Acorn Capital has acquired an initial substantial interest in Perilya of 9,862,002 ordinary shares, or 6.17%, while Mega First Mining has cut its share from 12,240,000 ordinary shares to 11,840,000.

The Australian Gas Light Company has gone through a number of changes with D. Allen acquiring 3,880 ordinary shares; Sir Ronald Brierley 3,519 shares; A. Daniels 1,083 shares; C. J. Hewson 2,282 shares; M. Johnson 5,221 shares; M. Phillips 2,718 shares and G. Reaney 1,718 shares.

Frederick Moir has indirectly acquired 640 ordinary shares in SDS Corporation.

C.W Goodyear has acquired 184,483 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton with an Exercise of Performance Rights. Goodyear now holds 349 692 shares.

Peter William Cassidy has acquired 10,000 ordinary shares in Energy Developments for $25, 668.66, while Paul Whiteman and Others cut their substantial interest from 7.7% to 6.422% and Goldman Sachs JB Were Group Holdings dropped to 8.5% from 9.74%.

ING has increased its interest in Australian Worldwide Explorations from 5.07% to 6.17%.

Eagle Bay Resources directors interests have changed with Anthony Rechner purchasing another 1,096,309 ordinary shares; Richard Diermajer 51,725 shares (pursuant to Share Purchase Plan); Terrence Salotti 202,588 shares, after disposing of 100,000 in June and James Craib 418,900 shares both indirectly and directly.

Stewart Elliott has indirectly acquired another 4,628,950 ordinary shares in Energy World Corporation.

Packer & Co. has dropped its interest in Arc Energy from 11,600,000 shares (7.07%) to 8,647,418 (5.27%).