington.	from Wellington.
The tunnel will be practically' the	The tunnel will be practically the	The tunnel will be practically the
same length as the Otira tunnel, ?	same length as the Otira tunnel,	same length as the Otira tunnel, through
through the Southern Alps, which is	through the Southern Alps, which is	the Southern Alps, which is
the longest railway tunnel in the Brit-	the longest railway tunnel in the Brit-	the longest railway tunnel in the British
ish. Empire. lt will run from Man	ish Empire. It will run from Man-	Empire. It will run from Man
gar_öa:; tb--Cross' Creek; ' -,': . '; ?	garoa to Cross Creek.	garden:; the Cross' Creek; ' -,': . '; ?
-t'.ThëTdéylhtion^yill. shorten; the. ;dis	The deviation will shorten the dis-	-t'.ThëTdéylhtion^yill. shorten; the. first
.táiipe' fijrtirair^fWé^n^VéiUnKtbh^itd	tance by rail between Wellington and	stripe' fijrtirair^fWé^n^VéiUnKtbh^itd
the Walrarapa' by; ,eigh't miles an$yn	the Wairarapa by eight miles and, in	the Wairarapa' by; eight miles an$yn
addition,' to eliminating exlsllrip shari)	addition, to eliminating existing sharp	addition, to eliminating existing share)
t-UEvcs, :¿t wlii/ replacei gradients.-that	curves, it will replace gradients that	believes, it will replace gradients. that
range from one in 15 to one In 28 "willi	range from one in 15 to one in 28 with	range from one in 15 to one In 28 "with
an easy gradient of one in fiO.	an easy gradient of one in 60.	an easy gradient of one in fiG.
; A.. deputation representative of ..Wal- .	A deputation representative of Wai-	A.. deputation representative of Wal- .
raràpa and.-Wellington i interest's'-wait	rarapa and Wellington interests wait-	Parupa and Wellington i interests wait
^IV'upon thei'Go.vernmènt ihr. May, 1.1930,	ed upon the Government in May, 1936,	Weapon the Government the. May, 1 1930,
¡and matVoa-am appeal iori"bettor -access	and made an appeal for better access	sand matelasse appeal on better access
tb the^T^irarXipa bytrail;;} i Olí.' that	to the Wairarapa by rail. On that	to the^T^irarXipa bytrail;;} i Oh.' that
occasloh^heTl?,rlme Ätinlsterrtfepiled	occasion the Prime Minister replied	occasloh^heTl?,rlme Ätinlsterrtfepiled
that the-^newvrall-carsfthen-contem-	that the new rail-cars then contem-	that the-^newvrall-carsfthen-contem-
plated 'Were/expected tb -remove ^ at	plated were expected to remove at	stated Were expected to remove a at
least a portion-of the disabilities.fi-om	least a portion of the disabilities from	least a portion of the disabilities. from
which the'Vdlstrict was suffering. . ;?,;Mr.	which the district was suffering. Mr.	which the district was suffering. . s, Mr.
Savage Valso suggested that it 'might	Savage also suggested that it might	Savage also suggested that it might
prove more'economic to bore a-hole in	prove more economic to bore a hole in	prove more economic to bore a hole in
the hlll.v'i- ? V ?	the hill.	the hill's- ? V The
. The Government's decision has-been	The Government's decision has been	Government's decision has been
sharply"criticised in many quarters in	sharply criticised in many quarters in	sharply criticised in many quarters in
view of.the already.heavy programme	view of the already heavy programme	view of the already. heavy programme
of expenditure'on :new raliway- works,	of expenditure on new railway works,	of expenditure on new railway- works,
and the large total of the existing rail-	and the large total of the existing rail-	and the large total of the existing railways
ways debt. A full statement of-'incts	ways debt. A full statement of facts	debt. A full statement of acts
and''figures giving estimates of ' the	and figures giving estimates of the	and figures giving estimates of the
economic benefits' of the new deviation	economic benefits of the new deviation	economic benefits' of the new deviation
ls widely asked for, but so far has not	is widely asked for, but so far has not	is widely asked for, but so far has not
been' given;; . '?':'-;' / ; : ' ç ?	been given.	been given;; . '?':'-;' / ; : ' 6 The
.; Tho opinion that lt should be- pos-	The opinion that it should be pos-	opinion that it should be- possible
sible to drive the proposed tunnel	sible to drive the proposed tunnel	to drive the proposed tunnel
through the Rlmutakas in. five years	through the Rimutakas in five years	through the Rimutaka in. five years
was expressed by the Minister of Pub-	was expressed by the Minister of Pub-	was expressed by the Minister of Public
lic Works (Mr. R. Semple).	lic Works (Mr. R. Semple).	Works (Mr. R. Semple).
? "We have not yet, considered the	"We have not yet considered the	? "We have not yet, considered the
methods- we' will adopt, but you can	methods we will adopt, but you can	methods- we will adopt, but you can
take lt from me that ..we will employ	take it from me that we will employ	take it from me that we will employ
the1 most modern and scientific means	the most modern and scientific means	the most modern and scientific means
to get through the hill in the shortest .	to get through the hill in the shortest	to get through the hill in the shortest possible
possible time," said Mr. Semple.	possible time," said Mr. Semple.	time," said Mr. Semple.

Identified overProof corrections	WAIRARAPA DISTRICT FIGURES GOVERNMENT REPLACE HEAVY WITH ALREADY EXPENDITURE RIMUTAKA DISABILITIES BETTER MORE WERE ALSO ON SHARPLY CRITICISED EXPECTED
Identified overProof non-corrections	BETWEEN DISTANCE OCCASION THEN CURVES GAROA FACTS REPLIED WAITED CARS MADE CONTEMPLATED RIMUTAKAS SHARP UPON RAIL

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	318	74.5	88.4	54.3
Searchability of unique words	171	79.5	90.6	54.3
Weighted Words		79.2	90.1	52.3

Article ID 25500280, Article, UNIFORM GAUGE PROBLEM Device To Overcome Cost Big Saving Claimed, page 2 1938-05-03, The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), 296 words, 6 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	THEM ALTHOUGH AUTHORITIES HEAVY UNIFICATION OUTLINED THETHE /DWYER/GRAY\|DWYERGRAY GIVE /TISSUE/PAPER\|TISSUEPAPER REFERENCE ADVOCATE
Identified overProof non-corrections	SIMILARLY

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	265	86.8	98.9	91.4
Searchability of unique words	143	90.9	99.3	92.3
Weighted Words		89.8	99.1	90.7

Article ID 30871316, Article, FUSION OF PROTESTANT CHURCHES British Professor Speaks Highly Of Possibility PERTH, May 24., page 16 1938-05-25, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), 238 words, 3 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	CANNAWIGRA ONE HYNAM WOLSELEY FOR DENOMINATIONS /GREAT/GRANDCHILDREN\|GREATGRANDCHILDREN MUNDALLA MILLICENT CATO GRANDCHILDREN WILSON
Identified overProof non-corrections	WELLAND SPEAKS [**VANDALISED] ORONSAY MUNDALLU DIDSBURY BELVIDERE

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	190	86.8	95.8	68.0
Searchability of unique words	125	86.4	95.2	64.7
Weighted Words		84.3	93.5	58.5

Article ID 34964147, Article, NATION-WIDE LOCKOUT Dispute in Sweden HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS CLOSE London, Jan. 16., page 30 1938-01-25, Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916 - 1938), 58 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
NATION-WIDE LOCKOUT ;	NATION-WIDE LOCKOUT	NATION-WIDE LOCKOUT ;
Dispute jn Sweden	Dispute in Sweden \| HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS CLOSE	Dispute in Sweden
S:Ln4on Jas. 16.	London, Jan. 16.	Sinton Jas. 16.
.dThe.. Da;lTy. Tel4graph' :correspoti	The "Daily Telegraph" correspond-	ad The.. Daily. Telegraph' correspond
Sdent i~n Stockoll states tthatk hotei,, .	dent in Stockholm states that hotels,	dent in Stockholm states that hotel,, .
restaurants :and' cafes -'throughout	restaurants and cafes throughout	restaurants and' cafes throughout
Sw?edin ?ill 'close at midnidight, whmn	Sweden will close at midnidight, when	Sweden will close at midnight, when
the l&g antidipatred ltek-out begin,;,	the long anticipated lock-out begins,	the long anticipated lock-out begin,;,
.ivbiibi?ig ',oo00 em??j?teda. About:	involving 20,000 employees. About	.ivbiibi?ig ',oo00 emaciated. About:
1bo,;4DodMisttbitt i Sthbckhfolm are	150,000 diners-out in Stockholm are	1bo,;4DodMisttbitt i Sthbckhfolm are
affecte&d; RhilRwa5 ýdiaig.0 cats will	affected. Railway dining cars will	affected; Railway charge cats will
close, aud* "t>udste are 'advised to	close, and tourists are advised to	close, and "these are advised to
leave the. Guntry immediately.	leave the country immediately.	leave the country immediately.

Identified overProof corrections	AFFECTED DENT DAILY LONG COUNTRY CORRESPOND STOCKHOLM WHEN IN RAILWAY ANTICIPATED THAT TELEGRAPH
Identified overProof non-corrections	DINERS EMPLOYEES LONDON HOTELS BEGINS INVOLVING DINING MIDNIDIGHT [**VANDALISED] CARS TOURISTS JAN

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	59	42.4	71.2	50.0
Searchability of unique words	45	48.9	75.6	52.2
Weighted Words		46.7	69.6	43.0

Article ID 38707885, Article, SANDGATE STATION RENAMED, page 3 1938-10-21, The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), 75 words, 4 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	YESTERDAY BEEN
Identified overProof non-corrections	RENAMED

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	69	95.7	98.6	66.7
Searchability of unique words	51	94.1	98.0	66.7
Weighted Words		94.6	96.8	40.4

Article ID 38723999, Article, Demarcation Board Application, page 9 1938-09-27, The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), 84 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Demarcation Board	Demarcation Board	Demarcation Board
Application	Application	Application
To obviate an industrial dispute	To obviate an industrial dispute	To obviate an industrial dispute
taking place at Townsville workshops	taking place at Townsville workshops	taking place at Townsville workshops
the Raiiw^f-Cpntinlsslontr ..;yesterdp:y	the Railway Commissioner yesterday	the Raiiw^f-Cpntinlsslontr ..;yesterdp:y
nnnliptl ti')' (hn 'Thtliist.rirtV l.'^rrlstrrtr; for	applied to the Industrial Registrar for	applied tr')' (hn 'Thtliist.rirtV l.'^rrlstrrtr; for
the constitution;.; of .a demarcation	the constitution of a demarcation	the constitution; of a demarcation
bodid Tlj- application will be heard -in	board. The application will be heard in	board Tlj- application will be heard in
the Industrial Cpurt :on OctpBer.5,. '.	the Industrial Court on October 5.	the Industrial Court on OctoBer 5s,. '.
It is claimed1 by the Amalgatiini&'.-l-	It is claimed by the Amalgamated	It is claimed by the Amalgatiini&'.-l-
Engineering Union; . the '? , Blackshijths'	Engineering Union, the Blacksmiths'	Engineering Union; the? , Blacksmiths''
Society and the Australian , Railways	Society and the Australian Railways	Society and the Australian Railways
Union that certainv work now-done, by	Union that certain work now done by	Union that certain work now done, by
boilermaker welders should' be dorieby	boilermaker welders should be done by	boilermaker welders should be done by
fittei weldeis' and blacksmith weldel	fitter welders and blacksmith welder.	fitter welders' and blacksmith welded
The Boileimakeis' Socictv has declined	The Boilermakers' Society has declined	The Boilermakers' Society has declined
to mpei these unions for the formation	to meet these unions for the formation	to meet these unions for the formation
of a^demaication board,	of a demarcation board.	of a demarcation board,

Identified overProof corrections	CLAIMED CERTAIN MEET COURT OCTOBER BLACKSMITHS INTHE APPLIED BOILERMAKERS FITTER
Identified overProof non-corrections	YESTERDAY REGISTRAR COMMISSIONER RAILWAY AMALGAMATED WELDER

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	86	70.9	88.4	60.0
Searchability of unique words	59	72.9	89.8	62.5
Weighted Words		72.3	90.6	66.0

Article ID 39734808, Article, WATER COLOURS AND DRYPOINTS Mr. Vincent Sheldon's Exhibition, page 8 1938-04-06, The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), 309 words, 3 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	BY DUHIG OPENED OFF TRUNK EFFECTS
Identified overProof non-corrections	VARI [VANDALISED] OUTLINES ETCHER [VANDALISED] FENCING

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	273	96.3	97.8	40.0
Searchability of unique words	172	95.3	97.7	50.0
Weighted Words		95.7	97.3	37.6

Article ID 39736035, Article, Level Crossing Abolition, page 2 1938-03-12, The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), 69 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Level Crossing: Abolition	Level Crossing Abolition.	Level Crossing: Abolition
The Grand Council of Progress Asso	The Grand Council of Progress Associations,	The Grand Council of Progress Associations,
ciations, in conjunction with leading	in conjunction with leading city	in conjunction with leading
organisations, is preparing plans	organisations, is preparing plans	organisations, is preparing plans
for the deputation to the Premier (Mr.	for the deputation to the Premier (Mr.	for the deputation to the Premier (Mr.
r organ bhiuiu, nnn me minister lor	Forgan Smith), and the minister for	r organ bureau, men me minister for
Transport 'Mr. J. Dash), to urge the	Transport (Mr. J. Dash), to urge the	Transport Mr. J. Dash), to urge the
abolition of all level crossing in the	abolition of all level crossing in	abolition of all level crossing in the
city.	the city.	city.
The organisations hope to win strong	The organisations hope to win strong	The organisations hope to win strong
public support, following protests made	public support, following protests	public support, following protests made
against level crossings at a meeting at	made against level crossings at a meeting	against level crossings at a meeting at
Woolloongabba on Thursday.	at Woolloongabba on Thursday.	Woolloongabba on Thursday.

