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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 27, 1918
Page
7
A long, fragmented guide on billiards strategy and tips for amateurs. It praises practice, discusses bridge length, cue control, and aiming, and cites Australian and New Zealand players like Hooper and Reece. The piece emphasizes learning from experienced players and regular practice to improve shot accuracy and consistency.
A long report covers the Queensland Bulldog event with notes on officers elected by the Associated Halling Board of Captains in Sluney. It lists Putran as governor president and Hon AL Whittingham as vice president among others, and mentions secretaries and committee members. The piece also touches on racing, billiards, and sporting figures with scattered details about matches, some prices, and notable players like Stevenson and Reece.
The page reports on open cycling events at Ballarat Saturday with top riders including K. Rowe and A. Lev—highlighting a one mile handicap race won by Rowe and mentions of other riders such as Me Cumberland, Lor Teaioa, and Cath MS Aina. It covers intertwined race results, club activities of the Mudgee Cycle Club, and notes on Queensland cycling matters including a Brisbane event and the Hamilton Wheelers.
A crowded Randwick event featured top grade cycling and score highlights led by Rae O’Quaidan 80 and H. Rat tlehalt 68 as weather worsened with a glazy wind and cold, affecting performances. The piece notes Western Suburbs and Pecrometta as strong contenders, with naval comparisons and general gossip about players and marriages.
An OCR damaged passage describes a lake and birds event with various names and partial scores. The fragment mentions a winner and multiple participants and a confusing round sequence. The readability is low and key facts are fragmentary.
A garbled OCR page fragment mixes a chess problem No 75 with scattered references to players, years, and locations. It mentions solutions to earlier problems, names like Bernard, Walter, and Perdew, plus scattered notes and marginal asides about events, people, and places across a wide historical range. The reader sees a mosaic of chess dialogue, puzzle hints, and archival tangents without a clear single news event.
At the grounds of the Melbourne Gun Club Jim McMeekin won the first ater Ling sweep and divided the gest with W Tay Tory. The event featured noted shots and a large field, with Taylor Meredith winning the Commonwealth champions. Weather and scores dominated the day as shooters competed in various classes and distances.
A Young Gun Club event list announces a £25 pigeon match on March 7 1918 and a £50 pigeon match on March 8 1918. Details are partly obscured but indicate local pigeon racing prizes and dates.
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