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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1902
Page
5
Fragmented OCR reads show mentions of NATIONAL LOL ASSOCIATIONS and a meeting of committees. The text references formation processes, potential regional ties, and agenda items involving committees and officials, with unclear names and scattered terms.
An OCR filled with garbled racing terms and scattered names reports a swimming event involving Dick Cavill. Amid fragmented lines are mentions of relays, times, distances, venues, and numerous participants, though specifics are largely indecipherable.
The readable portions mention names and places, including Santee Beara and Mephuwla, with unclear dates and actions. The text hints at a public or private discussion, a vote or appointment process, and references to individuals such as Bertan and Po. Overall, the fragment outlines a confusing scene with several proper nouns but few concrete outcomes.
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