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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 08, 1966
Page
3
Melbourne Stock Exchange trading was subdued before closing for Easter. Industrial shares including Boral and Banus moved modestly while other blue chips fluctuated. Notable moves included Brambles and Mayne Nick both rising, with mixed results across the market amid cost concerns and cautious activity.
A conference of Attorneys General discussed tightening company registry rules to scrutinize nominees directors and shareholders. The Stanhill group and Chevron Hotel figures surfaced in talks as part of an inspectorate probe, with a final report expected during the current parliamentary session.
The text presents a scrambled OCR record with scattered names, places, and numbers including mentions of Weston, Ayden, and 14 percent, with references to wool futures and canal trading. It lacks coherent narrative but preserves several proper nouns and dates that indicate a 19th or early 20th century market or commodities context.
An OCR fragment mentions K EXCH 155 and Ingomtt RL with references to a market mining theme. The readable text hints at a stock or exchange note and a location called The Strens Market. No clear event or outcome is identifiable.
Fragmentary forecast notes show a weather map from Canberra area with mentions of high temperatures near 19 and 200s units, warnings of seas and air conditions, and references to temperatures, winds, and possible storm activity. Names like Canberra and associated regions appear alongside unclear timing and measures.
In Canberra Court of Petty Sessions, Terrence Leigh Rodgers and others faced charges for speeding and unsafe driving near Deakin and Belconnen areas. Baker, Downie, and Rankin appeared on related counts with fines ranging from 50 to 411 dollars. A number of defendants pleaded not guilty and were remanded or adjourned for further hearings, with interpreters arranged for non-English speakers.
In a Melbourne court at South Yarra Ronald Peck, 14, pleaded not guilty to armed robbery after allegedly taking BA300 from the Commercial Bank of Australia on St Kilda Road on March 2. Police say Peck had previously claimed the money was found and returned it.
Peter Francis McMahon, a meatworker of Johnstone Street North Richmond, was jailed for one year by the Court of Petty Sessions after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm arising from a brawl on March 6. The case involved an attack on another youth during the melee.
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