Official program, rules, and local teams for Women's Golf Victoria Pennant competition 2001.Collection of administrative recordswomen's golf, associates, ladies' golf, pennant

Small gold badge/pin awarded as a golf prize by W. G. V. (Women's Golf Victoria)Metal badge in shape of triangular flag. Pin on reverse. "W. G. V."badges, women's golf victoria, w. g. v., women's golf

Handwritten results of HGC competing in Ladies Pennant Section 2, 2004-2005. Contains team sheets, results, some handwritten completed sheets, some blank.Volume 6 of a set of women's pennant resultsCollection of team sheets, results, blank sheets. Handwritten results. Housed in manilla folder.women's golf, associates, ladies' golf, pennant, womens golf victoria

Manilla folder containing lists of players and caddies for HGC team; draw for each section of Pennant competition; a WGV 2006 Tournament Handbook; a WGV 2006 Metropolitan Pennant Handbook. Volume 7 of a set of women's pennant resultsCollection of team sheets, caddies and draw, WGV tournament handbook, a WGV 2006 Metropolitan Pennant Handbook. Housed in manilla folder.women's golf, associates, ladies' golf, pennant, womens golf victoria

Commemorative spoon presented to Jan Balgowan on winning the Golf Victoria Silver Spoon in 2012.Silver spoon with Golf Victoria logo and golf club shaped handle, card with text.On card: "Golf Victoria. 2012 Silver Spoon. Jan Balgowan. Heidelberg."memorabilia, spoons, women's golf, jan balgowan

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. In this photo, a group of students practice their golf swing, assisted by a few adults.COL photo of a group of people standing on a large, flat grassy area. Most of them are wearing pale blue polo shirts and dark blue tracksuit pants. Two people are wearing a navy blue or black jacket on top, and one woman is wearing a blue and red jumper. Most of the people are standing in a line between field marker cones, which have been set an equal distance apart. A few people are crouching down on the ground. Three people are each holding a golf club and practicing their golf swing. Three of the people are assisting or instructing the others. In the background, there are several houses and tall trees behind a wooden fence.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Women Golf Victoria at Shelford. A.G.S. 1999world osteoporosis day, wod, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, physical activities, exercise, golf, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

The Heidelberg women's team won the 2008 Women's Golf Victoria Section 6 Pennant. This collection of photos shows various poses with the pennant. Team members (photo 1): Back row (Left to right): Anne Johnston (now Shelton), Josee Weel, Andrea Lee, Liz Sinclair, Shirley Crapper. Front row: Maree Ciavarella, Caroline Phillips, Julie Greig, Helen Young, Jan Wallis.A collection of 10 colour photographs of the 2008 women's pennant team.women's pennant, womens golf victoria, pennant, 2008

An Article in The Herald (18 Feb 1931) records that: "FAIRVIEW OFFICIALS - AT the annual meeting of the Associates of the Fairview Golf Club the following office bearers were elected: President, Miss A, Simcocks; secretary, Miss B. Williamson; captain, Miss A. Shiells; committee, Misses Tresise, Walters, Brown and McLachlan. The captain reported that the shield presented by Mr and Mrs Bourne for competition among the clubs associated with the metropolitan mental hospitals had been won by Fairview associates, who will hold it for one year."The trophy has historical significance as an item associated with the Melbourne Mental Hospital in the 1930s and also of social significance in that it relates to recreational pursuits undertaken by staff of the Hospital.Wood and silver plate shield won by the ladies team of Fairview Golf Club in the years 1930, 1931 and 1932. The Golf Club was established in 1928, and was owned and managed as part of the Kew Mental Hospital. The 9-hole golf course was located next to the Chandler Highway and is currently the site of the headquarters of Guide Dogs Victoria. The trophy formed part of the personal collection of Dr Fred Stamp, which was donated to the Kew Historical Society following his death in 2018 by his family.Inscriptions on silver plate plaques - Top "Mental Hospitals", Bottom: "Ladies Golf Competition"; Bottom left: "Fairview Golf Club 1930", "Fairview Golf Club 1931" and Fairview Golf Club 1932".fairview golf club, golf - womens competitions - victoria, trophies - golf

WGV Section 4 - winning Pennant Team 2001: Heidelberg Golf ClubColour photograph and caption.heidelberg golf club, womens golf victoria, women's pennant

WGV Section 7 - winning Pennant Team 2001: Heidelberg Golf ClubColour photograph and caption.heidelberg golf club, womens golf victoria, women's pennant