Identified overProof corrections
Identified overProof non-corrections	FORGAN INTHE SMITH AND

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	64	90.6	92.2	16.7
Searchability of unique words	47	91.5	91.5	0.0
Weighted Words		91.9	91.9	0.0

Article ID 39742637, Article, Richardson and Wrench, page 7 1938-01-22, The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), 77 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Richardson and Wrench	Richardson and Wrench.	Richardson and Wrench
Richardson and Wrench, Ltd., a real	Richardson and Wrench, Ltd., a real	Richardson and Wrench, Ltd., a real
»state agency company of Sydney, re	estate agency company of Sydney, re-	estate agency company of Sydney, reports
ports a net profit of £8859 for the year	ports a net profit of £8859 for the year	a net profit of £8859 for the year
snded December 31, compared with	ended December 31, compared with	ended December 31, compared with
E9425 in the previous year and £4691	£9425 in the previous year and £4691	1942 in the previous year and £4691
tor 1935. A final dividend of 5 per	for 1935. A final dividend of 5 per	for 1935. A final dividend of 5 per
cent and a bonus of 2 per cent makes	cent and a bonus of 2 per cent makes	cent and a bonus of 2 per cent makes
the year's distribution 12 per cent. For	the year's distribution 12 per cent. For	the year's distribution 12 per cent. For
1936 the company paid a dividend of	1936 the company paid a dividend of	1936 the company paid a dividend of
B per cent and a bonus of 2 per cent.	8 per cent and a bonus of 2 per cent.	5 per cent and a bonus of 2 per cent.

Identified overProof corrections	ESTATE ENDED
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All Words	58	94.8	100.0	100.0
Searchability of unique words	32	93.8	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		94.2	100.0	100.0

Article ID 41681792, Article, BREAK-OF-GAUGE DEVICE. Mr. Stevens Offers Co-operation., page 20 1938-05-03, The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 246 words, 4 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	SUCH SUBJECT DEFINITELY
Identified overProof non-corrections	AUSTRALI [VANDALISED] SCHEME BRURNER [VANDALISED] LEADLNG

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	231	97.0	97.4	14.3
Searchability of unique words	126	96.0	96.8	20.0
Weighted Words		94.8	95.3	9.3

Article ID 42093814, Article, BREAK OF GAUGE DEVICE. Railway Engineers' Condemnation, page 18 1938-07-07, The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 173 words, 6 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	CONSIDERATION OFFICIAL WHILE
Identified overProof non-corrections	MINISTER

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	164	95.7	99.4	85.7
Searchability of unique words	96	95.8	99.0	75.0
Weighted Words		96.0	99.3	82.7

Article ID 47972113, Article, Break of Gauge Device: Cost Is Not Justified CANBERRA, Thursday., page 3 1938-05-19, Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), 176 words, 5 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	BE STATES REPRESENTATIVES
Identified overProof non-corrections	BOCK [**VANDALISED]

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	165	92.7	98.8	83.3
Searchability of unique words	83	96.4	98.8	66.7
Weighted Words		97.3	97.8	18.9

Article ID 47976212, Article, GAUGE BREAK DEVICE Rail Experts In Opposition SYDNEY, Thursday., page 4 1938-07-07, Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), 180 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
GAUGE BREAIC	GAUGE BREAK	GAUGE BREAK
DEVICE	DEVICE	DEVICE
Rail Experts In	Rail Experts In	Rail Experts In
Opposition !,	Opposition	Opposition i,
.?; ?. SYDNEY, Thursday. -	SYDNEY, Thursday.	P. SYDNEY, Thursday. -
IA CONFERENCE of. chief mechanl-.	A CONFERENCE of chief mechani-	(A CONFERENCE of. chief mechanical
cal engineers . and chief civil en- .	cal engineers and chief civil en-	engineers and chief civil en- of
of all the railways in the	gineers of all the railways in the	all the railways in the
Commonweálth, which was . held ' in	Commonwealth, which was held in	Commonwealth, which was held in
Sydney :;last May, decided that the	Sydney last May, decided that the	Sydney last May, decided that the
Bo'ock! break of gauge device was	Boock break of gauge device was	Boock! break of gauge device was
fundamentally- unsound, and could not	fundamentally unsound, and could not	fundamentally- unsound, and could not
be .recommended to the Rail way. Com-	be recommended to the Railway	be recommended to the Railway. Com-
Commissioners for further consideration.	Commissioners for further consideration.	Commissioners for further consideration.
This ' information was contained in .	This information was contained in	This information was contained in official
official papers which were tabled in	official papers which were tabled in	papers which were tabled in
Parliament-' by the Minister for -	Parliament by the Minister for	Parliament-' by the Minister for -
Transport (Mr. Bruxner).	Transport (Mr. Bruxner).	Transport (Mr. Bruxner).
The New' South Wales ' Commis-	The New South Wales Commissioner	The New South Wales Commissioner
sioner for Railways, (Mr. Hartigan),,	for Railways, (Mr. Hartigan),	for Railways, (Mr. Hartigan),,
in a letter to Mr. Bruxner, said he had	in a letter to Mr. Bruxner, said he had	in a letter to Mr. Bruxner, said he had
agreed'that the Chief Mechanical-En-	agreed that the Chief Mechanical Engineer	agreed that the Chief Mechanical En-
(Mr. H. Young) should inspect	(Mr. H. Young) should inspect	(Mr. H. Young) should inspect
the device.	the device.	the device.
While Mr. Young is of opinion that .	While Mr. Young is of opinion that	While Mr. Young is of opinion that the
the ideas set out in the patent seem	the ideas set out in the patent seem	ideas set out in the patent seem
to hold out a reasonable' prospect of	to hold out a reasonable prospect of	to hold out a reasonable' prospect of
success, Mr. Hartigan said, "I. regret^	success, Mr. Hartigan said, "I regret	success, Mr. Hartigan said, I regret,
that I am not prepared to accept this.	that I am not prepared to accept this	that I am not prepared to accept this
view, as it is at variance with those	view, as it is at variance with those	view, as it is at variance with those
which have been expressed in the pas^,	which have been expressed in the past	which have been expressed in the past,
by other railway experts." : '	by other railway experts."	by other railway experts." : '

Identified overProof corrections	PAST COMMONWEALTH AGREED
Identified overProof non-corrections	ENGINEER

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	155	94.2	98.7	77.8
Searchability of unique words	95	95.8	98.9	75.0
Weighted Words		95.6	99.1	78.6

Article ID 47986704, Article, Rail Link With Port Augusta LOCAL LEAGUE TO URGE FOR FEDERAL INQUIRY, page 4 1938-11-10, Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), 360 words, 3 corrections

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	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	317	97.8	98.7	42.9
Searchability of unique words	143	100.0	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		100.0	100.0	0.0

Article ID 55981264, Article, BREAKING OF GAUGE DEVICE REJECTED ENGINEERS' ADERSE RECOMMENDATION SYDNEY, July 6., page 10 1938-07-08, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), 165 words, 5 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	VARIANCE CONFERENCE NEW AGREED OFFICIAL
Identified overProof non-corrections	RECOMMENDED

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	156	92.3	99.4	91.7
Searchability of unique words	94	93.6	98.9	83.3
Weighted Words		93.8	98.9	82.0

Article ID 62166635, Article, BROCK BREAK OF GAUGE DEVICE. Experts Condemn. SYDNEY, July 6., page 12 1938-07-08, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), 166 words, 4 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	INFORMATION HARTIGAN TODAY
Identified overProof non-corrections	COMMISSIONERS

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	150	96.0	99.3	83.3
Searchability of unique words	92	95.7	98.9	75.0
Weighted Words		94.5	98.7	75.9

Article ID 62239056, Article, BREAK OF GAUGE DEVICE. Mr. Stevens in Reply. SYDNEY, May 2., page 5 1938-05-03, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), 140 words, 3 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	EMPHASISED BOGEY APPEARED FEDERAL GIVE
Identified overProof non-corrections	PARLIAMENT

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	132	93.2	98.5	77.8
Searchability of unique words	74	91.9	98.6	83.3
Weighted Words		89.3	98.7	87.9

Article ID 74217285, Article, CYCLING State Amateur Junior Champion III, page 14 1938-03-04, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), 50 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
CYCLING	CYCLING	CYCLING
State Amateur funior Champion El j	State Amateur Junior Champion Ill	State Amateur Junior Champion El j
K. Prior. State five miles amaleur Junior ?	K. Prior, State five miles amateur junior	K. Prior. State five miles amateur Junior ?
champion, nwinc to illness, will not be a	champion, owing to illness, will not be a	champion, owing to illness, will not be a
competitor at the fvclins carnivni at. Tanunda	competitor at the cycling carnival at Tanunda	competitor at the cycling carnival at. Tanunda
tomorrow Prior, ss a result of a severe	tomorrow. Prior, as a result of a severe	tomorrow Prior, as a result of a severe
rhilL was ordered to bed by his medical ad	chill, was ordered to bed by his medical ad-	chill was ordered to bed by his medical adviser
viser on Monday.	viser on Monday.	on Monday.

Identified overProof corrections	AS OWING CARNIVAL CHILL
Identified overProof non-corrections	ILL

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	43	81.4	97.7	87.5
Searchability of unique words	35	85.7	97.1	80.0
Weighted Words		83.8	96.2	76.3

Article ID 74381279, Article, BREAK OF GAUGE DEVICE Rail. Engineers Cost Not Justified CANBERRA. May 18., page 6 1938-05-19, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), 187 words, 3 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	BOOCK WHETHER CONSIDER NEWSOUTH
Identified overProof non-corrections	REPRESENTSTIVES TNE

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	167	92.2	98.2	76.9
Searchability of unique words	88	93.2	97.7	66.7
Weighted Words		91.1	96.0	55.0

Article ID 92493337, Article, BREAK OF GAUGE Reports On Sydney Invention, page 49 1938-05-05, Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), 215 words, 4 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	ROLLING
Identified overProof non-corrections	IOUS [VANDALISED] INGENI [VANDALISED]

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	200	97.5	99.0	60.0
Searchability of unique words	114	99.1	98.2	-100.0
Weighted Words		99.1	97.3	-219.5

Article ID 97041330, Article, BREAK OF GAUGE, page 14 1938-06-02, Queensland Country Life (Qld. : 1900 - 1954), 83 words, 4 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	CLAPP TRACK
Identified overProof non-corrections

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	77	90.9	100.0	100.0
Searchability of unique words	53	96.2	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		95.1	100.0	100.0

Article ID 104976772, Article, ROSEHILL RECORDS, page 9 1938-06-01, The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), 121 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
ROSEHMLL RECORDS	ROSEHILL RECORDS	ROSEHILL RECORDS
In these days of alleged deterioration	In these days of alleged deterioration	In these days of alleged deterioration
inr racehorses it is interoesting to note	in racehorses it is interesting to note	in racehorses it is interesting to note
that Silver Standard, at Roesohlill, in the	that Silver Standard, at Roeshill, in the	that Silver Standard, at Rosehill, in the
current season, created a new mile and	current season, created a new mile and	current season, created a new mile and
a' ((niarteor record for the courae, his time	a quarter record for the course, his time	a' ((matter record for the course, his time
being 2..1. .	being 2.41.	being 23. .
.In the olden days-these figures would	In the olden days these figures would	In the olden days these figures would
have'created a. sensation.	have created a sensation.	have created a. sensation.
,Gay.Romnnco, in covering 41 furljngh	Gay Romance, in covering 41 furlongs	,Gay.Romnnco, in covering 41 furlongs
in 57, seconds,, equalled the'course'record	in 57 seconds equalled the course record	in 57, seconds,, equalled the'course'record
for, tliat: distaco..	for that distance.	for, that: distance..
The, ost time for six furlongs at Road	The best time for six furlongs at Rose-	The, best time for six furlongs at Road
liill i? 1.12 and a quarter regitored by	hill is 1.12 and a quarter registered by	Bill is? 1.12 and a quarter registered by
both Luita and Falstaff. The seven	both Luita and Falstaff. The seven	both Luita and Falstaff. The seven
furlongs' record-1.24-1-was created by	furlongs' record-- 1.24¾--was created by	furlongs' record-1.24-1-was created by
Flrst Sight in 1930.	First Sight in 1930.	First Sight in 1930.
Though records are being broken every'	Though records are being broken every	Though records are being broken every'
reason, the old hlands will not agree that	reason, the old hlands will not agree that	reason, the old hands will not agree that
the horsce of to-day are as fast as they	the horse of to-day are as fast as they	the horses of to-day are as fast as they
were in' Oarhine's time.	were in Carbine's time.	were in Carbine's time.
'g«)abC(X!CXX_ (!>CX«X.XXXXXXXX		'g«)abC(X!CXX_ (!>CX«X.XXXXXXXX

Identified overProof corrections	DISTANCE ROSEHILL CARBINES COURSE HAVE FIRST INTERESTING REGISTERED BEST
Identified overProof non-corrections	ROMANCE GAY HORSE HLANDS [**VANDALISED] ROESHILL

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	113	79.6	92.0	60.9
Searchability of unique words	72	81.9	93.1	61.5
Weighted Words		79.2	91.6	59.4

Article ID 104976841, Article, CARLINGFORD LINE NO ELECTRIFICATION YET, page 15 1938-04-28, The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), 135 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
CARLINGFORD LINE	CARLINGFORD LINE	CARLINGFORD LINE
NO ELECTRIFICATIONr YET.	NO ELECTRIFICATION YET	NO ELECTRIFICATION YET.
There is no possibility of the comple	There is no possibility of the comple-	There is no possibility of the comple-
tion, of the electriflention of the Clyde	tion of the electrification of the Clyde-	tion, of the electrification, of the Clyde
Cerlingford reilw?y line from Cellellin	Carlingford railway line from Camellia	Carlingford railway line from Celled in
to the terminus yet, the Commissioner	to the terminus yet, the Commissioner	to the terminus yet, the Commissioner
for Rnilwnays (Mr. Iartignn) informed	for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) informed	for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) informed
Dundas Couneil-through Mfr.' E. 9.	Dundas Council—through Mr. E. S.	Dundas Council through Mr.' E. S.
Spooner, M.L.A?-lpat . week.	Spooner, M.L.A.—last week.	Spooner, M.L.A?-lpat . week.
"I can see no possibility of including	"I can see no possibility of including	"I can see no possibility of including
this work. in next your's d.stimstes,"	this work in next year's estimates,"	this work. in next year's estimates,"
the Coimmnissioner stated..'	the Commissioner stated.	the Commissioner stated.'
'TJhere onre many ltigent, works, suehi	"There are many urgent works, such	There were many urgent, works, such
as theo.provision of ndditionnl rolling	as the provision of additional rolling	as the provision of additional rolling
stockl, improvements to exisltin station	stock, improvements to existing station	stock, improvements to existing station
premises, ete,, to be. undertaken. Until	premises, etc., to be undertaken. Until	premises, are,, to be undertaken. Until
I know the nmount of lonn money nvail.	I know the amount of loan money avail-	I know the amount of loan money available
able to me in the coming flnancinl year,	able to me in the coming financial year,	to me in the coming financial year,
I am not in a position to consider any	I am not in a position to consider any	I am not in a position to consider any
additional work.s."	additional works."	additional works."
The same position, said the Comnlis	The same position, said the Commis-	The same position, said the Commissioner,
stoner, npplied to tile council's request	sioner, applied to the council's request	applied to the council's request
for tile extension of the Clyde-Cnrling	for the extension of the Clyde-Carling-	for the extension of the Clyde Carling
ford line' to meet the Northernl line.	ford line to meet the Northern line.	ford line' to meet the Northern line.

