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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
9
A repair shop advertises expert workmen for repairing guns rifles revolvers tennis rackets cricket bats golf clubs skates fishing rods reels and more. It invites customers to send repairs with name and address and promises absolute satisfaction. Fractured text mentions port departures Fridays.
The notice cites ANDS as a leading retailer for gut fittings and tobacco goods with branches at City Sports Depot, 119 King Street, and locations in Newcastle and Brisbane. The terse listing emphasizes shop locations and brand identity.
The article outlines upcoming turf fixtures across New South Wales and other regions, mentioning Tascarelle Cui Seo and races at Macon and Park Races. It notes dates in January and February, with references to Western Australia, Tasmania and several meet events.
Long, jumbled notes describe a crowded racing card with Carrington Stakes on page one and juvenile stambo events. Names like Myrna and Donny Chenee appear among horse and rider references, with race meetings, wagering notes, and decampments to December stakes forming the backdrop of a dense, data heavy report.
A scrambled OCR text fragment lists numerous personal names and scattered phrases. It reads like a garbled catalog of individuals, places, and nonsensical pairings without clear events, dates, or cohesive narrative, making extraction of a coherent news item difficult.
A detailed, dense extract lists horses, owners, jockeys, and race entries across multiple meets. It mentions nursery handicap events, ladies and gents contenders, and various race cards with penalties, weights, and probable winners. The scattered OCR preserves names like Meuse, Lady Munroe, and others amid a cavalcade of unfamiliar terms and locations.
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