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Sepia photograph Mr Jim Mulcahy, of Mulcahy Motors of Ringwood was the chief sponsor of the Club and its only Honorary Member.

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Black and white photograph (5 copies)Typed below photograph, "Ringwood Bowling Club - 1947". On back of photograph: Newspaper cutting titled "Bowls in the Early Days" with list of names. Front Row: (L to R). J. Archbold, M. Flowers, R. Anderson, A. Long (Town Clerk), J.K. McCaskill (Mayor), S. Hunt (Pres.), E. Tann, Sec., A. Ibbotson, C. Merry (Building Inspector). 2nd Row: C. Wedge, G. Wood, G. Devenish, J. Proundley, R. Wilkins, B. Hubbard, C. Ward, H. Watson, E. Purser, J. Bray (Engineer).Back Row: T. Williams, F. Caterer, A. Burgess, R. Ramsey, T. Roberts, E. McKibbon, G. Hood, T. Hall, H. Martin, J. Smith, J. Knox, Rev. Leewin, F. Moore, - Evans: J. Grenville (Dep. Town Clerk), G. Young, E. Moran".

Harcourt Methodist Church was instrumental in forming the Harcourt Carpet Bowls Association with many members common to both organisations. This commenced about 1948 and is still in existence in 2017. The bowls were used at some church social evenings in addition to being used in the Harcourt Carpet Bowls competition. Mr. William A. Carr was the prime mover in this activity. Reminds us of the rise of post-World War II community organisations to fill the social gap left by the winding up of wartime patriotic associations. Box wooden containing a set of 12 coloured china carpet bowls -

Each plaque has 4 names on being the winning team for that year. The plaques start 1971 and the last 1981. The Bendigo RSL Sub Branch conducted a Diggers Day Bowls as far back as 1953.Trophy, brown wood rectangular base shape with 3 pillars on top of metallic construction, all are round shape, 2 have a depiction of a bird on top with outstretched wings, the centre shorter one has a depiction of a man playing bowls. The base has a central plaque with a wreath around engraved in the middle. On the left of the base are 10 x small plaques engraved with names on, 1 x small plaque on the right of the base.On centre plaque, "Presented by R.H. Trethewey MLA - Perpetual Trophy - Diggers Day Tournament". Example plaque, "1977 - H. Tobin - W. Smith - P. Weymouth - J. Cruse"brsl, smirsl, diggers day, bowls