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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 19, 1938
Page
15
A fragmented report from a Wednesday meeting in Gasnsland references teams and athletes including Sydney and Camano. It notes age groups and timing hints, with mentions of testers and a few names, but the text is garbled.
Reports claim there will be no Bygtundovayy speedway tests in Hugian this season as tests are halted amid controversy over Australia’s top riders. The governing body allegedly opposes England’s team, with multiple Anglo Australian and Canada America matchups mentioned, and figures like Angtestua, Purmt, and Winkerton referenced in a distracted, fragmentary account of the dispute and expected lineup.
A garbled OCR text describes a world record claim with fragmented mentions of times and distances. Key entities are unclear, but it hints at an athletics or endurance event with a supposed record and related measurements. The readable bits suggest a dramatic claim without verifiable specifics.
A garbled OCR fragment references a Queensland speedster and a chaotic text with scattered proper nouns. It mentions names like Dee, Suge, Haig, Bowerue Neokrast, and others amid jumbled phrases and incomplete phrases, lacking coherent narrative.
Fragmentary OCR passage shows John Cobb and quoted references to extraordinary speed and aviation terms. Names like George, Evatony, Dounee Ville, Sint Plain, and various garbled phrases hint at a historical note on high velocity or experimental craft. The text is highly corrupted with no clear date, event, or verifiable facts.
A noisy collage of sports chatter, results, and colorful notes spans cricket to football with lively, era-tinged fragments. Names, venues, and brief outcomes surface amid garbled lines, signaling a bustling sports section roundup.
In a fragmented report Wilkinson and Williamson earn top honors at a local athletics event. The text hints at rivalries involving Wembley and Penns with standings and awards shown in a garbled scoreline order.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to mix names and phrases with no clear narrative. Readable elements include scattered names and possible dates but meaning is indiscernible. No definite event, person, or place can be established from the available readable fragments.
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