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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 26, 1951
Page
4
Progress in the past century brought advances for journalists but cost privileges. An 1888 extract notes three rights: free drinks in pubs, never standing treat, and immunity from arrest in a press setting. It describes common law style protections, rigid stenography limits, and reporters turning lengthy speeches into published reports.
A Sydney dentist in charge of the Far West Scheme mobile dental clinic argues that school vegetable gardens and access to fresh fruit and milk could improve children’s dental and nutritional health in south western New South Wales. He notes shortages of fresh produce and milk, calls for cost price fruit via the Education Department, and cites lack of Education Department dentists in towns since before the war. He also ties staff shortages across industries to broader access issues affecting rural families.
In Canberra Acting Prime Minister Artie Fadden bears a heavy burden as he coordinates with London and faces criticism over the Glenn Davis shale oil project shutdown. The National Security Resources Board contemplates manpower and material shifts to defence without direct controls, signaling a cautious approach to new regulatory powers amid a looming electoral and policy battle. The article also notes Percy Spender's broader production stance, Tasmanian Premier Cosgrove's calls, and upcoming changes in diplomacy as Dr. John Burton is named to Colombo with high commissioner status.
A huge electronic brain built for the British Government by Manchester engineers, designed by Professor F C Williams of Manchester University, debuted at a Paris conference. The 50 by 7 foot device contains 3500 valves and processes 3,000,000 orders per hour. It can add a column of 500 numbers quickly and stores up to 16,000 12 digit figures, requiring an air blast to cool when running at full capacity. The project aims to aid defence research and may have commercial use with banks.
A wartime era report warns of a severe shortage of all kinds of paper in Australia. Newspapers report suppliers in Sydney often lack printing stock for jobbing purposes, with no clear improvement expected for a long period, risking broader industrial impact.
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