Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Friday 29 April 1949, page 6


STATE OFFER

TO BACK

CAR VENTURE

The State Government would provide land and materials to back the establishment of the Hartnett motorcar factory near Frankston if the Commonwealth Bank would share half the fin-ancial responsibility with it.

This was stated yesterday by Mr Hollway, Premier, to a depu-tation from Frankston Council urging the Government to sup-port financially the establish-ment of the factory.

The deputation said there was vacant land near the fac-tory site which could be de veloped for housing the workers, and the council would under-take to provide water, sewer-age, and roads.

The projected factory area is between Seaford and Frank-ston, and has an area of about

70 acres.