NSW:Diary Events, Sunday August 14, 2011

AAP General News (Australia)
08-14-2011
NSW:Diary Events, Sunday August 14, 2011
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
1100 - Science week opens at SA Museum. Info: Crispin Savage 0434 603 175.

1200 - Protest against live animal exports. Elder Park. Info: Glenys Oogjes 0414 312 552.

BRISBANE
1400 - Ban Live Export rally. King George Square. Contact: Michael Beatty 07 3426 9902
- Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka) (August 11-20), 2011. RNA Showground. Website: http://www.ekka.com.au
- 2011 Xstrata Mt Isa Rotary Rodeo (12-14 August 2011). Contact: Susan Fuller: 07 3303 9966.

CANBERRA
No items listed.

DARWIN
No items listed.

HOBART
No items listed.

MELBOURNE
1030 - Ban Live Export national rally, with speakers Lyn White (Animals Australia investigator),
Dr Hugh Wirth (RSPCA) and Adam Bandt (Federal Member for Melbourne). Steps Parliament
House. Contact: Glenys Oogies 0414 312 552. Website: www.BanLiveExport.com/rally
1100 - State Trustees' connected Art Exhibition, showcasing works of new and emerging
Victorian artists with a disability or mental illness. No Vacancy Gallery. QV Building,
34-40 Jane Bell Lane. Contact: Jo Maloney 03 9667 2856, 0423 027 320. Website: www.statetrustees.com.au
1100 - Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) community open day. South Melbourne
Town Hall, 210 Bank Street, South Melbourne. Contact: Magda Petkoff 0409 436 473. Website:
www.anam.com.au
- Spa and Pool Show. Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Website: http://www.spasashow.com.au

PERTH
No items listed.

SYDNEY
0755 - The Sun-Herald City2Surf. Sydney CBD to Bondi Beach. Website: www.city2surf.com.au.

1000 - Australian businessman Clyde Campbell to unveil new multi-million-dollar Parkinson's
Disease Foundation with the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Fox Studios, Boardroom, Level 1,
Frank Hurley Grandstand, Building 61, 38 Driver Ave (Gate D-Professional Entry). Contact:
Peter Laidlaw 0419 210 306, John Hanrahan 0407 881 129.

1100 - Community protest rally against coal seam gas in Putty. The "Wheeny" property,
Putty Rd (between Windsor & Singleton). Contact: Michael McNamara 0418 195 258, Kathy
McKenzie 02 6579 7047.

1430 - Animals Australia and RSPCA Australia to host rally to end live animal exports.

Martin Place, Sydney. Contact: Glenys Oogjes 0414 312 552. Website: www.banliveexport.com/rally
1900 - World Bank Group president Robert Zoellick to speak at an Asia Society dinner.

Level 2, Hilton Hotel, George Street, Sydney. Contact: Nina Fudala 0409 321 918.

SPORT

FUN RUN - City2 Surf -
14 km race from Sydney's CBD to Bondi Beach

AFL -
Rnd 21 - to August 14
1310 - Melbourne v West Coast, Etihad Std
1410 - Richmond v Sydney, MCG
1640 (AEST) - Adelaide v Geelong, AAMI Std

RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL -
Rnd 23 - to August 15
1400 - Canberra v Sth Sydney, Canberra Std
1500 - St George Illawarra v Sydney Roosters, WIN Std

SQUASH - Australian Open C'ships - to August 14
Canberra, ACT

GAMES - XXVI Summer Universiade - to August 23
Shenzhen, China

RUGBY - Tri Nations - to August 27
0330 (AEST) - Australia v Sth Africa, Kings Park Std, Durban

CRICKET - Tour of Sri Lanka - to September 16
2nd ODI
1900 (AEST) - Australia v Sri Lanka, Hambantota

BADMINTON - World C'ships - to August 14
Wembley Arena, London, UK

TENNIS - ATP Masters - to August 21
Cincinnati Open, USA

TENNIS - ATP Masters - to August 14
Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada

GOLF - USPGA C'ship - to August 14
Atlanta Athletic Club, John's Creek, Georgia, USA

