Black and white photograph taken during the installation pipework for the new greens for the Bowls Club following the removal of the old green. Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, construction, sporting facilities

Races were popular events at the Ithacan Philanthropic Society's annual picnic. The men's foot race was the highlight of the day. Pictured centre front of runners is the president, Andreas Papadopoulos. Since the first picnic in 1918, the event has been held at sporting grounds situated around Melbourne's urban fringe and remain a popular event on the club's social calendar.A sepia photograph mounted on a grey board with a darker grey border of five men preparing to race with four officials waiting for the race to start. The men are standing in a sports ground with a small rotunda and trees on the other side of the fence in the background.Written on the back: AGP - 4

The young lady holding the trophy is Poppy Doubaris nee Kallinikos. She was the captain of the Melbourne Olympic Athletic Club Netball Team. The team had won the tournament against the Sydney team in Sydney in 1952 - 53.The Olympic Athletic Club was a sporting and social club established in the 1940s for young Greeks. Young Ithacans participated in the various sporting teams and social and fundraising activities organised by the club. A black and white photograph of a young woman in evening dress holding a trophy.