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Govt. To Sell
Or Lease
Munition Works
CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Tlie
Prime Minister <Mr. J. B. Cmfley)
announced to-day that Cabinet hat.
decided to sell or lease 35 Govern
ment munition factories and an
nexes for commercial industry.,
The factories would provide em
ployment for 18,730 .persons
piovipcm lor mm-v r'
addition 23 factories, which the Gov
ernment considered necessary to
retain but not operate, would be
leased, providing employment for a
further 6,710,
The Cabinet decided to release
the factories following a report by
the Cabinet’s sub-committee secon
dary industry, yhich recommended
the retention ot seven factories in
Victoria and four in New South
Wales.
The total number of factories to
be leased or sold in Queensland and
the employment, they would provide
would be three factories and 850 em
ployees. The factories were at
Bulimba, Mooronkn and Rocklen.
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