Notes

Accuracy of OCR and overProof is measured in comparison with the human corrections. We know human corrections in this sample are incomplete, and themselves contain errors, but they are the best we could find automatically from the NLA newspapers corpus, tagged as completely corrected then further filtered to those with at least 3 corrections, at least 40% of lines corrected and lowest third percentage of non-dictionary words.
Accuracy is measured by a separate process from that used to colour words in this output: the colouring process is heuristic, and not completely accurate.
Colour legend:
Text - OCR text corrected by human and/or overProof
Text - human and/or overProof corrections
Text - discrepencies between human and/or overProof
Text - human corrections not applied by overProof
Identified overProof corrections are calculated by the statistical calculation process, and shows those words changed by overProof which ALSO match human corrections. As human corrections are often wrong and incomplete, so too is this list.
Identified overProof non-corrections are calculated by the statistical calculation process, and shows those words in the overProof output which DO NOT MATCH human corrections. As human corrections are often wrong and incomplete, so too is this list. Words marked as [**VANDALISED] are those which have been changed by overProof but not by the human correction; as before, a missed human correction will be (incorrectly) classified as vandalisation by overProof.
Searchability of unique words refers to the distinct words in an article, and how many are present before and after correction. It is measure of how many of the words within an article could be used to find the article using a search engine.
Weighted Words refers to a calculation in which common words count for little (a fraction of a word) and unusual words count for more, in proportion to the log of the inverse of their frequency in the corpus. It may be an indicator of how well distinctive words in an article can be searched before and after correction.

Article ID 2820940, Article, CAMBERRA BEATS WAGGA AT SOCCER, page 3 1949-08-30, The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 78 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
CAMBERRA BEATS	CANBERRA BEATS	CANBERRA BEATS
WAGGA AT. SOCCER	WAGGA AT SOCCER	WAGGA AT. SOCCER
Canberra defeated Wagga 2-nil	Canberra defeated Wagga 2-nil	Canberra defeated Wagga 3-nil
5n a soccer match at the week-	in a soccer match at the week-	in a soccer match at the week-end.
end.	end.
.Sherriff scored the fürst J goal	Sherriff scored the first goal	Sherriff scored the first J goal
for Canberra following à move-	for Canberra following a move-	for Canberra following a movement
ment in which Law and Slater,	ment in which Law and Slater,	in which Law and Slater,
participated. _ V \|,)l	participated.	participated. _ V \|,)l
Morgan, Sheehy and Spread	Morgan, Sheehy and Spread-	Morgan, Sheehy and Spread
Ibury combined in a seriOBîo? pas-	bury combined in a series of pas-	Ibury combined in a serious? passes
ses which ended in Slater scoring	ses which ended in Slater scoring	which ended in Slater scoring
the second goal for Canberra.	the second goal for Canberra.	the second goal for Canberra.
A few minutes before half	A few minutes before half-	A few minutes before half
time, Adams headed «¿he ball Into	time, Adams headed the ball into	time, Adams headed the ball into
the net, but the score was disal	the net, but the score was disal-	the net, but the score was disal
íowed.	lowed.	rowed.

Identified overProof corrections	FIRST
Identified overProof non-corrections	OF DISALLOWED SERIES SPREADBURY

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	65	87.7	93.8	50.0
Searchability of unique words	46	89.1	91.3	20.0
Weighted Words		90.8	92.3	16.8

Article ID 18133097, Article, FINANCE IS OBSTACLE Rail Gauge Plan, page 3 1949-10-15, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 164 words, 8 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
FINANCE IS	FINANCE IS	FINANCE IS
OBSTACLE	OBSTACLE	OBSTACLE
Rail Gauge Plan	Rail Gauge Plan	Rail Gauge Plan
CANBERRA, Friday-The	CANBERRA, Friday.—The	CANBERRA, Friday The
Prime Minister. Mr. Chifley,	Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley,	Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley,
said to-day the New South	said to-day the New South	said to-day the New South
Wales Government had made	Wales Government had made	Wales Government had made
it clear that it did not want to	it clear that it did not want to	it clear that it did not want to
go on with the scheme to	go on with the scheme to	go on with the scheme to
standardise i ait gauges	standardise rail gauges.	standardise i art gauges
"I undei stand the present	"I understand the present	"I understand the present
Premier feels that they are not	Premier feels that they are not	Premier feels that they are not
in a financial position to go on	in a financial position to go on	in a financial position to go on
with the agreement," Mi Chifley	with the agreement," Mr. Chifley	with the agreement," Mr Chifley
said	said.	said
"I hey lound beloie that the)	"They found before that they	"I they found before that they
put moie into the scheme th in	put more into the scheme than	put more into the scheme than
they got out ol it	they got out of it.	they got out of it.
We leeentlv decided to ti)	We recently decided to try	We recently decided to try
and negotiate with each Stale	and negotiate with each State	and negotiate with each State
sepal at ely We intimated to New	separately. We intimated to New	seat at ely We intimated to New
South Wales that we would like	South Wales that we would like	South Wales that we would like
an answer by Septcmbei 30, and	an answer by September 30, and	an answer by September 30, and
it was cleat they did not want	it was clear they did not want	it was clear they did not want
to go on with it	to go on with it.	to go on with it
'Victoria favours standardisa	Victoria favours standardisa-	Victoria favours standardisation
and Western Australia has	tion, and Western Australia has	and Western Australia has
made an agreement with the	made an agreement with the	made an agreement with the
Commonwealth to share the cost	Commonwealth to share the cost	Commonwealth to share the cost
of standardisation '	of standardisation."	of standardisation Mr
Mr Chiflev added "An an-	Mr. Chifley added "An an-	Chifley added "An announcement
nouncement on the Common-	nouncement on the Common-	on the Commonwealth
wealth s negotiations can be ex-	wealth's negotiations can be ex-	s negotiations can be expected
pected bcfoie Parliament dis-	pected before Parliament dis-	before Parliament dis-
solves "	solves."	solves "

Identified overProof corrections	THAN TRY FOUND SEPTEMBER UNDERSTAND STATE RECENTLY MORE BEFORE
Identified overProof non-corrections	COMMONWEALTHS SEPARATELY

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	146	86.3	97.9	85.0
Searchability of unique words	89	87.6	97.8	81.8
Weighted Words		86.0	97.2	80.3

