Australia Soon
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Caledonian Iron Ore for Australia Soon
FOLLOWING the recent agree ment between Broken Hill Pty., Ltd. of Australia, and Societe le Nickel and Establissements Ballande of New Caledonia, con cerning the export of iron ore from that French Territory to Aus tralia, preparatory work has now started in the Plaine des Lacs- Bay of Prony area.
Access roads to the mining area are being built, and a mechanical conveyor-belt system for the load ing of ships is being established.
The workings will be open-cut. and the first shipments should be made before the end of 1955.
If Mr. Sholto Norton, of the Govern ment rubber plantation at Kokoda.
NG, and Mrs. Norton, have been on holiday in Brisbane. Unfortunately, reported a Brisbane correspondent in April, Mr. Norton was undergoing “some heroic treatment” at the hands of an exodontist.