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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
2
Corowa hosts Australian Cup events with extensive notes on entrants from NSW Victoria and beyond. Reports cover nominations results and commentary on dogs handlers and club officials ahead of key heats and final races at the Mudgee and Jamestown meetings.
Dense, error-ridden text describes a planning conference in Melbourne regarding the Australian Waterloo Cup and a broader federation of oles. It references New Zealand, Queensland, New South Wales, and Victorian NCE participants, with mentions of proposed investigations, shifts in governance, and expectations for attendance and outcomes.
The readable fragments reference a dated scene with names and places blurred by OCR errors. It mentions people, dates, and actions in a scrambled narrative, suggesting a historical bulletin or column translated poorly by scanning.
A sprawling page from Adelaide notes sport and social items. It covers a birthday event for Ming and mentions weather, races, and athletics gossip, with names including Jace Fite and Norman McKingam. The piece threads through club updates, school teams, and forthcoming races in Sydney and Tasmania.
A lengthy Victorian notes column from Melbourne describes street and athletic events including horse and track entries, race handicaps, and marks from the recent meeting. It mentions competitors such as W Pitt, W Glen, and A Sirk, with references to North Essendon and Malvern venues, plus notes on weather and attendance.
A fragmented report recalls vintage Australian track feats and runners. Mentions Florentine events, notable figures like Hewitt and Moroney, Flemington road races, and the 1918 Melbourne–Austrian lines with references to coaches, referees, and enthusiasts pondering future speeds.
Riflemen from Adelaide visited Melbourne at their own expense and enjoyed range sessions and club matches. The trip featured winds that challenged shooters, with Melbourne clubs and Port Melbourne gatherings providing entertainment and competitive scores amid a busy program.
An old advertisement promotes Arnotts Famous Ordinary Feeding Biscuits for daily use in households. The terse copy highlights the product as a reliable biscuit option for nourishing residents.
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