Article ID 28667560, Article, Ballet At The University Revue, page 15 1949-05-15, The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953), 96 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Ballet At The University Revue	Ballet At The University Revue	Ballet At The University Revue
MEMBERS of the University Revue Ballet in their cos-.,	MEMBERS of the University Revue Ballet in their costumes	MEMBERS of the University Revue Ballet in their cos-.,
for "Blue Stockings or Black"-MISSES HILDA	for "Blue Stockings or Black"—MISSES HILDA	for "Blue Stockings or Black MISSES HILDA
FINCKH, MARIE WHEELER, COLLEEN ARMOUR, MAR-	FINCKH, MARIE WHEELER, COLLEEN ARMOUR,	FINCKH, MARIE WHEELER, COLLEEN ARMOUR, MARGARET
GARET CAMERON, 07ÍCÍ ANN MUSZKAT, show one of the	MARGARET CAMERON, and ANN MUSZKAT, show one of the	CAMERON, 07ÍCÍ ANN MUSZKAT, show one of the
steps of their "can-can" dcince. The girls arc all students	steps of their "can-can" dance. The girls are all students	steps of their "can-can" dance. The girls are all students
at thc University, and have been learning their ballets	at the University, and have been learning their ballets	at the University, and have been learning their ballots
. between lectures. t .	between lectures.	between lectures. at .
VOURTH near Veterinary Science student, DON LAVERS,	FOURTH near Veterinary Science student, DON LAVERS,	FOURTH near Veterinary Science student, DON LAVERS,
1 persuaded first year Arts students, MISSES MADELEINE	persuaded first year Arts students, MISSES MADELEINE	1 persuaded first year Arts students, MISSES MADELEINE
AGID, JUDITH OVEREND and ELIZABETH BARDSLEY to	AGID, JUDITH OVEREND and ELIZABETH BARDSLEY	AGED, JUDITH OVEREND and ELIZABETH BARDSLEY to
buy a lucky number ticket at the Settlement Fete at the	to buy a lucky number ticket at the Settlement Fete at	buy a lucky number ticket at the Settlement Fete at the
University yesterday.	the University yesterday.	University yesterday.

Identified overProof corrections	ARE DANCE FOURTH
Identified overProof non-corrections	BALLETS [VANDALISED] AGID [VANDALISED] COSTUMES

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	89	93.3	95.5	33.3
Searchability of unique words	67	94.0	95.5	25.0
Weighted Words		94.3	95.1	13.6

Article ID 56894245, Article, NEW SECRETARY OF STATE A.F.U.L.E., page 4 1949-02-12, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), 90 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
NEW SECRETARY OFj	NEW SECRETARY OF	NEW SECRETARY OF
STATE A.F.U.L.E.	STATE A.F.U.L.E.	STATE A.F.U.L.E.
! BRISBANE, February ll.-!	BRISBANE, February 11.—	BRISBANE, February 14.-!
IA former alderman of the Bris- j	A former alderman of the Bris-	A former alderman of the Bris-
; j bane City Council and a rail-j	bane City Council and a rail-	; bane City Council and a railway
¡way engine driver, H. L. Ed-j	way engine driver, H. L. Ed-	engine driver, H. L. Ed-j
[monds, has been elected State;	monds, has been elected State	[monds, has been elected State;
Secretary of the Australian!	Secretary of the Australian	Secretary of the Australian
¡¡Federated Union of Locomotive	Federated Union of Locomotive	Federated Union of Locomotive
iEnginemen.	Enginemen.	Enginemen.
! The position became vacant	The position became vacant	! The position became vacant
¡last April when the former;	last April when the former	last April when the former;
¡State secretary <Mr G. M.	State secretary (Mr. G. M.	State secretary Mr G. M.
(Ridgway) was elected as the	Ridgway) was elected as the	(Ridgway) was elected as the
union's general secretary inj	union's general secretary in	union's general secretary in
¡Melbourne. Mr Edmonds hid;	Melbourne. Mr. Edmonds had	Melbourne. Mr Edmonds had;
I been acting in the position, !	been acting in the position,	I been acting in the position, !
'nominations for which closed	nominations for which closed	nominations for which closed
;this- afternoon. His was the	this afternoon. His was the	this- afternoon. His was the
only nomination.	only nomination.	only nomination.

Identified overProof corrections	RAILWAY ENGINEMEN HAD
Identified overProof non-corrections

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	72	88.9	97.2	75.0
Searchability of unique words	49	93.9	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		95.0	100.0	100.0

Article ID 56899116, Article, Fotal Level Crossing Smash, page 4 1949-03-31, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), 194 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Fötal Level	Fatal Level	Fatal Level
Crossing Sipash	Crossing Smash	Crossing Smash
MACKAY, March 30. - A	MACKAY, March 30.— A	MACKAY, March 30. A
Macleay truck driver was killed	Mackay truck driver was killed	Macleay truck driver was killed
instantly when his truck col-	instantly when his truck collided	instantly when his truck col-
with a rail motor on a	with a rail motor on a	with a rail motor on a
level crossing at the junction	level crossing at the junction	level crossing at the junction
of Bridge* Road and Paradise:	of Bridge Road and Paradise	of Bridge Road and Paradise:
Street, about two miles from1	Street, about two miles from	Street, about two miles from
Mackay railway station, at 9.55	Mackay railway station, at 9.55	Mackay railway station, at 9.55
a .m. today.	a.m. today.	a m today.
He was William Jennings	He was William Jennings	He was William Jennings
Bryan Hennesey, -33, single, of	Bryan Hennesey, 33, single, of	Bryan Hennesey, -33, single, of
Bridge Road, Mackay. He was	Bridge Road, Mackay. He was	Bridge Road, Mackay. He was
pinned under the truck when	pinned under the truck when	pinned under the truck when
it somersaulted after being bit	it somersaulted after being hit	it somersaulted after being hit
by the rail motor. He was dead	by the rail motor. He was dead	by the rail motor. He was dead
when released by ambulance	when released by ambulance	when released by ambulance
bearers and passengers from	bearers and passengers	bearers and passengers from
the train.	from the train.	the train.
When the rail motor struck	When the rail motor struck the	When the rail motor struck
the truck it was carried along	truck it was carried along	the truck it was carried along
about 12 ft and smashed into	about 12 ft and smashed into	about 12 ft and smashed into
guard posts before somersault-	guard posts before somersaulting	guard posts before somersault-
down a small embankment	down a small embankment	down a small embankment
The rail motor was partially	The rail motor was partially	The rail motor was partially
derailed and continued its way	derailed and continued its way	derailed and continued its way
for about 20 yards before it	for about 20 yards before it	for about 20 yards before it
could be pulled up. j	could be pulled up.	could be pulled up. The
The driver of the rail motor	The driver of the rail motor	driver of the rail motor
(H. c. Jeffcoat) sounded a horn	(H. C. Jeffcoat) sounded a horn	(H. C. Jeffcoat) sounded a horn
100 yards from the crossing.	100 yards from the crossing.	100 yards from the crossing.
The wheels of the leading	The wheels of the leading	The wheels of the leading
bogey were derailed and a	bogey were derailed and a	bogey were derailed and a
broken axle rendered the hand	broken axle rendered the hand	broken axle rendered the hand
brake inefficient.	brake inefficient.	brake inefficient.
Large clumps of Guinea	Large clumps of Guinea	Large clumps of Guinea
grass up to 8" ft high are grow-	grass up to 8 ft high are growing	grass up to 6" ft high are grow-
ing at the comer of the road,	at the corner of the road,	ing at the corner of the road,
j approaching the crossing.	approaching the crossing.	j approaching the crossing.