BASEBALL - MLB - to September 28
USA

CYCLING (Road) - UCI World Tour - to August 14
Eneco Tour, The Netherlands

CYCLING (Road) - Olympic test event -
London-Surrey Cycle Classic, UK

MOTORSPORT - Moto GP - to August 14
Brno, Czech Republic

GALLOPS -
Narromine
Sandown
Sunshine Coast
Kalgoorlie
Wangaratta
Casino
Hobart
New Zealand
Singapore
Sth Africa
England
Ireland

TROTS -
Melton
Launceston
New Zealand

GREYHOUNDS -
Wagga
Sandown
Albion Park
Strathalbyn
Mt Gambier
Geelong
Sale
New Zealand



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Vic: Thomas case 'trophy trial' for AFP, lawyer says

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02-21-2006
Vic: Thomas case 'trophy trial' for AFP, lawyer says

A lawyer says the case against accused terrorist JOSEPH TERRENCE Thomas is a trophy
trial .. designed to portray the Federal Police as being tough on terrorism.

Thomas has pleaded NOT GUILTY in the Victorian Supreme Court to receiving funds from
al-Qaeda .. providing it with resources .. and possessing a false passport.

His …

WA:Teenager dies in crash in Perth's north

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04-17-2011
WA:Teenager dies in crash in Perth's north

PERTH, April 17 AAP - A teenager died and another was seriously injured when their
car crashed in Perth's north.

The passenger, an 18-year-old man, died and the 17-year-old boy driving the car was
injured when it crashed in Yanchep at 8.35pm (WST) on Saturday.

Police want to hear from anyone who was in the area or driving on Lagoon Drive around
the time the Holden Commodore sedan crashed.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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WA:Police warn NYE revellers to be safe

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12-31-2010
WA:Police warn NYE revellers to be safe

Perth police are warning New Year's Eve revellers to drink responsibly and have a plan
to get home safely as they see in the start of 2011.

Acting Assistant Commissioner GARY BUDGE says officers will be out in force in the
city's major entertainment precincts .. including Northbridge .. Leederville .. Subiaco
.. Fremantle and the the CBD.

Beachside areas such as Hillarys and Scarborough will also be patrolled .. and eight
buses full of police will be ready to be deployed wherever they're needed.

Mr BUDGE says that way if there's any emerging issues or challenges they can quickly
deployed officers across the metropolitan.

Three booze buses and drug buses will be doing random testing throughout the night.

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VIC:New fire commissioner appointed

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08-19-2010
VIC:New fire commissioner appointed

The Victorian government's appointed CRAIG LAPSLEY as the state's first fire commissioner.

Mr LAPSLEY will head Victoria's three fire services and will be the highest authority
on days of extreme bushfire danger.

The appointment comes after the bushfires royal commission found there was no single
agency or individual in charge on Black Saturday .. and recommended the appointment of
a fire commissioner.

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Fed: Govt won't be intimidated by teacher threats: Rudd

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04-12-2010
Fed: Govt won't be intimidated by teacher threats: Rudd

By Jessica Marszalek

BRISBANE, April 12 AAP - The federal government will not be intimidated by teacher
threats to boycott national tests linked to the federal government's My School website,
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

The Australian Education Union (AEU) is meeting in Melbourne on Monday and is ready
to ban teachers from holding next month's National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy
(NAPLAN) tests.

The union has released independent polling, which shows most public school parents
believe the move would be justified.

Mr Rudd said the union was trying to undermine the government's attempts to better
the school system.

"The Australian government is on the side of parents and we're on the side of My School
because we want to lift the standards of all Australian schools," he told reporters in
Brisbane.

"Therefore the government won't be intimidated by any industrial tactics by anybody
because we believe this reform is necessary for the future.

"Mums and dads across the country want to see how their schools are performing and
how we lift the performance of those schools in the future."

He said no one should fear transparency, which was necessary to decide whether special
investments in certain schools needed to be made.

Mr Rudd also called on Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to make clear his position on the issue.

AEU president Angelo Gavrielatos said the union had been trying for months to meet
Education Minister Julia Gillard to put to her a plan that would protect students from
being stigmatised by "league table" results.

