Article ID 8229909, Family Notices, Family Notices, page 5 1942-01-27, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 137 words, 5 corrections

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Girls at a Victorian munitions annexe were at their work benches yesterday, fcr although it wat offici-	Girls at a Victorian munitions annexe were at their work benches yesterday, for although it was offici-	Girls at a Victorian munitions annexe were at their work benches yesterday, for although it was officially
ally a public holiday, essential production was maintained in establishments engaged in war work.	ally a public holiday, essential production was maintained in establishments engaged in war work.	a public holiday, essential production was maintained in establishments engaged in war work.
ENGAGEMENTS	ENGAGEMENTS	ENGAGEMENTS
Mnigiuet Alice (Rita) Curtis,	Margaret Alice (Rita) Curtis,	Margaret Alice (Rita) Curtis,
mece of Misses E and A Curtis,	niece of Misses E. and A. Curtis,	niece of Misses E and A Curtis,
Dandenong rd, Murrumbeena, to	Dandenong rd., Murrumbeena,	Dandenong rd, Murrumbeena, to
Alan Ernest Stephen, only son of	to Alan Ernest Stephen, only son of	Alan Ernest Stephen, only son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. West, Robin-	Mr. and Mrs. R. E. West, Robin-	Mr. and Mrs. R. E. West, Robin-
rd Haw thom The mnirlage will	son's rd., Hawthorn. The marri-	rd Hawthom The marriage will
take place shortly	age will take place shortly.	take place shortly
¡billi loy Helen, only daughter of	Shirley Helen, only daughter of	bills ley Helen, only daughter of
Mr and Mrs A B Mcclelland,	Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McClelland,	Mr and Mrs A B McClelland,
Malvern id, Glen Iris, to Lieut	Malvern rd., Glen Iris, to Lieut.	Malvern rd, Glen Iris, to Lieut
Norman Leonard Pettltt, only son	Norman Leonard Pettitt, only	Norman Leonard Pettitt, only son
of Mr and Mrs Len Pettltt, Lumeah,	son of Mr. and Mrs. Len Pettitt,	of Mr and Mrs Len Pettitt, Lumeah,
rd, Caulfield	Lumeah rd., Caulfield.	rd, Caulfield
Phillis Mary, younger daughter of	Phyllis Mary, younger daughter	Phillis Mary, younger daughter of
Lt-Cdr and Mrs E J Rose, Koo-	of Lt.-Cdr. and Mrs E. J. Rose, Koo-	Lt-Cdr and Mrs E J Rose, Kooyong
yong id. Elsternwick, to Sgt Nor-	yong rd., Elsternwick, to Sgt. Nor-	rd. Elsternwick, to Sgt Norman
man George Han is, AMF, only son	man George Harris, AMF, only	George Harris, AMF, only son
of Mi and Mis G T Harris, Derby	son of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Harris,	of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Harris, Derby
st. Moonee Ponds	Derby st., Moonee Ponds.	st Moonee Ponds

Identified overProof corrections	MARRIAGE NIECE FOR PETTITT MARGARET
Identified overProof non-corrections	HAWTHORN SHIRLEY PHYLLIS ROBINSONS

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Searchability of unique words	83	89.2	95.2	55.6
Weighted Words		88.4	94.8	54.8

Article ID 8234974, Article, ADVOCACY OF CHURCH UNION Methodist Discussion, page 4 1942-02-28, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 521 words, 5 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	YESTERDAY THEY FAITH TOGETHER MACAULAY BY REPLY VARIATION VALIDITY BRANCH AWAY PROBLEMS GIVE WORK CROWN FREQUENTLY WAITING SERVICE PRESBYTERIAN
Identified overProof non-corrections	BRING PRINCIPLES PADRES [VANDALISED] IT NIETSCHE [VANDALISED] SECRETARY FIOM [**VANDALISED]

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All Words	479	90.0	98.1	81.2
Searchability of unique words	225	89.8	96.9	69.6
Weighted Words		91.0	97.2	68.8

Article ID 8238290, Article, PICKABACK PILOT WINS DFM Attack on Ships, page 2 1942-03-20, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 277 words, 3 corrections

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PICKABACK	PICKABACK	PICKABACK
PILOT	PILOT	PILOT
WINS DFM	WINS DFM	WINS DFM
Attack on Ships	Attack on Ships	Attack on Ships
CANBERRA, Thursday. - An im-	CANBERRA, Thursday. — An im-	CANBERRA, Thursday. - An immediate
mediate award of the DFM for gal-	mediate award of the DFM for gal-	award of the DFM for gallantry
lantry nt Palermo. Sicily, has been	lantry at Palermo. Sicily, has been	at Palermo. Sicily, has been
made to Sgt. Leonard Graham	made to Sgt. Leonard Graham	made to Sgt. Leonard Graham
("Pickaback") Fuller, of Bondi	("Pickaback") Fuller, of Bondi	("Pickaback") Fuller, of Bondi
(NSW), who In September, 1940, was	(NSW), who in September, 1940, was	(NSW), who In September, 1940, was
acclaimed for his	acclaimed for his \|\|	acclaimed for his
Set. L. O. l'aller	Sgt. L. G. Fuller	Sgt. L. O. Fuller
cctraoidinary reit	\|\| extraordinary feat	extraordinary rest
In landing 2 RAAF	in landing 2 RAAF	In landing 2 RAAF
planes which be-	planes which became	planes which be-
locked to-	locked to-	locked together
gether in a mld-alr	gether in a mid-air	in a mid-air
collision near Junee	collision near Junee, N.S.W.	collision near Junee
spatch ie	The despatch received	spatch ie
LCHLJ by Mr	by Mr.	LCHLJ by Mr
Dnkciord Air	Drakeford, Air	Drakeford Air
Minister sajs thnt	Minister, says that	Minister says that
Sgt rullcr was cap-	Sgt. Fuller was cap-	Sgt Fuller was captain
tain of an aircrnft	tain of an aircraft	of an aircraft
in an attack which	in an attack which	in an attack which
icsultcd in the sink	resulted in the sinking	resulted in the sink-
ing of 2 GOOO-ton enemy \essels at	of 2 6,000-ton enemy vessels at	ing of 2 GOOD-In enemy vessels at
Palermo Another \es¡>cl was severely	Palermo. Another vessel was severely	Palermo Another vessel was severely
damaged and installations at which	damaged and installations at which	damaged and installations at which
the ships were sunk, weic destro\ed	the ships were sunk, were destroyed.	the ships were sunk, were destroyed
After setting one \esscl on fire, Sgt	After setting one vessel on fire, Sgt.	After setting one vessel on fire, Sgt
Puller returned to his base, refuelled	Fuller returned to his base, refuelled	Fuller returned to his base, refuelled
and rearmed, and flew back to the	and rearmed, and flew back to the	and rearmed, and flew back to the
target After making a second raid	target. After making a second raid	target After making a second raid
on the ships he itmalncd over the	on the ships he remained over the	on the ships he remained over the
area to promit lire paities fiom	area to provent fire parties from	area to profit fire parties from
working	working.	working
Aged 24, Sgt Füllet was a motoi	Aged 24, Sgt. Füller was a motor-	Aged 24, Sgt Fuller was a motorcar
car salesman before enlisting He	car salesman before enlisting. He	salesman before enlisting He
was trained in Australia and in	was trained in Australia and in	was trained in Australia and in
Britain, and had been serving in	Britain, and had been serving in	Britain, and had been serving in
a Middle East squadron	a Middle East squadron.	a Middle East squadron
Sgt Rudolph Morris Leu, of Beau-	Sgt. Rudolph Morris Leu, of Beau-	Sgt Rudolph Morris Leu, of Beaudesert
desert (Q), has been granted an	desert (Q.), has been granted an	(Q), has been granted an
immediate award of the DFM for his	immediate award of the DFM for his	immediate award of the DFM for his
share in an engagement between an	share in an engagement between an	share in an engagement between an
RAF squadron and German fighters	RAF squadron and German fighters.	RAF squadron and German fighters
He repeatedly attacked the enemy	He repeatedly attacked the enemy	He repeatedly attacked the enemy
machines, des tro j Ing one and prob-	machines, destroying one and prob-	machines, des tro ing one and probably
ably another Sgt Leu has shot	ably another. Sgt. Leu has shot	another Sgt Lea has shot
down at least 7 enemy machines,	down at least 7 enemy machines,	down at least 7 enemy machines,
and has displayed outstanding	and has displayed outstanding	and has displayed outstanding
courage and ability	courage and ability.	courage and ability
ASqd-Ldr F L H Eddison, who	A Sqd-Ldr F. L. H. Eddison, who	Sqd-Ldr F L H Eddison, who
was born in England and educated	was born in England and educated	was born in England and educated
in Australia, has been posthumously	in Australia, has been posthumously	in Australia, has been posthumously
awarded the DFO foi distinguished	awarded the DFC for distinguished	awarded the DFC for distinguished
service against the enemy, particu-	service against the enemy, particu-	service against the enemy, particularly
larly at Brest and Hamburg	larly at Brest and Hamburg.	at Brest and Hamburg

Identified overProof corrections	DFC EXTRAORDINARY /MID/AIR\|MIDAIR PARTIES AIRCRAFT VESSEL MOTORCAR DRAKEFORD /SQD/LDR\|SQDLDR VESSELS REMAINED DESTROYED THAT FROM SAYS RESULTED
Identified overProof non-corrections	DESTROYING PROVENT FEAT FÜLLER TON [**VANDALISED] DESPATCH RECEIVED BECAME

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Searchability of unique words	146	84.2	94.5	65.2
Weighted Words		84.6	94.5	64.6

Article ID 11998326, Article, LEVEL CROSSING FATALITY, page 4 1942-10-03, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 83 words, 4 corrections

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LEVEL CROSSING FATALITY	LEVEL CROSSING FATALITY.	LEVEL CROSSING FATALITY
TERANG FU A utility truck	TERANG, Fri. A utility truck	TERANG Fri A utility truck
oriven by Mr C HS Johnstone	driven by Mr. C. H. S. Johnstone,	driven by Mr C HS Johnstone
,of Laang with Mrs Marshall Han is	of Laang with Mrs. Marshall Harris,	of Laang with Mrs Marshall Harris
29 of Laang as a passenger was I	29, of Laang as a passenger, was	29 of Laang as a passenger was I
struck at a level crossing near Gai	struck at a level crossing near Garvoc	struck at a level crossing near Gai
railway station by a goods train	railway station by a goods train	railway station by a goods train
'travelling from Warrnambool y ester	travelling from Warrnambool yesterday.	travelling from Warrnambool yester-
¡day Mr Johnstone and Mrs Harris	Mr. Johnstone and Mrs. Harris	day Mr Johnstone and Mrs Harris
w ere admitted to Terang Communitv	were admitted to Terang Community	were admitted to Terang Community
Hospital where Mrs Harris died	Hospital where Mrs. Harris died	Hospital where Mrs Harris died
fiom injuries to the head and a	from injuries to the head and a	from injuries to the head and a
\|ftactured pelvis Mr Johnstone suf-	fractured pelvis. Mr. Johnstone suffered	fractured pelvis Mr Johnstone suf-
severe injuries to the back.	severe injuries to the back.	severe injuries to the back.