Identified overProof corrections	SMASH FATAL HIT CORNER
Identified overProof non-corrections	SOMERSAULTING COLLIDED

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	170	94.1	97.6	60.0
Searchability of unique words	100	94.0	98.0	66.7
Weighted Words		93.5	97.8	66.7

Article ID 63059579, Article, UNIFORM GAUGE BETW. CAPITALS, page 1 1949-06-09, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), 52 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
UNIFORM GAUGE	UNIFORM GAUGE	UNIFORM GAUGE
BETW. CAPITALS	BETW. CAPITALS	BETW. CAPITALS
CANBERRA. June 8.— Th*	CANBERRA, June 8.— The	CANBERRA. June 30 The
Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said	Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said	Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said
in the House of Representative*	in the House of Representatives	in the House of Representatives
to-dny that although it had not	to-day that although it had not	to-day that although it had not
been possible lo gel all States to (	been possible to get all States to	been possible to get all States to (
agree to the general .standardisa	agree to the general standardisarion	agree to the general standardise
tion of railway gauges. It wa«.	of railway gauges, it was	tion of railway gauges. it was
hoped to provide uniform liner	hoped to provide uniform lines	hoped to provide uniform liner
between the capital cities.	between the capital cities.	between the capital cities.

Identified overProof corrections	GET /TO/DAY\|TODAY WAS REPRESENTATIVES
Identified overProof non-corrections	LINES STANDARDISARION

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	49	85.7	95.9	71.4
Searchability of unique words	40	85.0	95.0	66.7
Weighted Words		84.9	94.0	60.3

Article ID 63071102, Article, SHUNTER HURT, page 1 1949-11-23, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), 107 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
SHUNTER HURT	SHUNTER HURT	SHUNTER HURT
MACKAY, November 22 —A	MACKAY, November 22.— A	MACKAY, November 22 A
shunter employed by the Railwiv ,	shunter employed by the Railway	shunter employed by the Railway Department
Department was Injured on the !	Department was injured on the	was injured on the
Gordon Street level crossing ht '	Gordon Street level crossing at	Gordon Street level crossing he
11.15 this morning, while en- I	11.15 this morning, while en-	11.15 this morning, while en- I
saped In shunting ip^ratior.s. '	gaged in shunting operations.	saved in shunting operations. '
He is Mick Ponwoy (24). He,	He is Mick Pomeroy (24). He	He is Mick Ponwoy (24). He,
was taken to a private hrspital1	was taken to a private hospital	was taken to a private hospital
suffcrins injuries and abrasions to ?	suffering injuries and abrasions to	suffering injuries and abrasions to the
the right slfoulder. Pomeroy I	the right shoulder. Pomeroy	right shoulder. Pomeroy I
was bending down to couple two 1	was bending down to couple two	was bending down to couple two 1
«sggons when overhanging Urn- ,	waggons when overhanging tim-	waggons when overhanging Urn- ,
oer on one rf the trucks struck	ber on one of the trucks struck	over on one of the trucks struck
him. and knocked him down by I	him, and knocked him down by	him and knocked him down by the
the side of the line. He was at- '	the side of the line. He was	side of the line. He was at- attended
attended by his mates, who called	attended by his mates, who called	by his mates, who called
the ambulance. I	the ambulance.	the ambulance. I
His condition is not serious.	His condition is not serious.	His condition is not serious.

Identified overProof corrections	RAILWAY HOSPITAL SHOULDER OPERATIONS WAGGONS SUFFERING
Identified overProof non-corrections	ENGAGED BYTHE TIMBER

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	86	87.2	95.3	63.6
Searchability of unique words	64	85.9	95.3	66.7
Weighted Words		84.0	94.1	63.4

Article ID 63453771, Article, LATEST SOVIET CLAIM, page 4 1949-02-15, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), 68 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
! LATEST SOVIET	LATEST SOVIET	LATEST SOVIET
, CLAIM	CLAIM	CLAIM
MOSCOW, Februarv 14, The	MOSCOW, February 14. The	MOSCOW, February 14, The
dlesel railway locomotive was in	diesel railway locomotive was in-	diesel railway locomotive was in
vented In Russia, claims the news	vented in Russia, claims the news-	vented In Russia, claims the newspaper
paper 'Ukrainian Pravda.'	paper "Ukrainian Pravda."	Ukrainian Pravda.'
The world's first, the paper says,	The world's first, the paper says,	The world's first, the paper says,
wns designed by thn Soviet scient	was designed by the Soviet scient-	was designed by the Soviet scientist
ist Professor Y. M. Galikelya, in	ist Professor Y. M. Galtkelya, in	Professor Y. M. Galikelya, in
August. 1924.	August, 1924.	August. 1924.
'Thus the U.H.S.R. became the	"Thus the U.S.S.R. became the	Thus the U.S.S.R. became the
birthplace or the railway diesel	birthplace of the railway diesel	birthplace or the railway diesel
locomotive,' adds the paper, 'and	locomotive," adds the paper, "and	locomotive,' adds the paper, and
was a long uay ahead of other	was a long way ahead of other	was a long way ahead of other
countries In this.'	countries in this."	countries In this.'

Identified overProof corrections	FEBRUARY WAY
Identified overProof non-corrections	GALTKELYA

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	57	87.7	96.5	71.4
Searchability of unique words	39	92.3	97.4	66.7
Weighted Words		92.3	97.0	60.7

Article ID 70707661, Article, Councillors Inspect Toy Railway, page 1 1949-09-02, Williamstown Chronicle (Vic. : 1856 - 1954), 151 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Councillors Inspect Toy	Councillors Inspect Toy	Councillors Inspect Toy
Railway	Railway	Railway
To inspect a working model of. a	To inspect a working model of a	To inspect a working model of. a
railway with road crossings Werri	railway with road crossings Werri-	railway with road crossings Werribee
bee councillors made a. brief, ad	bee councillors made a brief ad-	councillors made a brief, adjournment
journnient during last meeting.	journment during last meeting.	during last meeting.
The ob.ject of the set up was, to	The object of the set up was to	The object of the set up was, to
demonstrate a safety crossm?g	demonstrate a safety crossing	demonstrate a safety crossing
scheme worked out by Mr. Wil-~	scheme worked out by Mr. Wil-	scheme worked out by Mr. Wil-~
Hiams, a young technician, of East	liams, a young technician, of East	liams, a young technician, of East
Preston. Main point in the plan is'	Preston. Main point in the plan is	Preston. Main point in the plan is'
a warning to. a train of the too	a warning to a train of the too	a warning to. a train of the too
close approach of a- motor vehicle	close approach of a motor vehicle	close approach of a motor vehicle
to a crossing. Altona riding coun	to a crossing. Altona riding coun-	to a crossing. Altona riding councillors
cillors especially were interested,	cillors especially were interested,	especially were interested,
and it was decided to contact rail	and it was decided to contact rail-	and it was decided to contact railway
way and 'other authorities with a	way and other authorities with a	and other authorities with a
view to arranging a' further dem	view to arranging a further dem-	view to arranging a further demonstration
onstration at Altona in the pres	onstration at Altona in the pres-	at Altona in the presence
ence of the authorities concerned.	ence of the authorities concerned.	of the authorities concerned.
The railway was assembled on	The railway was assembled on	The railway was assembled on
the floor of the council chamber,,	the floor of the council chamber,	the floor of the council chamber,,
and while a mi~niature railway	and while a miniature railway	and while a miniature railway
train sped .along the rails, colored	train sped along the rails, colored	train sped along the rails, colored
lights were manipuilated andr toy	lights were manipulated and toy	lights were manipulated and toy
motor.cars and ttuedls moved-along:	motor cars and trucks moved along	motor. cars and tweeds moved along:
ah rioa si. g Warning; b. ;..bu.	the roads causing warning buz-	ah rich sig- Warning; by Sabu.
the~ crossings.	zers to sound at the crossings.	the crossings.