Identified overProof corrections	ARE SUCH NORTHERN CARLING RAILWAYS YEARS ESTIMATES LOAN AVAILABLE URGENT ELECTRIFICATION FINANCIAL AMOUNT ROLLINGSTOCK RAILWAY HARTIGAN COUNCIL EXISTING PROVISION APPLIED
Identified overProof non-corrections	FORD [**VANDALISED] LAST ETC CAMELLIA

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	126	73.0	96.0	85.3
Searchability of unique words	80	71.2	95.0	82.6
Weighted Words		70.6	94.6	81.6

Article ID 112766307, Article, This Week's Pictures, page 4 1938-10-05, The Picton Post (NSW : 1907 - 1954), 167 words, 3 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	MOWBRAY ROMANCE THIRLMERE STORY FAST YEARS COLOUR PICTON CENTRES UNTIL
Identified overProof non-corrections	JILTS [VANDALISED] NOVEL MOV NI [VANDALISED] ING [VANDALISED] WANGERS [VANDALISED]

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	159	90.6	96.2	60.0
Searchability of unique words	113	89.4	94.7	50.0
Weighted Words		88.9	93.6	42.2

Article ID 132832009, Article, RAILWAY STRIKE Settlement in Great Britain LONDON, October 15., page 8 1938-10-17, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 98 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
RAILWAY STRIKE	RAILWAY STRIKE	RAILWAY STRIKE
Settlement in Great Britain	Settlement in Great Britain	Settlement in Great Britain
: LONDON, Octoblo? 15.	LONDON, October 15.	: LONDON, October? 15.
. Bythe settlompnt of the railway strike,	By the settlement of the railway strike,	. By the settlement of the railway strike,
which was announced thin morning, nor	which was announced this morning, nor-	which was announced this morning, nor
mnl conditions will .bo'resumed on Mon	mal conditions will be resumed on Mon-	mal conditions will be resumed on Mon(day
(ny at, the . two. London, Midland, and	day at the two London, Midland, and	at, the two London, Midland, and
ceottlsh. torminun.stations in London,	Scottish terminus stations in London,	Scottish. torminun.stations in London,
annd at' certain 'goods depots affooeted, '	and at certain goods depots affected.	and at' certain goods depots affected, a
n' all, only 2000 mn woreo oli strike,	In all, only 2600 men were on strike,	all, only 2000 men were on strike,
nd the stoppngo " has 'bon conducted	and the stoppage has been conducted	and the stoppage " has 'been conducted
witliout. nntowold ;iniiditnt of any kind,	without untoward inicident of any kind.	without. untoward incident of any kind,
Contact wne throuiohout maintainniid bo	Contact was throughout maintained be-	Contact was throughout maintained between
twoon the National Union of l?ailw•ay	tween the National Union of Railway-	the National Union of Railway
men; whose members were nffeoted, and	men, whose members were affected, and	men; whose members were affected, and
thd railwny company, '	the railway company.	the railway company, '
HERALD STOP PRESS	HERALD STOP PRESS	HERALD STOP PRESS
*' I' '		I
a ti:		a n:

Identified overProof corrections	BETWEEN AFFECTED RAILWAYMEN BEEN BE BY MAINTAINED UNTOWARD THIS OCTOBER SCOTTISH WITHOUT STOPPAGE NORMAL RESUMED THROUGHOUT
Identified overProof non-corrections	INICIDENT STATIONS TERMINUS MONDAY

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	84	63.1	94.0	83.9
Searchability of unique words	60	66.7	93.3	80.0
Weighted Words		63.7	92.1	78.1

Article ID 132832883, Article, Guarding The Port Stephens Coast Line, page 9 1938-10-22, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 113 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Guarding The Port Stephens Coast Line	Guarding The Port Stephens Coast Line	Guarding The Port Stephens Coast Line
Early morning scenes on the coast line near Port Stephens yesterday, when members of the Eighth Infantry Brigade, supported by artillery, sprang to	Early morning scenes on the coast line near Port Stephens yesterday, when members of the Eighth Infantry Brigade, supported by artillery, sprang to	Early morning scenes on the coast line near Port Stephens yesterday, when members of the Eighth Infantry Brigade, supported by artillery, sprang to
attention and to action~at the guns set in position for the defence of the foreshores against an invading "enemy." Note the gas masks wvith which the men	attention and to action at the guns set in position for the defence of the foreshores against an invading "enemy." Note the gas masks with which the men	attention and to action at the guns set in position for the defence of the foreshores against an invading enemy." Note the gas masks with which the men
at the guns were equipped.	at the guns were equipped.	at the guns were equipped.
Let: IMembers o0 a, gas souad e[fecttng an air raid "rescue" in tie rawlway'	Left: Members of a gas squad effecting an air raid "rescue" in the railway	Let: Members of a, gas squad effecting an air raid "rescue" in the railway'
ambulance competttiots at Pennant Hills on Tlursday, r	ambulance competitions at Pennant Hills on Thursday.	ambulance competitions at Pennant Hills on Thursday, r
. bsve: Newcastle and Calldff railway teams which too/c part i1n the amlfulancc	Above: Newcastle and Cardiff railway teams which took part in the ambulance	. have: Newcastle and Calldff railway teams which took part in the ambulance
e premiership tests,	premiership tests.	e premiership tests,
ghtt: Thse A'atfng Czeeh President, Dr. Chlvallovslcg, jormerly Czeoh Anbassa-..	Right: The Acting Czech President, Dr. Chvalkovsky, formerly Czech Ambassa-	gift: Those A'atfng Czech President, Dr. Chlvallovslcg, formerly Czech Ambassa.dor
dor tn Romre, ,	dor in Rome.	in Rome, ,

Identified overProof corrections	EFFECTING CZECH COMPETITIONS SQUAD ROME WITH ACTION FORMERLY THURSDAY TOOK
Identified overProof non-corrections	LEFT CARDIFF AMBASSADOR ABOVE ACTING CHVALKOVSKY RIGHT

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	108	75.0	92.6	70.4
Searchability of unique words	75	77.3	90.7	58.8
Weighted Words		75.2	89.6	58.1

Article ID 133131520, Article, CHARITY CUP COMPETITION, page 13 1938-07-02, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 77 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
CHARITY CUP COMPElTITO	CHARITY CUP COMPETITION.	CHARITY CUP COMPETITION
Paiton ond Grcit tenais will prGovid	Paxton and Greta teams will provide	Parton and Great teams will provide
the piincri pl fixttre in the Clarity Cup	the principal fixture in the Charity Cup	the princes pl fixture in the Charity Cup
conipetitien, to m~orrow, the proceeds from	competition, to-morrow, the proceeds from	competition, to morrow, the proceeds from
wliich2 Die to""olot the. Cce oiolk Hod.	which are to assist the Cessnock Hospital.	which Die tooled the. Cce cook Had.
piTe erly match will be provided ha	The early match will be provided by	piTe erly match will be provided he
teems of echoolbovs chosan from tehms	teams of schoolboys chosen from teams	teams of schoolboys chosen from teams
tuliij port Iu the Saturday moring conm	taking part in the Saturday morning com-	take part in the Saturday morning competitions.
petitioia. The tuniftis live no follows-f	petition. The teams are as follows--	The ministry have no followers
Pa~ieoibco Almond, Olsen, Reiiike,	Possibles : Almond, Olsen, Rourke,	Pa~ieoibco Almond, Olsen, Reincke,
O:ellMeAa~yt~eaa R8leasi i~Well.	O'Neill, McNaughton, Russell, Wall,	O:ellMeAa~yt~eaa Release Well.
hbles T.: ffriesr McPherson Olds, ackrl	Davies Morton, Drinkwater, Storer. Probables : Jeffries, McPherson, Olds, Marks,	holes T.: ffriesr McPherson Olds, aged
Durie; Pont, louirke, Feirlie Nhinmo uGre.	Durie; Pont, Bourke, Fairlie, Nimmu, Gre-	Durie; Fort, Bourke, Fairlie Nhinmo Gre.
gory, Rowhattom	gory, Rowbottom.	gory, Rowhattom

Identified overProof corrections	COMPETITION SCHOOLBOYS FAIRLIE PROVIDE CHOSEN MORNING WHICH TEAMS GREGORY FIXTURE /TO/MORROW\|TOMORROW BOURKE AND PART
Identified overProof non-corrections	PRINCIPAL ROURKE PONT [VANDALISED] AS ARE RUSSELL BY JEFFRIES TAKING MCNAUGHTON EARLY GRETA HOSPITAL ONEILL DRINKWATER FOLLOWS [VANDALISED] PROBABLES PAXTON POSSIBLES DAVIES NIMMU MARKS CESSNOCK ROWBOTTOM MORTON ASSIST STORER WALL

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	77	36.4	58.4	34.7
Searchability of unique words	60	33.3	53.3	30.0
Weighted Words		29.3	51.1	30.9

Article ID 133141010, Article, IS THIS JUSTICE? Woman's Outburst in Court CONVICTION ON THREE CHARGES SYDNEY, Thursday., page 13 1938-09-02, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 135 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
"IS THIS JUSTICE?"	"IS THIS JUSTICE?"	"IS THIS JUSTICE?"
Woman's Outburst in Court	Woman's Outburst in Court	Woman's Outburst in Court
CONVICTION ON THREE CHARGES	CONVICTION ON THREE CHARGES	CONVICTION ON THREE CHARGES
SYDNEY, Thursddy.	SYDNEY, Thursday.	SYDNEY, Thursday.
When shed was convicted at the Central	When she was convicted at the Central	When shed was convicted at the Central
Police Court to-day on'charges of having	Police Court to-day on charges of having	Police Court to-day on charges of having
ssanloted Constable Stchr and ,having	assaulted Constable Stehr and having	assaulted Constable Stehn and having
used bad language, Iris Webber;;.32,	used bad language, Iris Webber, 32,	used bad language, Iris Webber 32,
houted to tle nagstrat (Mr. Arnold):	shouted to the magistrate (Mr. Arnold) :	shouted to the magistrate (Mr. Arnold):
"How. many innocent men must be in	"How many innocent men must be in	"How. many innocent men must be in
gaol. Is this the justice a citizen gets?"	gaol. Is this the justice a citizen gets ?"	gaol. Is this the justice a citizen gets?"
* The Mlaniotrate imeteliately ordered lie:	The Magistrate immediately ordered her	4 The Mlaniotrate inveterately ordered lie:
to'be taken to tile cells.	to be taken to the cells.	to be taken to the cells.
SThe woman reappeared befoire the	The woman reappeared before the	The woman reappeared before the
Mfagistrate later and apoaoi'eid for her	Magistrate later and apologised for her	Magistrate later and apartheid for her
ostbarst. She was fined £11/0/ on the	outburst. She was fined £1/10/ on the	outburst. She was fined £11/ on the
aasault charge and £2 for hlvinlg used	aasault charge and £2 for having used	assault charge and £2 for having used
ad lannguage. On a third charge of hay.	bad language. On a third charge of hav-	had language. On a third charge of hay
ing gathered alms she was sentenced to	ing gathered alms she was sentenced to	ing gathered arms she was sentenced to
t~hw .mofith' lne sentence toe	two months' imprisonment, sentence to	this month' the sentence be
bsuspended onh entering into a bond	be suspended on her entering into a bond	suspended on entering into a bond
for two years.	for two years.	for two years.
Webbcr said she would appeal because	Webber said she would appeal because	Webber said she would appeal because
the eanstable had told lies ahout her.'	the constable had told lies about her.	the constable had told lies about her.'

Identified overProof corrections	ASSAULTED SUSPENDED WEBBER ABOUT SHOUTED MAGISTRATE THURSDAY BEFORE
Identified overProof non-corrections	MONTHS STEHR ALMS [VANDALISED] AASAULT [VANDALISED] APOLOGISED IMMEDIATELY IMPRISONMENT

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	132	73.5	89.4	60.0
Searchability of unique words	82	84.1	91.5	46.2
Weighted Words		81.5	90.2	47.3

