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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1964
Page
3
An eight man Australian trade delegation from Queensland arrived in Bangkok led by Deputy Premier A W Munro. The group aims to expand Queensland exports and seek joint ventures with Thai businessmen.
Melbourne seed manager N W Fairfax of Dalgety and N Z Loan says Australia will ship 237 tons of Mr Barker subterranean clover 70 tons phalaris tubers nine tons of Mr Barker clover and 7 tons phalaris tubers to the Uruguayan Ministry of Livestock and Agriculture. The deal marks a first code mission by Queensland manufacturers with visits to local trade and industry officials.
Fairfax notes strong demand for semi tropical grasses and legumes from Australia. Uruguay emerged as main buyer, Chile becoming more self supporting. Export of seeds now a regular part of the Australian seed industry with gains in overseas markets and broader government backing.
Stock option transactions in Sydney Melbourne and Canberra yesterday show share counts and exercise prices. The report lists one month puts three month calls six month calls and double options with multiple names and figures. The total cost of the platform is estimated at £2500 with several firms and individuals named in the trades.
The Sydney Cheasy Wool Futures Exchange Market closed steady with 249 lots traded. Closing quotes in pence per lb show mixed positions across months from Oct to Dec and into 1968, reflecting a narrow trading range.
The United States enters the North Sea oil exploration with a giant offshore platform plan from the Vicksburg based company The Signal North Seasissippi plant of R. G. Letour U.K. Group. The platform is described as a long 300 ft deep water rig, taller than a 30 storey building, and capable of drilling to 20 000 feet next spring after surveys and reports across the Atlantic.
Sydney exchange closes with mixed results as prices edge up on gold and utilities while industrials slip amid cautious trading. Investors await US cues and local data for direction.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous stocks, bonds, and financial names. It names Belmont Bennett Palmer Berkel Walther and a long roster of banks, brokers, and industrials with prices and notes, implying a broad market page or brokered listing.
A moving low clears the South Tasman Sea bringing brief changes to southern NSS.W with light snowfall on the Snowy Mountains and strong wind squalls. High pressure follows, bringing dry weather and moderating winds. A gusty westery change may hit southern districts tomorrow with scattered showers. Dry weather expected across most of the State over the weekend.
Forecaster notes mainly fine and cloudy with showers later, lists rainfall totals for 24 years, barometer and temperature readings, wind directions and speeds, sunrise and sunset times, and regional rainfall details across districts including Crookwell Goulburn and Queanbeyan with notable Snowy Mountains readings.
Details of weekend mail at the Canberra GPO show inward and outward schedules for routes to Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Yugoslavia, and more. Times vary by day, with morning, afternoon, and Sunday cuts. many destinations have multiple daily windows and weekday patterns.
Mr. Peter Bradhurst of Australian Aluminium Ltd will attend a nine month program at Centre D Etudes Industrielles in Geneva followed by a three month European industry tour. He is the first Australian to participate and is aged 78.
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