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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1930
Page
6
A fire at Reaty Mill prompted emergency services to assemble a rapid response. Local officials cordoned the area as crews battled flames and worked to prevent spread. No injuries are confirmed, and investigators began tracing the fire’s origin after dusk.
Fragmented OCR text references Hira Nirwuls and Canter bury barley events with mentions of parties, stakes, and a possible investigation. The readable portions suggest a local sports or ceremonial struggle with groups Aro Oh thy ins het Naat pela Pig and Rat PAE noted, plus scattered terms like Santa Dron and Menges.
Racing notes from Caulfield reveal selections and nibbling odds amid a jumble of unreadable lines. The column mentions horses, events at Connally and Sydney with scattered names and figures, reflecting a chaotic OCR fragment from a race page.
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