Grace Lennon is interviewed as she turned professional in 2015. Grace was a successful junior at Heidelberg and women's champion in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008.Magazine article, 2 pages, text and colour illus.women's golf, junior golf, grace lennon

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. In this photo, a group of students practice their golf swing under the supervision of a teacher.COL photo of a group of people standing on a large, flat grassy area. Most of them are wearing pale blue polo shirts and dark blue tracksuit pants. Two people are wearing a blue jumper or tracksuit jacket on top. Most of the people are standing in a line between field marker cones, which have been set an equal distance apart. They are each holding a golf club, and a few people are practicing their golf swing. In the distance, there is one person walking away at the far end of the grassy area. She is wearing a white shirt and dark trousers. In the background, there are several houses and tall trees behind a wooden fence.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Womens Golf Day at Shelford Anglican Girls School 1999world osteoporosis day, wod, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, physical activities, exercise, golf, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

On Wednesday, October 20, 1999, World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), Osteoporosis Victoria conducted a morning of physical activities with the Year 9 students at Shelford Girls' Grammar School in Caulfield. Titled, "Come & Try Day", the activities on offer included abseiling, golf, table tennis, Tai Chi, football, and indoor lawn bowls. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria's Tim Bryer and Liz Bongetti pose for a photo with two unidentified women in the gymnasium at Shelford Girls' Grammar School.COL photo of four people sitting on the edge of a stage in a hall or gymnasium. Behind them are two freestanding "Active for Life" vertical banners, with the text and logos for Arthritis Victoria and VicHealth (obscured on one banner). Beneath that is the text "JUST FIND 30 MINUTES A DAY". At the end of the stage, there is a blue and gold Shelford Girls' Grammar School banner on a stand.world osteoporosis day, wod, arthritis victoria, osteoporosis victoria, ov, come & try day, active for life, just 30 minutes a day, presentation, shelford girls grammar school, year 9 students, year 9 cohort, high school, secondary school, caulfield, 1999

The first international Australian Women's Golf Championship was held August to September 1935 at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Black Rock, Victoria. Visiting players from England, Scotland and Ireland dominated the competition. British golfers included Pamela Barton, Phyllis Wade, Jessie Anderson, Mrs Walter Greenlees and Mrs J B Walker. Australian competitors included Katherine Rymill, Betty Nankivell, Betty Sale (MBE), Janet Gardiner, Leonora Wray (MBE), Mrs Sloan Morpeth (née Susie Tolhurst), Mrs Clive Robinson (née Christina “Nin” McMaster), Joan Hood Hammond (DBE CMG), Mrs T S McKay (née Odette Lefebvre) and Mona Macleod. Mrs J B Walker of Britain defeated Mrs Sloan Morpeth of Victoria in the final, before a gallery of 2,000, mostly women. golf, royal melbourne golf club, women golfers, 1930-1939golf, royal melbourne golf club, women golfers, 1930-1939

Dr Elizabeth “Betty” Nankivell (1907-2003), later Mrs Forward, graduated in 1937 from Melbourne University with a degree in medicine. She worked at Queen Victoria and Royal Adelaide Hospitals. During WWII, she practised medicine in Morwell, and in 1945 joined the Royal Australian Army Medical Corp (R.A.A.M.C.). Betty lived and worked in many South East Asian countries, including 10 years of private practise in Kuala Lumpur, before retiring in 1970 to live in Melbourne. Photographer notations on slide: "Vic Women's Golf Ch'ship B98" Published: The Age 3 September 1935 p. 7 Published title: "EXCITING GOLF DUEL." Published caption: MISS B. NANKIVELL, whose victory over Miss Pam Barton was the outstanding feature of the play in the Australian Championship yesterday. Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203852987 Description: Action shot of golfer Betty Nankivell putting on golf course. She wears a checked cardigan, straight skirt, stockings, heeled shoes and a tie, no hat. The clubhouse structure is blurred in the background. Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: Dr Elizabeth “Betty” Nankivell, Mrs Forward Betty Nankivell (1907 – 2003) was a champion Victorian golfer and medical doctor. She competed in the Australian Women’s Golf Championship at Royal Melbourne in 1935 against the visiting British Team. She eliminated 18 year old British champion Pam Barton, but was defeated by the eventual winner of the tournament, Mrs J B Walker in the semi finals. In 1938, Betty won the SA Golf Championships at Kooyonga SA. Betty graduated from Melbourne University with a degree in medicine in 1937 and worked at Queen Victoria Hospital and at Royal Adelaide Hospital as R.M.O. (Resident Medical Officer). During the war years, Betty practised medicine in Morwell, Victoria, and in 1945 joined the R.A.A.M.C. (Royal Australian Army Medical Corp) for the Malaya Medical Service. In 1946, she married Alan Forward OBE, a Colonel in the British Army and later the Commissioner of Road Transport in Malaya, and lived and worked in many S E Asian countries including 10 years in private practice in Kuala Lumpur. Betty continued to play golf throughout her life, retiring in 1970, and died in Melbourne in 2003. Sources: Melbourne University: Journal of the University of Melbourne Medical Society: vol. 2, no. 1Photographer notations on slide: "Miss Nankivell B98".golf, women golfers, royal melbourne golf club