Identified overProof corrections	MINIATURE CARS ADJOURNMENT MANIPULATED OBJECT
Identified overProof non-corrections	BUZZERS SOUND ROADS WILLIAMS CAUSING TRUCKS

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	134	87.3	93.3	47.1
Searchability of unique words	86	87.2	93.0	45.5
Weighted Words		85.8	92.4	46.4

Article ID 78635315, Article, LUTHERAN PICNIC AT BAY, page 4 1949-10-11, Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954), 168 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
LUTHERAN PICNIC AT BAY	LUTHERAN PICNIC AT BAY	LUTHERAN PICNIC AT BAY
The annual Lutheran Sunday	The annual Lutheran Sunday	The annual Lutheran Sunday
SchLOqJ picnic was h$ld at Port	School picnic was held at Port	SchLOqJ picnic was held at Port
MacDonriell yesterday. Although	MacDonnell yesterday. Although	MacDonnell yesterday. Although
a ^little undecided early in the	a little undecided early in the	a little undecided early in the
morning it was later resQlyed to	morning it was later resolved to	morning it was later resolved to
change* the. weather and go to The	chance the weather and go to The	change the, weather and go to The
Springs. /	Springs.	Springs. After
After the midday meal, with	After the midday meal, with	the midday meal, with
the .weather greatly improved, a	the weather greatly improved, a	the weather greatly improved, a
Amove was made to the beach, just	move was made to the beach, just	move was made to the beach, just
,west of the Caravan Park, at the	west of the Caravan Park, at the	west of the Caravan Park, at the
foot <qf- the lightnouse hill, where	foot of the lighthouse hill, where	foot of- the lighthouse hill, where
the children enjoyed paddling and	the children enjoyed paddling and	the children enjoyed paddling and
racesl .The adults enjoyed com	races. The adults enjoyed com-	races The adults enjoyed competitive
petitive -games. .The children as	petitive games. The children as-	games. The children as
i sembled at 4'o^clock for afternoon	sembled at 4 o'clock for afternoon	a sembled at o'oclock for afternoon
'leaitand the">distribution of sweets	tea, and the distribution of sweets	'tea and the distribution of sweets
and oranges. ;	and oranges.	and oranges. ;
Although the % attendance was	Although the attendance was	Although the % attendance was
.not" as large as iri previous years,	not as large as in previous years,	not" as large as in previous years,
all. voted the function a very	all voted the function a very	all voted the function a very
enjoyable outing. Only a few	enjoyable outing. Only a few	enjoyable outing. Only a few
drops of rain fell after''-leaving the	drops of rain fell after leaving the	drops of rain fell after leaving the
Sunday School Hall,, arid is the	Sunday School Hall, and in the	Sunday School Hall, and is the
afternoon the weather became	afternoon the weather became	afternoon the weather became
Quite -warm. - ;V ' 7~	quite warm.	Quite warm. - V 77
UNDERTAKER	UNDERTAKER	UNDERTAKER
Funerals conducted in any	Funerals conducted in any	Funerals conducted in any
part of the district.	part of the district.	part of the district.
PHONE 79.	PHONE 79.	PHONE 79.
. * J. W. McSHEEHY - -	J. W. McSHEEHY	J W. McSHEEHY - -
Commercial Street,	Commercial Street,	Commercial Street,
4 (opp. S.A. Hotel).	(opp. S.A. Hotel).	4 (opp. S.A. Hotel).

Identified overProof corrections	RACES HELD LIGHTHOUSE DISTRIBUTION RESOLVED MACDONNELL TEA MOVE
Identified overProof non-corrections	OCLOCK CHANCE ASSEMBLED

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	144	87.5	96.5	72.2
Searchability of unique words	95	88.4	96.8	72.7
Weighted Words		88.2	97.3	77.0

Article ID 79820227, Article, Rail Gauge Plans May Change, page 14 1949-03-19, The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), 138 words, 15 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Rail Gauge Plans	Rail Gauge Plans	Rail Gauge Plans
; May Change	May Change	; May Change
CANBERRA, Sat: New, . ran	CANBERRA, Sat: New rail	CANBERRA, Sat: New, . ran
standardisation proposals may	standardisation proposals may	standardisation proposals may
be drawn up by the Common	be drawn up by the Common-	be drawn up by the Commonwealth
wealth if the . NSW Govern	wealth if the NSW Govern-	if the . NSW Government
ment refuses to dke part in	ment refuses to take part in	refuses to take part in
the existing scheme. ?	the existing scheme.	the existing scheme.
Under present arrange	Under present arrange-	Under present arrange-
Victoria, NSW and SA	ments Victoria, NSW and SA	Victoria, NSW and SA
have agreed to pay 50 . per	have agreed to pay 50 per	have agreed to pay 50 . per
cent, plus a sinking fund.	cent. plus a sinking fund.	cent, plus a sinking fund.
NSW Premier McGirr, told	NSW Premier McGirr, told	NSW Premier McGirr, told
the NSW State Parliamentary	the NSW State Parliamentary	the NSW State Parliamentary
Labour Party this week thai	Labour Party this week that	Labour Party this week that
he did hot favour the Com	he did not favour the Com-	he did not favour the Commonweath
monweath's plan.	monweath's plan.	plan.
If the NSW decision is ad	If the NSW decision is ad-	If the NSW decision is adverse
verse the Commonwealth will	verse the Commonwealth will	the Commonwealth will
consider a new agreement	consider a new agreement	consider a new agreement
with the States that are will	with the States that are will-	with the States that are will
Ing to participate..	ing to participate.	Ing to participate..
SA and^ Victoria, have rati	SA and Victoria have rati-	SA and Victoria, have made
the existing agreement,	fied the existing agreement,	the existing agreement,
,WA agrees in principle with	WA agrees in principle with	WA agrees in principle with
standardisation and Queens	standardisation and Queens-	standardisation and Queens
favours it if the line is	land favours it if the line is	favours it if the line is
built to link the Northern Ter	built to link the Northern Ter-	built to link the Northern Ter-
with south - western	ritory with south-western	with south - western
Queensland.	Queensland.	Queensland.

