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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1967
Page
5
On the Melbourne Stock Exchange leaders were variable with industrial shares up 93 and down 77. Prices stayed mostly steady as King Island Scheelite fell 14¢ to 53-18 after trades at 3-15. The firm has moved up this year and reports a large profit rise for the year to October.
Melbourne Brisbane and Adelaide share sales with Cresco Fertilizers price at 3 78. Ly rises 40c on a 7 20 loss and 1 10 gain after a bonus. Rhodes Motors, Thackeray Investments talks, Monbulk Preserves profits up, Equity Trustees up to 5 04. Major gains include BHP 6 68, Bank of NSW 5 32, CSBP 80 2, Drug Houses 177, Mutual Life 4 0, and many others with mixed falls across sectors. Net rent for half year to December 31 higher. several blue chips advance while Dalgety and Elders slump.
A dense listing of stock prices and company names across Australian firms, including Ampol, CSR, BHP, Coles, National Bank, and mining and hardware brands, with figures in hundreds and thousands. The list covers commodities, equipment, and industrials with varied price points and codes, reflecting a market snapshot with numerous entities and numeric values.
A dense OCR page lists numerous prices, brands, and vendor names. Entries include Adelaide brands, auctions, and various goods with figures such as 9, 128, 420, and dozens more across categories like hardware, groceries, and textiles. Names like Dalgety, Western Australia, and Norse vendors appear amid scattered product references and numeric tags.
Fragmentary OCR notes show scattered stock prices and quotes on the Sydney Stock Exchange, listing various securities and figures with unclear identifiers. The readable portions indicate a chaotic session with fluctuating values and unnamed entities.
Administration officials press Panguna landowners to back a large scale copper venture while a new radio station at Kieta would beam a special programme. Talks stress technical hurdles and long term stability, with Conzinc Riotinto weighing a major prospect in the Crown Prince Range inland from Kieta.
Australian Minister for Trade and MIGAHEE Mrs McEwen will visit Wellington at the end of February for the first annual talks between ministers of Australia and New Zealand on the Free Trade Agreement. The meeting aims to vet the operation of the agreement, its date, and avenues to improve administration. Both governments published items to add to the schedule likely to be discussed.
Trains Australia Airlines will add services on the Melbourne Canberra Sydney route under new schedules effective January 31. The spokesman said seating capacity would rise significantly as most flights switch to discount aircraft. New Canberra Melbourne and Canberra Sydney services are detailed with specific departure times and days, while other Canberra services remain unchanged.
Sydney Thursday reports the Lord Mayor Ald Arm strong and town clerk J Luscombe will join talks next Monday on the proposed Hotel Sydney Tivoli Theatre redevelopment. Construction and Development Pty Ltd, leaseholders, will attend as the meeting may decide the future of the multimillion plan.
Sydney Thursday reports the speed limit for motor vehicles on select Sydney bridges rising from 35 to 40 mph starting tonight. Affected stretches include about 1 mile of the Roseville bridge and approaches, roughly 4 miles from the city end of the Gladesville bridge, and the Huntleys Point interchange.
Alfie Zammit 23 faced Canberra Court of Petty Sessions for driving at 68 to 70 mph in heavy traffic while claiming his wife was due a baby. He was fined $30 and disqualified for three months. Prosecution noted past speeding and one dangerous driving conviction. The case, partly heard, included a statement Zammit made while stopped. Driving under influence denied.
Reported in Miami Beach police actions three Australians led by Keith James Burns were arrested amid a broad drug conspiracy. Officials described a network with New South Wales ties, several US accomplices, and passport violations. Also named were Roy Peake and others detained as investigators pursue the ring’s Far East connections.
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