ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection

Call Number

HMSS 0001

Collection 

Canberra Women’s Bowling Club Papers

Date Range

1957 - 1992

Quantity

4.05m (23 manuscript boxes and two cartons plus four large honour boards)

Access Conditions

open

Copying Conditions

with attribution

Related Collections

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1

CONSTITUTION, REGISTRATION AND AFFILIATION DOCUMENTS

1

1

1-2

File on the constitution and amendments

1958 - 1988

1

1

3

Registration and affiliation (includes some membership lists)

1958 - 1965

2

GENERAL MINUTES

1

2

4

General Minutes, [Inaugural meeting], (1 volume)

10 Oct 1957-10 Feb 1964

1

2

5

General Minutes, (1 volume)

11 May 1964-18 Aug 1973

1

2

6

General Minutes, (1 volume)

18 Aug 1973-25 Jan 1984

1

2

7

General Minutes, (1 volume)

02 Jun 1984-15 Feb 1992

3

COMMITTEE MINUTES

2

3

8

Committee minutes

14 Oct 1957– 26 Aug 1963

2

3

9

Committee minutes

14 Sep 1963-27 Feb 1967

2

3

10

Committee minutes

20 Mar 1967-27 Apr 1970

2

3

11

Committee minutes

25 May 1970-26 Mar 1973

2

3

12

Committee minutes

26 Mar 1973-23 Feb 1976

2

3

13

Committee minutes

22 Mar 1976-12 Feb 1979

2

3

14

Committee minutes

12 Mar 1979-14 Dec 1981

3

3

15

Committee minutes

11 Jan 1982-09 Nov 1987

3

3

16

Committee minutes

14 Dec 1987-05 May 1991

3

3

17

Committee minutes (includes lists of Executive and of office bearers, 1991-1992)

02 Jun 1991-26 Apr 1992

4

REPORTS

3

4

18-19

Annual reports

1957 – 1965

3

4

18-19

Annual reports

1964 – 1965

3

4

20-21

Annual reports

1965 – 1992

5

MEMBERSHIP LISTS
(SEE ALSO SERIES 1 & 16)

4

5

22

Attendance at inaugural meeting (2 volumes)

10 Oct 1957

4

5

23

Alphabetical volume

1958 – 1963

4

5

24

Financial members (4 volumes)

1958 – 1963

4

5

25

Financial members (4 volumes)

1963 – 1967

6

FINANCIAL RECORDS

4

6

26

Ledger (1volume)

Oct 1957 – Dec 1961

4

6

26

Ledger (1volume)

Jan 1962 – Nov 1963

4

6

27

Ledger (1volume)

Oct 1962 – Feb 1965

4

6

27

Dissection sheets (1 volume)

1965 – 1968

4

6

27

Ledger

Nov 1963 – Jul 1965

4

6

28

Ledger

Sep 1967 – Oct 1972

4

6

29

Ledger

Aug 1965 – Jun 1970

5

6

30

Ledger

Jun 1970 – Feb 1977

5

6

31

Ledger

Jun 1971 – Oct 1980

5

6

31

Analysis sheets

May 1989 – Apr 1990

5

6

32

Ledger

Oct 1980 – Aug 1989

5

6

33

Ledger

Sep 1989 – Jun 1992

5

6

34

Ledger

May 1990 – Jun 1992

5

6

35

Receipts and expenditure

1967 – 1973

5

6

36

Receipts and expenditure

1973 – 1977

6

6

37

Receipts and expenditure

1977 – 1981

6

6

38

Receipts and expenditure

1981 – 1985

6

6

39

Receipts and expenditure

1985 – 1988

6

6

40

Receipts and expenditure

1988 – 1990

6

6

41

Treasurers’ reports

1957 – 1962

6

6

41

Treasurers’ reports

1958 – 1970

6

6

41

Auction sales sheets

Apr 1992

6

6

42

Bank statements

Oct 1981 – Apr 1990

6

6

42

Bank statements

Feb 1988 – Aug 1990

7

6

43

Bank statements

Jun 1976 – Feb 1988

7

6

44

Bank statements

Jun 1990 – Apr 1992

7

6

45

Miscellaneous band records, including cheque stubs, cheque book, bank statements, loan agreement, receipts

