Production of Building Materials Decreasing in 1956
Sydney reports a drop in building materials output from September to December 1956 with 3,000 fewer workers and declines across brick cement and timber production. Brick output fell short of 1955 by millions, cement area shrank, and terra, timber, and fittings also decreased while total new buildings value rose to £352 million. The AC.T.U. plans to deploy a deputy on his return from the Far East.