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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Dec 23, 1971

Page

4

Mining shares drift as market steadies on cautious tone

The Sydney and Brisbane stock exchanges observed a slight retreat in mining shares while overall trading showed steadiness. Leaders like BHP and Barmah moved within narrow ranges as investors weighed the dollar problem and mining sector prospects amid mixed company results and brief gains across several producers.

Bev Vinge Gain Sa Emma Hich Stock Exchange Rickelwocke Dart Sidady Brisbane eMerda

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Mining and oil shares drift in price indices

Mining and oil shares show a slight decline in early trading with the oil index dipping about 0.54 points to 134.26, marking a second consecutive day of lower activity. The report notes mixed performance across commodity sectors as investors wait for further market signals.

Ene Aoegra

Fragmented OCR scatters a Melbourne sales summary

An unreadable OCR fragment lists names, places, and numbers with scattered references to sales in Melbourne. The text is garbled, mixing personal names, two letter codes, and stray terms, yielding no clear event, date, or organized detail to summarize into a coherent item.

BHP may lift steel prices again in May says official

A Melbourne spokesman for the Broken Mill Phy Company Ltd says there is no firm plan to raise prices yet but the option is open. He notes demand in Australian and export markets has fallen, and monthly steel production was cut in November. Prime Minister McMahon had been mentioned in discussions, though no date or price is set.

Broken Mill Phy Company Ltd Ste Melbourne BHP Woogeaman Daniel McMahom

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