7

BUSINESS FILES

7

7

46

Insurance

1987 – 1991

7

7

47

Rates and valuation

1983 – 1990

7

7

48-49

Employee files

1991 – 1992

8

7

50-52

Grant applications and acceptances

1974 – 1991

8

FILES ON PROPERTY AND PREMISES

8

8

53

Plans for Clubhouse and No. 1 Green (Includes copy of Certificate of Incorporation, 1958)

1958 – 1978

8

8

54

Plans for No. 2 Green

1967 – 1968

8

8

55

Plans for toilet block

1971

8

8

56

Letters to and from Mr. J. Fraser, MHR, on the use of Parliament House Green

1957

8

8

56

Correspondence on construction work and services, (Includes Secretary’s report to the General Meeting 17th October 1960)

1960 – 1987

8

8

57

Land rent

1984

8

8

58-59

Lease

1967 – 1980

9

8

60

Sale of Club

1989 – 1991

9

GREENKEEPER’S RECORDS

9

9

61

Letters, accounts

1957 – 1978

9

9

62

Greens reports

1987 – 1992

10

COMPETITION RECORDS

9

10

63

Pennant certificates

1958 – 1986

9

10

64

Nominated fours, ca.

1983 – 1991

9

10

65

Nominated fours

1988 – 1990

9

10

65

Nominated fours

1991 – 1992

11

SPECIAL FILES

9

11

66

History of CWBC (includes winding up)

9

11

67

Closure of CWBC

1992

12

PHOTOGRAPHS

10

12

3 Albums

13

SCRAPBOOKS

11

13

2 Volumes of press cuttings

1970 – 1987 &1987–1992

14

VISITORS’ BOOKS

11

14

2 Volumes

1961 – 1992 & 1992

15

MISCELLANEOUS

11

15

68

Original despatch lists of collection, supplied by CWBC

11

15

68

Badge designs

16

OBJECTS

12-16

16

Pennants

17

16

No. 2 State Pennant flag

1977 – 1978

17

16

Official visit, NSWBA banner

17

16

Bowls for Others pennants (2). One is dated 89-90

1989 – 1990

17

16

Canberra [Men’s] Bowling Club 50^th Anniversary banner

1926 – 1976

17

16

No. 2 Country Pennant and No. 2 State Pennant (2 framed certificates)

1977 – 1978

18

16

Consistency Singles Trophy, Sylvia Mann (small tray)

18

16

Framed cartoon

18

16

Life Members Board

18

16

Issues of Bowls News (NSWBA), Vol. 44, No. 2

Feb 1992

19

16

Australian flag

19

16

Badges, including ‘Belle of the Bowls’ and ‘Queen of the Green’ (2 small boxes)

19

16

Rubber stamps (1 small box)

19

16

May Bunter Shields, (2)

1961 – 1963

19

16

Jack (and stand) rolled on Green by President Jess Bland. Presented by Lorraine Green and Mary Long

24 Sep 1960

19

16

Members’ record cards and box of record cards (see also Series 5)

20

16

Triples Championship trophy (Edith Dorn)

21

16

Singles Championship trophy (P. Quinn)

21

16

Minor Pairs Competition Cup (Elva Hills)

22

16

Fours Championship Cup (Elizabeth Chandler)

23

16

Minor Singles Championship board

23

16

Singles Championship board

23

16

Handicap Singles board

23

16

Chandler-Green Pairs board

23

16

Tray presented by Helen Fraser on the establishment of the first club house

1961

24-25

16

Memorial plaques (2)

24-25

16

Bowl of Friendship, CWBC Kenmore

24-25

16

Bowls: Championship Fours, Phyllis Summerville

24-25

16

Triples Championships (Edith Dorn)

24-25

16

Minor Pairs (Margaret Fricker)

24-25

16

Club Triples (Jess Bland)

24-25

16

Pairs Championship (Thelma Mackie)

24-25

16

Drawn Fours (Thelma McKean)

24-25

16

Certificate of Incorporation, framed

15 Aug 1988

24-25

16

Spoon, CWBC Pres. Day (Thelma McKean)

07 Oct 1961

24-25

16

Seat plaque, CWBC, from Eric Long

Sep 1960

OVERSIZED OBJECTS

4 Large wooden honour boards