Identified overProof corrections	TAKE NOT
Identified overProof non-corrections	TERRITORY COM [VANDALISED] ARRANGEMENTS WILLING RATIFIED MONWEATHS [VANDALISED]

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Searchability of unique words	81	92.6	92.6	0.0
Weighted Words		92.4	91.4	-13.6

Article ID 93332979, Advertising, Advertising, page 21 1949-02-10, Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), 209 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
IT'S dead easy. Just ignore the traffic safety signs and you	IT'S dead easy. Just ignore the traffic safety signs and you	IT'S dead easy. Just ignore the traffic safety signs and you
can qualify for death or injury. You'll make your own	can qualify for death or injury. You'll make your own	can qualify for death or injury. You'll make your own
/a headlines — but you won't be around to read them.	headlines — but you won't be around to read them.	a headlines I but you won't be around to read them.
jfka2 Die at Crossing'	"2 Die at Crossing"	jfka2 Die at Crossing'
To qualify for this	To qualify for this	To qualify for this
S^^ku headline — an all too	headline — an all too	Stake headline is an all too
TgggT frequent one — just	frequent one — just	TgggT frequent one s just
? .HUfcJrein forget that sign at	forget that sign at	? .HUfcJrein forget that sign at
dp- — ^^^igPs ^ raiIway level	raiIway level	de— designs a railway level
iff — s» — »^ ir~M cross*ng or fry to	crossing or try to	off 6 s 6 2s iron crossing or fry to
'// / fl /if race the train over it.	race the train over it.	'If I fl of race the train over it.
'Hilltop FataKty^g,	"Hilltop Fatality"	'Hilltop FataKty^g,
Just accelerate past ^^§$^(7$	Just accelerate past	Just accelerate past ^^§$^(7$
another car on the^y^J^j//	another car on the	another car on the^y^J^j//
double lines neat the ^^^j&^J	double lines neat the	double lines near the ^^^j&^J
top of a hill. That yT JSC/fg	top of a hill. That	top of a hill. That yT JSC/fg
will give you a good^^ /$?// IM	will give you a good	will give you a good IN
even chance of sud-%\ AO ^^	even chance of sud-	even chance of sudden AO is
den death. ^%(£W	den death.	den death. ^%(£W
'Pedestrian Killed' llp\|L	"Pedestrian Killed"	Pedestrian Killed' lips
You can fit this headline too if you *gM fflT¥7^T2j	You can fit this headline too if you	You can fit this headline too if you gM fflT¥7^T2j
step off the kerb without looking ^S^\V/aUSJ«	step off the kerb without looking	step off the kerb without looking ^S^\V/aUSJ«
both ways. ? ' a*/i^ 1(^	both ways.	both ways. ? ' aged 16
'Death Skid'	"Death Skid"	'Death Skid'
Just think the 'S'	Just think the "S"	Just think the 'S'
bend sign doesn't	bend sign doesn't	bend sign doesn't
mean you, and step	mean you, and step	mean you, and step
on it. You'll never	on it. You'll never	on it. You'll never
knowwhathappened	know what happened	knowwhathappened
Too many Australians make headlines like these. Don't be one of them.	Too many Australians make headlines like these. Don't be one of them.	Too many Australians make headlines like these. Don't be one of them.
Whether driver or pedestrian, observe all traffic laws always. Be careful.	Whether driver or pedestrian, observe all traffic laws always. Be careful.	Whether driver or pedestrian, observe all traffic laws always. Be careful.
DEATH IS SO PERMANENT..^ fit	DEATH IS SO PERMANENT.	DEATH IS SO PERMANENTLY fit
iMm3 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL	ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL	arms ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL
^$J2&/ (Administered by the Commonwealth Department of Transport)	(Administered by the Commonwealth Department of Transport)	st2&/ (Administered by the Commonwealth Department of Transport)

Identified overProof corrections	SUDDEN
Identified overProof non-corrections	NEAT [VANDALISED] RAIIWAY [VANDALISED] FATALITY PERMANENT [**VANDALISED] HAPPENED TRY KNOW WHAT

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Weighted Words		94.6	92.7	-36.1

Article ID 95651038, Article, A £2 Postage Stamp, page 5 1949-10-18, Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950), 78 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
A £2 Postage Stamp	A £2 Postage Stamp	A £2 Postage Stamp
Melbourne, Oct. 17.— The Post	Melbourne, Oct. 17.—The Post-	Melbourne, Oct. 17 The Post
master-General's Department has ?	master-General's Department has	master-General's Department has
decided to re-Introduce a £2 post	decided to re-introduce a £2 post-	decided to re-introduce a £2 postage
age stamp from January 16. next.	age stamp from January 16 next.	stamp from January 16 next.
The Postmaster-General,' Sena	The Postmaster-General, Sena-	The Postmaster-General, Senator
tor Cameron, said to-day that this	tor Cameron, said to-day that this	Cameron, said to-day that this
had been decided to reduce the	had been decided to reduce the	had been decided to reduce the
number of stamps required on air	number of stamps required on air-	number of stamps required on air
mail parcels, bulk postage and.	mail parcels, bulk postage and	mail parcels, bulk postage and.
other items. The new stamp would	other items. The new stamp would	other items. The new stamp would
be sreen and similar in design	be green and similar in design	be green and similar in design
!'~ M-'?. £1 denomination, incorpor-.	to the £1 denomination, incorpor-	s' M-'?. £1 denomination, incorpor-.
at,--. the Commonwealth, eoat of	ating the Commonwealth coat of	at,--. the Commonwealth, coat of
arms, ' !	arms.	arms, ' !
a 1		a 1

Identified overProof corrections	SENATOR COAT GREEN
Identified overProof non-corrections	INCORPORATING

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All Words	61	91.8	96.7	60.0
Searchability of unique words	47	91.5	97.9	75.0
Weighted Words		88.9	97.1	73.8

Article ID 107732008, Article, PERSONAL., page 1 1949-03-04, The Muswellbrook Chronicle (NSW : 1898 - 1955), 196 words, 3 corrections

Identified overProof corrections	ARE OFFICE WHITE
Identified overProof non-corrections	HORDERN CHEATLE [VANDALISED] BROGHEDA [VANDALISED]

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	178	95.5	98.3	62.5
Searchability of unique words	115	96.5	97.4	25.0
Weighted Words		96.7	97.1	13.6

Article ID 124632602, Article, NEW GRINDER FOR TOOL AND GAUGE, page 2 1949-11-11, Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 92 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
NEW GRINDER FOR	NEW GRINDER FOR	NEW GRINDER FOR
TOOL AND GAUGE	TOOL AND GAUGE	TOOL AND GAUGE
Latest piece of equipmept	Latest piece of equipment	Latest piece of equipment
for the Railway Workshops ar	for the Railway Workshops ar-	for the Railway Workshops arrived
rived yesterday. It is an Eng	rived yesterday. It is an English	yesterday. It is an Eng-
grinding machine, and will	grinding machine, and will	grinding machine, and will
be installed in the tool and	be installed in the tool and	be installed in the tool and
gauge section.	gauge section.	gauge section.
Yesterday men from the	Yesterday men from the	Yesterday men from the
Commonwealth Engineering	Commonwealth Engineering	Commonwealth Engineering
Works, Sydney, which is fill	Works, Sydney, which is fill-	Works, Sydney, which is full
ing contracts fr the Quenes.	ing contracts for the Queens-	ing contracts for the Queens.
land Rallway Department,	land Railway Department,	land Railway Department,
were at the workshops.	were at the workshops.	were at the workshops.
After an Inspection of the	After an inspection of the	After an inspection of the
ol and gauge section, one of	tool and gauge section, one of	ol and gauge section, one of
he southern engineers, com	the southern engineers, com-	he southern engineers, com
enting on the high standard	menting on the high standard	enting on the high standard
t the equipment in the	of the equipment in the	at the equipment in the
lock said, "What could a man	block said, "What could a man	lock said, "What could a man
ot make in there?"	not make in there ?"	of make in there?"