"The choice for the AEU federal executive will be whether to sit back and allow schools
and students to be inappropriately labelled as failures in league tables or to take action
to protect students," he said.

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AAP IMAGE OUTLOOK FOR WEEKEND AUGUST 29-30, 2009

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08-28-2009
AAP IMAGE OUTLOOK FOR WEEKEND AUGUST 29-30, 2009
Good afternoon Picture Editors, News Editors and Chiefs of Staff,
This is a list of AAP's planned photographic coverage for the coming weekend. This is
a guide only and coverage is subject to change.

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AAP IMAGE OUTLOOK FOR WEEKEND, AUGUST 29-30, 2009

SATURDAY
SYDNEY
NRL - South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Illawarra Dragons - NRL RABBITOHS DRAGONS
MELBOURNE
NRL - Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters - NRL STORM ROOSTERS
BRISBANE
A League - Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners - A LEAGUE ROAR MARINERS
GOLD COAST
NRL - Gold Coast Titans v Wests Tigers - NRL TITANS W TIGERS
PERTH
Rugby Union - Australian Wallabies v South Africa's Springboks - RUGBY WALLABIES SPRINGBOKS

SUNDAY
SYDNEY
NRL - Manly Warringah Sea Eagles v Cronulla Sharks - NRL MANLY SHARKS
NRL - Bulldogs v New Zealand Warriors - NRL BULLDOGS WARRIORS
DILI, EAST TIMOR
Ceremonies to commemorate 10th anniversary of the referendum for independence - EAST TIMOR
10TH ANNIVERSARY

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Fed:Back off or risk compromising probe: police

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2009
Fed:Back off or risk compromising probe: police

DARWIN, April 20 AAP - Police have warned political leaders and media commentators
to back off, saying interference and speculation could compromise their investigations
into the asylum-seeker disaster.

Angry Northern Territory Police, leading the probe into the fatal boat blast at Ashmore
Reef, on Monday rejected any suggestion of a cover up.

"Speculation and claims of a cover up are disappointing," Acting Commander Peter Bravos,
who is heading the territory's investigation, told reporters in Darwin on Monday.

The pointed statement came a day after federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull said
the government could face accusations of a cover up unless it gave details of how the
boat blew up, causing the deaths of five asylum seekers and injuring dozens more.

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has also come under fire for saying in the hours
after Thursday's explosion that he'd been informed asylum seekers on the boat spread petrol
which then ignited "causing the explosion".

Mr Bravos made clear he would not tolerate any further attempts to politicise their
investigation.

"Five people have lost their lives and we will not be responding to or be influenced
by rumour," he said.

"Speculation has the ability to compromise the investigation.

"A public inquest will be held where all information will be canvassed."

In a later statement, he added: "This is a police matter, and recognition of such by
government and government agencies is appreciated".

The government has said only that the explosion was fuel-related and that it would
not speculate on the cause, which was up to investigators to determine.

Mr Bravos said Northern Territory Police were yet to begin interviewing the survivors
- 42 asylum seekers believed to be from Afghanistan, and two Indonesian crew.

Dozens of the survivors remain in hospital in Darwin, Perth and Brisbane. They include
several who remain in critical condition with horrific burns.

Others who received minor burns are due for release from hospital, into the custody
of immigration officials, as early as Tuesday.

Mr Bravos said an investigative team at Ashmore Reef had started interviews with Customs
and Border Protection personnel and had seized debris following Thursday's explosion.

They are expected back in Darwin with the debris and statements later this week.

Burns specialist Fiona Wood and Mark Duncan-Smith, who've been treating some of the
injured at Royal Perth Hospital, said some were doing well and were up and about.

But others remained very ill. On Monday, two patients in the intensive care unit were
still listed as critical but stable condition.

Professor Wood said it had not yet been established where the patients would undergo
rehabilitation, and Customs officials had not yet spoken to the 22 Afghans and one Indonesian
treated in Perth.

In Darwin, three survivors are doing well enough that they may be released to immigration
officials on Tuesday, Royal Darwin Hospital general manager Dr Len Notaras said.

He said the men, aged from their late teens to mid 40s, had been through a lot over
the past few days.

