PRON OFFICER WRATH REPORTED AT SCENE
An account describes a tense confrontation involving a pron officer and a crowd. The report references a retreat, a quarrel, and mentions a February or December day with unspecified local names and actions.
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Newspaper
Warrnambool Standard
Location
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
4
An account describes a tense confrontation involving a pron officer and a crowd. The report references a retreat, a quarrel, and mentions a February or December day with unspecified local names and actions.
Archibald Metcalf and Co stock and station agents and officers advertise a weekly sale listing prime dairy cows, cattle from various properties, and related lots. The notice notes sale terms, location in Warrnambool, and conditions for bidding and delivery on Wednesday, December 4.
The notice advertises a December sale at Exchange Mart with broad items for sale including furniture like beds and chairs and various household goods. It mentions stalls, parade-like displays, and promotional mentions of vendors and sales events. The legible fragments reference a large sale, furniture pieces, and several seller names or brands within an old newspaper style notice.
An OCR fragment reports a sale of 10 008 sheep and 16 008 sheep on a Thursday in December at Mortlake yards. It lists numerous breeder names such as Donald and Bromley and various consignors including Wolomsson and Carrey Horie. The text is garbled with misread words and year indicators.
The event lists numerous items including dining tables, sideboards, chairs, chests, and decorative pieces. The sale is hosted at the Empire Auction Rooms with manager Ewan noted as proprietor and the Guards Port as the location. The catalog features a variety of period pieces and household accoutrements.
Wednesday market advertisement lists sheep cattle and horses for sale. Mentions pen numbers and vendor names with livestock lots and prices. Includes names like Welly and See with entries for farm goods and possible parings.
Fragmentary notice speaks of a private sale with unclear details and a garbled line list likely missing key names dates or locations.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a rural market snapshot with references to cattle dairy and farming activity. Names and places are unclear but hint at farm price observations and farmyard descriptions common to a weekly rural page. The readable bits suggest auction or sale references and general agricultural economy cues.
Incoherent OCR fragment from a Purnim locality item yields no clear event or names. The readable text mentions yards and a foe but lacks context or details to form a factual summary.
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