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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1965
Page
7
Melbourne trading closes with a subdued session as industrials show slight improvement despite a lack of Monday momentum. Broad activity remains muted with several key shares moving modestly and reporting benefits from recent profit announcements.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered prices, products, and personal names. It includes numbers, place hints, and what appears to be a shop or market listing with a jumble of items and inconsistent formatting.
The Sydney Wool Futures Exchange shows price movements for various lots with quotes and volumes. Traders note steady quotations and mixed flows across contracts including Sep and Jan terms with values around 1140 to 1199, reflecting market activity for wool futures.
A strong high centered over eastern Vichovia moves slowly eastward bringing fine, dry weather. The high remains the dominant influence for days, with cold conditions over SSW expected this weekend. Isolated showers possible along the coast as the moist southeasterly flow persists. yesterday, central and northern areas reported rain and showers in the 24 hours to 4 am.
A year old former Wagga labourer, Martin William John Jarvis of Cowes Nest, was charged in North Sydney Court after a Friday morning spree of alleged rape and assault on women in the North Sydney area. He faced a resumed hearing amid a police suppression request, with new charges including rape of a young girl at Cantey Vale.
A dense OCR page from the Sydney market shows widespread price entries across coal, chemicals, farming, and mining stocks with numerous company names, brokers, and figures. Large sections list trade denominations, share lines, indices, and marginal notes, reflecting a snapshot of a busy exchange column with scattered figures and market identifiers.
A fire at the Commercial Bank building in Adaminaby caused over £504 damage this morning. Bank staff moved money and ledgers to a fire proof vault as flames started in a lounge above the offices. Firemen and volunteers fought the blaze for more than an hour. the storey was gutted but the bank remained intact. The bank reopened this afternoon in a vacant shop.
Details of inward and outward mail arrangements at the Canberra General Post Office show surface and air mail cutoffs. Entries list destinations such as Perth Adelaide Brisbane Sydney and Hong Kong with times for inbound and outbound processing, and note irregularities in OCR text.
A fragmented schedule lists district radio and television programming with varied time slots. Entries include ABC News, Macquarie News Service, and local canberran segments alongside children’s corner, variety hours, and late night features.
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