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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Mar 31, 1972

Page

10

Three men charged over contraband flight to New Zealand

In Auckland Magistrate Court a ferry flight from Australia to New Zealand via Norfolk Island landed at an airfield in Northland, where contraband was off loaded. Seventeen charges against Peter John Peilew were adjourned to April 20. John Andrew Clegg, 28, was fined 450 dollars for two Customs Act breaches. Dennis Alan Thompson faced four charges with no pleas entered. In Melbourne, American student Thomas Charles Rosenbaum, 23, was charged with possession of 2000 tablets of a prohibited drug and remanded to April 7. Bail was refused.

Auckland Australia New Zealand Norfolk Island Northland Peter John Peilew John Andrew Clegg Dennis Melbourne Thomas Charles Rosenbaum Richmond W. J. Curhill

Witness Describes Tablet Theft and Blank Prescription Find

In Canberra Petty Sessions a witness testified police seized two drivers licences from a suit tied to a man for whom accommodation was provided. He described a study of stupefying drug use and three counts of assault and robbery. The hearing discussed a blank prescription form found in a room and charged individuals including Mr Raymond Chan. The case details dated February and involved a pending publication order.

Canberra Chan John Alexander Mitchell Newderne Street Benkin Wis Ng Raymond Chan Nicholl Nashell Ted Alexander Mitchell Fisher R. Chew Peter Norman Disty Street Ainslie Merven Joseph Carrall Antill Street Watson P. Massie B. Cahill

Doctor awarded damages in ACT Supreme Court case

A settlement awarded Dr Albert Arthur Weare 3544 pounds for injuries from a May 29 1969 collision in Adelaide Avenue. The suit against Douglas Charles Wallace from Frome Street Nurrabundah concluded yesterday before Mr Justice Fox. Other cases involved Mire Joan Bolt and Peter Kefallinos with defamation and vehicle collision claims.

Justice Fox ACT Supreme Court Albert Arthur Weare Hunter Street Yarralumla Douglas Charles Wallace Frome Street Nurrabundah Adelaide Avenue Tr Wearne Justice Connor Mire Joan Margaret Bolt Mahtland Street Hackett Peter Kefallinas Limestone Avenue Braddon Mir Ronald Albert Hadley Fox John Grey Gorton Hamelin Crescent Sarrahundah Caim Gorton Australian Broadcasting Commission

Payout lift backs faith of Berlei

Berlet Hesti a Ltd declares an interim dividend of 4 per cent for the six months to December 31 1971 payable April 28. Books close April 22. Directors say group results for the year should be higher. Group profit up 6 per cent while sales fell 2 per cent. Deposit and Investment reports after tax 583 410 for four months to January 31. Real estate finance demand remains strong. Petrochemical Holdings reports a loss of 3200 for six months to December 31 1971 despite 21.77 per cent sales growth. Castlereagh Securities directors announce...

Berlet-Hestia Ltd Berlen - Hestia Group Mainains Deposit and Investment Company Ltd Petrochemical Holdings Ltd

Share Options and Call Figures From 1 Month to 4 Months

The fragment lists option and call figures for several brokers including Woodside, Burmah, and Meade. It mentions 1 month calls, 4 month calls, and various prices such as 15c, 30s, 9, and 18, with references to specific entities and dates, but the text is garbled and inconsistent across lines.

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London Noon reports half year loss after write offs

London Noon in Sydney reports a consolidated net operating loss of 574608 for the half year to December 31, versus a prior profit of 131904. The result reflects depreciation of 82898 and a conservative valuation of trading investments. Directors note no allowance for recovery of the 300000 loan to Mineral Securities Australia Ltd, fully written off at June 30, 1971.

Sydney Mineral Securities Australia Ltd

Massive 2.2 million push to promote Superwash wool

The International Wool Secretariat launches a 2.2 million three year campaign in Britain to market Superwash Woolmark. New chlorine-cheresed treatment, developed in Australia, adds a thin resin film to wool surface. About 26 firms hold licences to produce treated garments and half of Superwash labels already use the WS process.

London Britain International Wool Secretariat Yorkshire

Chrysler Australia profits down 32 percent in 1971

Chrysler Australia Ltd posted a net profit decline of 32 percent to 44,873,386 in 1971 from 47,181,915. The drop mirrors General Motors Holden’s results, while Ford Australia awaited its year-end report. Depreciation and tax provisions lowered earnings, and no dividend was declared despite improved second-half sales.

Chrysler Australia Ltd General Motors-Holden's Pty Ltd Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd Chivaler Almos GMH Chrysler

Japan's deeper footprint grows in Papua New Guinea

A wartime landing site becomes a growing hub for Japanese business in Papua New Guinea. Japanese firms invest in timber, beer, pearls, and infrastructure, aided by Australian subsidies and a 1968 agreement guiding local participation. Government officials note Japan's expanding role in development and industrialisation, with hopes to retain significant local ownership as independence nears.

Tokyo New Guinea Australia Port Moresby Asahi Brewery Japan Rabaul Papua New Guinea A. P. J. Newman Poutinely Industrial Development Corporation of Papua South-West Pacific Pacific

Japanese assure Premier on ore and more help

Western Australia Premier Tonkin said the Japanese assured preference for iron ore producers in WA and would backfill contract cuts. Japanese firms reportedly pledged to ease Australian producer hardships, and showed interest in uranium funding, LNG purchases, and North-West Shelf gas development with pipeline financing to Perth. Tanaka promised to rectify the ore order reductions.

Western Australan Tonkin State Parlament Western Australia Bke Mr May Astralian Western Mining Corporation Perth Ministry of International Trade and Industry Tanaka

Mackerel oil field confirmed in Bass Strait

The Mackerel 2 Well in Bass Strait confirms a substantial oil reservoir within the Mackerel structure. The Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ltd said the well was plugged and abandoned but logging and wireline tests show a westward extension of the reservoir from Mackeral 1. BHP and partner Fuso Exploration have spudded another well to test the eastern extension. if oil is found, the reservoir may be slightly smaller than expected.

Bass Strait Broken Hill Pro- Prietary Co Ltd Tbl BHP Fuso Exploration

New Motor Vehicle Registrations Slide in Australia

New motor vehicle registrations in Australia for February show a continued low in the motor industry. The Statistics Bureau reports unadjusted registrations at 27,011, down from 36,384 a year earlier, while seasonally adjusted figures reach 39,298 versus 41,191 the previous February, indicating a sluggish trend in early 1920s data.

Australia Statistics Bureau

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