Australia s Heavy Industry

The National Broadcasting Company and its affiliated stations present the Pacific story. This is the story of the Pacific, the drama of the millions of people who live around this greatest sea where the United States is now committed to a long-term policy of keeping the peace.

This is the background story of the events in the Pacific and their meaning to us and to the generations to come. Australia's heavy industry. A few years and we'll be competing with the United Right, right, right, right, right, right.

Why not? We can produce steel just as cheap as they can, might be cheaper. And look at our potential market. Pump it to millions of customers in the Pacific bice. Yes, even in India, Africa, South America, in the Middle East.

We've got the ore and the coal to do it, and that's all we need. And for good measure, we've got two other important things. Spirit and enthusiasm. Dear Dad, for a long time now, I've been wanting to write you this letter.

I've had plenty of time to see Australia since I've been stationed here and what I've found out I want you to know. Having grown up with the steel industry in America as you did, I know you'll want to hear it.

In many ways, the story of Australian industry is like the story of American industry. Back in 1883, in the region of a ramshackle mining community called Silverton and New South Wales. And if all the silver that is mowing out of the silver barrio will go like in California.

Oh, Lord, say, we're looking hogback, halo we are under. It's called Broken Hill. Strange looking, ain't it? So black and burnished? Nothing but vulgar scrub growing on it. That's the thing. And most people around here having anything but contempt for old Broken Hill?