Identified overProof corrections	QUEENSLAND
Identified overProof non-corrections	ENGLISH FILLING [**VANDALISED] COMMENTING BLOCK NOT

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	86	87.2	91.9	36.4
Searchability of unique words	56	91.1	91.1	0.0
Weighted Words		90.6	90.1	-5.1

Article ID 134181195, Article, Complaints On Transport By Progress Bodies, page 2 1949-12-16, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 317 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Complaints On	Complaints On	Complaints On
ransport By	Transport By	transport By
rogress Bodies	Progress Bodies	Progress Bodies
Half of the 140,000 people in	Half of the 140,000 people in	Half of the 140,000 people in
Newcastle had to stand on bus	Newcastle had to stand on bus	Newcastle had to stand on bus
tops waiting for' transport, Mr. E.	stops waiting for transport, Mr. E.	tops waiting for transport, Mr. E.
Rothery told Newcastle District	Rothery told Newcastle District	Rothery told Newcastle District
Council of Progress Associations	Council of Progress Associations	Council of Progress Associations
last night.	last night.	last night.
The council had invited the Com	The council had invited the Com-	The council had invited the Commissioner
umissioner for Transport (Mr. Win	missioner for Transport (Mr. Win-	for Transport (Mr. Wm.
scr), or an officer of his depart	sor), or an officer of his depart-	scr), or an officer of his department,
ment, to attend the meeting to dis	ment, to attend the meeting to dis-	to attend the meeting to discuss
cuss transport problems.	cuss transport problems.	transport problems.
No reply was received from Mr.	No reply was received from Mr.	No reply was received from Mr.
WVinsor, nor dlid any departmental	Winsor, nor did any departmental	Winsor, nor did any departmental
renresentative attend.	representative attend.	representative attend.
rhe Secretary (Mr. J. T, Bren	The Secretary (Mr. J. T. Bren-	the Secretary (Mr. J. T, Bren
nun) said the Town Clerk (Mr.	nan) said the Town Clerk (Mr.	nan) said the Town Clerk (Mr.
Miller) and Mayfield Civic Associa	Miller) and Mayfield Civic Associa-	Miller) and Mayfield Civic Associations
tnon had been informed that Mr,	tion had been informed that Mr.	had been informed that Mr,
Winsor would visit NewcastleiJn the	Winsor would visit Newcastle in the	Winsor would visit Newcastle in the
last week in January. The progress	last week in January. The progress	last week in January. The progress
ouncil had had no advice of the	council had had no advice of the	council had had no advice of the
roposed. visit.	proposed visit.	proposed. visit.
Delegates, who discussed defici	Delegates, who discussed defici-	Delegates, who discussed deficiencies
encies in bus services, said that a	encies in bus services, said that a	in bus services, said that a
ecord of the complaints would be	record of the complaints would be	record of the complaints would be
made for reference to Mr. Winsor	made for reference to Mr. Winsor	made for reference to Mr. Winsor
in the New Year.	in the New Year.	in the New Year.
Delegated said more buses should	Delegated said more buses should	Delegates said more buses should
follow circular routes to give better	follow circular routes to give better	follow circular routes to give better
services to a greater ntumber of	services to a greater number of	services to a greater number of
suburbs.	suburbs.	suburbs.
Mr. R. Dawson (Waratah South)	Mr. R. Dawson (Waratah South)	Mr. R. Dawson (Waratah South)
said that in peak hours, buses	said that in peak hours, buses	said that in peak hours, buses
passed through the Newcastle West	passed through the Newcastle West	passed through the Newcastle West
wvithout picking up because they	without picking up because they	without picking up because they
had been filled at the top end of	had been filled at the top end of	had been filled at the top end of
town. Women shoppers often had	town. Women shoppers often had	town. Women shoppers often had
to gso.to Pacific-street or Parnell	to go to Pacific-street or Parnell-	to go to Pacific-street or Parnell
place if they wanted a seat on a	place if they wanted a seat on a	place if they wanted a seat on a
bus.	bus.	bus.
Outer Suburbs	Outer Suburbs	Outer Suburbs
He said Mr. Winsor should be	He said Mr. Winsor should be	He said Mr. Winsor should be
asked for buses for outer suburbs	asked for buses for outer suburbs	asked for buses for outer suburbs
to start from the west end of the	to start from the west end of the	to start from the west end of the
city.	city.	city.
Delegates fromt South Wallsend.	Delegates from South Wallsend,	Delegates from South Wallsend.
Eleebana, and Hamilton North said	Eleebana, and Hamilton North said	Eleebana, and Hamilton North said
that private bus rnins were inter	that private bus runs were inter-	that private bus rains were interfering
fering with the efficient operation	fering with the efficient operation	with the efficient operation
of the Government buses. They	of the Government buses. They	of the Government buses. They
asked that Government buses be	asked that Government buses be	asked that Government buses be
put on all routes.	put on all routes.	put on all routes.
The Department of Railways ad	The Department of Railways ad-	The Department of Railways advised
vised that the operation of the wic	vised that the operation of the wic-	that the operation of the wicket
ket gate at the pedestrian crossing	ket gate at the pedestrian crossing	gate at the pedestrian crossing
a Clyde-street level crussing had	a Clyde-street level crossing had	a Clyde-street level crossing had
been inspected. It seemed satis	been inspected. It seemed satis-	been inspected. It seemed satisfactory.
factory. Pedestrians often used the	factory. Pedestrians often used the	Pedestrians often used the
main boom tates to cross the lines.	main boom gates to cross the lines.	main boom times to cross the lines.
The attention of signalmen had	The attention of signalmen had	The attention of signalmen had
beecn drawn to this.	been drawn to this.	been drawn to this.

Identified overProof corrections	PROPOSED WITHOUT BRENNAN DID RECORD REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER COMMISSIONER GO
Identified overProof non-corrections	STOPS RUNS ASSOCIATION DELEGATED [**VANDALISED] GATES

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All Words	297	91.6	98.0	76.0
Searchability of unique words	161	91.9	96.9	61.5
Weighted Words		92.6	96.8	57.0

Article ID 138499349, Article, FROST WARNING ISSUED, page 1 1949-06-02, Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954), 62 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
FROST WARNING	FROST WARNING	FROST WARNING
ISSUED	ISSUED	ISSUED
SYDNEY, Thursday A special	SYDNEY, Thursday A special	SYDNEY, Thursday A special
AaTing to graziers to be pre	warning to graziers to be pre-	ATing to graziers to be prepared
pared for the oncoming froslr	pared for the oncoming frosts	for the oncoming frosts
wes Issued by the . \V-ather	was issued by the Weather	was issued by the Weather
Bureau last niLrht.	Bureau last night.	Bureau last night.
The Bureau s.iid the colder	The Bureau said the colder	The Bureau said the colder
v/cailw would iwrf today, and	weather would start today, and	yearly would port today, and
frosts would be pt.-ttolurly se	frosts would be particularly se-	frosts would be pt.-ttolurly se
v.-i-i! tonight	vere tonight.	vein! tonight
A spokesman for the Bureau	A spokesman for the Bureau	A spokesman for the Bureau
said the severest frosts would	said the severest frosts would	said the severest frosts would
be on the Slopes and ' Table	be on the Slopes and Table-	be on the Slopes and Table
lands.	lands.	lands.

