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OVERSEAS
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Fix this textVol. 6.
Fix this textMARCH, 1954.
Fix this textNo. 3.
Fix this textPUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE
Fix this textMain Contents:
Fix this textBritish Borneo Market 3
Fix this textOverseas Agents 16
Fix this textCommerce News 8
Fix this textTrade Controls 26
Fix this textExporters Wanted 30
Fix this textRegistered in Australia for trans-
Fix this textmission by Post as a Periodical.
Fix this textTRADE MISSION BACK FROM AFRICA
Fix this textMEMBERS OF THE TRADE MISSION IN MELBOURNE ON THEIR RETURN FROM SUCCESSFUL AFRICAN TOUR
Fix this textThe first Australian Trade Mission to Africa re
Fix this textturned to Melbourne on April 5, after covering
Fix this textnearly 25,000 miles in seven weeks. The Mission was
Fix this textorganised by the Department of Commerce and Agri-
Fix this textculture and was led by its Director of Trade Promotion,
Fix this textMr. E. P. McClintock. It comprised representatives
Fix this textof agricultural and earth-moving equipment, refrige-
Fix this textrator, heavy electrical equipment and automotive spare
Fix this textparts manufacturers, three banks, two large export
Fix this texthouses and Qantas Empire Airways. The Mission
Fix this textvisited South Africa, the Rhodesias, Mozambique,
Fix this textKenya, Tanganyika and Mauritius.
Fix this textThe returning members were unanimous that the
Fix this textMission was an outstanding success. It was organised
Fix this textto establish the name of Australia as an exporter of
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Fix this textout the markets visited. One of the main difficulties
Fix this textfacing Australian industrialists seeking overseas markets
Fix this texthas been lack of knowledge of Australia’s industrial
Fix this textpotential. The mission found that Africa was no
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Fix this textBy co-operative effort, the Mission achieved an
Fix this textoutstanding success in publicising Australian second-
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Fix this textApart from its achievement in the fields of goodwill
Fix this textand national publicity, the Mission achieved definite
Fix this textContinued on page 7
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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