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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 20, 1968

Page

8

Mining stocks rally on Sydney Exchange closing gains

Mining shares rallied as the Sydney Stock Exchange week ended. Australasian Mining new listing sparked interest with Walwatin prospect report. Shares opened 95c closed $1.20, turnover high. Great Boulder up $1 to 15-50, Metals Exploration up $1-20 to $9, WMC to $13-90, MKU $10, VAM $34-40, GMK $2-10, Queensland Mines $4-70, North Broken Hill up 35c to $7-85. Industrials firm with BHP up 60c to $24. Rises outnumbered falls.

Sydney Stock Exchange Australasian Mining Mining Board Great Boulder Queensland Mines North Broken Hill BHP

Fragmented Mining Market Summary Amid Dense Stock List

A dense OCR ledger shows commodities, mining stocks, and company listings from multiple sectors. It highlights Amcor, Ampol, National, and regional firms with varied prices and sales notes, including indices, ore, refiners, and brokers, reflecting a broad market snapshot with numerous figures and entities interwoven.

Share Options Rally Hit Boulder Market

Fragmented market notes show share option activity with broker names and trades centered in Boulder. Unclear details mention timing and values amid jumbled OCR text, recording limited references to options, brokers, and a local trading scene.

Clarence River Basin oil firm plans new well near Casino NSW

Clarence River Basin Oil Exploration Co announces plans to drill a new well on its western NSW concession near Casino. The work will occur south of prior wells drilled by other firms. The company will also perform a gravity survey in north western NSW.

Clarence River Basin Oil Exploration Co Ni Casino Nsw

Canberra Cooperative Building Society plans to lend 11 million

Directors of the Canberra Co operative Permanent Building Society Ltd forecast the society will make loans approaching or probably exceeding 1 million in the current year. Loans approved to June 30 totalled 820000 and advances outstanding doubled to 1383000. A dividend of 6 percent was paid on withdrawable shares. Negotiations will expand second mortgage loans up to 11500 and additional funds may enable loans for established homes.

Canberra Cureton T al Mand

Huge Alaskan oil discovery reported by three firms

A Alaska oil discovery on a 90 000 acre Arctic slope block was announced by Atlantic Richfield and Humble Oil in a joint venture. Degolyer and MacNaughton said the find could yield five to ten billion barrels, potentially becoming one of the world’s largest fields.

Philadelphia Associated Press Arctic Alaska Atlantic, Richfield Humble Oil and Refining Degolyer and Mac Naughton Dallas

More wool sold for less in Australia exports

Australia’s wool exports rose in volume while world prices fell. The Statistics Bureau shows export earnings for the year ended 97-68 were 76.1 million dollars, down 902 million from the prior year, with shipments total 1,618 million pounds. Russia bought wool worth 52.9 million, paying 27.4 million more than 1966-67. US exports rose eight million pounds to 106.7 million.

Australia Statistics Bureau Rowe Hyse

Clyde Indus chairman joins Australia Japan Co operation Committee

Mr R F Purves chairman and managing director of Clyde Industries Ltd has joined the Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee.

Clyde Indusiies Ltd R. F. Purves Australia Japan

Mining share listing garbled prices and stocks mix

A jumbled OCR of mining shares lists numerous ticker names and prices such as Aberfoyle 215, Acmes 380, AMATI 120, Great Rover 1550, Murphyores 240, New Guinea Gold 70, WMC 1990, and Woodside 100 among others, with broken spellings and stray punctuation, reflecting a chaotic securities page snippet.

Fmal Ane Oi Sydney Shock Exchange Cay Aberfoyle Acmes AMATI Ard Tin AMC Cleveland CML Cratent Gold Cinewe Western Gremnbushes Hamereles Sac King Inland Lake View Lotoma SM Metal Eta Rin Min Tradere Mit Ise RW Murphyores Aroken Hill Guinea Momeman MATIC North Aroken Hill Pioneer Ensline Avensthorpe Rentson Shaw River Uranium Conseil New WMC Alliance OO Ana Beach Mid- Tas

Standards Association publishes Australian standard forms

The Standards Association of Australia released an Australian standard for commercial forms to standardize layouts while preserving design freedom. It covers letterheads invoices purchase orders statements and related documents, specifies field positions for efficiency, and includes guidance on layout headings addresses and dispatch instructions.

The Standards Association of Australia Post Office Standards Association Gaid

Directory of Foster Parent Export Firms Opens for Australian Trade

The Department of Trade and Industry released a new export directory to help Australian firms seek overseas markets. Minister McEwen announced the first edition includes 100 exporters willing to assist inexperienced firms, compiling names to extend sales abroad and available from the department.

Department of Trade and Industry

NZ Forest confident on output

Auckland based NZ Forest Products Ltd reports sufficient sales in both local and export markets to keep all mills operating at high productivity. Managing director BR BH Smythe outlines annual accounts to March 31 amid adverse New Zealand conditions and predicts profits will grow with necessary capital investments to meet rising demand at home and overseas.

Auckland NZ Forest Products Ltd BR. BH. Smythe Smythe New Zealand

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