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Bowling club celebrates 70th birthday

 

Woy Woy Bowling Club will celebrate its 70th birthday with special bowling events starting on October 15 and culminating in a gala night on Saturday, October 19.

The gala night will double as the club's presentation night for the winners of this year's club championships.

The first bowling club in Woy Woy was officially opened on April 30, 1934.

It had four rinks between the Bayview Hotel and the public wharf.

Bowls in Woy Woy had its start on a private green owned by Mr J Toon, of Ocean Beach.

In 1932, a committee was elected to form the Woy Woy Bowling Club.

The club could not buy land to put down more rinks and, in 1945, the club and clubhouse was moved to the present site in Burge Rd.

The post-war popularity of the game led to the $83,000 clubhouse which Mr Don Bray, President of the Royal N.S.W Bowling Association, officially opened on May 3, 1969.

Past and present members have been asked to gather at the club and support the celebrations.

Family, friends and the colleagues from neighbouring clubs have also been invited.

Media release, October 1