Identified overProof corrections	YESTERDAY COMMUNITY DRIVEN FRI FRACTURED WERE
Identified overProof non-corrections	GARVOC SUFFERED

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All Words	68	85.3	97.1	80.0
Searchability of unique words	48	83.3	95.8	75.0
Weighted Words		83.3	95.0	70.2

Article ID 17788290, Article, RICHARDSON AND WRENCH, page 3 1942-02-17, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 94 words, 4 corrections

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RICHARDSON AND WRENCH	RICHARDSON AND WRENCH	RICHARDSON AND WRENCH
Turnoipr of Rlchaid»on and Wrpnch ltd	Turnover of Richardson and Wrench, Ltd.	Turnover of Richardson and Wrench Ltd
(01 rh» riment mai £2,019 000 wis the	f0r the current year, £2,039,000, was the	(61 the recent mail £2,019 000 was the
erealpst since 192S when total sales -rpre	greatest since 1923, when total sales were	greatest since 1925 when total sales -pre
£11100 000 sa'd the chalrmsn Mi K T	£2,100,000 said the chairman, Mr. E. T.	£11100 000 said the chairman Mr K T
Simpson, it thp annual mrctimr vesterday	Simpson, at the annual meeting yesterday.	Simpson, at the annual meeting yesterday
Ssvcial very l?.rce r?'?* h*d bien madp. be-	Several very large sales had been made, be-	Several very large races had been made, because
cause of, investment cf funds «vhlch would hp.ve	cause of investment of funds which would have	of investment of funds which would have
baen transferred rver*ers but for certain	been transferred overseas but for certain	been transferred overseas but for certain
enveniment reductions.	Government restrictions.	Government reductions.
Mr. Simpson warned snareholdeis that 11	Mr. Simpson warned shareholders that if	Mr. Simpson warned shareholders that in
thf, new rem.latlon3 when na'Pttrd. were a«,	the new regulations when gazetted, were as	the, new regulations when na'Pttrd. were as,
severe ps the Primp MlnislPi had Indicated	severe as the Prime Ministers had indicated	severe as the Prime Minister had indicated
last week, a reduced dividend cr.uld be ex-	last week, a reduced dividend could be ex-	last week, a reduced dividend could be expected
pected next vtsr. I	pected next year.	next year. I

Identified overProof corrections	YESTERDAY YEAR AS AT BEEN REGULATIONS TURNOVER GOVERNMENT SHAREHOLDERS SEVERAL WAS PRIME OVERSEAS MEETING WHICH MADE HAVE LARGE COULD GREATEST CHAIRMAN SAID
Identified overProof non-corrections	MINISTERS CURRENT IF GAZETTED RESTRICTIONS

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All Words	82	51.2	89.0	77.5
Searchability of unique words	63	57.1	92.1	81.5
Weighted Words		59.5	91.0	77.6

Article ID 17797574, Article, LATE DR. G. H. ABBOTT, page 9 1942-11-13, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 146 words, 5 corrections

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LATE DR. G. H. ABBOTT	LATE DR. G. H. ABBOTT	LATE DR. G. H. ABBOTT
The death has occurred of Dr	The death has occurred of Dr.	The death has occurred of Dr
George Hem y Abbott, of Stanhope	George Henry Abbott, of Stanhope	George Henry Abbott, of Stanhope
Road, Killara	Road, Killara.	Road, Killara
Dr Abbott was 75 years old, and at	Dr. Abbott was 75 years old, and at	Dr Abbott was 75 years old, and at
various times had held many impor-	various times had held many impor-	various times had held many important
tant positions He had been asso-	tant positions. He had been asso-	positions He had been associated
ciated with Royal Fiince Alfred Hos-	ciated with Royal Prince Alfred Hos-	with Royal Prince Alfred Hos-
pital. South Sydnev Hospital, and the	pital, South Sydney Hospital, and the	pital. South Sydney Hospital, and the
Western Suburbs Hospital In 1908	Western Suburbs Hospital. In 1908-9	Western Suburbs Hospital, In 1908
he was president of the New South	he was president of the New South	he was president of the New South
Wales branch of the British Medical	Wales branch of the British Medical	Wales branch of the British Medical
Association and in 1Q09 was presi-	Association, and in 1909 was presi-	Association and in 1909 was president
dent of tile Austialasian Medical	dent of the Australasian Medical	of the Australasian Medical
Congress	Congress.	Congress
Dr Abbott was a foundation Fel-	Dr. Abbott was a foundation Fel-	Dr Abbott was a foundation Fel-
low of the Royal Australian College of	low of the Royal Australian College of	low of the Royal Australian College of
Surgeons and had been a membei	Surgeons, and had been a member	Surgeons and had been a member
of the Senate of Sydney University,	of the Senate of Sydney University,	of the Senate of Sydney University,
chairman of the council of the	chairman of the council of the	chairman of the council of the
Womens College Sydney University,	Women's College, Sydney University,	Womens College Sydney University,
president of tne Koj al Australian Hls	president of the Royal Australian His-	president of the Royal Australian Historical
toncal Society, a Fellow of the Royal	torical Society, a Fellow of the Royal	Society, a Fellow of the Royal
Numismatic Society of London, and	Numismatic Society of London, and	Numismatic Society of London, and
a membei of the Australian Associa-	a member of the Australian Associa-	a member of the Australian Association
tion of Numismatists	tion of Numismatists.	of Numismatist

Identified overProof corrections	PRINCE HENRY AUSTRALASIAN MEMBER HISTORICAL
Identified overProof non-corrections	NUMISMATISTS [**VANDALISED]

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Searchability of unique words	63	92.1	98.4	80.0
Weighted Words		92.0	98.3	78.9

Article ID 17822685, Article, BIG SHELTER IN CITY Queen Victoria Building, page 4 1942-06-02, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 134 words, 4 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	BEEN TRANSFERRED THERE PORTION WAS STRONG AIR RAID
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All Words	121	90.9	100.0	100.0
Searchability of unique words	73	89.0	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		92.4	100.0	100.0

Article ID 36148875, Article, ATTACK ON FLYING BOAT, page 4 1942-03-31, Burra Record (SA : 1878 - 1954), 73 words, 3 corrections

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ATTACK ON FLYING BOAT	ATTACK ON FLYING BOAT	ATTACK ON FLYING BOAT
The Quantas flying boat- shot	The Quantas flying boat shot	The Quantas flying boat- shot
down by enemy action ?while on a	down by enemy action while on a	down by enemy action while on a
flight from Darwin to Koepang on	flight from Darwin to Koepang on	flight from Darwin to Koepang on
January 30, when 13 occupants ?	January 30, when 13 occupants	January 30, when 13 occupants ?
were Killed, was savagely attacked	were killed, was savagely attacked	were Killed was savagely attacked
by seven Japanese 'Zero' type	by seven Japanese "Zero" type	by seven Japanese 'Zero' type
fighters as it was about to land.	fighters as it was about to land.	fighters as it was about to land.
The first intimation of danger was	The first intimation of danger was	The first intimation of danger was
a cry from the main cabin followed	a cry from the main cabin followed	a cry from the main cabin followed
by a hail of bullets streaming into	by a hail of bullets streaming into	by a hail of bullets streaming into
the cockpit from the Japanese ma	the cockpit from the Japanese ma-	the cockpit from the Japanese machine
chine guns.	chine guns.	guns.

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All Words	66	100.0	100.0	100.0
Searchability of unique words	49	100.0	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		100.0	100.0	0.0

Article ID 42328544, Article, Rallway Transfers., page 4 1942-01-21, Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 59 words, 5 corrections

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Ballway Transfer*.	Railway Transfers.	Railway Transfers.
In the current issue ol the "Gaz-	In the current issue of the "Gaz-	In the current issue of the "Gazette,"
ette," the following railway transfers	ette," the following railway transfers	the following railway transfers
appear: Mr. S. S. T. Holmes, loco de-	appear: Mr. S. S. T. Holmes, loco de-	appear: Mr. S. S. T. Holmes, loco department,
partment, Cairns, to Warwick; Mr. J.	partment, Cairns, to Warwick; Mr. J.	Cairns, to Warwick; Mr. J.
H. Burrows, . maintenance section,	H. Burrows, maintenance section,	H. Burrows, . maintenance section,
Cairns-Havenshoe linc, to Cairns; Mr.	Cairns-Ravenshoe line, to Cairns; Mr.	Cairns-Havenshoe line, to Cairns; Mr.
H. McNeill,- maintenance branch,	H. McNeill, maintenance branch,	H. McNeill,- maintenance branch,
Tolga, to Cairns-Ravehshoe section; :	Tolga, to Cairns-Ravenshoe section;	Tolga, to Cairns Ravenshoe section; :
Mr. P. Dolan, maintenance section	Mr. P. Dolan, maintenance section	Mr. P. Dolan, maintenance section
Etheridge line, to-maintenance, branch, '?	Etheridge line, to maintenance branch,	Etheridge line, to-maintenance, branch, '?
Cairns-Innisfail section.	Cairns-Innisfail section.	Cairns-Innisfail section.

Identified overProof corrections	RAVENSHOE OF
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All Words	51	88.2	98.0	83.3
Searchability of unique words	28	92.9	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		93.7	100.0	100.0

Article ID 42349725, Article, EXTENSIVE PROJECT. DIFFICULTIES IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, June 24., page 4 1942-06-25, Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 725 words, 4 corrections