Identified overProof corrections	WEATHER NIGHT WAS
Identified overProof non-corrections	PARTICULARLY SEVERE START

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	55	81.8	90.9	50.0
Searchability of unique words	34	82.4	91.2	50.0
Weighted Words		82.1	90.0	44.0

Article ID 145541107, Article, Rail Gauge Standardisation, page 1 1949-10-14, Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), 79 words, 4 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
Rail Gauge	Rail Gauge	Rail Gauge
Standardisation	Standardisation	Standardisation
CANBERRA, Thursday: The	CANBERRA, Thursday: The	CANBERRA, Thursday: The
Federal Government would	Federal Government would	Federal Government would
negotiate a separate agreemc.it	negotiate a separate agreement	negotiate a separate agreement
with Victoria to Implement Its	with Victoria to implement its	with Victoria to Implement Its
rail standardisation programme,	rail standardisation programme,	rail standardisation programme,
the Minister for Supply (Senator	the Minister for Supply (Senator	the Minister for Supply (Senator
Armstrong) told the Senate to	Armstrong) told the Senate to-	Armstrong) told the Senate to
day.	day.	day.
He added that a similar agree	He added that a similar agree-	He added that a similar agreement
ment would be sought with	ment would be sought with	would be sought with
South Australia. '	South Australia.	South Australia.
New South Wales bad still	New South Wales had still	New South Wales had still
not ratified the Three States'	not ratified the Three States'	not ratified the Three States'
Agreement on standardisation.	Agreement on standardisation.	Agreement on standardisation.
Senator Armstrong was re	Senator Armstrong was re-	Senator Armstrong was replying
plying for the Minister for	plying for the Minister for	for the Minister for
Transport (Mr. Ward) to, a	Transport (Mr. Ward) to a	Transport (Mr. Ward) to a
question by Senator S&ndford	question by Senator Sandford	question by Senator Sandford
(Lab., Vic.).	(Lab., Vic.).	(Lab., Vic.).

Identified overProof corrections	SANDFORD HAD
Identified overProof non-corrections

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All Words	72	95.8	100.0	100.0
Searchability of unique words	53	96.2	100.0	100.0
Weighted Words		96.1	100.0	100.0

Article ID 161690049, Article, RAIL GAUGE PROJECT SYDNEY, Tuesday., page 1 1949-03-09, National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), 87 words, 5 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
RAIL GAUGE PROJECT	RAIL GAUGE PROJECT	RAIL GAUGE PROJECT
*8YONES\ Tuesday.	SYDNEY, Tuesday.	*8YONES\ Tuesday.
The NSW Governmeit. has not yet	The NSW Government has not yet	The NSW Government. has not yet
decided If It will participate in the	decided if it will participate in the	decided If It will participate in the
rail standardisation' scheme.	rail standardisation scheme.	rail standardisation' scheme.
.The matter, was discussed at the	The matter was discussed at the	The matter, was discussed at the
lost Premiers' Conference, at which	last Premiers' Conference, at which	lost Premiers' Conference, at which
the NSW Premier (Mr,1* McGirr) said	the NSW Premier (Mr. McGirr) said	the NSW Premier (Mrand McGirr) said
he wquld confer on It. with. Cabinet.	he would confer on it with Cabinet.	he would confer on It. with. Cabinet.
The Minister for. Transport, (Mr.	The Minister for Transport, (Mr.	The Minister for Transport, (Mr.
O'Bulllven) said, today.. 'that: during	O'Sullivan) said today that during	O'Sullivan) said, today.. 'that: during
Mr. McQirr's absence tn England last	Mr. McGirr's absence in England last	Mr. McGirr's absence in England last
year the matter was raiseij in Cabinet	year the matter was raised in Cabinet	year the matter was raised in Cabinet
but discussion was deferred until Mr	but discussion was deferred until Mr.	but discussion was deferred until Mr
McGlrr returned. ', ',''.,'	McGirr returned.	McGirr returned. ',''.,'
Nothing further had been done by	Nothing further had been done by	Nothing further had been done by
Cabinet. . ,	Cabinet.	Cabinet. . ,

Identified overProof corrections	OSULLIVAN WOULD RAISED GOVERNMENT MCGIRRS
Identified overProof non-corrections	SYDNEY

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All Words	83	88.0	96.4	70.0
Searchability of unique words	60	90.0	98.3	83.3
Weighted Words		89.8	98.7	87.5

Article ID 195729113, Article, TIGHTER CONTROL ON DIESEL FUEL, page 1 1949-05-06, Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), 213 words, 3 corrections

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
TIGHTER CONTROL ON	TIGHTER CONTROL ON	TIGHTER CONTROL ON
. DIESEL FUEL	DIESEL FUEL	. DIESEL FUEL
t CANBERRA. Wed.— The Fed	CANBERRA. Wed.— The Fed-	t CANBERRA. Wed The Federal
eral Government by a' regula	eral Government by a regula-	Government by a regula-
tion gazetted tb-day tightened ;	tion gazetted to-day tightened	tion gazetted to-day tightened ;
control over the use of Diesel	control over the use of Diesel	control over the use of Diesel
fuel in road. -vehicles;- but -freed :	fuel in road vehicles, but freed	fuel in road. vehicles; but freed
primary producers and other	primary producers and other	primary producers and other
users from having to use it	users from having to use it	users from having to use it
under licence.	under licence.	under licence.
The Government also gazetted-	The Government also gazetted	The Government also gazetted-
regulations prohibiting., the use- of	regulations prohibiting the use of	regulations prohibiting, the use of
any liquid fuel including;; ipetrol.	any liquid fuel including petrol.	any liquid fuel including petrol.
Diesel oil and - fuel kerosene , in	Diesel oil and fuel kerosene in	Diesel oil and - fuel kerosene in
auxiliary electricity generating	auxiliary electricity generating	auxiliary electricity generating
plants except for essential, pur-.	plants except for essential, pur-	plants except for essential, purposes.
poses. '	poses.
Explaining the regulations 1 - the	Explaining the regulations the	Explaining the regulations 1 - the
Controller of Liquid Fuel. (Mr. J.	Controller of Liquid Fuel (Mr. J.	Controller of Liquid Fuel. (Mr. J.
B. Cumming) said it was known	B. Cumming) said it was known	B. Cumming said it was known
some Diesel vehicles were	some Diesel vehicles were	some Diesel vehicles were
operating without licences . . and	operating without licences and	operating without licences and others
others were using the , amenities,	others were using the amenities	were using the , amenities,
-in excess .of those allowed'- under	in excess of those allowed under	in excess of those allowed" under
their licences. :	their licences.	their licences. :
Owners - of - Disel vehicles will	Owners of Diesel vehicles will	Owners - of - Diesel vehicles will
in" future" have to obtain specific	in future have to obtain specific	in" future" have to obtain specific
permits from the State Liquid	permits from the State Liquid	permits from the State Liquid
Fuel Control Boards to obtain	Fuel Control Boards to obtain	Fuel Control Boards to obtain
this fuel . ..	this fuel.	this fuel ...
Similarly', special permission	Similarly, special permission	Similarly', special permission
will have to be obtained for the	will have to be obtained for the	will have to be obtained for the
use of liquid - fuel in- - electricity	use of liquid fuel in electricity	use of liquid - fuel in- electricity
generating- plants'- during black	generating plants during black-	generating- plants'- during black
outs	outs.	outs
Mr. . Gumming said consent for	Mr. Cumming said consent for	Mr Cumming said consent for
the use .of liquid- . fuel - for this	the use of liquid fuel for this	the use of liquid- . fuel - for this
purpose would be/given" whfefe	purpose would be given where	purpose would be given" where
electricity- was used -for. the pro	electricity was used for the pro-	electricity, was used for the produce
duct! on. of essential., goods, but not	duction of essential goods, but not	on. of essential., goods, but not
for exterior lighting of buildings;1	for exterior lighting of buildings,	for exterior lighting of buildings
showcase or advertising ; displays;	showcase or advertising displays.	showcase or advertising ; displays;

