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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1940
Page
2
Fragmentary notes describe a sale convened at Mrs BC's property with attendees including Mrs FW Andrew and Miss M Ticker. Mentions of vendors, bids, and a titled stall but legibility is limited and several names appear garbled.
Two days remain to enter an eel lambs competition tied to Cobbers No 6. Prize money offered, with several entries to be judged for top awards. Local organizers urge participants to submit two titles each, with emphasis on strong, distinctive wording and clear listing of entries.
The report covers stockyard activity at Burleigh Heads and Warwick with pig and calf prices, porker and baconer yields, and export trade prospects. It notes 132 pigs in yarding, baconer and bacon prices per pound, and calf numbers around 374 with varying quality.
The text presents a chaotic OCR sampler with scattered place names such as Tweed Heads Coolangatta Toowoomba and Inver, plus stray phrases about services, guns, laws, and dates. Names, dates, and events are jumbled, yielding no coherent narrative or single main fact.
Masonic lodges contributed to the British Bombing Victims Appeal with amounts ranging from 41.1 to £25 totaling about £1803. The effort supported the fund as of yesterday, with local organizers noting steady donations and continued support from lodge members.
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