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EXTENSIVE PROJECT.	EXTENSIVE PROJECT.	EXTENSIVE PROJECT.
BY ALLIED WAR COUNCIL.	BY ALLIED WAR COUNCIL.	BY ALLIED WAR COUNCIL.
. DIFFICULTIES IN AUSTRALIA.	DIFFICULTIES IN AUSTRALIA.	. DIFFICULTIES IN AUSTRALIA.
MELBOURNE, Sum TL	MELBOURNE, June 24.	MELBOURNE, Sun TL
; The Ailied Works Council ia the' . .	The Allied Works Council is the	The Allied Works Council in the .
: past three months has built 10* new * '	past three months has built 100 new	: past three months has built 100 new * '
? aerodromes for the Allied forces	aerodromes for the Allied forces	? aerodromes for the Allied forces
over a wide rance throughout Au»- . .^	over a wide rance throughout Aus-	over a wide range throughout Aus- . at
tralla. The council. already has -	tralla. The council already has	Uralla. The council. already has -
. -ISM large-scale projects on Its pro-,	1500 large-scale projects on its pro-	. -ISM large-scale projects on Its pro-,
X gramme, and 19,019 smaller amounts	gramme, and 10,000 smaller amounts	X gramme, and 19,019 smaller amounts
to £500«. . -, ? .--."	to £5000.	to 5000. .--."
.".' This was ."revealed 1 by- Brigadier-;	This was revealed by Brigadier-	.".' This was revealed 1 by- Brigadier-;
, General Hugh J, Casey, engineer-officer .	General Hugh J. Casey, engineer-officer	, General Hugh J Casey, engineer officer at
at General : Headquarters, South-west !	at General Headquarters, South-west	General : Headquarters, South-west !
Pacific, addressing, war ' correspondents	Pacific, addressing, war correspondents	Pacific, addressing, war ' correspondents
to-day. ; '.-i. i-'.À-ji-.	to-day.	to-day. 'an. island-.
He gave. a . comprehensive review of;	He gave a comprehensive review of	He gave a . comprehensive review of the
the gigantic iworks -programme ^hich" :	the gigantic works programme which	gigantic works programme which" :
is already " Under way, and which is	already Under way, and which is	is already under way, and which is
'planned for the future. In. addition to	planned for the future. In addition to	planned for the future. In addition to
100 aerodromes already . built, many	100 aerodromes already built, many	100 aerodromes already built, many
more are to be built for the TLA.AJ?.	more are to be built for the R.A.A.F.	more are to be built for the TEAMS?.
and U.S. Air Corps. He disclosed that	and U.S. Air Corps. He disclosed that	and U.S. Air Corps. He disclosed that
improvements;-had already been made	improvements had already been made	improvements had already been made
to many thousands of miles-of Austra-	to many thousands of miles of Austra-	to many thousands of miles-of Australian
lian roads in strategic areas. .?	lian roads in strategic areas.	roads in strategic areas.?
Brigadier-General Casey told the caa».	Brigadier-General Casey told the cor-	Brigadier-General Casey told the case.
respondents that one of the biggest	respondents that one of the biggest	respondents that one of the biggest
problems facing Australia in the huge	problems facing Australia in the huge	problems facing Australia in the huge
construction programme , which the war "	construction programme, which the war	construction programme , which the war "
in the'Pacific had rendered necessary.'	in the Pacific had rendered necessary.	in the Pacific had rendered necessary.
was its immense size and ^relatively	was its immense size and relatively	was its immense size and relatively
small. populations; By co'mparison, ; the	small populations. By comparison, the	small. populations; By comparison, ; the
Unitëd States ! was ..well, developed.	United States was well developed.	United States ! was well, developed.
Australia had; complicated road prob-	Australia had complicated road prob-	Australia had; complicated road problems,
lems, railway,rolling stock was of -light	lems, railway rolling stock was of light	railway, rolling stock was of light
construction and was'rather old in that	construction and was rather old in that	construction and was rather old in that
it had not been replaced .in-.'.recent	it had not been replaced in recent	it had not been replaced .in-.'.recent
years.-It had a difficult supply, problem,^	years. It had a difficult supply problem	years-H had a difficult supply, problem
and because of this military operations :	and because of this military operations	and because of this military operations :
imposed a terrific strain upon'the. exist?-.	imposed a terrific strain upon the exist-	imposed a terrific strain upon the exist?-.
ing. communications. ' -.' t .?	ing communications.	ing. communications. ' -.' t .?
REQUIREMENTS LISTED. ;	REQUIREMENTS LISTED.	REQUIREMENTS LISTED. ;
He listed among Australia's requireV	He listed among Australia's require-	He listed among Australia's requirements
ments: The improvement'of-port fad!- '".	ments : The improvement of port facil-	The improvement'of-port fad!- '".
¡ties to handle suDplies from overseas: "	ities to handle supplies from overseas:	cities to handle supplies from overseas: "
the provision of depots for the storage.	the provision of depots for the storage.	the provision of depots for the storage.
of-reserve supplies: the building of	of reserve supplies : the building of	of reserve supplies: the building of
access roads and railway siding- tb^deal	access roads and railway siding to deal	access roads and railway siding- to deal
with unloading: : and large-scale con-	with unloading : and large-scale con-	with unloading: and large-scale construction
struction of air. fields wüh ancillary in-	struction of air fields with ancillary in-	of air fields with ancillary in-
stallations. .''.??	stallations.	stallations. .''.??
CIVILIAN AGENCIES.	CIVILIAN AGENCIES.	CIVILIAN AGENCIES.
Brigadier-General Casey said: "We	Brigadier-General Casey said : "We	Brigadier-General Casey said: "We
are trying to deal with as much" of this	are trying to deal with as much of this	are trying to deal with as much of this
immense programme as possible	immense programme as possible	immense programme as possible
through civilian agencies, including the	through civilian agencies, including the	through civilian agencies, including the
Allied Works Council. Department of	Allied Works Council. Department of	Allied Works Council. Department of
the Interior., and thc Main Roads Com-	the Interior, and the Main Roads Com-	the Interior., and the Main Roads Commission,
mission, supporting ..the engineering	mission, supporting the engineering	supporting the engineering
units of the Allied forces, whose job	units of the Allied forces, whose job	units of the Allied forces, whose job
orimarily is the handling of military	primarily is the handling of military	ordinarily is the handling of military
operations in areas" where;, civilians	operations in areas where civilians	operations in areas" where;, civilians
"annf»t operate, such as advanced	cannot operate, such as advanced	"unfit operate, such as advanced
bases."	bases."	bases."
THINGS LACKING.	THINGS LACKING.	THINGS LACKING.
Brigadier-General Casey ' *said:	Brigadier-General Casey said	Brigadier-General Casey ' said:
"There is a lack of labour here, a lack	"here is a lack of labour here, a lack	"There is a lack of labour here, a lack
of plant, and a lack of construction	of plant, and a lack of construction	of plant, and a lack of construction
materials. This means, that we have	materials. This means, that we have	materials. This means, that we have
to co-ordinate thoroughly, and restore	to co-ordinate thoroughly, and restore	to co-ordinate thoroughly, and restore
to a maximum the utilisation of the	to a maximum the utilisation of the	to a maximum the utilisation of the
limited facilities. It means that we	limited facilities. It means that we	limited facilities. It means that we
have to. resort-to the principle pf bare	have to resort to the principle of bare	have to. resort to the principle of bare
essentials in oin- construction and tc	essentials in our construction and to	essentials in road- construction and tc
rigid priorities. Our idea is to get a	rigid priorities. Our idea is to get a	rigid priorities. Our idea is to get a
maximum humber" " of airfields into	maximum number of airfields into	maximum number" " of airfields into
operation."	operation."	operation."
He added: "We have completed the	He added: "We have completed the	He added: "We have completed the
planning of'a strategic "road net,'- which	planning of a strategic road net which	planning of a strategic "road net, which
provides for road connections to,'the	provides for road connections to the	provides for road connections to the
interior; branch railways to ensure	interior ; branch railways to ensure	interior; branch railways to ensure
supplies will be reinforced in the	supplies will be reinforced in the	supplies will be reinforced in the
event 'of certain sections of the coast	event of certain sections of the coast	event of certain sections of the coast
being cut off, and the normal .route be-	being cut off, and the normal route be-	being cut off, and the normal route being
ing closed."	ing closed."	closed."
PROBLEM OF RAILWAYS.	PROBLEM OF RAILWAYS.	PROBLEM OF RAILWAYS.
Brigadier-General Casey said lt was	Brigadier-General Casey said it was	Brigadier-General Casey said it was
not intended to undertake just nov/	not intended to undertake just now	not intended to undertake just now
major railway ' construction, pro-	major railway construction, pro-	major railway construction, programmes,
grammes, which might/absorb- eight or	grammes, which might absorb eight or	which might absorb eight or
ten monthsv and which would result	ten months and which would result	ten months and which would result
in the diversion of material and labour	in the diversion of material and labour	in the diversion of material and labour
urgently needed for works dr projects	urgently needed for works or projects	urgently needed for works dr projects
which could be required hy two :*or	which could be required in two or	which could be required by two or
three months. The Australian's break:	three months. The Australian's break-	three months. The Australian's break:
of-g'auge problems imposed ? a terrific	of-gauge problems imposed a terrific	of-gauge problems imposed a terrific
.burden. . It was not possible to divert	burden. It was not possible to divert	burden. It was not possible to divert
rolling stock from- ohe State1-to an;	rolling stock from one State to an-	rolling stock from- one State to another
other to handle the. sudden peaks; ai	other to handle the sudden peaks, as	to handle the. sudden peaks; as
was done in.America. This .obviously	was done in America. This obviously	was done in America. This obviously
was a. long", range programme; '.aqïi	was a long range programme and	was a. long", range programme; 'Saqui
could not be "grappled with in the. pres-	could not be grappled with in the pres-	could not be grappled with in the. present
ent Pacific War situation. The onl?	ent Pacific War situation. The only	Pacific War situation. The only?
immediate way to handle the problem	immediate way to handle the problem	immediate way to handle the problem
was improved operation, ' and deter-	was improved operation, and deter-	was improved operation, and determined
mined steps to achieve this ; . werf	mined steps to achieve this were	steps to achieve this were
already being taken.	already being taken.	already being taken.
CENSUS OF PLANT.	CENSUS OF PLANT.	CENSUS OF PLANT.
"Brigadier-General Casey Teveale:	Brigadier-General Casey reveals	Brigadier-General Casey reveals:
that a national census of available con-	that a national census of available con-	that a national census of available construction
struction plant had been- made. Ii	struction plant had been made. In	plant had been made. In
view of the shortage, every, piece oí	view of the shortage, every piece of	view of the shortage, every, piece of
machinery that could be spared fron	machinery that could be spared from	machinery that could be spared from
agriculture was being made, ayailabli	agriculture was being made, available	agriculture was being made, available
to the engineer units, and to workmen:	to the engineer units, and to workmen	to the engineer units, and to workmen:
engaged on war construction projècta	engaged on war construction projects.	engaged on war construction projects
Large quantities of plant were ol	Large quantities of plant were on	Large quantities of plant were on
order from the United States.- -	order from the United States.	order from the United States.- -
Asked by correspondents what - wai	Asked by correspondents what was	Asked by correspondents what was
the substitute for coastal sMppinS	the substitute for coastal shipping,	the substitute for coastal shipping
Brigadier-General Casey replied: "Mor<	Brigadier-General Casey replied : "More	Brigadier-General Casey replied: "More
coastal shipping. It is absolutely	coastal shipping. It is absolutely	coastal shipping. It is absolutely
essential to maintain coastal . shippuv	essential to maintain coastal shipping	essential to maintain coastal . shipping
in view of the large tonnage of sup	in view of the large tonnage of sup-	in view of the large tonnage of supplies
plies moved that way."	plies moved that way."	moved that way."

Identified overProof corrections	AMERICA MIGHT REVEALS AUS NUMBER NOW STATE RATHER ONLY UPON ABSORB
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Article ID 48872534, Article, Private Casualty Advices, page 5 1942-06-30, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), 524 words, 9 corrections

