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giving its readers the latest news, the Newcastle Journal has placed in service a mobile press for printing stop-press news at race meetings, shows, and other even is ready for sale to the public on the spot. The unit is fitted in a Commer 2-3-ton van.
Secured to the chassis frame, the Bush stencil printing machine is driven from a power take-off fitted to the gearbox and is capable of "slop pressing" some 8.000 copies per hour. It is one of few mobile units that use the vehicles power unit to drive the press.
In constant touch with the paper's head office by two-way radio, the unit will also be able to print news of important events within minutes of the information being received.
The attractive bodywork, which is glazed above the waistline, incorporates a sliding door on the near side. A platform is formed by lowering the bottom panel at the rear. the top panel making a protective canopy. Fold-up bench seats are provided for the press operators and there is ample space for supplies of the newspaper.