Article ID 133299626, Article, Canberra Topics BREAK OF GUAGE QUESTION Co-operation With N.Z. Sought, page 4 1938-05-09, The North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 - 1955), 635 words, 10 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
CsaaBleerra	CsaaBleerra	CsaaBleerra
Hr®pies	Hr®pies	Tropics
BREAK OF GUAGE	BREAK OF GAUGE	BREAK OF GAUGE
QUESTION	QUESTION	QUESTION
Co-operation With N.Z.	Co-operation With N.Z.	Co-operation With N.Z.
Sought	Sought	Sought
Wltli tho presence of New Zca	With the presence of New Zea-	With the presence of New Zealand
land delegates for tho first time,	land delegates for the first time,	delegates for the first time,
tho meeting of tho Australian	the meeting of the Australian	the meeting of the Australian
Agricultural Cotmcil tn Canberra	Agricultural Council in Canberra	Agricultural Council in Canberra
next week Is viewed by producers	next week is viewed by producers	next week is viewed by producers
as an ideal opportunity for a real	as an ideal opportunity for a real	as an ideal opportunity for a real
attempt to settlo tiro vexed qucs	attempt to settle the vexed ques-	attempt to settle the vexed ques
UUII VI UUUiiTgUVa UII\|IU9VU Uj'iuu ?	tion of embargoes imposed by the	UUII VI UUUiiTgUVa UII\|IU9VU Uj'iuu ?
Dominion on citrus fruit from	Dominion on citrus fruit from	Dominion on citrus fruit from
ccrtain Australian States.	certain Australian States.	certain Australian States.
The New Zealanders in their turn,,	The New Zealanders in their turn,	The New Zealanders in their turn,,
of course, are likely to open up the	of course, are likely to open up the	of course, are likely to open up the
question of our embargo on New Zea	question of our embargo on New Zea-	question of our embargo on New Zealand
land potatoes. When the Agricul	land potatoes. When the Agricul-	potatoes. When the Agricultural
tural Council was formed by Sir Earle	tural Council was formed by Sir Earle	Council was formed by Sir Earle
Page in 193-1, the possibility that	Page in 1934, the possibility that	Page in 193-1, the possibility that
another Dominion would cooperate in	another Dominion would cooperate in	another Dominion would cooperate in
its deliberations was only a remote	its deliberations was only a remote	its deliberations was only a remote
dream. There is general satisfaction	dream. There is general satisfaction	dream. There is general satisfaction
at the New ZeaJand Government's	at the New Zealand Government's	at the New Zealand Government's
prompt- acceptance o ftha invitation	prompt acceptance of the invitation	prompt- acceptance of the invitation
extended to it by the ActingMlnls	extended to it by the Acting-Minis-	extended to it by the Acting-Minister
ter for Agriculture (Mr. A- G. Cam	ter for Agriculture (Mr. A. G. Cam-	for Agriculture (Mr. A- G. Cameron,
eron, C.P ftjember for Barter, S.A.)	eron, C.P. Member for Barker, S.A.)	C.P member for Barker, S.A.)
Hitherto it has been possible .to nego	Hitherto it has been possible to nego-	Hitherto it has been possible to negotiate
tiate on the embargo situation, only by	tiate on the embargo situation, only by	on the embargo situation, only by
correspondence or at formal confer	correspondence or at formal confer-	correspondence or at formal conferences.
ences. The atmosphere of the- Agri-,	ences. The atmosphere of the Agri-	The atmosphere of the- Agricultural
cultural Council shovild prove the, most	cultural Council should prove the most	Council should prove the, most
favourable yet to ! the most ' serious	favourable yet to the most serious	favourable yet to the most serious
issue between Australia and'New Zea	issue between Australia and New Zea-	issue between Australia and New Zealand.
land.	land.
The Labour Party	The Labour Party	The Labour Party
Further embarrassment lias been	Further embarrassment has been	Further embarrassment has been
caused, to the Opposition Lester, Mr.	caused to the Opposition Leader, Mr.	caused, to the Opposition Lester, Mr.
Curtin, who said recently that the	Curtin, who said recently that the	Curtin, who said recently that the
Government's Defence policy was	Government's Defence policy was	Government's Defence policy was
'Labour's policy,' by week-end decis	"Labour's policy," by week-end decis-	Labour's policy, by week-end decisions
ions _of the. New South -Wales-.Trades	ions of the New South Wales Trades	of the. New South -Wales Trades
Union Congress, which passed.' resolu	Union Congress, which passed resolu-	Union Congress, which passed. resolutions
tions condemning the Goveimznent's	tions condemning the Government's	condemning the Goveimznent's
policy. Although the AkL.P.,' led : by	policy. Although the A.L.P., led by	policy. Although the ALF.,' led by
Mr. Lang (whom -the -Unions no- long-	Mr. Lang (whom the Unions no long-	Mr. Lang (whom the Unions no longer
er acknowledge) is definitely ag&inst	er acknowledge) is definitely against	acknowledge) is definitely against
icollective security, delegates to' the	collective security, delegates to the	collective security, delegates to the
Congress supported the principle.' 'It	Congress supported the principle. "It	Congress supported the principle.' 'It
is only a movement like the I^ang	is only a movement like the Lang	is only a movement like the Lang
inner group which r opposes it,' said.	inner group which opposes it," said	inner group which r opposes it, said.
Mr. H. ;Denford (ironworkers) It	Mr. H. Denford (ironworkers). It	Mr. H. Denford (ironworkers) It
also opposes^ compulsory training (so	also opposes compulsory training (so	also opposes compulsory training (so
does tho, Federal .Government. for that	does the Federal Government for that	does the, Federal Government. for that
matter) although in Tasmania the	matter) although in Tasmania the	matter) although in Tasmania the
Labour movement has declared for it.	Labour movement has declared for it.	Labour movement has declared for it.
On thiB aspect of defence, Mr. Curtin	On this aspect of defence, Mr. Curtin	On this aspect of defence, Mr. Curtin
has so far expressed no opinion. But	has so far expressed no opinion. But	has so far expressed no opinion. But
the Congress itself was not unanim	the Congress itself was not unanim-	the Congress itself was not unanimous
ous — which makes matters even more	ous— which makes matters even more	— which makes matters even more
difficult for Mi?. Curtin in his efforts'	difficult for Mr. Curtin in his efforts	difficult for Mr?. Curtin in his efforts'
to divine what is Labour's outlook.	to divine what is Labour's outlook.	to divine what is Labour's outlook.
Mr. J. Kellock (miners) said workers	Mr. J. Kellock (miners) said workers	Mr. J. Kellock (miners) said workers
should refuse to go to any war. Dr.	should refuse to go to any war. Dr.	should refuse to go to any war. Dr.
Lloyd Ross said they must support	Lloyd Ross said they must support	Lloyd Ross said they must support
some wars, discrimina ting between	some wars, discriminating between	some years, discriminating between
wars for the workers anil wars for the'	wars for the workers and wars for the	wars for the workers and wars for the
capitalists. And Mr Anderson (elec	capitalists. And Mr. Anderson (elec-	capitalists. And Mr Anderson electrical
trical trades) was evidently not in	trical trades) was evidently not in	trades was evidently not in
sympathy with the resolution of the	sympathy with the resolution of the	sympathy with the resolution of the
Congress — he said the( best way . to	Congress— he said the best way to	Congress — he said the best way to prevent
prevent war was to prepare for war,	prevent war was to prepare for war,	war was to prepare for war,
and that her defences -should be built	and that her defences should be built	and that her defences should be built
up to keep Australia free from war.	up to keep Australia free from war.	up to keep Australia free from war.
Break of Guage Problem	Break of Gauge Problem	Break of Gauge Problem
Country Party . Members are par	Country Party Members are par-	Country Party Members are particularly
ticularly interested in the.revived dis	ticularly interested in the revived dis-	interested in the revived discussion
cussion on means of overcoming the	cussion on means of overcoming the	on means of overcoming the
break pf gaug(*at'Albury between' the	break of gauge at Albury between the	break of gaug(*at'Albury between the
N.S.W. and Vidtorian Railway sys- -	N.S.W. and Victorian Railway sys-	N.S.W. and Victorian Railway sys- -
tems. . It was this problem which was	tems. It was this problem which was	tems. . It was this problem which was
largely responsible for the adoption, of	largely responsible for the adoption, of	largely responsible for the adoption, of
Sir Earle Page's suggestion of an	Sir Earle Page's suggestion of an	Sir Earle Page's suggestion of an
Australian Transport Council, whfch	Australian Transport Council, which	Australian Transport Council, which
he hoped would have ; equal success	he hoped would have equal success	he hoped would have equal success
with the Loan Council, the Medical	with the Loan Council, the Medical	with the Loan Council, the Medical
Health and Research 'Council and the	Health and Research Council and the	Health and Research Council and the
Agricultural Counpil, also founded bv	Agricultural Council, also founded by	Agricultural Council, also founded by
him. i This body still has -a technical	him. This body still has a technical	him. This body still has -a technical
existence, and'. can be called together!	existence, and can be called together	existence, and'. can be called together!
at any time; but. State Governments	at any time ; but State Governments	at any time; but. State Governments
have shown little enthusiasm so far	have shown little enthusiasm so far	have shown little enthusiasm so far
for its maintenance as a ?workable	for its maintenance as a workable	for its maintenance as a workable
body. A perusal of the records of the	body. A perusal of the records of the	body. A perusal of the records of the
two . meetings which have been held '	two meetings which have been held	two . meetings which have been held '
reveals that there.is little new'in tho	reveals that there is little new in the	reveals that there is little new in the
.controversy now current. i	controversy now current.	controversy now current. The
The Conferences, thrashed' out all	The Conferences thrashed out all	Conferences, thrashed out all
means of overcoming the difference in	means of overcoming the difference in	means of overcoming the difference in
gauges, but reached no decision.. ;All	gauges, but reached no decision. All	gauges, but reached no decision. All
parties interested In the question can.	parties interested in the question can	parties interested in the question can, be,
be, brought together at a Council	be brought together at a Council	brought together at a Council
meeting, and the view of CP. Parlia	meeting, and the view of C.P. Parlia-	meeting, and the view of CP. Parliamentarians
mentarians, here is that the convening	mentarians here is that the convening	here is that the convening
of ;the .Council.. ? -would lae: the moat	of the Council would be the most	of the Council.. would be: the most
practical .movo, .one which with the	practical move, one which with the	practical move, one which with the
national necessity for uniformity of	national necessity for uniformity of	national necessity for uniformity of
.gauge, jiow-.morc.-appaxcnt,.. la imore.	gauge now more apparent, is more.	gauge, jiow-.morc.-appaxcnt,.. is more,
likely thpn ever before to succeed.	likely than ever before to succeed.	likely than ever before to succeed.

Identified overProof corrections	CERTAIN COLLECTIVE DISCRIMINATING ACTING SETTLE AGAINST BARKER THAN VICTORIAN MEMBER REVIVED MOVE
Identified overProof non-corrections	TER [**VANDALISED] EMBARGOES MINIS LEADER IMPOSED SYSTEMS ALBURY APPARENT

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	590	88.8	97.1	74.2
Searchability of unique words	296	93.6	97.3	57.9
Weighted Words		93.6	97.1	54.4

Article ID 133620325, Article, BREAK OF GAUGE Value of Boock Device MR. HAMLET TELLS MINISTERS SYDNEY, Sunday., page 7 1938-05-16, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 223 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
BREAK OF GAUGE	BREAK OF GAUGE	BREAK OF GAUGE
Value of Boock Device	Value of Boock Device	Value of Boock Device
MR. HAMLET TELLS MINISTERS	MR. HAMLET TELLS MINISTERS	MR. HAMLET TELLS MINISTERS
SYDNEY, Sunday.	SYDNEY, Sunday.	SYDNEY, Sunday.
MIr. Joseph Haminlet, who holds an in	Mr. Joseph Hamlet, who holds an in-	Mr. Joseph Hamlet, who holds an in
terest in the railway break of gauge de	terest in the railway break of gauge de-	terest in the railway break of gauge device
vice, over which controversy. recently	vice, over which controversy recently	over which controversy. recently
arose, has written to the Minister for	arose, has written to the Minister for	arose, has written to the Minister for
Transport (Mr. .M.F. Bruxner), nail hlns	Transport (Mr. M.F. Bruxner), and has	Transport (Mr. M. Bruxner), nail has
forwarded a 'coiy' of 'the letter' to the	forwarded a copy of the letter to the	forwarded a 'copy' of the letter to the
MIinister for the Interior (Mr. J. JIc	Minister for the Interior (Mr. J. Mc-	Minister for the Interior (Mr. J. McEwen)
Ewen). . '	Ewen).	. '
He has suggested that the New South	He has suggested that the New South	He has suggested that the New South
WVales Government should donstruct a 40	Wales Government should construct a 40-	Wales Government should construct a 40
ton truck,' embodying the Booek brcak	ton truck, embodying the Boock break-	ton truck,' embodying the Boock break
ef-gal[e device, and have it tested over	of-gauge device, and have it tested over	of-gauge device, and have it tested over
all existing 'tracks. -	all existing tracks.	all existing tracks. - If
If the device failed to work sntisfane	If the device failed to work satisfac-	the device failed to work satisfies
torily, Mr. Hamlet :tated that hle 'waso	torily, Mr. Hamlet stated that he was	torily, Mr. Hamlet stated that he was
prepared to pay tlide cost of' its construe	prepared to pay the cost of its construc-	prepared to pay the cost of' its construction,
tion, .£1750. 'He expressed confidence in	tion, £1750. He expressed confidence in	£1750. He expressed confidence in
the ability of th'e inventidli to traverse	the ability of the invention to traverse	the ability of the invention to traverse
the verying State iail ganuges, ailn sanil	the varying State rail gauges, and said	the verying State rail gauges, and said
that no alteration ovild:b'e necesaery to	that no alteration would be necessary to	that no alteration avoidable necessary to
the existing rails, tutonnels. platforms, and	the existing rails, tunnels, platforms, and	the existing rails, tunnels. platforms, and
aidings. - . .	sidings.	sidings. - . .
After statin? that hle would bbh oing	After stating that he would be going	After stating that he would bbh going
anh'oad shortly to plhce" the design before	abroad shortly to place the design before	abroad shortly to place" the design before
rsilwvny atlioritiea in tharinos countries.	railway authorities in various countries.	railway authorities in thermos countries.
M1r. Hamlet said' that if the Baoen slapl	Mr. Hamlet said that if the Boock plan	Mr. Hamlet said' that if the Bacon steps
were adopted in Australia its value in	were adopted in Australia its value in	were adopted in Australia its value in
brninging about unification in rail 'gauges	bringing about unification in rail gauges	bringing about unification in rail gauges
would sink into insignificance, compared	would sink into insignificance, compared	would sink into insignificance, compared
with 'what it could accomplish. It was	with what it could accomplish. It was	with what it could accomplish. It was
100 per cent. right in principle, cost little	100 per cent. right in principle, cost little	100 per cent. right in principle, cost little
to canstiuct. anld would be a payable	to construct, and would be a payable	to construct. and would be a payable
proposition from thie start.	proposition from the start.	proposition from the start.

