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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1964
Page
10
A O G announced two additional oil strikes by the exploration company renowned for its oil finds. The market saw 21 400 shares traded as the stock opened 5 9 higher at 45 shillings and ended 5 3 higher on Friday. Other oil stocks moved little with Ampol Exploration down a fraction and Papuan Apinapi edging up a penny to 4 shillings 1 penny.
CSR and Blue Metal Industries report over 70 percent acceptances of Ready Mixed Concrete Ltd issued capital. Market activity shows mixed oil and tin stocks with several declines, while major oil and mining shares hold steady amid uneven turnover and sparse trends.
The report notes extending the offer closing date by a week as acceptances arrive, including overseas holders, with trading in sectors like steel, fuel, and non ferrous metals. Separately Union Oil Development reports a test where no surface oil flowed but 3520 feet of high grade crude was recovered from the pipe, near Moonie and the Brisbane port terminal, with Alton No 2 at 6139 feet as electrical surveys proceed.
Canberra based T C Whittle Holdings Ltd reports consolidated net profit up to £67,935 for the year to June 3, after tax and depreciation provisions. Directors expect a final dividend of 5 percent, totaling 10 percent for the year, with contracts completed in Sydney and NSW projects including hospitals, schools, and major building works.
General Industries Ltd reports healthier six month results with a resumed interim dividend of 2 per cent on ordinary shares and 3.4 per cent on preference shares to be paid to shareholders registered on September 21. Chairman J B Clarkson said profits cover the dividend and trading is consolidating, while earnings rose to 9.245 per cent. Direct ors declare a final dividend of 8 per cent to maintain an annual rate of 8 per cent.
Melbourne report states Carlton and United Breweries issued a Supreme Court writ to stop the Liquor Royal Commission from accessing confidential trading figures. The brewery seeks an injunction and argues the data is private and outside the inquiry’s scope.
The Eric White Associates group, Australia's largest public relations firm, lists on the Sydney Stock Exchange in January. Shares rose from 2/9 to 29/, then pulled back to around 25/ in recent weeks, backed by the firm’s 210 accounts and 80 consultants.
Eric White Associates Ltd reports a consolidated net profit before tax of 69 728 pounds for the year to June 30 their first as a public company. Profit up from 51 461 pounds last year. Directors to recommend a final dividend of 8 percent on issued ordinary capital, totaling 17.08 percent for the year including interim 1/3 percent.
The fragment catalogs numerous company names and prices across industries from gas to timber, including Aust Gas Assoc, BHP, Hallmark firms, and retailers like LJ Hooker and Waltons, with scattered monetary figures and stock references. It reads as a wholesale or market listing page with terse values and entity names.
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