This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1923
Page
8
The Davis Cup tie sees Australia prevail as Lacoste and Anderson fight back against France. Hawkes and Brugnon deliver strong doubles, while Anderson wins a tight deciding game to secure the overall victory and set up America next.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a sports or battle scene with stray names and phrases. The readable bits mention Pucks, Hrugnon, and a commentary voice noting a double and a warning. The exact event and participants remain unclear.
Fragmented match report lists line errors and disputed calls as players Lacoste and Melones clash, mentions umpires, doubles and mixed doubles pairings, and notes various scores and future contenders. The garbled text references players such as Anderton, Lacoste, Melones, McKane, and Wigan with unclear outcomes and ongoing championships.
Pat O Hara Wood dominates Australasian championships in Brisbane. Horace Rice and Miss Lance show top form in mixed doubles. Rice captures singles and ranges through opponents while Lance wins doubles with Rice and defeats Docker. Vegs of the week praise Miss Lance and other contenders as tournament actions unfold.
The Open Championship of Australia was held at Seaton with strong winds and perfect conditions. T E Howard, of New Zealand, won the title with a notable 74 in difficult play, while rivals including Whitton and Murdoch delivered varied rounds as Australian and New Zealand players competed for the amateur and professional honours.
The annual prise meeting of the Sueedland NRA concluded at Knox- Jere lange. The Holiday Memorial Match at 600 yards was won by Tr Maher with 34 points. Other stage winners included LNS.W3 and Jorda among many prize-winners. Richmond-Tweed won the Tingley Association Match. C.E.G led the Micke Sonmons Match and Bes. Macaonall claimed The Commonwealth Arms Practise. A large riflemen roll-up gathered at Renduick range amid calm weather.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.