Directors ofOnesteelAnnounced

Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ld
20 June 2000


Number       62/00


DIRECTORS OF ONESTEEL ANNOUNCED

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) today announced the names of
a further five Directors who will be appointed to the Board of OneSteel
Limited.  

A news release detailing the announcements is attached.


Contact:
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Date               20 June 2000
Number             02/00

DIRECTORS OF ONESTEEL ANNOUNCED

OneSteel Limited today announced that a further five Directors will be
appointed to the new Company's Board.

OneSteel Chairman-Elect Peter Smedley announced that Eileen Doyle, Colin
Galbraith, David Meiklejohn, Dean Pritchard and Neville Roach will become
Non-Executive Directors of the Company.

Mr Smedley said: 'I am delighted to have secured the services of a such a
talented team, with a blend of experience which will enhance the Company's key
strengths in manufacturing, marketing and distribution.  The Board will also
be well equipped to support OneSteel's management in the implementation of
strategies in the areas of e-commerce and technological innovation.

'The new Directors will be strongly committed to maximising shareholder value,
and have proven track records in delivering results within large corporations,
including some of Australia's leading companies.'

Mr Smedley said: 'The finalisation of the OneSteel Board is another major
milestone for the new company.  Our immediate focus will be on overviewing
BHP's completion of the steps required to complete the spin-out and listing'.

The OneSteel Board will comprise eight Directors in total.  The appointments
of Mr Smedley and two Executive Directors - Bob Every, OneSteel Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer and Bernard Carrasco, OneSteel Chief
Financial Officer - were announced earlier this month.

                        

Contact:
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OneSteel                            
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Fact Sheet 3                  Date of Issue: 20 June 2000

Non-Executive Directors-Elect, OneSteel Limited, June 2000
Career Data

Eileen Doyle
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Dr. Eileen Doyle's professional career has included senior management roles
with CSR Timber Products, BHP Steel and Hunter Water.  She is currently
Chairman of Port Waratah Coal Services and holds directorships with Rail
Services Australia and Austrade.  Dr. Doyle has a range of other community
involvements in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, where she resides. 

Director/Board Member :       
       Port Waratah Coal Services (Chairman)
       Rail Services Australia
       Austrade 
       Global Modular Housing 

Other Appointments:              
       Australian Institute of Company Directors (Fellow)
       Australian Mathematics Trust
       Hunter Valley Research Foundation

CSR Co. Ltd (1994 - 1998) :
       General Manager Panels, CSR Timber Products
       General Manager Development, CSR Timber Products

BHP Co. Ltd (1989 - 1994; 1981 - 1986) :
       Project Manager Contracts and Services, BHP Steel
       Bloom Mill and Despatch Manager, BHP Steel
       Various marketing, business planning, technical and systems engineering
       positions

Hunter Water (1986 - 1989) :
       Manager Strategic Planning and Policy Development

Personal :
Born:  1955.
Education: Bachelor of Maths (Honours), Master of Maths (Applied), Doctor of
Philosophy (Applied Statistics), University of Newcastle.  Fulbright Scholar
in Business Management and Industrial Relations, Columbia University Business
School, USA, 1993.


Colin Galbraith
---------------

Colin Galbraith is a widely experienced commercial lawyer.  He has established
a strong reputation as a partner of the leading Melbourne law firm Arthur
Robinson & Hedderwicks, where his practice includes advising on mergers and
acquisitions.  He was a Director of Colonial Group from 1996 until June 2000,
and is now a Director of Commonwealth Bank of Australia.  He resides in
Melbourne.

Director/Board Member :       
       Commonwealth Bank of Australia 
       BHP Community Trust (Chairman)
       Council of Legal Education, Victoria (Honorary Secretary) 

Past Directorships :       
       Colonial Group, 1996 - 2000
       Azon Limited, 1994 - 1996

Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks, Melbourne (Partner 1978 - Current) :

Personal :
Born:  1948.
Education: Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Master of Laws, University of
Melbourne.

David Meiklejohn
----------------

David Meiklejohn's successful executive career with the Amcor/APM Group has
included extensive involvement in its manufacturing and distribution
activities.  In recent times he has helped to steward the spin-out of
PaperlinX Limited from the Amcor Group, and is now Chairman of PaperlinX
Limited.  Mr Meiklejohn will retire from his position as an executive of Amcor
Limited on 30 June 2000.  He is also Chairman of Kimberly-Clark Australia
Limited.  Other current directorships include Spicers Paper Limited and
Treasury Corporation of Victoria.  Mr Meiklejohn was a Director of Amcor
Limited from 1985 to April 2000, the Colonial Group from 1996 to June 2000 and
Mayne Nickless Limited from 1988 to 1994.  He has a strong professional
background in finance and administration, and resides in Melbourne. 

Director/Board Member :       
       PaperlinX Limited (Chairman)
       Kimberly-Clark Australia Limited (Chairman)
       Spicers Paper Limited 
       Treasury Corporation of Victoria

Past Directorships :       
       Amcor Limited, 1985 - 2000
       Colonial Group, 1996 - 2000
       Mayne Nickless Limited, 1988 - 1994

Amcor Limited/APM (1966 - Current) :
       Various finance and administration positions
       Chief Financial Officer, 1981 - 2000
       Executive Director, 1985 - 2000
       
Personal :
Born:  1942.
Education: Bachelor of Commerce, University of Queensland.


Dean Pritchard
--------------

Dean Pritchard rose through the ranks of Baulderstone Hornibrook, one of
Australia's leading construction groups, to become its Chief Executive
Officer.  He is currently Chairman of ICS Global Limited, a publicly listed
consulting services company specialising in intelligent use of information
technology, and a director of Rail Services Australia, an asset management
contractor which specialises in construction and maintenance of rail
infrastructure.  His background is in civil engineering, project management
and general management.  He resides in Sydney. 

Director/Board Member :       
       ICS Global Limited (Chairman)
       Rail Services Australia

Baulderstone Hornibrook (1970 - 1997) :
       Chief Executive Officer, 1992 - 1997
       Various general management, project management and civil engineering
       positions

Personal :
Born:  1944.
Education: Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), University of Adelaide.

Neville Roach
-------------

Neville Roach is currently Chairman, and is the former CEO, of Fujitsu
Australia.  He has wide-ranging experience in all aspects of information
technology.  His other current directorships include NRMA Building Society. 
Mr Roach maintains a broad portfolio of other community, university and
advisory involvements.  He resides in Sydney. 

Director/Board Member :       
       Fujitsu Australia Limited (Chairman)
       Fujitsu-ICIM Limited (India)
       Fujitsu Asia Pty Ltd (ASEAN)
       NRMA Building Society
       Committee for Sydney 
       Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)
       Intelligent Island (Tasmania) Board (Chairman)

Other Appointments:              
       Council for Multicultural Australia (Chairman)
       Business Migration Advisory Panel (Chairman)
       Special Broadcasting Services (Deputy Chairman)
       Australian Graduate School of Management Advisory Council
       University of Technology Sydney Council

Fujitsu Australia (1980 - 1999) :
       Chairman and CEO, 1997 - 1999
       Managing Director, 1989 - 1997
       General Manager Marketing
       National Marketing Manager
       National Systems Engineering Manager

IBM Australia (1965 - 1980) :
       Various systems engineering and service centre management positions

Personal :
Born:  1938.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Bombay, India.
Australian Computer Society (Fellow)