Historical information

Photograph of Girls Interhouse Sports Champions in 1931. Between the 1920’s and 1950’s the YWCA, Blue Triangle and local committee of representatives organised an Inter House Athletics Day for Girls in Geelong and Melbourne. Local Geelong business, such as the surrounding woollen mills, business firms and church clubs would form teams of seven women to compete in a variety of sports such as bowls, basketball, hockey, cricket and soccer. Events such as these were organised to encourage women to participate in competitive sports and network with other women in the workforce.

Physical description

Framed photograph of the Girls Interhouse Sports Champions 1931.

Inscriptions & markings

Back Row L-R: M. Paley, Kath Whelan, Olive Dodds, Fairbrother and Mabel Chapman
Front Row L-R Kathy and Mooney Nhiel.