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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1927
Page
6
Disjointed OCR extract lists swimmers, officials, and locations from the Australian Ladies Championships. The fragment mentions participants and events with scattered names, places, and scores, reflecting a noisy page with multiple entries and incomplete phrases.
A Canadian born seventeen year old, raised in Canada and inspired by his mother, achieves a dramatic Catalina Channel crossing earning 25000. The tale highlights the boy's courage against cold currents and seas and reflects American admiration for perseverance and sport.
The text presents a jumbled OCR fragment with scattered names, places, and phrases. It hints at a historical newspaper page with diverse items, but readable facts are sparse. Key entities such as people, dates, or events are largely indiscernible, yielding a minimal, non-specific record.
The report notes Weissmuller swimming the hundred yards in a remarkable time as part of a broader athletics coverage. It mentions other competitors and venues, highlighting notable performances and standings within the meet.
The notice proclaims that city and rural residents, private and public school students, and those in or out of classes or business will be judged solely on merit. It emphasizes no material advantages and fair judging of entrants regardless of age or study circumstances.
A large list of gentlemen is announced to serve as judges for a Great Quest. The general committee will coordinate with sectional committees to ensure fair judging and thorough work across the state.
See that your boys and girls enter this great contest now no entrance fee. Full conditions of the Sunday Times Quest and a simple entry form will be published in the Sunday Times next Sunday.
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