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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
10
Hawaiian swimmers and officials dominated recent national meets with record times and notable performances. Tom Andrews led Hauaians in sprint events while George Cunha set a breaststroke mark at Camp Lew. The coverage highlights notable athletes, venues, and evolving competition formats.
A long careful summary of club notes by Aulo Reekie on the Blackheath and Leyra courses for Christmas and New Year. The piece covers course conditions, improvements, and crowds, with details on memberships, notable members, competitions, and recent matches. It notes wartime to peacetime transition at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, course upkeep, water usage, facilities including a new ladies’ section and club house, and various trophies and results from recent events. It mentions specific members such as Mirhan, Boyes, Kennedy, and McCartney, and provides context on the club’s size, activities, and anticipated return to normal after the war.
A detailed digest of rifle shooting results at Randwick and Sydney clubs, noting top scores, weather effects, and entrants. Mentioned are Randwick Royce Jatt Sasunday, Yorkshire Society, Chatswood, Western Suburbs, and teams from Sydney venues. Also reports on rowing, break arms pace, and university sport scenes with multiple dates and venues.
An article outlines the push to form an independent public schools sports body in Sydney. It notes Melbourne links, local cricket and rifle-shooting results, and recalls Newington and war-era college cricket and rugby histories as context for school sports governance and organization.
A garbled report notes visitors at Teceot speech praising Old Bognon’s deeds and Sydney Grammar School in a ceremony. It mentions Sir Walter Davidson, the State Governor, and military style displays by masters at several schools amid unclear details about an enlistment or ceremony.
The fragment references Sydney schooling in New South Wales, mentions a school team or sport, and alludes to administration and recognition. It appears to describe competition for supremacy in sport and calls for appreciation of proper due, though specific facts are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Puzzle notes describe a more deep type of chess problem with a Christmas number theme. An editor or contributor, J. Slate, is mentioned in association with the item.
A historic draughts page highlights masterful plays by J Ferguson and a Raman game featuring two top players. The noisy OCR reveals match notes, player names, and scattered scores, with several garbled passages but core events point to standout pieces and notable tactics.
A 1940s wartime letter from Lieutenant Cecil Healy recounts football service with the Betsing unit in France and Allied training. It describes moving from Le Mavee to Rouen, marching through Flanders, and the danger faced while sustaining morale via sport and letters to family.
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