August 26, 2013
The auction of collectibles from the House of Rocks in Kingaroy on Sunday drew bidders from across Australia, including representatives from the National Museum in Canberra.
Spokesman for the auctioneers, Chris Norris, told southburnett.com.au he had never seen so many people in one small spot and was “ecstatic” with the results.
All the bidders on Sunday had the opportunity to inspect the lots on Saturday.
“Across the two days, we must have had more than a thousand people through,” he said.
The auction featured everything from dolls to antique farm equipment and was a sell-out as there was no reserve on any items.
Chris said buyers came from Tasmania, Cairns, western Queensland and Byron Bay.
“One of the main buyers was the National Museum in Canberra who bought the petrified forest,” he said.
“They are going to put in on display in honour of (collector) Harry Labudda.”
Chris said while the total figure raised was confidential, it had exceeded expectations.
The highest bid on the day was $4800 for the petrified orange.
A single ginger beer bottle was also sold for $4500.
“It took six days to set it up,” Chris said. “And in less than four hours everything was gone.”
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