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Photograph - Group photo

  • COL photo of a small group of people gathered around a portable bowling green (or practice rink). They are inside a room with polished floorboards, large windows, and a decorative dado feature on the painted walls. One man stands on the practice lawn, preparing to bowl, as the others look on. Behind him, there is a man standing, holding a small white ball. There are several bowling bowls at his feet on the practice green. Beside the pratice green, there is a queue rope barrier on some metal stands.

    Bowls Victoria & “Active For Life” (unidentified event)

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  • COL photo of a small group of people gathered around a portable bowling green (or practice rink). They are inside a room with polished floorboards, large windows, and a decorative dado feature on the painted walls. One man stands on the practice lawn, preparing to bowl, as the others look on. Behind him, there is a man standing, holding a small white ball. There are several bowling bowls at his feet on the practice green. Beside the pratice green, there is a queue rope barrier on some metal stands.

Historical information

This photo depicts a small group of people at a Bowls Victoria event (date and location unknown) at which people were encouraged to try out the game of lawn bowls as a form of gentle exercise to stay "Active for Life" and help beat arthritis.

Physical description

Colour photo of two men playing lawn bowls on a portable bowling green (or practice rink) indoors while a few people look on. They are inside a room with polished floorboards, large windows, and a decorative dado feature on the painted walls.

Inscriptions & markings

[On a white label, handwritten in black ink] PHOTO 7 ["7" is circled] Bowls Victoria encouraging the general public to get ACTIVE FOR LIFE by taking up bowls [At the end of the sentence, there is a full stop in red ink]

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