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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1952
Page
4
A terse, garbled note appears to reference Warner and Pemex with scattered names and numbers. The readable bits mention Cough Stearns and Callie Manteet alongside Mesckeene Spam, with a stray 357. The fragmentary text suggests a misread data dump rather than a coherent event.
Fragmented text references a match or challenge involving players or teams, with mentions of bets and attempts. It cites names and places in garbled form, including a possible endgame evaluation and a reference to a score or tag like S277. Overall the readable bits point to a sports wagering or contest context with unclear specifics.
Fragmentary text describes a three contest event tied to a coon shoot with references to costs, dates, and stages. Details are unclear due to unreadable OCR, but mentions December and the final stage, with expected scores or amounts and observers.
A garbled district sports recap notes Oliver and Beary Elem events on April 6 and 8 with baseball and cricket mentions. It records limited scoring by Lionel Fowier and others, cites Munro and Woolgoolga clash, and hints at players retiring to the crease amid unclear results and figures.
In a tangled amateur match Sam Campbell Seccombe and Mullins reached the 19th hole with Campbell and Seccombe exhausted. Mullins edged ahead after Mullins hit out of bounds, ruling declared him winner. Mullins lowered his handicap again and aimed for pro tour eligibility amid a windy course with mixed fortunes and several spectators.
Summary unavailable due to fragmented source text. Core details suggest a Plateau team winning a series by a small margin, with players Dern, Cooke, Fowler, Sowell, and Mullons involved in close games and a final swing against Mullons.
An unclear OCR snippet mentions people and events in a muddled way. It references names and a score like 5-3 and a team context but details are unreadable. The readable parts point to a potential sports or community notice with names Pare, Walery, and something about shirts or tees.
The article notes a planned last day golf season event featuring a 18 hole foursomes competition for the Wilong trophy. Scheduled for the afternoon, the format and participants remain unclear due to OCR corruption but imply a ceremonial finale with teams competing as season concludes.
Fragmentary OCR notes list cricket teams and individuals with scattered phrases such as signs of a match at Showgrounds, names like Chapman and McDowell, but the text is badly garbled, offering no clear event, date, or outcome to summarize.
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