ANG - Summer
Today we put our latest exhibition on the fence for the summer holidays and it features photos and memorabilia relating to the Alphington Bowls Club.
1921 was a pretty great year in Alphington. The Alphington Paper Mills opened for production and the Alphington Bowls Club opened their doors. This year the club’s centenary celebrations included a retrospective exhibition of photos, stories and memorabilia at the club house which we are now sharing with you on our fence. It is pretty interesting to:
Check out the people who attended the opening of the bowls club in 1921.
Meet Les (perhaps the club’s best bowler) and Myrtle – they won 36 club championships between them.
Ponder the rules that framed the Alphington Ladies Bowls Club when it was created back in 1928, and were still in place in 1972!
Speculate on the cause of the fire that destroyed the original club house in 1951 … The ladies had a picture night that finished at 11.30pm, the fire was reported at 2.45am …
And admire the bowlers’ uniforms over the years.
If you are keen to see the whole package of information that the club produced you can download it here. Or pop past to see the images in a larger format on our fence.
Enjoy! Thanks once again Yarra Arts for supporting the Alphington Neighbourhood Gallery.
