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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1915
Page
2
An unreadable OCR snippet hints at a mid century athletics scene with numerous personal names, places, and events. The garbled text weaves through athlete mentions, races, and possible venues, rendering a cohesive report difficult yet signaling a sports-centric local page with many proper nouns.
Unclear OCR text shows scattered phrases and names. Reads like a damaged write up with odd spellings and unidentifiable events. No coherent story or entities clearly present beyond scattered references to people and places.
A chaotic OCR fragment suggests a Harker College event with many named figures including Major Buchanan and Principal Drewarr. It references a weather day, a track or field competition, and remarks about ceremony and awards.
A report from the Sydney rowing scene notes the death of Tackoon after illness and honors to late members. It details Oar and club figures including LC Rabson and Desari Me, recounting careers in minor and senior crews, and lists upcoming Mosman Bay events and public notices reflecting wartime service and club activity.
The Melbourne area dog coursing scene features packed enclosures, bids, and reports from meetings at Werribee and Wayback Tity. Key dogs, owners, and cups are named, with notes on winners and near misses as the Grange Championship Cup and other stakes draw crowds and attention.
Former members entered the club scene with Feivates AM. Pesive and Goruon Fink noted in action. The annual report shows receipts £376 0 1 and expenditures £266 4 0, leaving a balance of £9547. The list of officers and committee members includes Nolan as vice, Mahy as hon. treasurer, and Walkinson as home secretary. A Civil Service Rowing Club section notes plans and a recovering president, with Lipwacd widely known for rowing.
The notice details breeding stock and stud dogs including Stalwart Sam and Comedy King, with references to owners Mr. Barker of Wellington and Mr. Barker Wellington. It also mentions the Rev James Byam’s death and a flurry of canine breeding announcements from Sydney to Melbourne, Wellington, and Victoria.
Racing notes describe a lively Metropolitan Club gathering with strong betting, featuring Ho ok and Cygnet among the contenders. Report highlights the day’s card, prices, and key participants including owners, trainers, and the crowd’s reaction to the Liverpool Stakes and Holdsworthy Stakes outcomes.
At the second annual meeting of the South Australian Rowing Association W L Ware was chosen president with Smith as secretary and Mrs Martin as treasurer. The association agreed to suspend Rule 4, reduce annual subscriptions, and lower capitation fees per member while supporting a basin carnival for wounded soldiers. Individual membership stood at 105 with significant fee increases discussed for the coming season.
The record describes a rowing event with incomplete details about Webb and possibly a New Zealand race. It mentions river names and a damaged or unclear description of how the race unfolded. The text is fragmented and hides key specifics like dates or results.
Fragmentary report notes a veterinary event at the Metropolis enclosure Liverpool with details of betting and a special challenge. Mentions a geozat competition and a couple of dogs amid unsettled betting figures. Close on Tuesday with a final date to decide a deal next week.
Fragmentary OCR content shows garbled and partial names and places with unclear context. Not enough coherent facts to identify events or subjects.
A chaotic but lively writeup describes the upcoming Rooty Hill picnic hosted by local associations. Details touch on the agenda, event timings, attendees including Fr J O Loughlin and other officials, and anticipated activities from games to speeches. The piece is dense with names and fragmented phrases reflecting a bustling community gathering.
A garbled racing card notes two contenders, White Hope and Ai, with mention of Francesca's King and Caruso in a local event. The fragment hints at a sign championship and a Saint selection, with unclear details about entrants and outcomes.
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