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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1968
Page
10
Readable fragments show a dense list of company names, stock prices, dividends, and financial figures across industries. Entities include Adelaide, Victoria, Union Carbide, Commonwealth Bank, Myer, and Amcom. Data mentions dividends, years, and various share values, suggesting a broad market summary or ledger page.
A jumble of listed share options, commodity quotes, and stock symbols appears across multiple markets including Union Carbide and Sydney Stock Exchange listings. Names like ACI, Pacific, Boulder, Alliance, and WMC show up alongside various price points and abbreviations, indicating a chaotic snapshot of trading activity and quoted securities.
Australian Associated Press reports London market hours for multiple commodities with price movements and company references. It notes Melbourne and Sydney connections, a reference to Lake View figures, and mentions a London closing update with scattered figures across metals and related goods.
In a terse note, unclear OCR text references numbers and names, yielding no coherent event. The fragmentary line mentions possible identifiers such as 158 and a sequence of letters and initials without readable context or dateline.
Shareholders of United Holdings are offered $4.50 per share for all their ordinary shares, with the offer price set at $4.50. The bid comes from an Australian incorporated concern linked to Aetna and the Hartfield Life Insurance unit, aiming to back by tangible assets and a stated net profit and dividend figures for the year. The move follows the 1959 formation to consolidate Producers and Citizens and establish fire and general insurance arms, with Hyde Real Estate Ltd launched in 1966. The piece notes chairmanship changes at major banks amid the Australian financial sector context.
New life policy assurances in the March quarter reached a record 495.7 million, up 21.4 percent from a year ago, with new annual premiums at 14.8 million. The LOA cited a shift in policy mix as average sum assured rose to 5,397 from 4,799, while notes outline aims of a Reserve Bank paper on finance and its accessibility for non specialists.
Brooker Holdings Ltd of Sydney, a boat builder and building pro maker, plans a premium share issue to expand after lifting group net profit 38 percent to a record for the year to June 30. The two for five issue at 70 cents includes a 20 cent premium, raising about 260,400 cash. Directors aim for a 12 percent dividend yield. books close July 23.
Kempthorne Ltd light fittings and domestic fans maker closed its float in Melbourne with oversubscription. Underwriters J B Were and Son reported demand exceeded available shares. The group earned 28.5 percent profit in the first half of 1967/68 and directors forecast 15 percent dividends.
Abel Lemon Fioldings Ltd reports year to March 31 net profit up 163 percent from 148 629 to 172 818 amid tax and depreciation shifts. Directors note a steady recurring surplus and final dividend of 8 8 percent for the year, with details on devaluation effects and payout timing. Books close July 16, with the annual statement issued July 31.
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