Mrs Sloan Morpeth, née Claire “Susie” Tolhurst From her trilby with golf tee sensibly tucked in the brim, to her hand knitted socks and fringed brogues, Susie looks the golf champion she was. Susie (1905-1999) won the Victorian Ladies' Amateur Championship five times between 1919 and 1936. She was defeated in the 1935 Women’s Golf Championship final by Mrs J B Walker of Britain. In 2012, Golf Victoria introduced the Women’s Champions Trophy, renamed in 2016 to the Susie Tolhurst Trophy. Her husband, Mr Sloan Morpeth, designed the Commonwealth, Peninsula Kingswood Country Club and Portsea Golf Clubs. Featured in "Newsworthy: Melbourne in photographs 1933-1936" exhibition at East Melbourne Library, October to December 2023. Exhibition caption by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer. Photographer notations on slide: "Vic Women's Golf Ch'ship B98" Description: Golfer Susie Tolhurst putting. She wears a hat, tie, skirt, cardigan, handknitted socks and brogues. She also has a golf tee tucked into her hatband. Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: Mrs Sloan Morpeth née Claire Helene Susie Tolhurst (known as Susie) Susie Tolhurst (1905-1999) was a champion Victorian golfer. Susie was the winner of the Ladies Amateur Championships five times between 1915 and 1936. She held the Australian title in 1930, 1931. Susie competed in the Australian Women’s Golf Championship at Royal Melbourne in 1935 against the British Women’s Team. She made the final but was defeated by Mrs J B Walker of Britain. The Golf Victoria competition for women held the Susie Tolhurst Trophy. In 1934 Susie Tolhurst married NZ Open Championship golfer Mr Sloan Morpeth. He later designed Peninsula - Kingswood Country Golf Course, Portsea Golf Course and Commonwealth Golf Course. They had one daughter, Simone.Photographer notations on slide: "Vic Women's Golf Ch'ship 1935 B98".golf, women golfers, royal melbourne golf club