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Private Casualty	Private Casualty	Private Casualty
Advices	Advices	Advices
Mrs. T. Bateman has been In-	Mrs. T. Bateman has been in-	Mrs. T. Bateman has been informed
formed that her husband, Dvr.	formed that her husband, Dvr.	that her husband, Dvr.
Terence Reginald George Bats-	Terence Reginald George Bate-	Terence Reginald George Batsman
man, 26. of the A.I.F. is missing in	man, 26, of the AIF, is missing in	26. of the A.I.F. is missing in
Malaya. Dvr. Bateman to the elder	Malaya. Dvr. Bateman is the elder	Malaya. Dvr. Bateman to the elder
son of Mrs. E. *U?ytmin. of Pen	son of Mrs. E. Bateman, of Pen-	son of Mrs. E. *U?ytmin. of Penneshaw.
neshaw. Kangaroo Island. He en	neshaw, Kangaroo Island. He en-	Kangaroo Island. He enlisted
listed in May, 1940. and sailed Iran	listed in May, 1940, and sailed from	in May, 1940, and sailed Iran
Australia in July. IMI.	Australia in July, 1941.	Australia in July. IMI.
Mrs. L. Gage, of Grey street, dtp.	Mrs. L. Gage, of Grey street, city,	Mrs. L. Gage, of Grey street, dip.
has been notified that her husband,;	has been notified that her husband,	has been notified that her husband,
Dvr. G. Gage, bas been posted as1	Dvr. G. Gage, has been posted as	Dvr. G. Gage, has been posted as
mining in Malaya. He enlisted to	missing in Malaya. He enlisted in	mining in Malaya. He enlisted to
1940, and was some months in Alice	1940, and was some months in Alice	1940, and was some months in Alice
Springs before being sent to	Springs before being sent to	Springs before being sent to
MaUjra. Dvr. Gage was m. wicker;	Malaya. Dvr. Gage was a wicker	Malaya. Dvr. Gage was in. wicker;
worker at Tnamms, Kent TtownJ	worker at Thamm's, Kent Town,	worker at Tnamms, Kent Town
before Joining the Army. His wile	before joining the Army. His wife	before Joining the Army. His wife
'ast heard from him in January.	last heard from him in January.	'last heard from him in January.
Mrs. G. Clissold. at Broken Hm.	Mrs. G. Clissold, of Broken Hill,	Mrs. G. Clissold. at Broken Hill.
ias been informed that her no,	has been informed that her son,	has been informed that her no,
5m t. B^am) cussoid. ao. ??£	Spr. T. B. (Bill) Clissold, 20, was	5m t. Bam) cussed. at. the
aUed_ in action at Rabaoi on Jana	killed in action at Rabaul on Janu-	sheds in action at Rabaul on Jane
iry 22. He ioinei the ??*??% in	ary 22. He joined the militia in	ary 22. He joined the ??*??% in
December, 1939 and ndnnteered	December, 1939, and volunteered	December, 1939 and ndnnteered
or the AXF In February, IKL	for the AIF in February, 1941.	or the AIF In February, IKL
Mrs. Mono C. Wan— *-j_ Henry	Mrs. Mona C. Hann, of Henry	Mrs. Mona C. Want says Henry
street. Payne——, bas been tn	street, Payneham, has been in-	street. Payne, has been in
\| formed that tier busband, Pta. O.	formed that her husband, Pte. G.	formed that her husband, Pte. G.
(Dick) Harm, bas been reported	(Dick) Hann, has been reported	(Dick) Hann, has been reported
mjgftng (a Malaya Be enlisted In	missing in Malaya. He enlisted in	missing (in Malaya He enlisted In
November, u?0. and left Anstzaha	November, 1940, and left Australia	November, 20. and left Australia
ln December, UCL Pte. Harm is	in December, 1941. Pte. Hann is	in December, UCL Pte. Harm is
tbe youngest son of Mr. and Mis.	the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.	the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.
A jr. Harm. of Psynebam.	A. J. Hann, of Payneham.	A J. Hann. of Payneham.
Mrs. A Haskell, ol Gray street,	Mrs. A. Haskell, of Gray street,	Mrs. A Haskell, of Gray street,
Norwood, bas been notified tbat her	Norwood, has been notified that her	Norwood, has been notified that her
second son, Pte. Arthur Hasten. Is	second son, Pte. Arthur Haskell, is	second son, Pte. Arthur Hasten. Is
missing. Before enlisting ta July.	missing. Before enlisting in July,	missing. Before enlisting in July.
IS4O. Pte. Hasfcetl was exgttoyed at	1940, Pte. Haskell was employed at	1916. Pte. Hassett was exgttoyed at
ttae Alaska ice Works. He was at	the Alaska Ice Works. He was at	the Alaska Ice Works. He was at
Alice Springs far some months be	Alice Springs for some months be-	Alice Springs far some months before
fore leaving for overseas. Has	fore leaving for overseas. His	leaving for overseas. His
elder brother was witb bbn at	elder brother was with him at	elder brother was with bkn at
Singapore.	Singapore.	Singapore.
Mrs. D. Lar-ghton, ihe vX*er at	Mrs. D. Laughton, the mother of	Mrs. D. Laughton, the system at
Sgt. Ivan Laaghton, ot Oo_y ter	Sgt. Ivan Laughton, of Colley ter-	Sgt. Ivan Laughton, of Cosy terrace
race. Glenelg. bas been informed	race, Glenelg, has been informed	Glenelg. has been informed
that ber son bas lost bis life In alr	that her son has lost his life in air	that her son has lost his life in air
operations ta tte Middle East. Sgt	operations in the Middle East. Sgt.	operations in the Middle East. Sgt
Laughton enlisted in May, IMO. and	Laughton enlisted in May, 1940, and	Laughton enlisted in May, IMO. and
left Australia In June, IML Be was	left Australia in June, 1941. He was	left Australia In June, IML Be was
20 years old. and was the only eon	20 years old, and was the only son	20 years old and was the only son
of tbe late Mr. H W H. r-n^htr?	of the late Mr. H. W. H. Laughton.	of the late Mr. H W H. r-n^htr?
Mrs. M. A, Arthur, of n?*?-?-i	Mrs. M. A. Arthur, of Second	Mrs. M. A Arthur, of n?*?-?-i
avenue. Setton Park, bas been nod	avenue, Sefton Park, has been noti-	avenue. Sefton Park, has been not
fled of tbe death of ber eldest son,	fied of the death of her eldest son,	fled of the death of her eldest son,
Sgt-P— _ Bill Arthur, tn a bomber	Sgt-Pilot Bill Arthur, in a bomber	Sgt-Plt _ Bill Arthur, in a bomber
crash in NSW on Jane 15. Be wm	crash in NSW on June 15. He was	crash in NSW on June 15. He was
apprenticed to Cordon _ Himtor,	apprenticed to Cordon & Huntor,	apprenticed to Gordon Hunter,
builders, and before Ma Hug tar	builders, and before leaving for	builders, and before Mr Hug tar
Whyalla at die time at }r?r*e tbe	Whyalla at the time of joining the	Whyalla at the time at }r?r*e the
RAAF, he was a construction en	RAAF, he was a construction en-	RAAF, he was a construction engineer
gineer for the BBP. Be was a	gineer for the BHP. He was a	for the BHP. He was a
member of the Spencer Golf Aero	member of the Spencer Gulf Aero	member of the Spencer Golf Aero
Club	Club.	Club
Mr. and Mis. Arthur Drew, ot	Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Drew, of	Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Drew, of
Peterborough, have been Infa?_ed	Peterborough, have been informed	Peterborough, have been informed
that their only eon, Flt-Bgt. Boy	that their only son, Flt-Sgt. Roy	that their only son, Flt-Sgt. Roy
Arthur Drew, is repotted ?n'r-'t't	Arthur Drew, is reported missing	Arthur Drew, is reported energetic
as tbe result of air operations ta	as the result of air operations in	as the result of air operations in
tbe Middle East. Before -""-???-?_	the Middle East. Before enlisting	the Middle East. Before -""-???-?_
in May. 1940, he ted a totme—ate	in May, 1940, he had a tobacconist	in May 1940, he ted a temperate
business for eight years ta Peter	business for eight years in Peter-	business for eight years in Peterborough
borough. He sailed for owu—as	borough. He sailed for overseas	He sailed for owners
in June. 194 L	in June, 1941.	in June. 1941
Mrs. M. A Hall, of Sett— street.	Mrs. M. A Hall, of Sefton street,	Mrs. M. A Hall, of Scots street.
Largs Bay, bas been lufuriued tbat	Largs Bay, has been informed that	Largs Bay, has been informed that
ber husband. Pte. Mark A. HaH,	her husband, Pte. Mark A. Hall,	her husband, Pte. Mark A. Hall,
has been reported m__g fa i	has been reported missing in	has been reported mag fa i
Malaya. He left for overseas last I	Malaya. He left for overseas last	Malaya. He left for overseas last I
August Before enlisting be was ]	August. Before enlisting he was	August Before enlisting he was ]
employed by the AdriaMe BeeMe <	employed by the Adelaide Electric	employed by the Adelaide see Me <
Supply Company at Osborne.	Supply Company at Osborne.	Supply Company at Osborne.
Ht-?e* B. ten	Flt-Sgt. R. Drew	Horses B. ten
?(t. ft, Mkar	Sgt. B. Arthur	at. ft, Mkar
?Ct- L fc??>?—	Sgt. I. Laughton	Cr- L fc??>?—
Ma. O Bmb	Pte. G. Hann	Ma. O Bmb
n. . ii^it	Pte. A. Haskell	as. a. visit
l/hjkl	Spr. F. Clissold	khaki
?n. O. Cm* l	Dvr. G. Gage	In. O. Cm* l
D*r. VtTTj 111111	Dvr. Terry Bateman	Dr. VtTTj 111111

Identified overProof corrections	HANN HILL RABAUL TOWN PAYNEHAM BHP ADELAIDE WITH MONA AIF INTHE WIFE JOINED ROY SEFTON
Identified overProof non-corrections	TOBACCONIST THAMMS KILLED HAD COLLEY ELECTRIC TERRY GULF /SGT/PILOT\|SGTPILOT HUNTOR MOTHER CORDON [**VANDALISED] CITY VOLUNTEERED MILITIA SPR

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All Words	455	69.0	85.7	53.9
Searchability of unique words	173	82.7	90.8	46.7
Weighted Words		84.3	92.4	51.5

Article ID 50145472, Article, J.K. STANDARD OF OUTPUT BEST, page 2 1942-08-31, The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), 68 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
LJ.K. STANDARD OF	U.K. STANDARD OF	LINE. STANDARD OF
OUTPUT BEST	OUTPUT BEST	OUTPUT BEST
LONDON, August 30— British	LONDON, August 30.—British	LONDON, August 30 British
production a labour unit was	production a labour unit was	production a labour unit was
higher than that of any other	higher than that of any other	higher than that of any other
country in the world, said Mr. Tom	country in the world, said Mr. Tom	country in the world, said Mr. Tom
O'Brien, a member of the Trader	O'Brien, a member of the Trades	O'Brien, a member of the Trades
Union Council, in a speech at	Union Council, in a speech at	Union Council, in a speech at
riford.	Ilford.	Ilford.
'I am sick and tired of this un	"I am sick and tired of this un-	'I am sick and tired of this in
derrating of the British war	derrating of the British war	derating of the British war
effort,' he said.	effort," he said.	effort,' he said.
'All will be well when America	"All will be well when America	All will be well when America
reaches our standard of output.'—	reaches our standard of output."—	reaches our standard of outputs
R-M.S.S.	C.-M.S.S.	R.M.S.

Identified overProof corrections	TRADES ILFORD
Identified overProof non-corrections	UNDERRATING [**VANDALISED]

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Searchability of unique words	48	95.8	97.9	50.0
Weighted Words		94.3	97.2	50.0

Article ID 61774024, Article, LOCO CONSTRUCTION, page 1 1942-10-16, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), 78 words, 3 corrections

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LOCO CONSTRUCTION	LOCO CONSTRUCTION	LOCO CONSTRUCTION
CANBERRA, October IS ? Plans tor	CANBERRA, October 15.—Plans for	CANBERRA, October 15 ? Plans for
the construction of locomotives and	the construction of locomotives and	the construction of locomotives and
rolling stock for narrow guage rail	rolling stock for narrow guage rail-	rolling stock for narrow gauge railways,
ways, particularly those in Queens	ways, particularly those in Queens-	particularly those in Queensland,
land, were discussed at a confareac*	land, were discussed at a conference	were discussed at a conference
to-day or Federal Ministers and nil	to-day of Federal Ministers and rail	to-day or Federal Ministers and all
transport authorities.	transport authorities.	transport authorities.
Mt. lavaton said to-night the con	Mr. Lawson said to-night the con-	Mt. lavatory said to-night the conference
ference examined the suitability of	ference examined the suitability of	examined the suitability of
manufacturing In Australia Garratt,	manufacturing in Australia Garratt	manufacturing in Australia Garratt,
ocomotlves, a double ended locomotiva	locomotives, a double ended locomotive	Locomotives, a double ended locomotives
for heavy goods traffic, which elim	for heavy goods traffic, which elim-	for heavy goods traffic, which eliminated
inated the use of engines.	inated the use of engines.	the use of engines.
The recommendations will be placed	The recommendations will be placed	The recommendations will be placed
before the Cabinet. I	before the Cabinet.	before the Cabinet. I

Identified overProof corrections
Identified overProof non-corrections	GUAGE [**VANDALISED] MR RAIL LOCOMOTIVE LAWSON

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All Words	69	88.4	91.3	25.0
Searchability of unique words	54	92.6	90.7	-25.0
Weighted Words		93.3	90.9	-36.6

Article ID 78277698, Article, Rail Fatality, page 9 1942-05-02, The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), 69 words, 3 corrections

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Rail Fatality	Rail Fatality	Rail Fatality
-Railway passenger T. Hart was	Railway passenger T. Hart was	Railway passenger T. Hart was
struck and killed by a locmotive last	struck and killed by a locomotive last	struck and killed by a locomotive last
night at Bur.-ibadji (on the Wongan	night at Burabadji (on the Wongan	night at Burrabadine (on the Wongan
Hills-Mullewa line) about 100 miles	Hills-Mullewa line) about 100 miles	Hills-Mullewa line about 100 miles
from Perth,	from Perth.	from Perth,
The accident took place at 10.30 on	The accident took place at 10.30 on	The accident took place at 10.30 on
the Burabadji loop.	the Burabadji loop.	the Burabadji loop.
Report made to the Railway De	Report made to the Railway De-	Report made to the Railway Department
partment states it is believed Mr.	partment states it is believed Mr.	states it is believed Mr.
Hart alighted from the train on its	Hart alighted from the train on its	Hart alighted from the train on its
wrong side, was struck by a loco	wrong side, was struck by a loco-	wrong side, was struck by a loco
coming from the opposite	motive coming from the opposite	coming from the opposite
direction.	direction.	direction.

Identified overProof corrections	LOCOMOTIVE
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	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	61	95.1	96.7	33.3
Searchability of unique words	46	97.8	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		96.2	100.0	100.0

Article ID 81533861, Article, A NEW BRITISH BOMBER THAT BOMBS BERLIN.—, page 4 1942-04-14, The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), 91 words, 4 corrections

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A NEW BRITISH BOMBER THAT BOMBS BERLIN.—The new Handley-Page HALIFAX	A NEW BRITISH BOMBER THAT BOMBS BERLIN.—The new Handley-Page HALIFAX	A NEW BRITISH BOMBER THAT BOMBS BERLIN.—The new Handley-Page HALIFAX
brniber used by Britain in nlBht attacks on'Berlln and other, German cities. It Is one of the	bomber used by Britain in night attacks on Berlin and other German cities. It is one of the	bomber used by Britain in night attacks on Berlin and other German cities. It is one of the
heavy boirljsrs and also carries a strong' defensive armament. The machine has a	heavy bombers and also carries a strong defensive armament. The machine has a	heavy bombers and also carries a strong defensive armament. The machine has a
wtoe span of 80 fcrt, n length of 70 feet and height of 22 test. Some Idea of its size can be	wing span of 80 feet, a length of 70 feet and height of 22 test. Some idea of its size can be	wide span of 30 feet, a length of 70 feet and height of 22 test. Some idea of its size can be
gauged from (he plnliiic wherein the figures of British Air Force machantas "tuning up" the	gauged from the picture wherein the figures of British Air Force mechanics "tuning up" the	gauged from (the public wherein the figures of British Air Force mechanics "tuning up" the
engines for o flight, can bo sc cu next to the giant machine.	engines for a flight, can be seen next to the giant machine.	engines for a flight, can be seen next to the giant machine.

