Staff Reporters

AMP Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

PBL (WA) Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 277,778,166 ordinary shares (56.67%) to 288,085,892 ordinary shares (58.78%).

Bunnings shareholders bow to WesfarmersBELIEVE it or not, there was a time when Bunnings was not a fully-fledged part of Wesfarmers.

Oceana Gold Limited has appointed Stephen Orr as chief executive officer.

A letter of intent with Barrick Gold of Australia Ltd has been signed for a farm-in and joint venture agreement covering the company’s Zuleika South project.

Announced the placement of 4 million ordinary shares in the company at 25 cents each to Lion Selection Group Ltd.

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On Thursday September 9 the Securities Institute will hold a Corporate Briefing titled Gold Showcase at the Sheraton Hotel.

Proposed code: BTXIssue price: $0.25Principal activities: Tin mining, exploration and development.

National Australia Bank Ltd Group became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,088,749 ordinary shares (7.86%).

Acorn Capital Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,491,471 ordinary shares (5.36%) to 11,541,979 ordinary shares (6.51%).

MINTER Ellison lawyer Ben Wyatt has been appointed to the board of Indigenous Business Australia.

PBL offer extended to September 2.

Lodged response to ASX query.

The Commissioner today launched the 2004-05 Compliance Program at an address to the Chatswood Chamber of Commerce in Sydney.

OCEANA Gold, the mining spinoff from WA engineering firm GRD, has bought back 100 per cent of its gold hedging contracts.

EIGHTY charges against blue gum plantation scheme promoter Arthur Baker relating to the promotion of that scheme have been dropped.

Arredo Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia increased its relevant interest from 3,585,863 ordinary shares (6.04%) to 4,419,047 ordinary shares (7.45%).

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 13,347,534 ordinary shares (8.52%) to 11,635,822 ordinary shares (7.42%).

Geoff Balfe has been appointed an executive director at Midas Resources Limited.

1,600,000 ordinary shares will be released from escrow on August 28.

Melewar Steel Ventures Ltd have been issued with 27 million shares in Gindalbie at 12.5 cents per share, raising $3.375 million.

A RESULT earlier this year in the High Court of Australia over an appeal concerning the duties owed by liquor suppliers to their bar customers (Cole v South Tweed Heads Rugby Leag

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Proposed code: PRUIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold exploration

Zapac Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,135,590 ordinary shares (18.06%).

Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Ltd increased its relevant interest from 4,027,990 ordinary shares (5.78%) to 5,121,039 ordinary shares (7.29%).

BERT Beevers has been appointed acting managing director of Central West TAFE.

Tribune Resources NL has appointed Dr John Andrews and Gordon Sklenka as directors.

Has contracted to purchase an 800 hectare land parcel in the semi rural suburb of Brigadoon, 30km east of Perth, for approximately $5.2 million.

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