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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 07, 1924
Page
9
The clipping advertises a turf event with 26000 WF value prizes and 1000 worth consolation prizes if the main prize is not won. Coupons appear weekly in The Referee Sunday Times and The Arrow with three coupons weekly for a chance at a prize.
Readers are invited to submit coupons for a prize draw tied to the Melbourne Cup. Prizes include £250 for closest forecaster, £150 for second, £100 for other positions, with multiple cups across Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Coupons must be entered by specified deadlines and penalties apply for insufficient or incorrect entries. The organiser reserves the right to determine winners and to interpret rules in all cases.
The fragment references a trotting club with rates at Koning Racenmures on May day. It notes entries and fees eight dollars and mentions a first race at 1 A.M. with a participant named Bas bam st Gown.
The page lists a midweek meeting at Wallowa with dates and participants, along with Newcastle races and related fixtures. Names such as Adelaide and Newcastle appear among race entries, with venues and days implied. The scattered OCR fragment references multiple figures, venues, and times, indicating a local notices page compiling meetings, race cards, and social briefings.
A highly garbled OCR snippet mentions names and places in a jumble. It does not present a clear event, date, or entities suitable for a coherent summary. No verifiable facts beyond partial words and stray capitalized terms can be relied upon.
A garbled early 20th century page records multiple races and meetings amid community life. Names like Reston and Belpre appear with scattered mentions of schedules, dates, and local groups, suggesting a busy autumn civic agenda and athletic events.
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