The Eaglehawk Croquet Club was founded in 1909, in premises vacated by the Eaglehawk Bowling Club. There are no records for the years 1910-1942, but the clubhouse was unlined with no electricity or water. During World War II memberships dropped to just 7 members, however between 1943/46 membership increased to 23. Electricity was connected to the Clubhouse in 1947. During the years 1955-58 the club rooms were rebuilt and enlarged. 1959/63 Life Memberships were presented and the club celebrated its 50th birthday with sister clubs and past members. Golf Croquet was introduced in 1975 and was played on Wednesdays (as is still the case today). The club celebrated its 90th birthday with the oldest member at that time - Nell Mitchell- cutting the cake and a stained glass window was also unveiled. We play Association, Golf Croquet and Golf Croquet Pennant and golf croquet membership is increasing.History of the Eaglehawk Croquet Club 1909 to 2003 - 51 pages of printed history. Includes office bearers, referees and officials, and extensive notes.history, bendigo, chinese, eaglehawk croquet club

No final copy of this catalogue exists, but this draft indicates the level of loans from over a dozen local sporting organisations plushistorical collections and researchon past events and organisations. Rare trophies, pennants and medals (including a Brownlow medal for Peter BEDFORD)required security precautions.Six page draft of catalogue for 2001 "Back to Port" 2 day exhibition "Sportstuff". Held at the Liardet Street Freemason's Hall during Port Melbourne Community Festival, in conjunction with all Port Melbourne sporting clubsAlteration to document are written in inkross street rovers, watson's baths, sport - cricket, sport - baseball, sport - lawn bowls, sport - football, lifesaving, sport - shooting, sport - soccer, sport - tennis, sport - trugo, sailing, sport - quoits, sport - cycling, sport - basketball, sport - boxing, sport - golf, sport - gymnastics, sport - athletics, port melbourne cricket ground, j l murphy reserve, railway united football club, victorian sunday football league, port melbourne colts football club, peggy howard nee antonio, bill payne, john may, john kosinduss, fred coy, jimmy james, ken linnett, tony bogdanoff, tommy lahiff, tony cannatelli, graeme anderson, ted freyer, charles mcleod, james kelly, robert mcleod, reginald earle, william (bill) tilley, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, eli 'dick' edwards, ron bedford, peter bedford, jim penaluna, david holt, bill earle, percy may, jimmy drew, chris raeburn, clyde holding, william (bill) hegarty, walter charles pont, frank gomez, tony stewart, john w stewart, ron stranks, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, edward c crockford, town clerks, sydney sims anderson, sea bathing