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ARMAMENT PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA OUTPUT OF SHELLS TO BE DOUBLED. EXPENDITURE ON EXTENSION OF PLANTS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Minister of Supply and Development, Mr R. G. Casey, in a broadcast address, said the War Cabinet had approved capital expenditure of some millions for the extension of munition manufacture. Australia's shell production was to be doubled and the delivery of Wirraway planes wotdd bo expedited so that soon a complete squadron would be equipped with new aircraft every three weeks. FIGHTING SERVICES ALL-ROUND EXPANSION CONSIDERED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. An expansion of all arms of the fighting services has been considered by the War Cabinet, but the Prime Minister (Mr R. G. Menzies) said (ho Government’s decisions could not bo announced yet.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 October 1939, Page 6
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