"Seeing the individuals arrive the first day in the early hours of Friday morning,
all they had was the tattered singed clothing they were wearing, and a look of tragedy
of whatever had occurred," Dr Notaras told reporters.

"It was one of those moving moments that brings a lump of sadness into your throat.

They will have very little apart from some scars to remember this."

The hospital's head of surgery David Read said the nine survivors under his care had
a good outlook for recovery.

Meanwhile, four asylum seekers in critical condition in Brisbane face more surgery this week.

Doctors at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital say there has been no change in
the condition of any of the seven people they are treating.

Four with very serious burns remain critical in intensive care, having developed blood
infections. The others are stable.

Burns surgeon Michael Muller said the asylum seekers' poor physical conditions increased
the risk of infection when they were injured.

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Qld:Police divers find body of man who jumped off Ipswich bridge

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12-15-2008
Qld:Police divers find body of man who jumped off Ipswich bridge

BRISBANE, Dec 15 AAP - Police divers have retrieved the body of a man who was last
seen jumping off a bridge into a river in south-east Queensland.

A police spokesman confirmed the body of a man, believed to be in his 20s, had been
found near Cribb Park, Ipswich on Monday morning.

Several witnesses saw the man jump into the Bremer River from the David Trumpy Bridge
at about 4.30pm (AEST) on Saturday.

The State Emergency Service also assisted in the search with eight volunteers in two flood boats.

No one is yet to report a man missing and police say they are keen to hear from anyone
who knew of a young man that had not returned home or failed to show for work.

Phone Ipswich police on 3813 8777 or Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.

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FED: Aussie's take a punt on the games

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08-10-2008
FED: Aussie's take a punt on the games

Australian punters look set to break an Olympic record of their own .. with betting
agencies reporting larger than anticipated interest in the Games.

TAB Sportsbet had anticipated holding about 13.5 million dollars over the 16 days of
competition in Beijing .. but only two days into the event it now seems likely to surpass
that mark.

Australian's punted about 80 thousand dollars on today's men's 400m freestyle final
in the swimming .. in which GRANT HACKETT took sixth place behind young South Korean star
PARK TAE HWAN.

About 400 thousand dollars has already been laid on the men's football competition
which is still in the group stages.

Lasseters Sportsbook says interest in the days leading up to the Olympics had been
slow but since the opening ceremony on Friday night there's been an increase in betting.

Lasseters spokesman GERARD DAFFY says as the Australians begin winning more and more
gold medals the interest will only increase.

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SA: BankSA lifts rates

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04-01-2008
SA: BankSA lifts rates

BankSA has lifted interest rates by 0.10 of a percentage point .. blaming higher funding
costs due to the US subprime mortgage crisis and global credit crunch.

The bank says its standard variable home loan rate will rise to 9.47 per cent from
Thursday .. for new and existing customers.

General Manager CHRIS WARD says almost half the bank's home loan customers have fixed
rate home loans and won't be affected by the change.

The variable home loan rate increase will add about 17 dollars a month to the average
loan of 250 thousand dollars over 30 years.

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Fed: Statement from Andrew Johns' management

AAP General News (Australia)
08-30-2007
Fed: Statement from Andrew Johns' management

SYDNEY, Aug 30 AAP - The following is the statement issued today by Andrew Johns' management
The Fordham Company after the former rugby league Test captain was cautioned in London
for possession of an ecstasy tablet:

Andrew Johns has confirmed he was issued with a caution for possession of an ecstasy
tablet in London last Sunday.

Johns was not charged with any offence by British Transport Police who apparently were
conducting a routine search at underground railway stations following the annual Notting
Hill Carnival.

Following an interview with police he was told the misdemeanour did not warrant being
charged and instead was given an official caution.

Johns said today he recalled an unknown person pushing a tablet into his jeans at a
crowded entertainment venue last Sunday - his last day in the United Kingdom following
a six weeks overseas holiday.

"I was having such a good time, seeing it was the last day before I flew home," he said.

"I stupidly forget about the tablet and instead of getting rid of it I left myself
in a situation I soon deeply regretted," he said.

"I have been a very foolish person and realise I have brought great disappointment
to my family, friends and many people, including lots of youngsters who have looked up
to me over the years. It has left a black mark on my reputation which I will work very
hard at erasing".