Identified overProof corrections	MCEWEN AUTHORITIES NECESSARY PLACE ABROAD CONSTRUCT STATING SOUTHWALES SIDINGS COPY STATED GOING BRINGING INVENTION TUNNELS CONSTRUCTION
Identified overProof non-corrections	SATISFACTORILY VARYING PLAN VARIOUS

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	202	78.2	95.5	79.5
Searchability of unique words	122	83.6	96.7	80.0
Weighted Words		79.9	95.7	78.4

Identified overProof corrections	YESTERDAY WHICH WERE AS LINE BY NECESSARY
Identified overProof non-corrections	WALHALLAITES

Identified overProof corrections
Identified overProof non-corrections	MELBOURNE

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
NOT PRACTICABLE	NOT PRACTICABLE	NOT PRACTICABLE
Rail-gauge Device	Rail-gauge Device	Rail gauge Device
SYDNEY Wednesday - A conference	SYDNEY, Wednesday. — A conference	SYDNEY Wednesday - A conference
of chief mechanical engineers and chief	of chief mechanical engineers and chief	of chief mechanical engineers and chief
civil engineers of the railways In the Com-	civil engineers of the railways in the Com-	civil engineers of the railways in the Com-
Commonwealth held in Sydney in May last	monwealth, held in Sydney in May last,	Commonwealth held in Sydney in May last
decided that the Boock brcak-of-gauge	decided that the Boock break-of-gauge	decided that the Boock break-of-gauge
de\ice was fundamentally unsound, and	device was fundamentally unsound, and	device was fundamentally unsound, and
could not be recommended to the Railways	could not be recommended to the Railways	could not be recommended to the Railways
Commissioners for furthei consideration	Commissioners for further consideration.	Commissioners for further consideration
This information was contained in offi-	This information was contained in offi-	This information was contained in offi-
official papers tabled in Parliament to-day by	cial papers tabled in Parliament to-day by	official papers tabled in Parliament to-day by
Minister for Transport (Mr Bruxner).	the Minister for Transport (Mr. Brux-	Minister for Transport (Mr Bruxner).
ner).	ner).	ner).
The New South Wales Commissioner for	The New South Wales Commissioner for	The New South Wales Commissioner for
Railways (Mr Haitlgan) said in a lettei	Railways (Mr. Hartigan) said in a letter	Railways (Mr Hartigan) said in a letter
to Mi Bruxner that he had agreed that	to Mr. Bruxner that he had agreed that	to Mr Bruxner that he had agreed that
the chief mechanical engineer (Mr II	the chief mechanical engineer (Mr. H.	the chief mechanical engineer (Mr H
Young) should inspect the device While	Young) should inspect the device. "While	Young) should inspect the device While Mr
Mr Young Is of opinion that the ideas	Mr. Young is of opinion that the ideas	Young is of opinion that the ideas
set out in the patent seem to hold out a	set out in the patent seem to hold out a	set out in the patent seem to hold out a
reasonable prospect of success, ' Mr Harti-	reasonable prospect of success," Mr. Harti-	reasonable prospect of success, ' Mr Hartigan
gan said ' I regret that I am not prepared	gan said, "I regret that I am not prepared	said I regret that I am not prepared
to accept tnis view as it Is at variance	to accept this view, as it is at variance	to accept this view as it is at variance
with those which have been expressed in	with those which have been expressed in	with those which have been expressed in
the past by other railway experts "	the past by other railway experts."	the past by other railway experts "

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TRANSPORT CONFERENCE.	TRANSPORT CONFERENCE.	TRANSPORT CONFERENCE.
CANBERRA, Sunday.	CANBERRA, Sunday.	CANBERRA, Sunday.
Another effort, will I» made by the Com-1	Another effort, will be made by the Com-	Another effort, will is made by the Commonwealth
monwealth Government, to reach some under-	monwealth Government, to reach some under-	Government, to reach some understanding
standing with the States' on the break of	standing with the States on the break of	with the States' on the break of
i anime problem.	gauge problem.	a crime problem.
The Commonwealth Government, íor nie ins»,	The Commonwealth Government, for the last	The Commonwealth Government, for the last,
tour years has been seeking an understanding	four years has been seeking an understanding	four years has been seeking an understanding
with Ihn States for a long-term policy ior the	with then States for a long-term policy for the	with the States for a long-term policy for the
unification of al least all trunk Unes. The	unification of at least all trunk lines. The	unification of at least all trunk lines. The
Issue gains increased Importance with the	issue gains increased importance with the	Issue gains increased importance with the
morn ambitious development of defence ser-	more ambitious development of defence ser-	morn ambitious development of defence ser-
now being undertaken.	vices now being undertaken.	now being undertaken.
Tentative arrangements are being madp for	Tentative arrangements are being made for	Tentative arrangements are being made for
n Federal transport conference of Common-	a Federal transport conference of Common-	a Federal transport conference of Commonwealth
wealth and State Governments late this year.	wealth and State Governments late this year.	and State Governments late this year.
One of the principle matters to be discussed	One of the principle matters to be discussed	One of the principle matters to be discussed
will be the break of gauge problem.	will be the break of gauge problem.	will be the break of gauge problem.

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WINDSCREEN WIPERS FAIL.	WINDSCREEN WIPERS FAIL.	WINDSCREEN WIPERS FAIL.
With the advent of showeiy wcathei the	With the advent of showery weather the	With the advent of showery weather the
NRMA has received numerous leports of	NRMA has received numerous reports of	NRMA has received numerous reports of
the failure of windscreen vipers Usually	the failure of windscreen wipers. Usually	the failure of windscreen wipers Usually
it is discovered that the wipers are allowed	it is discovered that the wipers are allowed	it is discovered that the papers are allowed
to remain idle during long spells of dry	to remain idle during long spells of dry	to remain idle during long spells of dry
weathei, and, when there is a sudden demand	weather, and, when there is a sudden demand	weather, and, when there is a sudden demand
for then sei vices, it is found that they are	for their services, it is found that they are	for their services, it is found that they are
out of older. This often means that the	out of order. This often means that the	out of order. This often means that the
driver has to negotiate busy streets with his	driver has to negotiate busy streets with his	driver has to negotiate busy streets with his
vision impaired to reach a repair station.	vision impaired to reach a repair station.	vision impaired to reach a repair station.
Tile association urges motorists to test their	The association urges motorists to test their	The association urges motorists to test their
windscreen wipers at frequent intervals dur-	windscreen wipers at frequent intervals dur-	windscreen wipers at frequent intervals during
ing dry weather, to make sure that they are	ing dry weather, to make sure that they are	dry weather, to make sure that they are
in good order for instant use in the event of	in good order for instant use in the event of	in good order for instant use in the event of
rain.	rain.	rain.

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PICK-A-BACK'	'PICK-A-BACK'	PICK-A-BACK'
PLANE.	PLANE.	PLANE.
ATLANTIC FLOWN*	ATLANTIC FLOWN.	ATLANTIC FLOWN
Record East-West Trip	Record East-West Trip	Record East-West Trip
NEW YORK, July 31.	NEW YORK, July 31.	NEW YORK, July 31.
The Mercury, the tipper component	The Mercury, the upper component	The Mercury, the upper component
of Imperial Airways' Short-Mayo	of Imperial Airways' Short-Mayo	of Imperial Airways' Short Mayo
"picfi-a-back" aircraft, alighted at	"pick-a-back" aircraft, alighted at	"pick-a-back" aircraft, alighted at
Montreal at ÍÍ.19 a.m. (Eastern ÜM	Montreal at 11.19 a.m. (Eastern Divi-	Montreal at 5-39 a.m. (Eastern GM
time) to-day, after haying flown	sion time) to-day, after having flown	time) to-day, after having flown
across trie Atlantic non-stop front	across the Atlantic non-stop from	across the Atlantic non-stop from
Foyries (Ireland).	Foynes (Ireland).	Foynes (Ireland).
When the plane passed over Cape	When the plane passed over Cape	When the plane passed over Cape
Bauld, northern Newfoundland, at 4.äö	Bauld, northern Newfoundland, at 4.29	Bauld, northern Newfoundland, at 45s
a.m., the commander, Captain D. C. T<	a.m., the commander, Captain D. C. T.	a.m., the commander, Captain D. C. T.
Bennett, an Australian, wirelessed that	Bennett, an Australian, wirelessed that	Bennett, an Australian, wirelessed that
it had flown over the Atlantic in 13	it had flown over the Atlantic in 13	it had flown over the Atlantic in 13
hours 29 minutes, the shortest time for	hours 29 minutes, the shortest time for	hours 29 minutes, the shortest time for
the east-west crossing yet recorded.	the east-west crossing yet recorded.	the east-west crossing yet recorded.
The whole flight from Föhnes to	The whole flight from Foynes to	The whole flight from Foynes to
Montreal occupied 20 hours 19 minutesi	Montreal occupied 20 hours 19 minutes.	Montreal occupied 20 hours 19 minutes
Captain Bennett's message said that the	Captain Bennett's message said that the	Captain Bennett's message said that the
Mercury was flying at an altitude of 9,000	Mercury was flying at an altitude of 9,000	Mercury was flying at an altitude of 9,000
feet in cloud. The plane's average «peed	feet in cloud. The plane's average speed	feet in cloud. The plane's average speed
during the crossing had been 130 miles an	during the crossing had been 130 miles an	during the crossing had been 130 miles an
hour.	hour.	hour.
Captain Bennett reported at 9.30 a.m	Captain Bennett reported at 9.30 a.m	Captain Bennett reported at 9.30 a.m
that the Mercury was nearlng Quebec City,	that the Mercury was nearing Quebec City,	that the Mercury was nearing Quebec City,
and might stop there. This message did not	and might stop there. This message did not	and might stop there. This message did not
give any explanation for this possible* un-	give any explanation for this possible un-	give any explanation for this possible un-
scheduled halt, but it was believed that the	scheduled halt, but it was believed that the	scheduled halt, but it was believed that the
plane might be íunnlng short of Itiel because	plane might be running short of fuel because	plane might be running short of fuel because
It did not refuel In Newfoundland.	it did not refuel in Newfoundland.	It did not refuel In Newfoundland.
The Mercury passed over Quebec City at	The Mercury passed over Quebec City at	The Mercury passed over Quebec City at
10.25 am., however, favourable tall winds	10.25 am., however, favourable tail winds	10.25 am., however, favourable tall winds
having made a landing there unnecessary	having made a landing there unnecessary.	having made a landing there unnecessary
According to a Canadian Press report from	According to a Canadian Press report from	According to a Canadian Press report from
Montreal, a message from the Mercury, when	Montreal, a message from the Mercury, when	Montreal, a message from the Mercury, when
she was 2,100 miles from Poynes, stated that	she was 2,100 miles from Foynes, stated that	she was 2,100 miles from Foynes, stated that
she was passing through continuous rain and	she was passing through continuous rain and	she was passing through continuous rain and
ovei turbulent seas. Service crews waited	over turbulent seas. Service crews waited	over turbulent seas. Service crews waited
on the St. Lawrence River, 10 miles from	on the St. Lawrence River, 10 miles from	on the St. Lawrence River, 10 miles from
Montlea!, for the plane's arrival.	Montreal, for the plane's arrival.	Montreal!, for the plane's arrival.
PICTURES OP ROYAL VISIT.	PICTURES OF ROYAL VISIT.	PICTURES OF ROYAL VISIT.
LONDON, July 21.	LONDON, July 21.	LONDON, July 21.
The Mercury took off from Foynes (Ireland)	The Mercury took off from Foynes (Ireland)	The Mercury took off from Foynes (Ireland)
at 8 p.m. (British summer time) yeatérday<	at 8 p.m. (British summer time) yesterday,	at 8 p.m. (British summer time) yesterday
succccsfullj separating from the Mala, the	successfully separating from the Mala, the	successfully separating from the Mala, the
lower component of the "plck-a-back" -air-	lower component of the "pick-a-back" air-	lower component of the "pick-a-back" -air-
craft.	craft.	craft.
The Mercury canted photographs of the	The Mercury carried photographs of the	The Mercury canted photographs of the
Royal vlr-.1t to France. She was makins th«	Royal Visit to France. She was making the	Royal visit to France. She was making the
first of 15 Atlantic experimental round flights,	first of 15 Atlantic experimental round flights,	first of 15 Atlantic experimental round flights,
planned by Imperial Airways, to take place	planned by Imperial Airways, to take place	planned by Imperial Airways, to take place
before the end of the year.	before the end of the year.	before the end of the year.
The Mercury will make further flights In	The Mercury will make further flights in	The Mercury will make further flights In
.Miiiust and Geieibei, and an Improved Im-	August and October, and an improved Im-	Millist and Geieibei, and an Improved Imperial
perial Airways' flying-boat and an Albatross	perial Airways' flying-boat and an Albatross	Airways' flying-boat and an Albatross
land plane will make flights in September arid	land plane will make flights in September and	land plane will make flights in September and
October respectively.	October respectively.	October respectively.
The Albalrnss will remain in North America	The Albatross will remain in North America	The Albatross will remain in North America
toi suivey work, and It is hoped that there	for survey work, and it is hoped that there	for survey work, and It is hoped that there
will be regular services next year.	will be regular services next year.	will be regular services next year.

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"PICK-A-BACK""	"PICK-A-BACK"	"PICK-A-BACK""
PLANE.	PLANE.	PLANE.
TWO RECORDS.	TWO RECORDS.	TWO RECORDS.
Eire io Canada	Eire to Canada	Eire to Canada
IN on-slop.	Non-stop.	IN non-stop.
(Bi itish Official Wueless )	(British Official Wireless.)	(BY British Official Wireless )
LONDON, July 22.	LONDON, July 22.	LONDON, July 22.
The float-seaplane, Mercury, upper	The float-seaplane, Mercury, upper	The float seaplane, Mercury, upper
component of the Short-Mayo com-	component of the Short-Mayo	component of the Short Mayo com-
composite aircraft, broke two records in	composite aircraft, broke two records in	composite aircraft, broke two records in
its crossing: of the Atlantic. It made	its crossing of the Atlantic. It made	its crossing: of the Atlantic. It made
the first non-stop flight from Eire to	the first non-stop flight from Eire to	the first non-stop flight from Eire to
Canada, and crossed from Eire to	Canada, and crossed from Eire to	Canada, and crossed from Eire to
Newfoundland in J 3 hours 29 mimi tes,	Newfoundland in 13 hours 29 minutes,	Newfoundland in J 3 hours 29 mins tes,
eclipsing' the previous best east-west	eclipsing the previous best east-west	eclipsing' the previous best east-west
crossing: by an hour.	crossing by an hour.	crossing: by an hour.
(Australian Associated Press.)	(Australian Associated Press.)	(Australian Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, July 22.	NEW YORK, July 22.	NEW YORK, July 22.
The seaplane's actual flying time	The seaplane's actual flying time	The seaplanes actual flying time
from Foyncs (Eire) to Port Washing-	from Foynes (Eire) to Port Washington	from Foynes (Eire) to Port Washington
ton (New York), allowing for a slop	(New York), allowing for a stop	(New York), allowing for a stop
at Montreal, was 22 hours 24 minutes.	at Montreal, was 22 hours 24 minutes.	at Montreal, was 22 hours 24 minutes.
The distance was 3,042 miles,	The distance was 3,042 miles,	The distance was 3,042 miles,
The commander, Captain D. C. T. Bennett,	The commander, Captain D. C. T. Bennett,	The commander, Captain D. C. T. Bennett,
who is an Australian, said Miat he had been	who is an Australian, said that he had been	who is an Australian, said that he had been
compelled to fly blind, using only his instru-	compelled to fly blind, using only his instru-	compelled to fly blind, using only his instruments,
ments, for 10 hours. Rain and fog closed	ments, for 10 hours. Rain and fog closed	for 10 hours. Rain and fog closed
round the aircraft shortly after it took off.	round the aircraft shortly after it took off.	round the aircraft shortly after it took off.
At times it flew at 7.000 feet and at other	At times it flew at 7,000 feet and at other	At times it flew at 7.000 feet and at other
times it w"as only 1,000 feet above the water.	times it was only 1,000 feet above the water.	times it was only 1,000 feet above the water.
Most of the time, however, a height of 5,000	Most of the time, however, a height of 5,000	Most of the time, however, a height of 5,000
feet was maintained.	feet was maintained.	feet was maintained.
The night to Montreal took ?,0 hours 13	The night to Montreal took 30 hours 13	The night to Montreal took 16 hours 13
minutes. The last hop to New York. 330	minutes. The last hop to New York, 330	minutes. The last hop to New York. 330
miles, occupied two hours 11 minutes.	miles, occupied two hours 11 minutes.	miles, occupied two hours 11 minutes.
Captain Bennett did not land in Newfound-	Captain Bennett did not land in Newfound-	Captain Bennett did not land in Newfound-
land to refuel, and the Mercury was thus the	land to refuel, and the Mercury was thus the	land to refuel and the Mercury was thus the
first plane to fly non-stop from Eire to	first plane to fly non-stop from Eire to	first plane to fly non-stop from Eire to
Canada. Captain Bennett wirelessed that	Canada. Captain Bennett wirelessed that	Canada. Captain Bennett wirelessed that
he might land at Quebec, but tail-winds en-	he might land at Quebec, but tail-winds	he might land at Quebec, but tail-winds en-
enabled him to make Montreal.	enabled him to make Montreal.	enabled him to make Montreal.

