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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1956
Page
5
Governor General heads the Third Convention in Canberra as leaders from government and industry plan major policy addresses and national industry sessions. Delegates discuss Wool and energy debates, and the assembly aims to shape future national cooperation and development strategies.
A fragmentary consumer feature describes home electricity and a Brisbane Water County Council substation feeding a NSW Electricity Commission network with transformers and voltage regulation. The text shifts to бытовые scenes of daily life showing Mrs. 1906 using electric power for breakfast washing, coffee, radiators, and household chores, highlighting evolving power use in homes.
An analysis notes rapid rise of domestic electrical makers, with output expanding from power points to heavy machinery. The industry, led by about 15 major firms, now supplies much of Australia’s growing demand for heavy equipment and appliances, while heavy voltage gear remains largely imported.
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