Identified overProof corrections	PETROL WHERE GIVEN PURPOSES BUILDINGS
Identified overProof non-corrections	PRODUCTION

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All Words	181	95.0	99.4	88.9
Searchability of unique words	104	94.2	99.0	83.3
Weighted Words		94.3	99.0	82.7

NLA Trial Articles from 1949

Article ID 2820940, Article, CAMBERRA BEATS WAGGA AT SOCCER, page 3 1949-08-30, The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 78 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 18133097, Article, FINANCE IS OBSTACLE Rail Gauge Plan, page 3 1949-10-15, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 164 words, 8 corrections

Article ID 28667560, Article, Ballet At The University Revue, page 15 1949-05-15, The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953), 96 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 56894245, Article, NEW SECRETARY OF STATE A.F.U.L.E., page 4 1949-02-12, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), 90 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 56899116, Article, Fotal Level Crossing Smash, page 4 1949-03-31, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), 194 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 63059579, Article, UNIFORM GAUGE BETW. CAPITALS, page 1 1949-06-09, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), 52 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 63071102, Article, SHUNTER HURT, page 1 1949-11-23, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), 107 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 63453771, Article, LATEST SOVIET CLAIM, page 4 1949-02-15, Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), 68 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 70707661, Article, Councillors Inspect Toy Railway, page 1 1949-09-02, Williamstown Chronicle (Vic. : 1856 - 1954), 151 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 78635315, Article, LUTHERAN PICNIC AT BAY, page 4 1949-10-11, Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954), 168 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 79820227, Article, Rail Gauge Plans May Change, page 14 1949-03-19, The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), 138 words, 15 corrections

Article ID 93332979, Advertising, Advertising, page 21 1949-02-10, Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), 209 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 95651038, Article, A £2 Postage Stamp, page 5 1949-10-18, Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950), 78 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 107732008, Article, PERSONAL., page 1 1949-03-04, The Muswellbrook Chronicle (NSW : 1898 - 1955), 196 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 124632602, Article, NEW GRINDER FOR TOOL AND GAUGE, page 2 1949-11-11, Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 92 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 134181195, Article, Complaints On Transport By Progress Bodies, page 2 1949-12-16, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 317 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 138499349, Article, FROST WARNING ISSUED, page 1 1949-06-02, Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954), 62 words, 3 corrections

Article ID 145541107, Article, Rail Gauge Standardisation, page 1 1949-10-14, Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954), 79 words, 4 corrections

Article ID 161690049, Article, RAIL GAUGE PROJECT SYDNEY, Tuesday., page 1 1949-03-09, National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), 87 words, 5 corrections

Article ID 195729113, Article, TIGHTER CONTROL ON DIESEL FUEL, page 1 1949-05-06, Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), 213 words, 3 corrections

Accumulated stats for 20 articles from year 1949

Raw OCR	Human Corrected	overProof Corrected
PERSONAL.	PERSONAL.	PERSONAL.
After being in recess over the	After being in recess over the	After being in recess over the
past few months, members of the	past few months, members of the	past few months, members of the
Brentwood Hospital Women's Auxili	Brentwood Hospital Women's Auxili-	Brentwood Hospital Women's Auxiliary
ary and Red Cross Society will re	ary and Red Cross Society will re-	and Red Cross Society will resume
sume their meetings at the Masonic	sume their meetings at the Masonic	their meetings at the Masonic
Hall at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon	Hall at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon	Hall at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon
next. Much useful work lias to be	next. Much useful work has to be	next. Much useful work has to be
carried out by these organisations	carried out by these organisations	carried out by these organisations
during the year, and the president	during the year, and the president	during the year, and the president
of the Auxiliary (Miss R. White).and	of the Auxiliary (Miss R. White) and	of the Auxiliary (Miss R. White). and
Mrs. C. E. Wall (president, Red Gross	Mrs. C. E. Wall (president, Red Cross	Mrs. C. E. Wall (president, Red Cross
Society) extend; an invitation ■ to	Society) extend an invitation to	Society) extend; an invitation is to
Muswellbrook and district ladies to	Muswellbrook and district ladies to	Muswellbrook and district ladies to
be in attendance. Afternoon tea will	be in attendance. Afternoon tea will	be in attendance. Afternoon tea will
follow the meetings.	follow the meetings.	follow the meetings.
At the council meeting on Wednes	At the council meeting on Wednes-	At the council meeting on Wednesday,
day, Mrs. R. Anderson's appointment	day, Mrs. R. Anderson's appointment	Mrs. R. Anderson's appointment
to the ollice staff, in succession to Miss	to the office staff, in succession to Miss	to the office staff, in succession to Miss
D. Curran, resigned, was confirmed.	D. Curran, resigned, was confirmed.	D. Curran, resigned, was confirmed.
Two former school mates aro now	Two former school mates are now	Two former school mates are now
talking over other days. Mr. Bob Hbr	talking over other days. Mr. Bob Hor-	talking over other days. Mr. Bob Hbr
dern, of "Brogheda," has as his guest,	dern, of "Brogheda," has as his guest,	dern, of "Drogheda," has as his guest,
Mr. Brian Cobham, who came back	Mr. Brian Cobham, who came back	Mr. Brian Cobham, who came back
from San Francisco by plane last	from San Francisco by plane last	from San Francisco by plane last
week. Our visitor is an engineer on-an	week. Our visitor is an engineer on an	week. Our visitor is an engineer on-an
oil tanker. ;	oil tanker.	oil tanker. ; A
A guest of Mr. and Mrs. K. Cheatle	A guest of Mr. and Mrs. K. Cheatle	guest of Mr. and Mrs. K. Cheadle
during the week was Mr. Don McCrfed	during the week was Mr. Don McCred-	during the week was Mr. Don McCredie
ie, of Sydney. Mr. McCredie is a mem	ie, of Sydney. Mr. McCredie is a mem-	of Sydney. Mr. McCredie is a member
ber of the staff of Quantas Empire	ber of the staff of Quantas Empire	of the staff of Quantas Empire
Airways, and is a son of Rev. J.'D.	Airways, and is a son of Rev. J. D.	Airways, and is a son of Rev. J B.
McCredie, formerly of Muswellbrook.	McCredie, formerly of Muswellbrook.	McCredie, formerly of Muswellbrook.

	Word count	OCR accuracy %	overProof accuracy %	Errors corrected %
All Words	2304	90.9	96.4	60.4
Searchability of unique words	1497	91.5	96.1	53.6
Weighted Words		91.3	95.8	51.8