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BREAK-OF-GAUGE DEVICE.	BREAK-OF-GAUGE DEVICE.	BREAK-OF-GAUGE DEVICE.
Consideration by Experts.	Consideration by Experts.	Consideration by Experts.
CANBERRA, Thursday.	CANBERRA, Thursday.	CANBERRA, Thursday.
Australian railway nutlioiitles will piobably	Australian railway authorities will probably	Australian railway authorities will probably
dlacubs the Boock brcak-of-gauge device dur-	discuss the Boock break-of-gauge device	discuss the Boock break-of-gauge device during
ing their consideration oí proposais foi rail-	during their consideration oí proposais for railway	their consideration of proposals for railway
way unification at the conference In Cnnben a	unification at the conference in Canberra	unification at the conference in Canberra a
to-morrow.	to-morrow.	to-morrow.
This was Indicated in the House of Repre-	This was indicated in the House of Repre-	This was indicated in the House of Representatives
sentatives to-day by the Acting Prime Min-	sentatives to-day by the Acting Prime Min-	to-day by the Acting Prime Minister,
ister, Sir Earle Page, In answer to a question	ister, Sir Earle Page, in answer to a question	Sir Earle Page, In answer to a question
by Mr. Harrison (U.A.P., N.S.W.). Sir Earle	by Mr. Harrison (U.A.P., N.S.W.). Sir Earle	by Mr. Harrison (U.A.P., N.S.W.). Sir Earle
Page said that, any decision made by the	Page said that, any decision made by the	Page said that, any decision made by the
Government would depend on advice given by	Government would depend on advice given by	Government would depend on advice given by
the experta.	the experts.	the experts.

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UNIFORM GAUGE	UNIFORM GAUGE	UNIFORM GAUGE
PROBLEM	PROBLEM	PROBLEM
Device To Overcome \|	Device To Overcome	Device To Overcome a
Cost j	Cost	Cost Big
Big Saving Claimed j	Big Saving Claimed	Saving Claimed The
Tho Minister for Transport .(Mr. E.!	The Minister for Transport (Mr. E.	Minister for Transport (Mr. E.!
Dwycr-Gray) yesterday où'Jined the]	Dwyer-Gray) yesterday outlined the	Dwyer-Gray) yesterday outlined the]
claims of the Boock break-'ol-íKUWÍi	claims of the Boock break-of-gauge	claims of the Boock break-'ol-íKUWÍi
device, which will be discussed as* ,a	device, which will be discussed as a	device, which will be discussed as, a
possible means of overcoming the ùnl-l	possible means of overcoming the uni-	possible means of overcoming the wall
form railway gauge problem in Aus-	form railway gauge problem in Aus-	form railway gauge problem in Australia
tralia at a conference of Ministers foi'	tralia at a conference of Ministers for	at a conference of Ministers for'
Transport.to be held shortly. j	Transport to be held shortly.	Transport. to be held shortly. The
The Minister said he would advocat«	The Minister said he would advocate	Minister said he would advocate
a uniform gauge on the Mainland. Al-:	a uniform gauge on the Mainland. Al-	a uniform gauge on the Mainland. Although
though Lord Kitchener, when acting al	though Lord Kitchener, when acting as	Lord Kitchener, when acting as
military adviser to Australia before thí	military adviser to Australia before the	military adviser to Australia before the
Great War, held that a uniform rail-	Great War, held that a uniform rail-	Great War, held that a uniform railway
way gauge was essential for Aus-	way gauge was essential for Aus-	gauge was essential for Australian
tralian defence, lt was reported on th«!	tralian defence, it was reported on the	defence, lt was reported on the!
Mainland that the military authorltiei	Mainland that the military authorities	Mainland that the military authorities
preferred to rely, tor the mobility, ol	preferred to rely, for the mobility, of	preferred to rely, for the mobility, of
Australia's mechanised defence arm, on	Australia's mechanised defence arm, on	Australia's mechanised defence arm, on
Australia's modernised highways,	Australia's modernised highways,	Australia's modernised highways,
though these bitumenised products	though these bitumenised products	though these bitumenised products
could be regarded only as a tissue-papei	could be regarded only as a tissue-paper	could be regarded only as a tissue-paper
surface from the point of view of heavj	surface from the point of view of heavy	surface from the point of view of heavy
military traffic, which would cut then:	military traffic, which would cut them	military traffic, which would cut them:
up at once.	up at once.	up at once.
In regard to the referènee In "Thc	In regard to the reference in "The	In regard to the reference in "The
Mercury" to the Bobck break-of	Mercury" to the Boock break-of-	Mercury" to the Boock break-of-gauge
gauge device, he had received some	gauge device, he had received some	device, he had received some
particulars of the device, which, lt- wai	particulars of the device, which, it was	particulars of the device, which, it was
claimed, would effect the unlflcatioi	claimed, would effect the unification	claimed, would effect the unification
of Australian railways at a "pepper-	of Australian railways at a "pepper-	of Australian railways at a pepper-
corn" cost-eight breaks at £4,000 each	corn" cost-eight breaks at £4,000 each	corn" cost-eight breaks at £4,000 each
totalling £32,000." The picture of thc	totalling £32,000. The picture of the	totalling £2,000." The picture of the
working model showed the: under-	working model showed the under-	working model showed the: under-
carriage, starting at tho lower end o:	carriage, starting at the lower end of	carriage, starting at the lower end of
Queensland on the narrow gauge o	Queensland on the narrow gauge of	Queensland on the narrow gauge of
3ft. Gin., passing through Wallangarra	3ft. 6in., passing through Wallangarra	3ft. 6in., passing through Wallangarra
and automatically changing over to tl«	and automatically changing over to the	and automatically changing over to the
New South Wales gauge of 4ft. SJin	New South Wales gauge of 4ft. 8½in.	New South Wales gauge of 4ft. 8in
Similarity, when the New South Wale!	Similarly, when the New South Wales	Similarity, when the New South Wales
run was finished it was claimed tho	run was finished it was claimed the	run was finished it was claimed the
the model automatically would changi	the model automatically would change	the model automatically would change
at Albury into the Victorian gauge o	at Albury into the Victorian gauge of	at Albury into the Victorian gauge of
5ft. Sin. It was claimed that altera-	5ft. 3in. It was claimed that altera-	5ft. 3in. It was claimed that alterations
tions of under-carriages and break	tions of under-carriages and break-	of under-carriages and break
down gauges at tho four border sta-	down gauges at the four border sta-	down gauges at the four border stations
tions was all the change necessary t<	tions was all the change necessary t0	was all the change necessary to
glvo Australia the equivalent of a uni-	give Australia the equivalent of a uni-	give Australia the equivalent of a uniform
form gauge.	form gauge.	gauge.

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FUSION OF PROTESTANT	FUSION OF PROTESTANT	FUSION OF PROTESTANT
CHURCHES	CHURCHES	CHURCHES
British Professor Speaks	British Professor Speaks	British Professor Speak
Highly Of Possibility	Highly Of Possibility	Highly Of Possibility
PERTH, May 24.	PERTH, May 24.	PERTH, May 24.
?— ? '		at The
The fusion of the Protestant churches	The fusion of the Protestant churches	fusion of the Protestant churches
tin Britain is nearer than most people	in Britain is nearer than most people	in Britain is nearer than most people
think, according to Professor Alexander	think, according to Professor Alexander	think, according to Professor Alexander
Findlay, professor of the New Testa-	Findlay, professor of the New Testa-	Findlay, professor of the New Testa-
ment, languages and literature at Dids- I	ment, languages and literature at Dids-	ment, languages and literature at Dids- I
bury College. Manchester, who passed	bury College, Manchester, who passed	bury College. Manchester, who passed
through Fremantle today by the Oron-I	through Fremantle today by the Oron-	through Fremantle today by the Orontes
] say. He will deliver the'Cato lecture at \|	say. He will deliver the Cato lecture at	] say. He will deliver the Cato lecture at the
the General Methodist Conference in<	the General Methodist Conference in	General Methodist Conference in
Adelaide next month. j	Adelaide next month.	Adelaide next month.
Already a scheme lor the union of	Already a scheme for the union of	Already a scheme for the union of
i Protestant churches in England had:	Protestant churches in England had	a Protestant churches in England had:
Ibecn put forward, he said. It had	been put forward, he said. It had	been put forward, he said. It had
been suggested by the South India	been suggested by the South India	been suggested by the South India
scheme, which would perhaps come into .	scheme, which would perhaps come into	scheme, which would perhaps come into operation
operation in the next five years and\|	operation in the next five years and	in the next five years and
under which the Anglican. Methodist.!	under which the Anglican, Methodist,	under which the Anglican. Methodist.!
and Congregational Churches would j	and Congregational Churches would	and Congregational Churches would
I combine to work in Southern India I	combine to work in Southern India.	I combine to work in Southern India I
Ministers working there would be!	Ministers working there would be	Ministers working there would be!
ordained as ministers of all three de-;	ordained as ministers of all three de-	ordained as ministers of all three denominations
nominations and when they returned toi	nominations and when they returned to	and when they returned to
England they would be recognised by all '	England they would be recognised by all	England they would be recognised by all
three churches. That fact alone would i	three churches. That fact alone would	three churches. That fact alone would i
considerably help the cause of unity. j	considerably help the cause of unity.	considerably help the cause of unity. j
========	========	========
are:— Mesdames F. H. Okely (Border-	are:— Mesdames F. H. Okely (Border-	are Mesdames F. H. Okely (Bordertown),
town), H. R. Williams 'Adelaide!. R	town), H. R. Williams (Adelaide), R.	H. R. Williams 'Adelaide!. R
Wiese "Muii&alla, deceased). H W'pse	Wiese (Mundalla, deceased). H. Wiese	Wiese "Mundalla, deceased). H W'pse
• Munda-lu). C. I. Wilro-.i iSoutli Wei- i	(Mundallu), C. I. Wilson (South Wel-	a Mundalla). C. I. Wilson South Were i
landt, and Messrs. F. C. (Hynami A. J.	land), and Messrs. F. C. (Hynam), A. J.	lands, and Messrs. F. C. (Hynam A. J.
• Belvidcrci, Len '.Millicenti. C. J.	(Belvidere), Len (Millicent), C. J.	S Belvidcrci, Len 'Millicent. C. J.
• MunciHlla). S. L. (Cannawipra*. and '	(Mundallu), S. L. (Cannawigra), and	S MunciHlla). S. L. (Cannawigra. and
O. P. iwolseley'. There are 51 srand-,	O. P. (Wolseley). There are 51 grand-	OF wolseley'. There are 51 grand-,
children and two creat-gi-anachildren, .	children and two great-grandchildren,	children and two great-grandchildren, four
four sisters, and enc brother survive. 1	four sisters, and one brother survive.	sisters, and one brother survive. 1

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SANDGATE STATION	SANDGATE STATION	SANDGATE STATION
RTCWAMED	RENAMED	RTCWAMED
Sandgate railway station, will be	Sandgate railway station will be	Sandgate railway station, will be
known in future as Shorncliffe', and	known in future as Shorncliffe, and	known in future as Shorncliffe', and
Sandgate Central will be called Sand-	Sandgate Central will be called Sand-	Sandgate Central will be called Sandgate.
gate.	gate.
Approval of the change has beer	Approval of the change has been	Approval of the change has been
given by the Commissioner for Rail	given by the Commissioner for Rail-	given by the Commissioner for Railways
ways (Mr. C. A. Murton), who said yes-i	ways (Mr. C. A. Murton), who said yes-	(Mr. C. A. Murton), who said yesterday
terday that the department wished,	terday that the department wished,	that the department wished,
where possible, to avoid confusion in	where possible, to avoid confusion in	where possible, to avoid confusion in
names.	names.	names.
The name of Nudgee College, the sta	The name of Nudgee College, the sta-	The name of Nudgee College, the station
tion next to Nudgee on . the Sandgate	tion next to Nudgee on the Sandgate	next to Nudgee on the Sandgate
line, was changed to Boondall some	line, was changed to Boondall some	line, was changed to Boondall some
years ago. ?	years ago.	years ago. ?