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Fed: Moderate views may have kept retiring MP off front bench

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04-16-2007
Fed: Moderate views may have kept retiring MP off front bench

Moderate Liberal MP BRUCE BAIRD .. who'll retire from politics at this year's federal
election .. says he's disappointed never to have served as a HOWARD government minister.

Mr BAIRD .. who's spent a combined 20 years in federal and state parliament .. won't
recontest his safe seat of Cook in Sydney's south.

He's told ABC radio he'd questioned the PM about a possible promotion .. and was told
he's regarded as very talented.

But he says his outspoken views on controversial issues like asylum seeker policy may
have affected his chance of promotion.







Mr BAIRD and his fellow moderates have been criticised by their colleagues after splitting
from the government over changes to asylum seeker laws.

Liberal MP DON RANDALL last year branded the group anarchists trying to undermine the
prime minister .. after they forced the delay of a controversial bill allowing all boat
arrivals to be processed offshore.

The bill was later scrapped after Coalition senators threatened to cross the floor to oppose it.

In 2005 the moderate backbenchers won a change to asylum seeker laws removing women
and children from detention centres.

Former Tourism Australia boss SCOTT MORRISON .. who's also a former New South Wales
state director of the Liberal Party .. is the early frontrunner for Mr BAIRD's Sydney
seat.

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SA: The main stories in the 1200 ABC SA news

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2006
SA: The main stories in the 1200 ABC SA news

ADELAIDE, Dec 14 AAP - The main stories in the 1200 ABC SA news:

- Qantas board approves takeover offer.

- Fire crews in Victoria's east remain on high alert with hot weather forecast for today.

- Tasmanian fire crews continue to fight a number of fires, with the most worrying
on the east coast.

-

- The federal opposition says its dental plan will be wider reaching than previous
Labor initiatives.

- Ghan clean-up in full swing after crash earlier this week.

- England makes two changes to its side for the third Ashes cricket Test against Australia
in Perth.

- SA fast bowler Shaun Tait rules out of the SA side to play Queensland in the Pura
Cup with a hamstring injury.

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Fed: US wheat sales to Iraq soar as AWB ban continues

AAP General News (Australia)
08-07-2006
Fed: US wheat sales to Iraq soar as AWB ban continues

By Robin Pash

CANBERRA, Aug 7 AAP - The United States has "reclaimed" the Iraq wheat market, securing
three quarters of the country's imports while Australia's grain trade with Baghdad flounders.

Embattled monopoly wheat exporter AWB remains locked out of the lucrative market, with
Iraq maintaining its trading ban on AWB while the company faces an inquiry into the kickbacks
it paid to the former regime of Saddam Hussein.

Iraq has consistently been one of Australia's biggest markets since AWB first began
shipments to the country in the 1950s, but exports have fallen dramatically since the
UN's oil-for-food program ended with the 2003 invasion by US-led forces.

US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, who has just completed a visit to Baghdad, says
America has won 72 per cent of the country's market share for wheat over the last year.

Figures from his department show American exporters shipped 2.3 million tonnes of wheat
to the country in 2005-06.

"So Iraq is now the third largest purchaser of US wheat," Mr Johanns said.

"Every indication is that there's satisfaction with that, that they're pleased with
the purchases from the United States."

The US did not supply wheat under the corruption-ridden United Nations oil-for-food
program for Iraq that ran between December 1996 and March 2003.

AWB shipped 12 million tonnes of grain to Iraq and was the program's biggest supplier
of food, agreeing to the corrupt government's demands for $290 million in illicit payments
in the process.

US wheat sales to Iraq resumed in 2003-04 with shipments of 247,000 tonnes, increasing
to 490,000 tonnes in 2004-05, then a huge leap to 2.33 million tonnes last financial year.

AWB shipped 715,000 tonnes of wheat to Iraq in 2005-06.

Mr Johanns said he was confident of strong, ongoing sales to the country.

"It's a market that we have successfully reclaimed in the last year, and I'm optimistic
about additional sales in the future."

Iraq usually imports about three million tonnes of wheat a year, with Australian product
accounting for up to two thirds of that figure.