Identified overProof corrections	MECHANICS SEEN NIGHT ON BOMBERS
Identified overProof non-corrections	WING PICTURE

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	83	85.5	97.6	83.3
Searchability of unique words	62	88.7	96.8	71.4
Weighted Words		87.8	95.9	66.1

Article ID 81538094, Article, RAIL. INVENTION, page 1 1942-06-16, The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), 192 words, 4 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	RECOMMENDED SATISFACTORY PUT STEEL CENTRAL MACKAY MERCURY FORMERLY WERE EXPERTS SINCE OBJECT SAYS
Identified overProof non-corrections	TESTS OFFERED RAIL

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	180	85.6	97.8	84.6
Searchability of unique words	107	85.0	97.2	81.2
Weighted Words		85.0	97.1	80.7

Article ID 81538520, Article, AT SIMLA DACOIT OUTRAGE NEW DELHI, June 21., page 2 1942-06-23, The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), 77 words, 3 corrections

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AT SIMLA	AT SIMLA	AT SIMLA
ItACOIT OI TllAGi:	DACOIT OUTRAGE	MACOTT OF TllAGi:
NEW DELHI. June 21.	NEW DELHI, June 21.	NEW DELHI. June 21.
II is revealed thai ni Simla a gang	It is revealed that at Simla a gang	It is revealed that in Simla a gang
-f n-u-oMs held iij) a rnilmo:or ncai	of Dacoits held up a railmotor near	-of seasons held by) a railmotor near
Kalka. killing one air force and two	Kalka, killing one air force and two	Kalka. killing one air force and two
army officers, »l*n a native. and in	army officers, also a native, and in-	army officers, when a native and in
juring- four o'lier passengers, The	juring four other passengers. The	juring- four other passengers, The
Dacoittf placed boulders on the track	Dacoits placed boulders on the track	Dacoits placed boulders on the track
and opened fire when the motor pu'le-i	and opened fire when the motor pulled	and opened fire when the motor pulled
up. Thev ordered all purses to b?\|	up. They ordered all purses to be	up. They ordered all purses to be
handed over, and 'hen made off for	handed over, and then made off for	handed over, and then made off for
the hills, where ihey are being	the hills, where they are being	the hills, where they are being
hunted.	hunted.	hunted.

Identified overProof corrections	NEAR THEY THEN BE OTHER PULLED IT THAT RAILMOTOR OF DACOITS
Identified overProof non-corrections	INJURING DACOIT OUTRAGE ALSO

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	71	73.2	90.1	63.2
Searchability of unique words	60	75.0	93.3	73.3
Weighted Words		74.0	92.0	69.3

Article ID 81539080, Article, CLOTHES RATION RAILWAYMEN'S UNIFORMS BRISBANE, June 26., page 2 1942-06-30, The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), 54 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
CLOTHES RATION	CLOTHES RATION	CLOTHES RATION
RAll.W'AYMBfo'S UfttFORMS	RAILWAYMEN'S UNIFORMS.	RAll.W'AYMBfo'S UfttFORMS
BRISBANE. Jlinfl ?B. _	BRISBANE, June 28.	BRISBANE. Jlinfl as. a
nation coupons will not be collected	Ration coupons will not be collected	nation coupons will not be collected
from rallwaymeu for uniforms, frlilch,	from railwaymen for uniforms, which,	from railwaymen for uniforms, which,
although normally Issued before J"'16	although normally issued before June	although normally issued before J"16
IB, have been delayed this year be	15, have been delayed this year be-	15, have been delayed this year be
cause defence needs have been 8l*tn	cause defence needs have been given	cause defence needs have been seen
priority,	priority.	priority,
Mr. Cockran Raid to-night the de	Mr. Cockran said to-night the de-	Mr. Cochran Raid to-night the decision
cision had been made 4>y the Rationing	cision had been made by the Rationing	had been made by the Rationing
Commission In Melbourne.	Commission in Melbourne.	Commission In Melbourne.

Identified overProof corrections	RAILWAYMEN BY WHICH
Identified overProof non-corrections	JUNE RAILWAYMENS COCKRAN [**VANDALISED] GIVEN SAID

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	49	79.6	83.7	20.0
Searchability of unique words	42	83.3	88.1	28.6
Weighted Words		84.8	87.2	15.2

Article ID 98959133, Article, NES Arrangements, page 4 1942-03-23, Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), 63 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
\ "NES Arrangements	NES Arrangements	\ "NES Arrangements
I Division No. 8 Wardens	Division No. 8 Wardens	I Division No. 3 Wardens
$ will meet at Railway In	will meet at Railway In-	$ will meet at Railway In
£ stitute at 7.30 tonight.	stitute at 7.30 tonight.	a stitute at 7.30 tonight.
S No. 2 Division will meet	No. 2 Division will meet	S No. 2 Division will meet
< at the Tennis Court at 7.45	at the Tennis Court at 7.45	at the Tennis Court at 7.45
* tonight.	tonight.	* tonight.
? First aiders 9 and 9a	First aiders 9 and 9a	? First Aiders 9 and 9A
I divisions will meet at Rail	divisions will meet at Rail-	I divisions will meet at Rail
K way Institute 8 o'clock to	way Institute 8 o'clock to-	K way Institute 8 o'clock to
$ night, Dr C Bluett lec	night, Dr C Bluett lec-	$ night, Dr C Bluett lec
> turer.	turer.	> turer.

Identified overProof corrections
Identified overProof non-corrections	LECTURER

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %
All Words	36	88.9	88.9
Searchability of unique words	22	95.5	95.5
Weighted Words		95.3	95.3

Article ID 99788265, Article, FITTER'S NASTY FALL, page 1 1942-03-03, Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), 76 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
;:::FITTER'S NASTY FALL.	FITTER'S NASTY FALL.	;:::FITTER'S NASTY FALL.
:;fitter i.:limed ,Jolin. Walsch. em.	A fitter named John Walsch, em-	fitter resumed John. Walsh. em.
ployed?i: ili the Loo brainch of thie rail	ployed in the Loco branch of the rail-	ployed: in the Lee branch of the rail
:\k milet ";.ith a painful acclderit bn	ways, met with a painful accident on	Ak miles "with a painful accident on
Saturday. lie was working on/ , sta	Saturday. He was working on a sta-	Saturday. He was working on star
tio:w'i engine when the ladder on	tionary engine when the ladder on	tower engine when the ladder on
which' he was standing, slipped'at the	which he was standing, slipped at the	which' he was standing, slipped at the
r.ee, 1n11, Walsh, falling heavily to	base, and Walsh, falling heavily to	race, 111, Walsh, falling heavily to
the grould. rolled' into the adineerit	the ground rolled into the adjacent	the ground. rolled into the adjacent
loco. 'pt. Plf'ering from cuts, and ia	loco. pit. Suffering from cuts, and a	loco. 'pt. Suffering from cuts, and a
frac'.ired pelvis, he was, taken to the.	fractured pelvis, he was taken to the	fractured pelvis, he was taken to the
Goullmlurn District Hospital and ad	Goulburn District Hospital and ad-	Goulburn District Hospital and admitted
mnitted foi' treatnment.	mitted for treatment.	for' treatment.

Identified overProof corrections	TREATMENT ADJACENT GOULBURN AT GROUND ADMITTED FOR SUFFERING BRANCH ACCIDENT WITH IN JOHN FRACTURED EMPLOYED SLIPPED
Identified overProof non-corrections	RAILWAYS BASE NAMED PIT MET STATIONARY WALSCH [**VANDALISED]

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	70	60.0	87.1	67.9
Searchability of unique words	54	59.3	87.0	68.2
Weighted Words		60.4	84.5	60.8

Article ID 115082035, Article, CONVERSION PROPOSED. Broken Hill-Port Pirie Railway Gauge. BECOME STANDARD GAUGE., page 4 1942-04-10, Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 140 words, 5 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
CONVERSION PROPOSED.	CONVERSION PROPOSED.	CONVERSION PROPOSED.
Broken Hill-Port Pirie	Broken Hill-Port Pirie	Broken Hill-Port Pirie
Railway Gauge.	Railway Gauge.	Railway Gauge.
BECOME STANDARD GAUGE.	BECOME STANDARD GAUGE.	BECOME STANDARD GAUGE.
MELBOURNE, April 9.-The con	MELBOURNE, April 9.— The con-	MELBOURNE, April 9 The conversion
version of the Broken Hill-Port Plrle	version of the Broken Hill-Port Pirie	of the Broken Hill-Port Pirie
railway to the 4ft. 811tin. gauge has	railway to the 4ft. 8½in. gauge has	railway to the 4ft. 8in. gauge has
been recommeilded to the Common	been recommended to the Common-	been recommended to the Commonwealth
wealth Rallways Committee. The 254	wealth Railways Committee. The 254	Rallways Committee. The 254
miles line at present is so 3ft. 6in.	miles line at present is a 3ft. 6in.	miles line at present is so 3ft. 6in.
gauge, and its conversion would mean	gauge, and its conversion would mean	gauge, and its conversion would mean
an unbroken standard gauge trom	an unbroken standard gauge from	an unbroken standard gauge from
Sydney through Brolten Hill to Port	Sydney through Broken Hill to Port	Sydney through Broken Hill to Port
Pirle.	Pirie.	Pirie,
Plans for conversion were made pre	Plans for conversion were made pre-	Plans for conversion were made previously
viously when the Menzles Government	viously when the Menzies Government	when the Menzies Government
was in office but were never proceeded	was in office but were never proceeded	was in office but were never proceeded
with. Port Plrle's increasing import	with. Port Pirie's increasing import-	with. Port Pirie's increasing importance
ance has revived the scheme. The	ance has revived the scheme. The	has revived the scheme. The
standardising of the Broken H111i-Port	standardising of the Broken Hill-Port	standardising of the Broken Hill-Port
Pirle line would not only expedite the	Pirie line would not only expedite the	Pirie line would not only expedite the
despatch to New South Wales of car	despatch to New South Wales of car-	despatch to New South Wales of cargoes
goes arriving at Port Plrie, but would	goes arriving at Port Pirie, but would	arriving at Port Pirie, but would
solve transport uroblems between	solve transport problems between	solve transport problems between
Newcastle and Whyalla, South Aus	Newcastle and Whyalla, South	Newcastle and Whyalla, South Aus
Australia.	Australia.	Australia.
The unification of the line also is	The unification of the line also is	The unification of the line also is
regarded as immensely important	regarded as immensely important	regarded as immensely important
strategically.	strategically.	strategically.

