Historical information
On the 23rd of March, 1992, the Parliamentary Bowling Club was launched simultaneously with the launch of National Arthritis Week. The event was held at Government House, Victoria. This photo depicts Minister for Health, Maureen Lyster MP, crouching down as she bowls in her stockinged feet. This photo appears on the cover (page 1) of the Vol 5 No 2, Winter 1992 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It also appears on page 4 of the same issue, accompanying an article titled, "Arthritis Week success". The photo is captioned: "Victorian Health Minister, Maureen Lyster, launched National Arthritis Week by sending down the first bowl on the Parliament House bowling greens. In the background are Ron Anstee from ANZ Bank, Jan Dimmick, AFV volunteer, and swimmers Toby Haenen (1973-) and Hamish Cameron."
Physical description
Black and white photo of a woman crouching down as she bowls in her stockinged feet. There are four people standing behind her.
Subjects
- arthritis foundation of victoria,
- afv,
- national arthritis week,
- naw,
- parliamentary bowling club,
- lawn bowls,
- government house victoria,
- maureen lyster,
- mp,
- minister for health,
- ron anstee,
- anz bank,
- jan dimmick,
- volunteer member,
- toby haenen,
- australian olympic swimmer,
- hamish cameron,
- australian swimmer,
- 1992