Baghdad suspended trade with AWB - although not with Australia - in February as details
of AWB's illicit payments to Saddam's government emerged at the Cole inquiry into the
affair.

AWB then reluctantly gave up its legislated right to veto bulk exports by other companies
to allow Australia's only grain sale to Iraq for 2006 to go ahead.

Wheat Australia, a consortium made up of grain handlers CBH, GrainCorp and ABB, began
shipping the 350,000 tonnes of wheat to the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr last month.

But the group could find it tough to make another sale when Iraq announces its next
tender, with AWB unlikely to relax its veto again.

Australia's wheat exports to Iraq over the last decade have been a mixed bag, but have
generally exceeded one million tonnes.

AWB said it always expected to face increased competition from the US once the oil-for-food
program ended.

"We expected (Iraq) to be a fully contestible, commercial market going forward," spokesman
Peter McBride said.

A spokesman for Trade Minister Mark Vaile said the US export figures were not surprising
given Iraq's trading ban on AWB.

Labor accused the government of adding to the problem by mishandling the AWB scandal.

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Vic: Federal police charge three after counter-terrorism swoop

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2006
Vic: Federal police charge three after counter-terrorism swoop

Three Melbourne men have been charged by the Federal Police over links with a terrorist
organisation .. as part of an ongoing joint state and federal police investigation.

A 25-year-old man from Brunswick .. a 21-year-old Coburg man .. and a 26-year-old Hadfield
man have been remanded in custody.

The arrests are linked to operation Pendennis .. which saw 19 men from Sydney and Melbourne
arrested last November.

The three men arrested last night are expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates'
Court on Monday.

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Bessemer, Sir Henry

Bessemer, Sir Henry (1813–1898) British inventor and engineer Bessemer was the son of a mechanical engineer who had fled from the French Revolution. After leaving the village school in Charlton, where he was born, he worked as a type-caster, until the family moved to London in 1830. At the age of 17 he set up his own business to produce metal alloys and bronze powder. In 1843 he had an idea that made his fortune. On purchasing some ‘gold’ paint (made of brass) for his sister he was horrified at its high price. He designed an automatic plant to manufacture the paint and made sufficient money to pursue a career as a professional inventor.

During the Crimean War (1853–56) Bessemer invented a new type of gun with a rifled barrel. To manufacture the gun he needed a strong metal that could be run into a mold in a fluid state. At that time cast iron (pig iron) contained carbon and silicon impurities, which made it brittle. Wrought iron, which was relatively pure, was made by a laborious process of refining pig iron. The temperature of the furnace, while sufficient to melt the pig iron, was not sufficient to keep the purer iron molten. The refined metal was extracted in lumps after which it was ‘wrought’. Bessemer proposed burning away the impurities by blowing air through the molten metal. The Bessemer converter that he invented is a cylindrical vessel mounted in such a way that it can be tilted to receive a charge of molten metal from the blast furnace. It is then brought upright for the ‘blow’ to take place. Air is blown in through a series of nozzles at the base and the carbon impurities are oxidized and carried away by the stream of air.

Bessemer announced his discovery in 1856. At first his idea was accepted enthusiastically and within weeks he obtained £27,000 in license fees. However, though the process had worked for him, elsewhere it failed dismally because of excess oxygen trapped in the metal, and because of the presence of phosphorus in the ores. (By chance Bessemer's ore had been phosphorus-free.) His invention was dropped and Bessemer found himself the subject of much ridicule and criticism. Bessemer established his own steelworks in Sheffield (1859) using imported phosphorus-free iron ore.

Robert Mushet (about 1856) solved the problem of the excess oxygen by the addition of an alloy of iron, manganese, and carbon to the melt. Bessemer's process then worked provided nonphosphoric ores were used, but it took much time and determination to convince ironworkers after the initial failure. The invention eventually reduced the price of steel to a fifth of its former cost, made it possible to produce it in large quantities, and made possible its use in a variety of new products. The problem of dealing with the phosphorus impurities was solved in 1878 by Sydney Gilchrist Thomas and Percy Carlyle Gilchrist. Bessemer retired a rich man in 1873.

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