Identified overProof corrections	PIRIES RECOMMENDED PROBLEMS FROM MENZIES
Identified overProof non-corrections	RAILWAYS SOUTHAUSTRALIA

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	126	90.5	98.4	83.3
Searchability of unique words	82	91.5	97.6	71.4
Weighted Words		92.2	97.8	72.2

Article ID 160197367, Article, Cobb and Co., page 4 1942-07-28, The Gloucester Advocate (NSW : 1905 - 1954), 503 words, 5 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	ENTERPRISING EMBARK
Identified overProof non-corrections	JOHN PECK STEAL [**VANDALISED] PRACTICE

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	454	97.4	98.0	25.0
Searchability of unique words	238	97.9	98.3	20.0
Weighted Words		98.1	98.5	22.2

Article ID 160431138, Article, MR. JOHN CAUL THIES BOOCK, page 2 1942-08-01, The Northern Champion (Taree, NSW : 1913 - 1954), 344 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
ME. JOHN CARL THIES BOOCK	MR. JOHN CARL THIES BOOCK	MR. JOHN CARL THIES BOOCK
There: passed away- at Bqndi, in a	There passed away at Bondi, in a	There: passed away at Bondi, in a
rest home, on Monday,' 20th July,' a	rest home, on Monday, 20th July, a	rest home, on Monday, 20th July, a
well-known resident of 'the Upper Man	well-known resident of the Upper Man-	well-known resident of the Upper Manning,
ning, in the person of. Mr. John C. T.	ning, in the person of Mr. John C. T.	in the person of Mr. John C. T.
Boock. Mr. Boock hadnot been enjoy	Boock. Mr. Boock had not been enjoy-	Boock. Mr. Boock had not been enjoying
ing good health for 'quite a lengthy	ing good health for quite a lengthy	good health for quite a lengthy
«n*.;i/l T-Tn lmri linnyi -in ill-health at	period. He had been in ill-health at	«n*.;i/l Turn turn dinner in ill-health at
Wjngham, and spent some. three months, (	Wingham, and spent some three months	Wingham, and spent some. three months, at
at the Old -Bar.- Not -getting any bet:,	at the Old Bar. Not getting any bet-	the Old Bar.- Not getting any bet:,
tor, Mr. Boock decided to go to Syd	tor, Mr. Boock decided to go to Syd-	tor, Mr. Book decided to go to Sydney.
ney.. He went, and there had the best	ney. He went, and there had the best	He went, and there had the best
of medical attention.; Prior to going	of medical attention. Prior to going	of medical attention. Prior to going
into a nursing home. , .Mr. Boock was,	into a nursing home, Mr. Boock was	into a nursing home. , Mr. Boock was,
staying with Mrs. - A. Etheridgc, of	staying with Mrs. A. Etheridge, of	staying with Mrs. A. Etheridge, of
Bondi. The late Mr. Boock was 78	Bondi. The late Mr. Boock was 78	Bondi. The late Mr. Boock was 78
years of age. For years ho resided on	years of age. For years he resided on	years of age. For years he resided on
property along AVoodside vo'ad, ' near	property along Woodside road, near	property along Woodside road, ' near
AVingham. He at different times was	Wingham. He at different times was	Wingham. He at different times was
employed by the Manning Shire Coun	employed by the Manning Shire Coun-	employed by the Manning Shire Council
cil to superintend -the erection of	cil to superintend the erection of	to superintend the erection of
bridges', etc. ne also was employed on	bridges, etc. He also was employed on	bridges', etc. He also was employed on
the North Coast railway construction	the North Coast railway construction	the North Coast railway construction
work by Messrs. Smith and Timms	work by Messrs. Smith and Timms	work by Messrs. Smith and Timms
when the work was going through	when the work was going through	when the work was going through
Gloucester and AViiigham.; Those who	Gloucester and Wingham. Those who	Gloucester and Wingham.; Those who
knew' John Boock beSst; know that he	knew John Boock best, knew that he	knew' John Boock best; know that he
was a man of many parts.- He was- no	was a man of many parts. He was no	was a man of many parts.- He was no
mean artist, and in the' matter of in	mean artist, and in the matter of in-	mean artist, and in the matter of in
ventions he was also -in the front rank.	ventions he was also in the front rank.	ventions he was also in the front rank.
He gave a deal of time and attention	He gave a deal of time and attention	He gave a deal of time and attention
to a 'break of gauge' device- for rail	to a "break of gauge" device for rail-	to a break of gauge' device- for railways,
ways, and though ' Ins invention was	ways, and though his invention was	and though ' his invention was
favored in official circles by some, it	favored in official circles by some, it	favored in official circles by some, it
failed to bo adopted K.h)l the Railway	failed to be adopted by the Railway	failed to be adopted Kahl the Railway
Commissioners of Now South AVales or	Commissioners of New South Wales or	Commissioners of New South Wales or
the Commonwealth. 'However, it- is re	the Commonwealth. However, it is re-	the Commonwealth. However, it is reported
ported that his invention has since been	ported that his invention has since been	that his invention has since been
adopted in Germany 'and.' Japan. ? \|	adopted in Germany and Japan.	adopted in Germany and. Japan. The
The late Mr. Boock was cremated, (	The late Mr. Boock was cremated,	late Mr. Boock was cremated, (the
the ceremony taking'placo at the Botany	the ceremony taking place at the Botany	ceremony taking place at the Botany
Crematorium on Tuesday, July 21. De	Crematorium on Tuesday, July 21. De-	Crematorium on Tuesday, July 21. Deceased
ceased was a native of Denmark: He	ceased was a native of Denmark. He	was a native of Denmark: He
came to Australia when about 10 years	came to Australia when about 10 years	came to Australia when about 10 years
of age, and stayed -with .the father of	of age, and stayed with the father of	of age, and stayed with the father of
Mrs. Etheridge, in'. Sydney. lie set	Mrs. Etheridge, in Sydney. He set-	Mrs. Etheridge, in'. Sydney. He set
tled oil tho Manning'- something like 5-1	tled on the Manning something like 54	tled oil the Manning" something like 5-3
years ago. Mr. 'Boo'ck leaves no rela	years ago. Mr. Boock leaves no rela-	years ago. Mr. 'Boo'ck leaves no relatives
tives alive — his mother and sister died	tives alive—his mother and sister died	alive I his mother and sister died
jsoine. years ago in the Argontine.	some years ago in the Argentine.	some. years ago in the Argentine.

Identified overProof corrections	WALES BE PLACE TAKING WOODSIDE ROAD ARGENTINE NEW WINGHAM
Identified overProof non-corrections	PERIOD

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	309	90.3	97.7	76.7
Searchability of unique words	165	93.9	99.4	90.0
Weighted Words		94.2	99.3	88.6

Article ID 170273814, Article, QUEENSLAND RAILWAY AMBULANCE CORPS., page 2 1942-02-27, Cloncurry Advocate (Qld. : 1931 - 1953), 77 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
QUEENSLAND RAILWAY AMBU- I	QUEENSLAND RAILWAY AMBU-	QUEENSLAND RAILWAY AMBU- I
LANCE COK?S \|	LANCE CORPS	LANCE CORPS \|
The third of a series of lectures!	The third of a series of lectures	The third of a series of lectures!
was given by the Railway Ambu-\|	was given by the Railway Ambu-	was given by the Railway Ambulance
lance Corps last night, when there jj	lance Corps last night, when there	Corps last night, when there it
was a good attendance. The pub-J	was a good attendance. The pub-	was a good attendance. The pub-J
lie as well, as members of the Rail-g	lic as well as members of the Rail-	lie as well, as members of the Rail
way Department are cordilly in-f=	way Department are cordilly in-	way Department are cordially mass
vited to ttend these lectures andsj	vited to attend these lectures and	vited to attend these lectures and
receive instructions in first-aid. The-^	receive instructions in first-aid. The	receive instructions in first-aid. The
next lecture will be given at thej	next lecture will be given at the	next lecture will be given at the
?Railway Ambulance Room, adjacentji	Railway Ambulance Room, adjacent	Railway Ambulance Room, adjacent
to the Loco shed, on Thursday nlghra	to the Loco shed, on Thursday night	to the Loco shed, on Thursday nights
next. a	next.	next. a

Identified overProof corrections	ADJACENT ATTEND AND
Identified overProof non-corrections	CORDILLY [**VANDALISED] PUBLIC INVITED

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	66	83.3	92.4	54.5
Searchability of unique words	45	88.9	93.3	40.0
Weighted Words		88.8	91.8	26.0

Article ID 171970927, Article, Killed in Air Accident, page 2 1942-06-17, The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), 69 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Killed in Air Accident	Killed in Air Accident	Killed in Air Accident
Mrs. M. PaJmei '	Mrs. M. Palmer,	Mrs. M. Palmer 31
31 Chermside Si I	31 Chermside St.,	Chermside Sir I
Highgate Hill, ha= j	Highgate Hill, has	Highgate Hill, has been
been notified that {	been notified that	notified that {
her son. LAC I	her son, LAC	her son. LAC Gordon
Gordon Oswald f	Gordon Oswald	Oswald f
Wilson, has been *	Wilson, has been	Wilson, has been killed
killed in an air	killed in an air-	in an air
craft accident at	craft accident at	craft accident at
Brandon. Mani	Brandon, Mani-	Brandon. Main
toba'. Canada	toba, Canada.	told'. Canada
Twenrj rears of	Twenty years of	Twenty years of
age. he en!ist»nrt	age, he enlisted	age. he enlisted
in Queenslam 6	in Queensland	in Queensland 6
and wnnt to Can E	and went to Can-	and want to Can E
ada recently to VAC (i. WILSON,	ada recently to \|\| YAC G. WILSON. \|\|	ada recently to VAC (i. WILSON,
complete his training as an RAAK	complete his training as an RAAF	complete his training as an RAAF
pilot.	pilot.	pilot.

Identified overProof corrections	ENLISTED QUEENSLAND YEARS RAAF PALMER TWENTY
Identified overProof non-corrections	YAC ST AIRCRAFT [**VANDALISED] MANITOBA WENT

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	54	77.8	88.9	50.0
Searchability of unique words	44	77.3	88.6	50.0
Weighted Words		75.8	87.8	49.5

Article ID 172617226, Article, KILLED IN AIR ACCIDENT, page 2 1942-07-09, The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), 62 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
KILLED IN AIR	KILLED IN AIR	KILLED IN AIR
ACCIDENT	ACCIDENT	ACCIDENT
Flight Sergeant	Flight Sergeant	Flight Sergeant
F. C. Conkman	F. C. Cookman,	F. C. Cookman
who lost 1m hit	who lost his life	who lost in her
as a result of i	as a result of an	as a result of i
aircraft accident	aircraft accident	aircraft accident
m the Middle	in the Middle	in the Middle
F.aM on June Tl	East on June 22.	East on June 21
The second mhi	The second son	The second son
of Mr and Mi«F	of Mr and Mrs F.	of Mr. and Mrs.
C. Cookman	C. Cookman,	C. Cookman
Wooloowin, hi	Wooloowin, he	Wooloowin, he
was educated hi	was educated at	was educated to
'be Murwilluui	the Murwillum-	'be Murwillumbah
buh High School	bah High School.	High School
Before onlMing!	Before enlisting	Before enlisting!
in the AirFouc	in the Air Force	in the AirFouc
in 1939. he was cnxiigcu1 in lumber	in 1939, he was engaged in lumber	in 1939. he was engaged in timber
work in Queensland. ?	work in Queensland.	work in Queensland. ?

Identified overProof corrections	ENGAGED MURWILLUMBAH ENLISTING MRS SON EAST
Identified overProof non-corrections	AN AT LUMBER [**VANDALISED] LIFE FORCE HIS

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	55	70.9	85.5	50.0
Searchability of unique words	41	73.2	85.4	45.5
Weighted Words		73.8	86.7	49.2

Article ID 172617261, Article, KILLED IN AIR ACCIDENT, page 2 1942-07-09, The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), 64 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
KILLED IN AIR	KILLED IN AIR	KILLED IN AIR
ACCIDENT	ACCIDENT	ACCIDENT
Flight Sergeant	Flight Sergeant	Flight Sergeant
F. C. Cookman	F. C. Cookman,	F. C. Cookman
who lost his life	who lost his life	who lost his life
as a result of .v	as a result of an	as a result of an
aircraft accident	aircraft accident	aircraft accident
in (lie Middle	in the Middle	in the Middle
East on June 22	East on June 22.	East on June 22
The second von	The second son	The second son
of Mr mid M j -- !?	of Mr and Mrs. F.	of Mr and M j -- !?
C. Cunkiuan	C. Cookman,	C. Cunkiuan
Wooloowin. In	Wooloowin, he	Wooloowin. In
was educated ai	was educated at	was educated at
the Mitrwillum	the Murwillum-	the Murwillumbah
bah High School	bah High School.	High School
Before enlisting	Before enlisting	Before enlisting
in the AirFnue	in the Air Force	in the AirFnue
in 1030, he was engaged in lutnbei	in 1939, he was engaged in lumber	in 1930, he was engaged in timber
Work in Queensland.	work in Queensland.	Work in Queensland.