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WATER COLOURS	WATER COLOURS	WATER COLOURS
AND DRYPOINTS	AND DRYPOINTS	AND DRYPOINTS
Mr. Vincent Sheldon's	Mr. Vincent Sheldon's	Mr. Vincent Sheldon's
Exhibition	Exhibition	Exhibition
Mr. Vincent Sheldon has made a	Mr. Vincent Sheldon has made a	Mr. Vincent Sheldon has made a
special feature of the paintings in his	special feature of the paintings in his	special feature of the paintings in his
exhibition of water colours and dry	exhibition of water colours and dry-	exhibition of water colours and dry
points. Which Will be onenprl hv tfio	points. Which will be opened by the	points. which will be opened by the
president of the Royal Queensland	president of the Royal Queensland	president of the Royal Queensland
Art Society (Dr. J. V/Duhig) in the	Art Society (Dr. J. V. Duhig) in the	Art Society (Dr. J. V Duhig) in the
Gainsborough Gallery, Kodak Building,	Gainsborough Gallery, Kodak Building,	Gainsborough Gallery, Kodak Building,
ait 3.30 p.m. to-day.	at 3.30 p.m. to-day.	at 3.30 p.m. to-day.
Mr. Sheldon may. be best known as	Mr. Sheldon may be best known as	Mr. Sheldon may be best known as
an etcher, but he also has a distinc	an etcher, but he also has a distinc-	an archer, but he also has a distinctive
tive technique and a sympathetic sense	tive technique and a sympathetic sense	technique and a sympathetic sense
of colour values as a water colourist.	of colour values as a water colourist.	of colour values as a water colourist.
The North and South Coast and en	The North and South Coast and en-	The North and South Coast and environs
virons of Brisbane have provided most	virons of Brisbane have provided most	of Brisbane have provided most
of his subjects for the exhibition.	of his subjects for the exhibition.	of his subjects for the exhibition.
Mount Archer' (Caboolture district)	Mount Archer (Caboolture district)	Mount Archer' (Caboolture district)
was shown in the British Empire Ex	was shown in the British Empire Ex-	was shown in the British Empire Exhibition
hibition in London at Coronation time.	hibition in London at Coronation time.	in London at Coronation time.
A charming impression of the moun	A charming impression of the moun-	A charming impression of the mountainous
tainous spread is a blue- toned back	tainous spread is a blue-toned back-	spread is a blue- toned back
ing, with a farm house and stream	ing, with a farm house and stream	ing, with a farm house and stream
centrally posed for balance with the	centrally posed for balance with the	centrally posed for balance with the
rural environment. 'Nudgee Road'	rural environment. "Nudgee Road"	rural environment. Nudgee Road'
presents an idealised cluster of farm	presents an idealised cluster of farm	presents an idealised cluster of farm
structures, with delightful' colour	structures, with delightful colour	structures, with delightful colour
touches. A shadow pattern of the	touches. A shadow pattern of the	touches. A shadow pattern of the
fencuiR Is happily Introduced.	fencing is happily introduced.	fenceR Is happily introduced.
Marinescapes with landscape phases	Marinescapes with landscape phases	Marinescapes with landscape phases
are striking. 'Surfers' Paradise' has	are striking. "Surfers' Paradise" has	are striking. Surfers' Paradise' has
effectively placed figures in a well	effectively placed figures in a well-	effectively placed figures in a well
toned i study, 'Harper's Wharf,	toned study. "Harper's Wharf,	toned i study, Harper's Wharf,
Nerang,' is one of the good concep	Nerang," is one of the good concep-	Nerang,' is one of the good conceptions
tions of water-reaches, with .sugges	tions of water-reaches, with sugges-	of water reaches, with suggestions
tions or definitions of mountain ou	tions or definitions of mountain out-	or definitions of mountain on
lines, and vari-toned Individual or	lines, and vari-toned individual or	lines, and threatened Individual or
grouped trees. 'Trees' has a mystic	grouped trees. "Trees" has a mystic	grouped trees. 'Trees' has a mystic
quality, fine-tempered in the render	quality, fine-tempered in the render-	quality, fine-tempered in the render-
ing: 'rOff the Nerang Road' has a	ing: "Off the Nerang Road" has a	ing: Off the Nerang Road' has a
coherent aggregation of tone effectsi	coherent aggregation of tone effects,	coherent aggregation of tone effects
with striking posing of the dominant	with striking posing of the dominant	with striking posing of the dominant
tree Irunk. 'Mount Lindesay' is a	tree trunk. "Mount Lindesay" is a	tree trunk. Mount Lindesay' is a
vivid lino-cut of fine workmanship.	vivid lino-cut of fine workmanship.	vivid lino-cut of fine workmanship.
The drypoints are technically com	The drypoints are technically com-	The dry points are technically commendable.
mendable. They' have an imaginative	mendable. They have an imaginative	They' have an imaginative
quality In the approach to architecture	quality in the approach to architecture	quality In the approach to architecture
and environment. The Governor (Sir	and environment. The Governor (Sir	and environment. The Governor (Sir
Leslie Wilson) had a pre-view of the	Leslie Wilson) had a pre-view of the	Leslie Wilson) had a preview of the
exhibition yesterday. Mr. Sheldon said	exhibition yesterday. Mr. Sheldon said	exhibition yesterday. Mr. Sheldon said
that the opening to-day would be the	that the opening to-day would be the	that the opening to-day would be the
first to be broadcast in Brisbane.	first to be broadcast in Brisbane.	first to be broadcast in Brisbane.?
? ;? ' t: ? ? - - .. ' - ?		' t: ? ? - - ?

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BRFAK-OF-GAUGE DEVICE	BREAK-OF-GAUGE DEVICE	BREAK-OF-GAUGE DEVICE
Mr. Stevens Offers Co-operation.	Mr. Stevens Offers Co-operation.	Mr. Stevens Offers Co-operation.
SYDNEY, May 1.-The Premier (Mr.	SYDNEY, May 1.—The Premier (Mr.	SYDNEY, May 1. The Premier (Mr.
Stevens) said tonight that he had made	Stevens) said tonight that he had made	Stevens) said tonight that he had made
available to Mr. Paterson, M.HR., when	available to Mr. Paterson, M.H.R., when	available to Mr. Paterson, MHR., when
he was Minister for the Interior, official	he was Minister for the Interior, official	he was Minister for the Interior, official
papers on the break-of-gauge device	papers on the break-of-gauge device	papers on the break-of-gauge device
which was mentioned by the Minister for	which was mentioned by the Minister for	which was mentioned by the Minister for
the Interior (Mr. McEwen) in the Fed	the Interior (Mr. McEwen) in the	the Interior (Mr. McEwen) in the Fed
Federal Parliament last week. I shall discuss	Federal Parliament last week. I shall discuss	Federal Parliament last week. I shall discuss
this matter with the Minister for Trans	this matter with the Minister for Trans-	this matter with the Minister for Transport
port (Mr. Bruxner)," Mr. Stevens said,	port (Mr. Bruxner)," Mr. Stevens said,	(Mr. Bruxner)," Mr. Stevens said,
"as soon as he returns to Sydney. We	"as soon as he returns to Sydney. We	"as soon as he returns to Sydney. We
are prepared to give complete co-opera	are prepared to give complete co-operation	are prepared to give complete co-operation
to the Commonwealth authorities.	to the Commonwealth authorities.	the Commonwealth authorities.
It is some time, however, since either Mr.	It is some time, however, since either Mr.	It is some time, however, since either Mr.
Brurner or myself received any communi	Brurner or myself received any communi-	Bruxner or myself received any communication
cation from Commonwealth Ministers on	cation from Commonwealth Ministers on	from Commonwealth Ministers on
the ulJect"	the subject."	the subject"
It was officially stated tonight that	It was officially stated tonight that	It was officially stated tonight that
the State departmental files showed that	the State departmental files showed that	the State departmental files showed that
Mr. Paterson, when he was Minister for	Mr. Paterson, when he was Minister for	Mr. Paterson, when he was Minister for
the Int?lror, asked the Premier, who was	the Interior, asked the Premier, who was	the Interior, asked the Premier, who was
Acting Minister for Transport, whether	Acting Minister for Transport, whether	Acting Minister for Transport, whether
the report of Mr. Young Chief Mechan	the report of Mr. Young Chief Mechan-	the report of Mr. Young Chief Mechanical
ical Engineer of the State Railway De	ical Engineer of the State Railway	Engineer of the State Railway De
Department, could be made available to Mr.	Department, could be made available to Mr.	Department, could be made available to Mr.
Joseph Hamlet.	Joseph Hamlet.	Joseph Hamlet.
It was stated that the report of Mr.	It was stated that the report of Mr.	It was stated that the report of Mr.
Young was very brief, and not conclusive	Young was very brief, and not conclusive	Young was very brief, and not conclusive
as to the practicability of adopting the	as to the practicability of adopting the	as to the practicability of adopting the
"bogey" device, and stated that the de	"bogey" device, and stated that the de-	"bogey" device, and stated that the device
vice appeared to have a prospect of suc	vice appeared to have a prospect of suc-	appeared to have a prospect of success.
cess. Mr. Young emphasised that his re	cess. Mr. Young emphasised that his re-	Mr. Young emphasised that his review
view had not been complete.	view had not been complete.	had not been complete.
The Railway Commissioner had pointed	The Railway Commissioner had pointed	The Railway Commissioner had pointed
out specifically, it was officially stated	out specifically, it was officially stated	out specifically, it was officially stated
tonight, that the weight of evidence over	tonight, that the weight of evidence over	tonight, that the weight of evidence over
a number of years from leadlng.mechan	a number of years from leadlng mechan-	a number of years from leading mechan
leat engineers throughout Australi was	ical engineers throughout Australi was	leat engineers throughout Australia was
definaltely against snchb scluah	definitely against such a scheme.	definitely against such actual

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
BREAK OF GAUGE DEVICE.	BREAK OF GAUGE DEVICE.	BREAK OF GAUGE DEVICE.
Railway Engineers' Condemnation	Railway Engineers' Condemnation	Railway Engineers' Condemnation
SYDNEY, July 6.--A conference of	SYDNEY, July 6.—A conference of	SYDNEY, July 6 A conference of
chief mechanical engineers and chief civil	chief mechanical engineers and chief civil	chief mechanical engineers and chief civil
e??ineern of the whole of the railways	engineers of the whole of the railways	engineers of the whole of the railways
in the Commonwealth, which was held in	in the Commonwealth, which was held in	in the Commonwealth, which was held in
Sydney in May last, decided that the	Sydney in May last, decided that the	Sydney in May last, decided that the
break of gange device which they had	break of gauge device which they had	break of gauge device which they had
examined was fundamentally unsound	examined was fundamentally unsound	examined was fundamentally unsound
and could not be recommended to the	and could not be recommended to the	and could not be recommended to the
Railway Commissioners for further con	Railway Commissioners for further con-	Railway Commissioners for further con-
sideratiam This information was con	sideration. This information was con-	sideration This information was contained
tained in oficial papers which were	tained in official papers which were	in official papers which were
tabled in Parliament today by the Minis	tabled in Parliament today by the Minis-	tabled in Parliament today by the Mines
for Transport (Mr. Bruxner).	ter for Transport (Mr. Bruxner).	for Transport (Mr. Bruxner).
The New South Wales Commissioner	The New South Wales Commissioner	The New South Wales Commissioner
for Railways (Mt. Hartigan), in a letter	for Railways (Mr. Hartigan), in a letter	for Railways (Mr. Hartigan), in a letter
to Mr. Bruxner. said that he had agreed	to Mr. Bruxner, said that he had agreed	to Mr. Bruxner said that he had agreed
that the Chief Mechanical Engineer (Mr.	that the Chief Mechanical Engineer (Mr.	that the Chief Mechanical Engineer (Mr.
$. Young) should inspect the device.	H. Young) should inspect the device.	S. Young) should inspect the device.
"Whlle Mr. Young is of the opinion that	"While Mr. Young is of the opinion that	"While Mr. Young is of the opinion that
the ideas set out in the patent seem to	the ideas set out in the patent seem to	the ideas set out in the patent seem to
hold out a reasonable prospect of suc	hold out a reasonable prospect of suc-	hold out a reasonable prospect of success,"
cess," Mr. Hartigan said. regret that	cess," Mr. Hartigan said, "I regret that	Mr. Hartigan said. regret that
I am not prepared to accept this view,	I am not prepared to accept this view,	I am not prepared to accept this view,
as it is at variance with those which	as it is at variance with those which	as it is at variance with those which
have been expressed in the past by other	have been expressed in the past by other	have been expressed in the past by other
railway experts."	railway experts."	railway experts."

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Rail Unk With	Rail Link With	Rail Link With
Port Augusta	Port Augusta	Port Augusta
LOCAL LEAGUE TO	LOCAL LEAGUE TO	LOCAL LEAGUE TO
URGE FOR	URGE FOR	URGE FOR
FEDERAL} INO UIR Y	FEDERAL INQUIRY	FEDERAL INO UIR Y
FULL investigation by the Federal Government of the	FULL investigation by the Federal Government of the	FULL investigation by the Federal Government of the
question of linking up Broken Hill With the trans-	question of linking up Broken Hill with the trans-	question of linking up Broken Hill With the transcontinental
continental line by means of â 4ft. 8^in. line will be	continental line by means of a 4ft. 8½in. line will be	line by means of a 4ft. 8in. line will be
sought by the Broken Hill-Port ; Augusta. . Railway	sought by the Broken Hill-Port Augusta Railway	sought by the Broken Hill-Port ; Augusta. . Railway
League. An enthusiastic meeting held in the Mayor's	League. An enthusiastic meeting held in the Mayor's	League. An enthusiastic meeting held in the Mayor's
Parlor last night decided, to :. seek the aid of kindred	Parlor last night decided to seek the aid of kindred	Parlor last night decided, to :. seek the aid of kindred
bodies in. its efforts to have the inquiry. Members felt	bodies in its efforts to have the inquiry. Members felt	bodies in its efforts to have the inquiry. Members felt
that it was essential that there should be a link up,	that it was essential that there should be a link up,	that it was essential that there should be a link up,
particularly from a defence viewpoint.	particularly from a defence viewpoint.	particularly from a defence viewpoint.
. Considerable discussion took placo	Considerable discussion took place	Considerable discussion took place
on-the question. Members dealt with	on the question. Members dealt with	on-the question. Members dealt with
requests' from the Port Augusta	requests from the Port Augusta	requests from the Port Augusta
Council and the Port Pirie Traders'	Council and the Port Pirie Traders'	Council and the Port Pirie Traders'
Association.- The Port' Augusta Coun	Association. The Port Augusta Coun-	Association.- The Port' Augusta Coun
j eil, . at á meeting last week, decided	cil, at a meeting last week, decided	j ear, at a meeting last week, decided
to urge the .Federal and State Gov-	to urge the Federal and State Gov-	to urge the Federal and State Governments
ernments to 'have a uniform gauge	ernments to have a uniform gauge	to have a uniform gauge
line direct from' Port Augusta to	line direct from Port Augusta to	line direct from Port Augusta to
Broken Hill via Hookina.	Broken Hill via Hookina.	Broken Hill via Hookina.
The Port Pirie Traders' Associa-	The Port Pirie Traders' Associa-	The Port Pirie Traders' Association
tion wrote strongly advocating Port	tion wrote strongly advocating Port	wrote strongly advocating Port
Pirie as the' most suitable western	Pirie as the most suitable western	Pirie as the most suitable western
terminus for'-the railway. The'.'as'sof!	terminus for the railway. The asso-	terminus for the railway. The'.'as'sof!
ciation was ; most desirous of the	ciation was most desirous of the	ciation was most desirous of the
establishment ' of a standard gauge	establishment of a standard gauge	establishment ' of a standard gauge
line> from Port Pirie' to Broken Hill	line from Port Pirie to Broken Hill	line from Port Pirie' to Broken Hill
in place of the' 3ft. 6in. line now-in	in place of the 3ft. 6in. line now in	in place of the' 3ft. 6in. line now in
use.	use.	use.
The resolution carried was:	The resolution carried was :	The resolution carried was
? "That this League seek the co-	"That this League seek the co-	"That this League seek the co-operation
operation of all kindred bodies,	operation of all kindred bodies,	of all kindred bodies,
in its endeavor to secure a full	in its endeavor to secure a full	in its endeavor to secure a full
investigation by the Federal	investigation by the Federal	investigation by the Federal
Government into, the matter of	Government into the matter of	Government into the matter of
linking a 4ft. 8\|in. gauge line	linking a 4ft. 8½in. gauge line	linking a 4ft. 8½in. gauge line
between Broken' Hill and the	between Broken Hill and the	between Broken Hill and the
transcontinental line."	transcontinental line."	transcontinental line."
Mr. C. B. Tompkins (secretary)	Mr. C. B. Tompkins (secretary)	Mr. C. B Tompkins (secretary)
said that the Government would have	said that the Government would have	said that the Government would have
full particulars, and be able to de-	full particulars, and be able to de-	full particulars, and be able to determine
termine which of the many sugges-	termine which of the many sugges-	which of the many suggestions
tions would be the most expeditious	tions would be the most expeditious	would be the most expeditious
and the most economical.	and the most economical.	and the most economical.
It was decided , to communicate with	It was decided to communicate with	It was decided to communicate with
the district', councils at Port Pirie,	the district councils at Port Pirie,	the district, councils at Port Pirie,
Peterborough, Gladstone, Crystal	Peterborough, Gladstone, Crystal	Peterborough, Gladstone, Crystal
Brook, Jamestown and Port Augusta,	Brook, Jamestown and Port Augusta,	Brook, Jamestown and Port Augusta,
the Minister for Defence, the Minis-	the Minister for Defence, the Minis-	the Minister for Defence, the Minister
ter for Railways and - the Sydney	ter for Railways and the Sydney	for Railways and the Sydney
Chamber of Commerce notifying them	Chamber of Commerce notifying them	Chamber of Commerce notifying them
of the League's decision, 'and seek-	of the League's decision, and seek-	of the League's decision, and seek-
ing their aid in the request ' for the	ing their aid in the request for the	ing their aid in the request for the
investigation by the Federal Govern-	investigation by the Federal Govern-	investigation by the Federal Government.
ment.	ment.
The Federal member for the dis-	The Federal member for the dis-	The Federal member for the district
trict (Mr. J. J. Clark) will also be	trict (Mr. J. J. Clark) will also be	(Mr. J. J. Clark) will also be
informed of the decision.	informed of the decision.	informed of the decision.