Mrs T S McKay, née Odette Lefebvre “Killara Amazon who drives like a man, smiles like a school girl and dresses like a picture” – Smiths Weekly 22 July 1933 In 1934, the Ladies Golf Union of NSW introduced a rule forbidding women not wearing stockings from competing in games under their control. Rather than wear stockings, Odette Lefebvre (1910-1991) withdrew from her team causing a media stir. She subsequently agreed to wear stockings for any NSW game she wished to play in. She said that a player had every right to dress as she wished, providing it did not offend modesty. She found it more comfortable to play without stockings. Featured in "Newsworthy: Melbourne in photographs 1933-1936" exhibition at East Melbourne Library, October to December 2023. Exhibition caption by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer. Photographer notations on slide: "Golf Ch'ship Mrs McKay B98" Description: Female golfer teeing off with 3 wood, wearing beret, cardigan, straight skirt, ankle socks, sensible shoes. Blurred spectators are visible in the background. Research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer: Mrs T S McKay, née Odette Lefebvre (1910-1991), was a NSW champion golfer. She won the NSW Women’s Championship 1931, 1933. Odette competed in the Australian Women’s Golf Championship at Royal Melbourne against the British Women’s Team in 1935. She was defeated by Mrs Sloan Morpeth nee Susie Tolhurst in the semifinals. A tall, willowy, beautiful brunette with a winning smile and sparkly blue eyes and exotically of French origin, the press reported the outdoor sports loving young woman’s social and golf activities closely. In 1933 (27/7/1933), the Smith’s Weekly headline ran “Drives like a man but is a real girl – always”. The article called her the “Killara Amazon who drives like a man, smiles like a school girl and dresses like a picture”. In 1934, the Ladies Golf Union of NSW introduced a rule forbidding women without stockings to compete in games within their control. Rather than wear stockings, Odette withdrew from her team, causing a media stir. She subsequently agreed to wear stockings for any game she was keen to play in. She said that a player had every right to dress as she wished, providing it did not offend modesty. She found it more comfortable to play without stockings. Fellow women golfers were sympathetic to the non-stocking brigade. Mrs J J Hollywood, president of the Maitland Golf Club Associates said, “What a storm in a teacup over nothing! As if a pair of stockings could possibly make all the difference to a person’s game. However, I think the mosquitoes settle that question for the L.G.V. in the North”, she added with a laugh. (Newcastle Sun 5/5/1934) Acting president of the Victorian Women’s Golf Union, Mrs J B Bellair, said, “It is much warmer in Sydney than here and must be more comfortable without stockings. Miss Lefebvre too, has such beautiful legs and they are so brown, that she can afford to dispense with stockings. Women in Victoria are not likely to play without stockings, however, it is much too cold here. I have never seen any of them on the links in bare legs.” (Newcastle Sun 5/5/1934) Mrs L Griffiths, president of the Steelworks Associate Club in Newcastle said, “It appears to be an unnecessary rule that the L.G.V. has enforced. Why, if they started laying down laws like that, where would we end? What about ties etc being compulsory for men?” (Newcastle Sun 5/5/1934) The L.G.V. insisted that the dignity of the game should not be impaired by players who dared to show any originality in clothes, even if they did add comfort. (The Sun, Sydney 5/5/1934) Even in 1941, despite wartime shortages, the L.G.V. NSW was insisting that – “no player may play in open L.G.V. competitions without stockings.” (Yass Tribune-Courier 6/11/1941) In 1934, Odette married champion golfer and barrister Thomas McKay who later became a NSW Liberal Party politician. They had two children before divorcing in 1946. Sources: Drives Like A Man, But Is A Real Girl--Always (1933, July 22). Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235071983 Woman Golfer Will Not Play In Stockings (1934, May 5). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246443596 GOLF WITHOUT STOCKINGS (1934, May 5). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 23. Retrieved September 18, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243259621Photographer notations on slide: "G Ch'ship Mrs McKay B98".golf, women golfers, royal melbourne golf club

Women’s Golf Championship In August 1935, the Australian Women’s Golf Championship was held at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Black Rock, featuring visiting British golfers Pamela Barton, Phyllis Wade, Jessie Anderson, Mrs Walter Greenlees and Mrs J B Walker. Australian competitors included Katherine Rymill, Betty Nankivell, Betty Sale (MBE), Janet Gardiner, Leonora Wray (MBE), Mrs Sloan Morpeth (née Susie Tolhurst), Mrs Clive Robinson (née Christina “Nin” McMaster), Joan Hood Hammond (DBE CMG), Mrs T S McKay (née Odette Lefebvre) and Mona Macleod. Mrs J B Walker of Britain defeated Mrs Sloan Morpeth of Victoria in the final, before a gallery of 2,000, mostly women. The women watch on… 18 year-old Miss Pamela Barton of England is teeing off at the ninth hole, watched by her competitor Miss Janet Gardiner of Queensland and a gallery of intensely focussed spectators. Both women went on to have diverse, non-sporting careers. During the Blitz and the Battle of Britain, Pam Barton (1917-1943) drove ambulances before joining the WAAF as a radio operator. Later she gained a commission as a Flight Officer in command of a staff of 600. In 1943, Pam was killed instantly when the RAF plane piloted by her unofficial fiancée crashed in heavy weather. The Pam Barton Memorial Salver is awarded to the winner of the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship. The inscription reads “In Affectionate Memory of Pam Barton”. During WWII, Janet Gardiner (Mrs Jobson-Scott, 1907-1987) began manufacturing liquid hosiery at the Red Cross Link rooms as a fundraiser. Donated oyster bottles were used and they charged 2/6 for four ounces. However, in April 1942, in a broadcast to the women of Australia, the Minister for War Organisation of Industry, Mr Dedman, announced that leg make-up preparations were now a prohibited item. They contained titanium oxide, an essential ingredient in the manufacture of paints used for camouflaging military equipment. Other items of a woman’s “battle array” such as nail lacquer, some creams and suntan lotions were also banned as they contained ingredients used in munitions and medical supplies. Featured in "Newsworthy: Melbourne in photographs 1933-1936" exhibition at East Melbourne Library, October to December 2023. Exhibition caption by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer. Published: The Age 30 August 1935 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF AT ROYAL MELBOURNE (1935, August 30). The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956), p. 35. Retrieved October 10, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article277093639Photographer notations on slide: "Vic Women's Ch'ship 1935 B98".golf, women golfers, royal melbourne golf club