a Tobacco Factory
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Now Moresby Has a Tobacco Factory
The twist-tobacco boom is really on. Following the establishment of a factory for making trade tobacco m Madang, New Guinea, last year; and the announcement last month that a similar factory has been set up in Brisbane, another factory has been opened in Fort Moresby, by interests headed by a Newcastle, NSW, businessman, Mr. L. Erickson.
Mr. Erickson has had many years experience in the tobacco industry.
The Port Moresby factory will be mechanised. Machines to twist the tobacco have been made in Australia and natives are being trained to use them. Mr. Erickson moved to Moresby because costs were too high m Newcastle.