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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1973
Page
4
A chaotic OCR of a Times Cryptic crossword page shows clues and wordplay, with multiple broken phrases and stray letters. It hints at themed entries and a “One trades in the highest acceptions” clue, but readability is limited by corrupted text and jumbled lines.
A fractured critique of the play Private Collection, noting weak script and predictable dialogue. The review highlights character dynamics and staging quirks, with mixed remarks on performances and technical elements.
Keith Looby surveys contemporary printmaking at Macquarie Galleries where Nigel Murray-Harvey Tom Gregg and Elizabeth Rooney present works probing identity beyond mere technique. The show contrasts Warholian repetition with sensitive etching and landscape studies, weighing concept against form and commercial imagery.
A jumbled OCR excerpt lists several names such as Brian Wiles and Wallace along with times like 12.00 and 1330. The text includes weather terms and stray phrases but is largely indecipherable, offering only scattered entities without a coherent event or context.
Fragmentary OCR text shows mixed names and numbers with no clear event or action to summarize into a coherent item. The readable bits mention individuals and places without a definite context or outcome.
New tenor David Parker steps in for Australian Andrea Dowd in Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius at Canberra Theatre. Parker, now in Australia, was awarded an Anstrdtian Opens Scholarship and will study in Europe. He knew the role already, having prepared it in 1987 for Sir Malcolm Sargent, but that production did not proceed.
Poorly legible OCR lists grants and funding aims for film companies and a development corporation. It mentions Pekoo Coppin Film and Fosel Tater Inductcon with uncertain figures and dates, rendering specifics unclear.
An unclear exchange shows quoted phrases and fragmented questions about amount and time. The dialogue mentions names and a playful tone, with repeated asks and incomplete responses, illustrating a vivid but deciphering moment from an event or conversation.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Pigg Place Behe in Hat area Ore with names and numbers, unclear event or date. No coherent claim or outcome discernible beyond possible persons and locations.
Hygienic paper cup and container maker reported a 19.6 percent jump in profit for the six months to May 31 despite a fire yesterday at one of its Alexandrian plants. Directors declared an interim dividend, with a total payout set at 13 percent for the year. Production was temporarily disrupted as the fire damaged part of the plant.
A BHP spokesman said the company aimed to raise steel prices by more than 4 percent, despite a February disallowance. He noted the 4 percent figure was overtaken by events and that BHP would pursue higher pricing, with plans to file before tribunal confirmation and continued investment consideration through this decade.
The Australian Wheat Board urges the Federal Government to speed export payments by underwriting long term credit sales, matching Canadian practice. Board chairman My Tack Cass spoke at the annual confere nce noting import demand and price volatility. A survey on 1973–74 projections indicates production could be nine million tonnes lower than demand, pressuring prices and exports.
Vadic the chairman and manawine director said rising metal prices and buoyant demand improved camp profitability. He reported June production at 74 fans, weekly tonnage averaging 3 800, aided by March damp weather. Company plans open cut mining of low grade western ore, carbonate ore, remnant sulphide ores and zinc tailings as salvage phases wind down.
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