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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 12, 1937
Page
2
Auction notes from Cannon Hill sale describe various cattle and bullock lots with prices ranging from about £9 to £39 and many items averaging around £6 to £12. Includes references to multiple consignors and regional purchasing terms, with estate names and firm annotations interspersed.
A damaged sale record describes a furniture dealer in Condom who bought an old picture, later sold at auction for £4,410. The piece, attributed to a Padua master, drew competitive bidding as dealers debated its provenance and authenticity. The auction highlighted rare art values and the roles of agents in early sales.
A fragmentary report notes two screwdrivers rolled from a secondary winder at the Pitti Metphia USA building and an assailant attacked a man on the head. Details are incomplete.
Readers learn of wool price shifts and market expectations, noting declines early January and renewed activity in March sales. The piece discusses European demand, impact of currency devaluation on wool, wage rises in Yorkshire, and anticipated steady demand for Australian wool. listings cover sale dates across Britain.
The article reconstructs a faulty OCR fragment about a renowned figure linked to American invention, travel, and the Olympic Games. It references large statues and various banners, with unclear names and dates. The piece seems to praise achievements and mentions naval or marine careers.
A garbled OCR fragment recounts a chaos filled jail scene with drunken inmates, a charged officer and references to a public inquiry. Names and places are illegible, but the passage hints at a courtroom environment, a prisoner’s complaint, and a tense exchange about care and restraint.
An inquiry into a January 22 blaze links a poor water supply and delayed response to a house fire on Parry Street. Witnesses describe a quick spread to Costello’s premises and a later transmission of the alarm from nearby residents, with insurance covering the damaged home contents under Northern Assurance Co policy.
The wartime ledger lists dead soldiers numbered 9,998,771 and 296,202 wounded with 14,002,033 prisoners. It tallies monetary losses including land leases at 35,240,254 SAT and property losses 6,184,609,052, shipping damages 1,399,176,955, production losses 9,350,259, and a grand total of 55,722 in currency units.
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