Contributed by Ron Gillinder
‘OLD Sporting Equipment’ was the theme for the Group’s March meeting, and attendees brought along a variety of equipment from the back of their wardrobe or shed. The objective was to draw out memories of sports played in earlier times.
Equipment included:
- Anita Harvey’s Vigaro Bat when she competed for the ‘Landsborough Lions’ Vigaro team in the 1980s;
- Bob Brown’s Spalding Tennis Racquet from the days he played competition tennis at the Glasshouse Sportsgrounds;
- Ron Gillinder’s hickory golf club (1890) made by a Blacksmith;
- Bill Morgan’s Dart Set – he recalled playing Dart competitions in British Pubs when a half pint of beer cost sixpence;
- Helen Page did not have the broom but produced a photo of Stella Simpson competing in a Broom Throwing contest at the first Beerwah Charity Sports Carnival in 1971.
The next Glasshouse History Group’s Community meeting at the Glass House Mountains Neighbourhood Centre is scheduled for Tuesday, 15 April at 1.30pm. The theme will be ‘Parlour Games’. All welcome!
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