Identified overProof corrections	AN AT MURWILLUMBAH SON AND
Identified overProof non-corrections	LUMBER FORCE MRS

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	55	78.2	89.1	50.0
Searchability of unique words	41	80.5	92.7	62.5
Weighted Words		82.1	92.0	55.6

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Article ID 8229909, Family Notices, Family Notices, page 5 1942-01-27, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 137 words, 5 corrections

Article ID 8234974, Article, ADVOCACY OF CHURCH UNION Methodist Discussion, page 4 1942-02-28, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 521 words, 5 corrections

Article ID 8238290, Article, PICKABACK PILOT WINS DFM Attack on Ships, page 2 1942-03-20, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 277 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 11998326, Article, LEVEL CROSSING FATALITY, page 4 1942-10-03, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 83 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 17788290, Article, RICHARDSON AND WRENCH, page 3 1942-02-17, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 94 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 17797574, Article, LATE DR. G. H. ABBOTT, page 9 1942-11-13, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 146 words, 5 corrections

Article ID 17822685, Article, BIG SHELTER IN CITY Queen Victoria Building, page 4 1942-06-02, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 134 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 36148875, Article, ATTACK ON FLYING BOAT, page 4 1942-03-31, Burra Record (SA : 1878 - 1954), 73 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 42328544, Article, Rallway Transfers., page 4 1942-01-21, Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 59 words, 5 corrections

Article ID 42349725, Article, EXTENSIVE PROJECT. DIFFICULTIES IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, June 24., page 4 1942-06-25, Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 725 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 48872534, Article, Private Casualty Advices, page 5 1942-06-30, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), 524 words, 9 corrections

Article ID 50145472, Article, J.K. STANDARD OF OUTPUT BEST, page 2 1942-08-31, The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), 68 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 61774024, Article, LOCO CONSTRUCTION, page 1 1942-10-16, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), 78 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 78277698, Article, Rail Fatality, page 9 1942-05-02, The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), 69 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 81533861, Article, A NEW BRITISH BOMBER THAT BOMBS BERLIN.—, page 4 1942-04-14, The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), 91 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 81538094, Article, RAIL. INVENTION, page 1 1942-06-16, The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), 192 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 81538520, Article, AT SIMLA DACOIT OUTRAGE NEW DELHI, June 21., page 2 1942-06-23, The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), 77 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 81539080, Article, CLOTHES RATION RAILWAYMEN'S UNIFORMS BRISBANE, June 26., page 2 1942-06-30, The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), 54 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 98959133, Article, NES Arrangements, page 4 1942-03-23, Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), 63 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 99788265, Article, FITTER'S NASTY FALL, page 1 1942-03-03, Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), 76 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 115082035, Article, CONVERSION PROPOSED. Broken Hill-Port Pirie Railway Gauge. BECOME STANDARD GAUGE., page 4 1942-04-10, Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 140 words, 5 corrections

Article ID 160197367, Article, Cobb and Co., page 4 1942-07-28, The Gloucester Advocate (NSW : 1905 - 1954), 503 words, 5 corrections

Article ID 160431138, Article, MR. JOHN CAUL THIES BOOCK, page 2 1942-08-01, The Northern Champion (Taree, NSW : 1913 - 1954), 344 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 170273814, Article, QUEENSLAND RAILWAY AMBULANCE CORPS., page 2 1942-02-27, Cloncurry Advocate (Qld. : 1931 - 1953), 77 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 171970927, Article, Killed in Air Accident, page 2 1942-06-17, The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), 69 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 172617226, Article, KILLED IN AIR ACCIDENT, page 2 1942-07-09, The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), 62 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 172617261, Article, KILLED IN AIR ACCIDENT, page 2 1942-07-09, The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), 64 words, 3 corrections

Accumulated stats for 27 articles from year 1942

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ADVOCACY	ADVOCACY	ADVOCACY
OF CHURCH	OF CHURCH	OF CHURCH
UNION	UNION	UNION
j Methodist Discussion	Methodist Discussion	Methodist Discussion
The Church of England Is pre	"The Church of England is pre-	The Church of England is prepared
pared to die as the Church of Eng	pared to die as the Church of Eng-	to die as the Church of England
land in the interests of a wider	land in the interests of a wider	in the interests of a wider
unltv Bishop Baker said at the	unity." Bishop Baker said at the	unity Bishop Baker said at the
Methodist Conference at Wesley	Methodist Conference at Wesley	Methodist Conference at Wesley
Church jestcrdey Bishop Baker was	Church yesterday Bishop Baker was	Church yesterday Bishop Baker was
one of a number of members of the	one of a number of members of the	one of a number of members of the
regional committee of the raith and	regional committee of the Faith and	regional committee of the Faith and
Order Movement who weie received	Order Movement who were received	Order Movement who were received
bj the conference as a deputation	by the conference as a deputation	by the conference as a deputation
and he was speaKing in advocacy of	and he was speaking in advocacy of	and he was speaking in advocacy of
a closer union between tue churches	a closer union between the churches.	a closer union between the churches
The most important thing in the	"The most important thing in the	The most important thing in the
world today is the unity of Christen	world today is the unity of Christen-	world today is the unity of Christendom
dom for we feel that we have not	dom, for we feel that we have not	for we feel that we have not
integrated Christianity for our	integrated Christianity for our	integrated Christianity for our
civilisation which Is going to pieces	civilisation which is going to pieces,"	civilisation which is going to pieces
Bishop Baker said	Bishop Baker said.	Bishop Baker said
Speaking of the Anglican point of	Speaking of the Anglican point of	Speaking of the Anglican point of
view regarding union Bishop Baker	view regarding union, Bishop Baker	view regarding union Bishop Baker
expressed the opinion that li was	expressed the opinion that it was	expressed the opinion that li was
misunderstood bj manj members of	misunderstood by many members of	misunderstood by many members of
other churches The attitude was	other churches. The attitude was	other churches The attitude was
not one of absorption as was fre	not one of absorption as was fre-	not one of absorption as was frequently
qucntlj supposed but to retain m	quently supposed, but to retain in	supposed but to retain in
the respective churches whatever is	the respective churches whatever is	the respective churches whatever is
vital in the fulfilment of the pi in	vital in the fulfilment of the prin-	vital in the fulfilment of the pi in
ciples of the Kingdom of God In	ciples of the Kingdom of God. In	ciples of the Kingdom of God in
a united church there must be the	a united church there must be the	a united church there must be the
widest possible vailation In the	widest possible variation in the	widest possible variation in the
practice of ritual and validitv or	practice of ritual and validity or	practice of ritual and validity or
orders acceptable to all Just as in	orders acceptable to all. Just as in	orders acceptable to all Just as in
the last war the phase had been	the last war the phase had been	the last war the phase had been
caught fiom Nietsche Tile will to	caught fiom Nietsche. "The will to	caught from Nietzsche The will to
win he hoped that among the	win," he hoped that among the	win he hoped that among the
Crunches the catch word of the pre	Churches the catch word of the pre-	Churches the catch word of the present
sent would be The will to unltv	sent would be "The will to unity,"	would be The will to unity
and if thej went forward with a will	and if they went forward with a will	and if they went forward with a will
to unltv God w ould glv e then a crow n	to unity God would give then a crown	to unley God would give then a crown of
of blessing for the Christian	of blessing for the Christian	blessing for the Christian
Church	Church.	Church
Rev R Wilson Macaulaj of the	Rev. R. Wilson Macaulay, of the	Rev. R. Wilson Macaulay, of the
Camberwell Presbj terian Church	Camberwell Presbyterian Church,	Camberwell Presbyterian Church
another member of the deputation	another member of the deputation,	another member of the deputation
«?aid that thej should attempt to	said that they should attempt to	said that they should attempt to
bi ins Hie churches togethei and then	bring the churches together, and then	be in the churches together and then
with the whole force of the Christian	with the whole force of the Christian	with the whole force of the Christian
Church something could be done in	Church something could be done in	Church something could be done in
facing tlie pioblcms which now con	facing the problems which now con-	facing the problems which now confronted
fronted them	fronted them.	them
Professor G Calvert Barber in	Professor G. Calvert Barber in	Professor G Calvert Barber in
îeply to the deputation said that	reply to the deputation said that	reply to the deputation said that
the Spirit of God had not been	the Spirit of God had not been	the Spirit of God had not been
given to unite the Church but had	given to unite the Church but had	given to unite the Church but had
been given when the Church was	been given when the Church was	been given when the Church was
united because of fear and frustra	united because of fear and frustra-	united because of fear and frustration
tion of their hopes He felt that	tion of their hopes. He felt that	of their hopes He felt that
just as loyalty to tiuth had led their	just as loyalty to truth had led their	just as loyalty to truth had led their
particular blanch of the Church to	particular branch of the Church to	particular branch of the Church to
break avvaj lojaltj to the truth	break away, loyalty to the truth	break away loyalty to the truth
would lead them back	would lead them back.	would lead them back
Professor H Woodruff said he was	Professor H. Woodruff said he was	Professor H Woodruff said he was
obsessed bj 2 things-one that	obsessed by 2 things-- one that	obsessed by 2 things-one that
nothing but the Gospel or Jesus	nothing but the Gospel of Jesus	nothing but the Gospel or Jesus
Christ could save tile world and the	Christ could save the world and the	Christ could save the world and the
other that only a united Chuich	other that only a united Church	other that only a united Church
could be big enough to undertake the	could be big enough to undertake the	could be big enough to undertake the
tasks walting to be done Many	tasks waiting to be done. Many	tasks waiting to be done Many
men were walting for a demonstra	men were waiting for a demonstra-	men were waiting for a demonstra-
tion of Clnlstlan unity to show that	tion of Christian unity to show that	tion of Christian unity to show that
the Church really meant business	the Church really meant business.	the Church really meant business
Rev T C Rentoul Chaplain	Rev. T. C. Rentoul, Chaplain	Rev T C Rentoul Chaplain
General reported that 23 chaplains	General, reported that 23 chaplains	General reported that 23 chaplains
had been appointed from the Metho	had been appointed from the Metho-	had been appointed from the Methodist
dist Church for sei vice oversea Mr	dist Church for service oversea. Mr.	Church for service oversea Mr
Rentoul read a postcard from Chap	Rentoul read a postcard from Chap-	Rentoul read a postcard from Chaplain
lain Rex Dakers a prisoner of war	lain Rex Dakers, a prisoner of war.	Rex Dakers a prisoner of war
Complimentary references were made	Complimentary references were made	Complimentary references were made
to the splendid vvmk of the	to the splendid work of the	to the splendid work of the
Methodist Padres Auxiliary	Methodist Padres Auxiliary.	Methodist Ladies Auxiliary
Rev David Lewis was elected sec	Rev. David Lewis was elected sec-	Rev David Lewis was elected secretail
retaij of the Chuich Building Fund	retary of the Church Building Fund	of the Church Building Fund
in succession to Rev H G Secomb	in succession to Rev. H. G. Secomb,	in succession to Rev H G Secomb
who had been appointed bj the	who had been appointed by the	who had been appointed by the
general conference as managing	general conference as managing	general conference as managing
treasurer of tile Methodist Super	treasurer of the Methodist Super-	treasurer of the Methodist Supernumerary
numerary Fund	numerary Fund.	Fund

