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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1973
Page
8
Markets opened quietly with mixed miner shares while overall indices edged higher. Mining stocks swung through the day with some gains and others retreating, led by copper and steel shares as trading cooled into afternoon.
Fragmentary OCR reads a brief notice about a sale linked to Sydney mining and oil interests. The readable words mention a sale, a court or official action, and entities like Sydney and oil fields, though specifics are unclear.
Washington reports final stages of a plan to create a less volatile world monetary system. Ministers from the IMF’s 125 member nations push toward an outline for a reform covering balance of payments, reserves, and exchange flexibility. Technical experts with the 20 nation committee aim to present an approved plan at the Nairobi meeting.
Government cautions that aid to firms affected by tariff reductions will be granted only in exceptional cases and then after industry examination. The process involves the Department of Primary Industry and the Industry Assistance Committee, with referrals to the Federal tribunal and key ministers for approval.
Imports from the United Kingdom and United States declined while imports from other nations shifted. The Census shows UK and US totals dropping to about 121 million and 729 million in the period, with Japan rising and Canada, China, France, Germany and other countries posting various gains or smaller declines. United States and UK numbers contrasted with stronger increases from Japan and several regions, reflecting a broad pattern of changing trade partners.
A garbled OCR fragment lists items and prices from a Goulburn sale or market. It mentions weights, buyers, brands, and several numeric totals such as 2200 and 323.60, with scattered names like Tamia Crowe and Peter Mason, but many terms are unclear.
Fragmentary OCR text provides unclear abbreviations and scattered letters. No coherent event, person, or organization can be identified to summarize into a factual news item.
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