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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1936
Page
24
The Referee reports on the Surfing and Swimming Championships of Nova Scotia West, noting a plan to confine some events to amateurs while others remain open to professionals. The piece hints at evolving formats and travel details for participants as organizers weigh mixed competition formats.
Local column recaps crowded swimming scene with names and teams in a brisk, period voice. Scattered fragments hint at events, gossip, and a few performances among youths and clubs, with mentions of places and people typical of a small-town page.
A scrambled OCR page describes a Sunday night water polo finals event with numerous garbled names and locations. It mentions teams and players in a chaotic mix, referencing Santee and local figures, with no clear results or cohesive narrative due to text corruption.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Blandon area page mentions Brisbane and a Saturday event with unclear details. It lacks coherent names, dates, or concrete outcomes to form a complete news item.
Kensington boxing item features Titagerald and Farrington with scattered OCR fragments mentioning boxing details and names. The readable text hints at a match or event between Titagerald and Farrington, though many characters are garbled. Limited concrete facts remain. the piece preserves surface names with uncertain surrounding context.
In a crowded open surf race the field of 57 entrants began with the aim of the senior surf boat event. The competition featured bold waves and skilled crews as participants battled for position and pace.
The report covers Pat Norton and Percy Oliver defending Australian national titles in 10 yard freestyle and 10 meter backstroke. It highlights Norton and Oliver as champions, notes event settings, and records with scattered details about contestants, venues, and age divisions, reflecting a late stage summary of the competition.
BIDDULPH makes two 109s as Sonia A and Kay champion. Irene Eyatn and Galland vie for top honors as events run from 7 to 2 pm. Junior and senior swimmers compete, with clubs and families tracking times and records.
An OCR fragment details a three mile swim event in the Yarra with numerous garbled names and phrases. It references participants, locations, and times in a chaotic stream of text, mentioning several named individuals and institutions in a sports or event context.
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