The Mitcham Bowling Club Inc Information

The Mitcham Bowling Club was founded on Wednesday 12 March 1958 at a public meeting held in the sports pavilion at Walker Park, Mitcham - a meeting convened by the Mitcham Chamber of Commerce which had been very active for more than 12 months in promoting the formation of a bowling club in the district. A copy of the original notice of the meeting is reproduced here (right). The meeting was attended by 59 people - 3 ladies and 56 men, with the support of Mr Bill Lowe, a Councillor of the Royal Victorian Bowls Association. The meeting agreed unanimously that a bowling club be formed in Mitcham. The meeting elected Mr Bert Atkinson as the Club's inaugural President, with Mr Alex Johnson as Secretary and Mr Tim McCoy as Treasurer. It was moved, and accepted, that 135 men and 65 ladies be the limited number for the Club, and the annual fees were set at five pounds for the gentlemen and one pound ten shillings for the ladies. It was also agreed that a debenture to the value if ten pounds be taken at five percent interest. The first meeting of the Mitcham Bowling Club was held five days later on 17 March 1958 with 101 men and 45 ladies in attendance. It was agreed that all those who joined by 30 June 1958 would be Foundation members.