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BREAKING OF GAUGE	BREAKING OF GAUGE	BREAKING OF GAUGE
DEVICE REJECTED	DEVICE REJECTED	DEVICE REJECTED
ENGINEERS' ADVERSE	ENGINEERS' ADVERSE	ENGINEERS' ADVERSE
RECOMMENDATION	RECOMMENDATION	RECOMMENDATION
SYDNEY. July 8.	SYDNEY, July 6.	SYDNEY. July 8.
The coDferenoe of chief mechanical	The conference of chief mechanical	The conference of chief mechanical
engineers «nd chief civil engineers oi	engineers and chief civil engineers of	engineers and chief civil engineers of
the whole of the railways in the Com-	the whole of the railways in the	the whole of the railways in the Com-
Commonwealth, which was held in Sydney	Commonwealth, which was held in Sydney	Commonwealth, which was held in Sydney
in May last, decided that the Brock	in May last, decided that the Brock	in May last, decided that the Brock
break of gauge device was fundamental-	break of gauge device was fundamentally	break of gauge device was fundamentally
ly unsound and could not be recom-	unsound and could not be recommended	unsound and could not be recom-
to the commissioner for further	to the commissioner for further	to the commissioner for further
consideration.	consideration.	consideration.
This Information waa contained in	This information was contained in	This Information was contained in
oiSclal papers tabled in Parliament to-	official papers tabled in Parliament	official papers tabled in Parliament to-day
day by the Minister for Transport (Ur	today by the Minister for Transport (Mr.	by the Minister for Transport (Mr
Bruxner),	Bruxner).	Bruxner),
The Kew South Wales Commissioner	The New South Wales Commissioner	The New South Wales Commissioner
for Railways (Mr Hartigan) said in a	for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) said in a	for Railways (Mr Hartigan) said in a
letter to Mr Brutner that he had (greed	letter to Mr. Bruxner that he had agreed	letter to Mr Bruxner that he had agreed
that the chief mechanical engineer, Mr	that the chief mechanical engineer, Mr.	that the chief mechanical engineer, Mr
Voling, should inspect the device.	Young, should inspect the device.	Young, should inspect the device.
"While Mr Young is of the opinion	"While Mr. Young is of the opinion	"While Mr Young is of the opinion
that the ideas set out in the patent	that the ideas set out in the patent	that the ideas set out in the patent
seem to hold out reasonable prospect of	seem to hold out reasonable prospect of	seem to hold out reasonable prospect of
success," Mr Hartigan said, "I regret I	success," Mr. Hartigan said, "I regret I	success," Mr Hartigan said, "I regret I
am not prepared to accept this view,	am not prepared to accept this view,	am not prepared to accept this view,
as it is at varisnoe with those ex-	as it is at variance with those	as it is at variance with those expressed
pressed In the past by other railway	expressed in the past by other railway	in the past by other railway
experts."	experts."	experts."

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
BROCK BREAK OF GAUGE	BROCK BREAK OF GAUGE	BROCK BREAK OF GAUGE
DEVICE.	DEVICE.	DEVICE.
Experts Condemn, \|	Experts Condemn.	Experts Condemn, SYDNEY
SYDNEY. July 6. i	SYDNEY, July 6.	July 6. The
The Conference of chief mechani	The Conference of chief mechani-	Conference of chief mechanical'
cal' engineers and chief civil en	cal engineers and chief civil en-	engineers and chief civil engineers
gineers of the whole of the railways	gineers of the whole of the railways	of the whole of the railways
in the Commonwealth, which was I	in the Commonwealth, which was	in the Commonwealth, which was I
Held in Sydney In May last, decided '	held in Sydney in May last, decided	Held in Sydney in May last, decided
the Brock break of gauge device was j	the Brock break of gauge device was	the Brock break of gauge device was
fundamentally unsound, and could	fundamentally unsound, and could not	fundamentally unsound, and could
not be recommended to the Commis	be recommended to the Commissioners	not be recommended to the Commis-
for further consideration.	for further consideration.	for further consideration.
' This Informtalon was contained in	This information was contained in	This information was contained in
official papers tabled In Parliament	official papers tabled in Parliament	official papers tabled In Parliament
t»-day, by the Minister for Transport,	today, by the Minister for Transport,	to-day, by the Minister for Transport,
Mr. Bruxner.	Mr. Bruxner.	Mr. Bruxner.
The New South Wales Commis	The New South Wales Commissioner	The New South Wales Commissioner
sioner of Railways. Mr. Hartlgan,	of Railways. Mr. Hartigan,	of Railways. Mr. Hartigan,
said in a letter to Mr. Bruxner. he	said in a letter to Mr. Bruxner, he	said in a letter to Mr. Bruxner. he
had agreed that Chief Mechanical	had agreed that Chief Mechanical	had agreed that Chief Mechanical
Engineer Young should Inspect the	Engineer Young should inspect the	Engineer Young should inspect the
device, and while Young Is of the	device, and while Young is of the	device, and while Young Is of the
opinion the Ideas set out in the	opinion the ideas set out in the	opinion the ideas set out in the
patent seem to hold out a reasonable	patent seem to hold out a reasonable	patent seem to hold out a reasonable
prospect of success. Mr. Hartlgan	prospect of success. Mr. Hartigan	prospect of success. Mr. Hartigan
said ''i regret I am not prepared to	said "I regret I am not prepared to	said ''I regret I am not prepared to
accept this view, as it is at variance	accept this view, as it is at variance	accept this view, as it is at variance
with those expressed In the past by	with those expressed in the past by	with those expressed in the past by
other railway oxpcrtB.'	other railway experts."	other railway experts.'

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
BREAK OF GAUGE DEVICE	BREAK OF GAUGE DEVICE	BREAK OF GAUGE DEVICE
Rail . Engineers Cpnside/	Rail Engineers Consider	Rail . Engineers Consider
Cost Not Justified -!	Cost Not Justified	Cost Not justified -!
CANBERRA, May 18.	CANBERRA, May 18.	CANBERRA, May 18
Railway engineers from all Jne states ;	Railway engineers from all the states	Railway engineers from all the states and
and the Commonwealth, who met in!	and the Commonwealth, who met in	the Commonwealth, who met in!
Sydney recently, bad submitted a re	Sydney recently, had submitted a	Sydney recently, had submitted a report
port which indicated that Common	report which indicated that Commonwealth	which indicated that Commonwealth
wealth expenditure on the Bock device	expenditure on the Boock device	expenditure on the Boock device
designed to overcome the breakof	designed to overcome the break-of-	designed to overcome the break-of-gauge
gauge difficulties would not be justified,	gauge difficulties would not be justified,	difficulties would not be justified,
the Minister for the Interior (Mr	the Minister for the Interior (Mr.	the Minister for the Interior (Mr
McEwen) told Mr. Harrison (UAP,	McEwen) told Mr. Harrison (U.A.P.,	McEwen) told Mr. Harrison (UCP,
NJS.W.) in the House of Represents	N.S.W.) in the House of Representstives	NSW.) in the House of Represents
today.	today.	today.
Recalling Uae incident in the HoiLse	Recalling the incident in the House	Recalling the incident in the House
recently when Mr. McEwen revealed	recently when Mr. McEwen revealed	recently when Mr. McEwen revealed
that the New South Wales Ministry for	that the New South Wales Ministry for	that the New South Wales Ministry for
Transport had declined to make it	Transport had declined to make it	Transport had declined to make it
available to the Commonwealth Gov	available to the Commonwealth	available to the Commonwealth Government.
ernment. Mr. Harrison had asked whe-'	Government. Mr. Harrison had asked whether	Mr. Harrison had asked whether
ther the Federal Government had re	the Federal Government had	the Federal Government had received
ceived Irom :ne New Soutl. Wales rail	received from tne New South Wales railway	from the New South Wales rail
authorities a report by the Chief	authorities a report by the Chief	authorities a report by the Chief
Mechanical Engineer on the device.	Mechanical Engineer on the device.	Mechanical Engineer on the device.
The Minister said he had received	The Minister said he had received	The Minister said he had received
confidential information from the Nev.	confidential information from the New	confidential information from the New.
South Wales Minister of Transport on	South Wales Minister of Transport on	South Wales Minister of Transport on
the report of the engineer. That re	the report of the engineer. That	the report of the engineer. That re
report had been superseded by a report	report had been superseded by a report	report had been superseded by a report
a week ago by engineers of all railway	a week ago by engineers of all railway	a week ago by engineers of all railway
systems who had been -in conference iii	systems who had been in conference	systems who had been in conference in
Sydney and had studied the invention.	in Sydney and had studied the invention.	Sydney and had studied the invention.

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
This Week's Pictures	This Week's Pictures	This Week's Pictures
Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett	Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett	Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett
will be seen for the first time in Tech	will be seen for the first time in Tech-	will be seen for the first time in Tech
ni-coluor in Walter Wanger's 'Vogues	ni-colour in Walter Wanger's "Vogues	tri-colour in Walter Wagner's 'Vogues
of 1938', the spectacular musical	of 1938", the spectacular musical	of 1938', the spectacular musical
comedy which will be screened next	comedy which will be screened next	comedy which will be screened next
Saturday at the Picto-i ;ind Thirlniere	Saturday at the Picton and Thirlmere	Saturday at the Picton and Thirlmere
Theartes. . i V	Theatres.	Theatres. . i V
Offering a glimpse of next year'*	Offering a glimpse of next year's	Offering a glimpse of next year's
fashion in girls, gags; gowns, love,	fashion in girls, gags ; gowns, love,	fashion in girls, gags; gowns, love,
songs and dances, this, merry slory of	songs and dances, this merry story of	songs and dances, this, merry story of
Manhattan r-»nlrp* around the rnmanrc	Manhattan centres around the romance	Manhattan centres around the romance
of New York's leading couturier played1	of New York's leading couturier played	of New York's leading couturier played
?by Baxter; and a charming debutante,	by Baxter ; and a charming debutante,	by Baxter; and a charming debutante,
played by Joan who jilts a millionaire	played by Joan who jilts a millionaire	played by Joan who gifts a millionaire
(Alan Mow-bray) on her wedding day	(Alan Mowbray) on her wedding day	(Alan Mowbray) on her wedding day
to become a mannequin.	to become a mannequin.	to become a mannequin.
'Topper', which will form part of	"Topper", which will form part of	'Topper', which will form part of
the entertainment at the same theatres	the entertainment at the same theatres	the entertainment at the same theatres
on the same dates, was hilariously re	on the same dates, was hilariously re-	on the same dates, was hilariously received
ceived by a packed audience as one of	ceived by a packed audience as one of	by a packed audience as one of
the top comedies of the season.	the top comedies of the season.	the top comedies of the season.
Based on the superb whimsy of the	Based on the superb whimsy of the	Based on the superb whimsy of the
screen play, adapted from Thorne	screen play, adapted from Thorne	screen play, adapted from Thorne
Smith's sensational movel, 'Topper';	Smith's sensational novel, "Topper" ;	Smith's sensational moved, 'Topper';
the brilliant talent of the principals	the brilliant talent of the principals	the brilliant talent of the principals
provided uproarious fun and fastmov	provided uproarious fun and fast-mov-	provided uproarious fun and fast-moving
ing action, from the opening scene ant.il	ing action, from the opening scene until	action, from the opening scene until
the final fade out.	the final fade out.	the final fade out.

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LEVEL CROSSING	LEVEL CROSSING	LEVEL CROSSING
CRASH	CRASH	CRASH
SYDNEY, Friday.	SYDNEY, Friday.	SYDNEY, Friday.
Two young men, K. Brownley and	Two young men, K. Brownley and	Two young men, K. Brownley and
Alan Larighy, were slightly injured	Alan Larighy, were slightly injured<

NLA Trial Articles from 1938

Article ID 11142138, Article, RICHARDSON, WRENCH SYDNEY, Thursday., page 8 1938-01-21, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 83 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 11145036, Article, BACK TO WALHALLA, page 9 1938-02-01, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 76 words, 5 corrections

Article ID 11158178, Article, SLIPPERY RAILS DELAY TRAIN Narrow Gauge Line, page 3 1938-05-27, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 95 words, 3 corrections