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Canberra Times in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

30 Apr 1956

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Canberra Times

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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Apr 30, 1956

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4

Automatic Controls Boost Safety and Cut Costs in Mining

A pioneer Australian firm develops Unese Systems to automate material handling in mining quarrying and construction. Remote control replaces manual operation on gantry cranes and conveyors, reducing peak current stress and brake wear, boosting reliability and safety. Profitable results shown in sugar mills and other installations with dramatic labor and maintenance savings.

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Australia Unese Radium Hill Warragamba Tingroo Falls Fay Queensland Vas Goutinu Botton
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Queensland Receives its First Electronic Brain

The Southern Electric Authority installs the five unit British Powers-Lamas EMP electronic calculator at Wharf and Adelaide Streets in Brisbane. The £9000 machine uses 354 valves and about two miles of wiring. It reads punched cards, processes problems, and records results on a ledger. It reportedly could do four days of work in 100 minutes for clerical tasks.

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Southern Electric Authority Queeensland Wharf Adelaide Streets Brisbane Australia Powers-Lamas Haseen
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