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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1928
Page
11
A scrambled OCR style summary listing fixtures weights and entries for various racing events across Australia and Tasmania. Includes references to Queensland New South Wales Kensington Ponies and Tasmanian fixtures with October and November dates, noting race meetings and participant teams.
A fragmentary text references a Melbourne turf event with names such as Bathurst, Makar, and Veal. It appears as garbled OCR with team or horse mentions and weights, lacking coherent context or outcomes. The readable portions point to race card details without a clear result or date.
Odd OCR fragment lists names and places including Newcastle and Moorefield. It hints at weights and an event on a Saturday with entries from teams or individuals, but most text is garbled. The readable items mention Vel, Tope, VAUAE, and various misread names, suggesting a local athletic meet.
Local Rosehill entries list a Welter and other athletes from Deasville and Seares. The page notes a timetable and event pairings for the meeting with preliminary heats and finals planned.
Flight of a handicapped race meets rough weather as local track event at Parramatta features Jeare and Da hd. Officials report outcomes with limited readable details from damaged OCR.
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