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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1968
Page
6
Sydney shares surged as London Wall Street activity boosted the market. Western Mining rose to 354-50, Norseman up to 460, Ampol up 25c to 32-65, Longreach to 97c, and other miners advanced while Peko-Wallsend and WMC closed near their highs amid a broad market push.
OCR fragment shows scattered personal names, numbers, places, and measurements with unclear context. Readable elements include Shanna, Geert, Melbourne, Rose, Reni, Baanen, and various numeric values. no coherent event or outcome emerges from the garbled text.
Union Carbide Australia Ltd the chemicals plastics and Eveready battery maker announced a one for five bonus issue after a profit jump. Directors reported a dividend rate and paid up capital changes with details of interim and final dividends and the timing of the bonus payment.
Country Tele. diy. up again. interim dividend from 3. E% colors. Consolidated net profit rises despite higher costs. Company reports increased earnings and proposes dividend payable March 27 with a last day for shareholders Feb 23. Major figures show profit uplift from previous year with depreciation accounted.
Directors at War Basel Chiwaherlain Holdings Limited announce a final dividend of 64 percent for the year ending December 31 1987 payable May 15 to shareholders on the register March 6 1968. The note cites improved market conditions in key agricultural and regional sectors despite drought conditions in southern Australia and New South Wales.
Interim payout increased speculation about a possible capital issue as Mauri Bros lifts the interim dividend to be payable on March 31. Directors note earnings for the year show higher results than last year with New Zealand results included at current exchange rates.
Commonwealth Statistician figures show October mine output of 12 037 troy ounces higher than September. October production reached 76 807 troy ounces, up from 4 570 ounces the prior month.
Fragmented financial notice lists London noon and afternoon quotes with various codes and prices for securities, including BHP, South, Hampton, and Be 930 Dil Seorsh. It reads as a garbled investment update with scattered figures and shorthand, lacking coherent context or full company names.
Fragmented OCR text lists share options, brokers, prices, and monthly figures. It mentions Heuder BDO, Tangraach, Be, and Thins Holdings with various prices and a 10062 figure on the stock exchange. The legibility is poor and entities are uncertain.
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