Historical information

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, students learn techniques used in the game of lawn bowls from some experienced players.

Physical description

COL photo of a group of teenagers and a few older adults. They are inside a building, where a portable bowling green with a wooden frame at one end has been placed on the parquetry floor. The teenagers are wearing pale blue polo shirts and navy blue tracksuit pants. The adults are wearing navy or white and navy tracksuit jackets over either navy or grey trousers. Most of the teenagers are holding a small black bowling ball in their hands. One older woman is holding a smaller white ball in one hand. There are several black bowling balls on the artificial bowling green on the floor.