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BIG SHELTER IN	BIG SHELTER IN	BIG SHELTER IN
CITY	CITY	CITY
Queen Victoria	Queen Victoria	Queen Victoria
Building	Building	Building
The strongest and biggest shi-	The strongest and biggest air-	The strongest and biggest air-
ra id shelter yet constructed in	raid shelter yet constructed in	raid shelter yet constructed in
the city is nearly completed in	the city is nearly completed in	the city is nearly completed in
the basement of the Queen Vic-	the basement of the Queen Vic-	the basement of the Queen Victoria
toria Building, George and York.	toria Building, George and York	Building, George and York.
Streets. It will be officially	Streets. It will be officially	Streets. It will be officially
opened ' by the Minister "for	opened by the Minister for	opened by the Minister for
N.KS., Mr. Heffron, on Friday	N.E.S., Mr. Heffron, on Friday	NES., Mr. Heffron, on Friday
afternoon.	afternoon.	afternoon.
The »helier «vas designed by the	The shelter was designed by the	The shelter was designed by the
engineering st eft of the Sydney	engineering staff of the Sydney	engineering staff of the Sydney
I County Council to accommodate the	County Council to accommodate the	I County Council to accommodate the
whole of the administrative .staff.	whole of the administrative staff.	whole of the administrative staff.
Some of the County Council's records	Some of the County Council's records	Some of the County Council's records
will be kept Dhere.	will be kept there.	will be kept there.
The shelter cost about £15,000.	The shelter cost about £15,000.	The shelter cost about £15,000.
The shelter Is sufficiently stiong to	The shelter is sufficiently strong to	The shelter is sufficiently strong to
bear the weight of the whole build-	bear the weight of the whole build-	bear the weight of the whole building
ing falling on top of it.	ing falling on top of it.	falling on top of it.
For greater safety pot tlon of the	For greater safety portion of the	For greater safety portion of the
County Council records has hepn	County Council records has been	County Council records has been
transfened to branch offices in thr	transferred to branch offices in the	transferred to branch offices in the
northern, western, and eastern sub-	northern, western, and eastern sub-	northern, western, and eastern suburbs
urbs _________	urbs.	_________

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Kill. INVENTION	RAIL INVENTION	Kill. INVENTION
Advice has been received 'soys (he	Advice has been received (says the	Advice has been received 'says (the
Mnrkny Menctirv) thai the invention	Mackay Mercury) that the invention	Mackay Mercury) that the invention
by Mr. W. Moloney. fojmerly of Far	by Mr. W. Moloney, formerly of Far-	by Mr. W. Moloney. formerly of Farleigh
leigh. designed to solve the difficulty of	leigh, designed to solve the difficulty of	designed to solve the difficulty of
the break of entices o£ the interstate	the break of gauge of the interstate	the break of entices of the interstate
railways Has received favorable con	railways has received favorable con-	railways Has received favorable consideration
sideration by members of the Onlral	sideration by members of the Central	by members of the Central
Invention Board and leading railway	Invention Board and leading railway	Invention Board and leading railway
engineers in a demonstration at Can	engineers in a demonstration at Can-	engineers in a demonstration at Canberra
berra . The demonstration proved so	berra. The demonstration proved so	The demonstration proved so
satisfarforv that his model Ik to be	satisfactory that his model is to be	satisfactory that his model is to be
pu* into blueprint for exhaustive Fteel	put into blueprint for exhaustive steel	put into blueprint for exhaustive Steel
teste. Mr. Moloney's invention is the	tests. Mr. Moloney's invention is the	teste. Mr. Moloney's invention is the
sixth that has been demonstrated before	sixth that has been demonstrated before	sixth that has been demonstrated before
the Board within the last few months,	the Board within the last few months,	the Board within the last few months,
with the oblcct nf solving the bresk of	with the object of solving the break of	with the object of solving the break of
gauge problem. For a number of yenre	gauge problem. For a number of years	gauge problem. For a number of years
Mr. Moloney has been working on this	Mr. Moloney has been working on this	Mr. Moloney has been working on this
invention and on several previous oc	invention and on several previous oc-	invention and on several previous occasions
casions has submitted models to the	casions has submitted models to the	has submitted models to the
Inventions Board. About two years	Inventions Board. About two years	Inventions Board. About two years
ago a design, based on the automatic	ago a design, based on the automatic	ago a design, based on the automatic
expansion of axles with the mainten	expansion of axles with the mainten-	expansion of axles with the maintenance
ance of equilibrium of coaches and	ance of equilibrium of coaches and	of equilibrium of coaches and
trucks, was exhibited by him and won	trucks, was exhibited by him and won	trucks, was exhibited by him and won
favorable comment. Certain adjustments	favorable comment. Certain adjustments	favorable comment. Certain adjustments
»"fcre t*"ommended hv the exoerts and	were recommended by the experts and	were recommended by the experts and
Mr. Moloney ha* sln^e worked along	Mr. Moloney has since worked along	Mr. Moloney has since worked along
the principle ' outlined. Mr. Moloney	the principle outlined. Mr. Moloney	the principle ' outlined. Mr. Moloney
has oPFft**ad suggestions to the authori	has offered suggestions to the authori-	has oPFft**ad suggestions to the authorities
ties relative to aeroplane design.	ties relative to aeroplane design.	relative to aeroplane design.

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Cobb and Co.	Cobb and Co.	Cobb and Co.
Cobb and Co. — that great com	Cobb and Co.—that great com-	Cobb and Co. is that great company
pany of coach proprietors — so thor	pany of coach proprietors—so thor-	of coach proprietors — so thoroughly
oughly British in tradition — was an	oughly British in tradition—was an	British in tradition I was an
American company. It was found	American company. It was found-	American company. It was found
ed by four enterprising1 Americans	ed by four enterprising Americans	ed by four enterprising Americans
who were attracted to Australia	who were attracted to Australia	who were attracted to Australia
during the Victorian gold rush days	during the Victorian gold rush days	during the Victorian gold rush days
of the 1850's. Their names were	of the 1850's. Their names were	of the 1880's. Their names were
X1 X CClXlCLll UUUU, nJVllll XTCU-rV, cJCLl-LlCO	Freeman Cobb, John Peck, James	X X CClXlCLll UUUU, nJVllll XTCU-rV, cJCLl-LlCO
Swanson and Anthony Blake. Even	Swanson and Anthony Blake. Even	Swanson and Anthony Blake. Even
their coaches were American.	their coaches were American.	their coaches were American.
After Freeman Cobb and his part	After Freeman Cobb and his part-	After Freeman Cobb and his part
ners had made their money they	ners had made their money they	ners had made their money they
sold out — and Cobb and Co. changed	sold out—and Cobb and Co. changed	sold out — and Cobb and Co. changed
hands several times, always, how	hands several times, always, how-	hands several times, always, however,
ever, remaining the old and popular	ever, remaining the old and popular	remaining the old and popular
name of Cobb and Co.	name of Cobb and Co.	name of Cobb and Co.
Successive owners found the go	Successive owners found the go-	Successive owners found the going
ing too hard for profit, and a young	ing too hard for profit, and a young	too hard for profit, and a young
American of outstanding enterprise,	American of outstanding enterprise,	American of outstanding enterprise,
energy and ability, James Ruther	energy and ability, James Ruther-	energy and ability, James Rutherford,
ford, and a group of his friends,	ford, and a group of his friends,	and a group of his friends,
purchased the company for £23,000 —	purchased the company for £23,000—	purchased the company for £23,000 —
£5000 in cash and the rest in promis	£5000 in cash and the rest in promis-	£5000 in cash and the rest in promissory
sory notes. Within six months the	sory notes. Within six months the	notes. Within six months the
liabilities were paid off— and Cobb	liabilities were paid off—and Cobb	liabilities were paid off and Cobb
and Co. never looked back again.	and Co. never looked back again.	and Co. never looked back again.
So well did they prosper that the	So well did they prosper that the	So well did they prosper that the
?company was responsible for the	company was responsible for the	company was responsible for the
financing of several projects of in	financing of several projects of in-	financing of several projects of in
calculable value to Australia.	calculable value to Australia.	calculable value to Australia.
There was hardly an enterprise	There was hardly an enterprise	There was hardly an enterprise
which called for enterprise on which	which called for enterprise on which	which called for enterprise on which
Cobb and Co. did not embark.Ruth	Cobb and Co. did not embark,— Ruth-	Cobb and Co. did not embark. Ruth
erf or d. himself invented a sheep dip	erford himself invented a sheep dip	serf or d. himself invented a sheep dip
through which 4000 sheep could be	through which 4000 sheep could be	through which 4000 sheep could be
dipped in a day. Walter Hall, one	dipped in a day. Walter Hall, one	dipped in a day Walter Hall, one
of the proprietors, was one of the	of the proprietors, was one of the	of the proprietors, was one of the
original proprietors of Mount Mor	original proprietors of Mount Mor-	original proprietors of Mount Morgan
gan mine — and he died a millionaire.	gan mine—and he died a millionaire.	mine is and he died a millionaire.
Cobb and Co. as a company entered	Cobb and Co. as a company entered	Cobb and Co. as a company entered
other fields. They imported prize	other fields. They imported prize	other fields. They imported prize
stock and built up large grazing	stock and built up large grazing	stock and built up large grazing
holdings through the eastern States.	holdings through the eastern States.	holdings through the eastern States.
They established the iron industry	They established the iron industry	They established the iron industry
in Australia by financing the iron	in Australia by financing the iron	in Australia by financing the iron
works at Lithgow.	works at Lithgow.	works at Lithgow.
But this was by no means the end	But this was by no means the end	But this was by no means the end
to their enterprise. Cobb and Co.	to their enterprise. Cobb and Co.	to their enterprise. Cobb and Co.
were the first to export Jarrah tim	were the first to export Jarrah tim-	were the first to export Jarrah timber
ber for railway works in India, and	ber for railway works in India, and	for railway works in India, and
in order to maintain their supply,	in order to maintain their supply,	in order to maintain their supply,
they established large sawmills in	they established large sawmills in	they established large sawmills in
Western Australia. Also to India,	Western Australia. Also to India,	Western Australia. Also to India,
as Army remounts, went horses ex	as Army remounts, went horses ex-	as Army remounts, went horses exported
ported — for the first time — by Cobb	ported—for the first time—by Cobb	s for the first time — by Cobb
and Co. Their money helped to es	and Co. Their money helped to es-	and Co. Their money helped to establish
tablish the Bathurst 'Advocate' ;	tablish the Bathurst "Advocate" ;	the Bathurst 'Advocate' ;
they established six coach building	they established six coach building	they established six coach building
factories in New South Wales and	factories in New South Wales and	factories in New South Wales and
Queensland ; they acted as railway	Queensland ; they acted as railway	Queensland ; they acted as railway
contractors. They employed thou	contractors. They employed thou-	contractors. They employed thousands
sands throughout Australia, and	sands throughout Australia, and	throughout Australia, and
they helped to make habitable the	they helped to make habitable the	they helped to make habitable the
inhabitable places. They have been	inhabitable places. They have been	inhabitable places. They have been
called the greatest influence in Aus	called the greatest influence in Aus-	called the greatest influence in Australia.
tralia.	tralia.
The establishment of the iron in	The establishment of the iron in-	The establishment of the iron in
dustry by Rutherford's enterprise is	dustry by Rutherford's enterprise is	dustry by Rutherford's enterprise is
interesting also when it is remem	interesting also when it is remem-	interesting also when it is remembered
bered that an American establish	bered that an American establish-	that an American established
ed Australia's steel industry. This	ed Australia's steel industry. This	Australia's steel industry. This
was David Baker, of Philadelphia,	was David Baker, of Philadelphia,	was David Baker, of Philadelphia,
brought out to Australia some years	brought out to Australia some years	brought out to Australia some years
before the Great War by G. D. Del	before the Great War by G. D. Del-	before the Great War by G. D. Delprat,
prat, general manager of the Broken	prat, general manager of the Broken	general manager of the Broken
Hill Pty., to advise on the practic	Hill Pty., to advise on the practice-	Hill Pty., to advise on the practical
ability of establishing iron and steal	ability of establishing iron and steal	ability of establishing iron and steel
works at Newcastle.	works at Newcastle.	works at Newcastle.
And the gold .mining industry;	And the gold mining industry ;	And the gold mining industry;
Yes, America helped there too, for	Yes, America helped there too, for	Yes, America helped there too, for
one of the young engineers who help	one of the young engineers who help-	one of the young engineers who helped
ed to put Kalgoorlie on its feet in	ed to put Kalgoorlie on its feet in	to put Kalgoorlie on its feet in
the early gold digging davs was	the early gold digging days was	the early gold digging days was
Herbert Hoover, future president of	Herbert Hoover, future president of	Herbert Hoover, future president of
the United State8.	the United States.	the United States.

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	4259	86.1	95.2	65.7
Searchability of unique words	2412	88.3	95.8	63.8
Weighted Words		89.5	96.0	61.8