R.S.A. Bowls

Three-hundred-and-twenty bowlers accompanied by their wives and supporters gathered in Gisborne on March 15 and 16 for the National N.Z.R.S.A. Bowling Tournament.

Semi-finalists playing on the R.S.A. Bowling greens.

Victory To Wairoa. Proud winners of the N.Z.R.S.A. Bowling Championship Trophy are Herbert Buckingham (No 3), Fred Gera (No 2), Tom Lambert (lead), and Cyril Hislop (skip), all of Wairoa.

Members of the official welcoming party are Mr Fred Phillips (past president of the R.S.A. B.C.), the Mayoress, Mrs H. H. Barker, Mr Jack Booth (past president of the E.C. Bowling Centre), Mrs Esme Tombleson (M.P. for Gisborne), the Mayor, Mr H. H. Barker, Mr Hamilton Mitchell (Dominion president of the R.S.A), and Mrs Jack Booth.

Winners of the North Island versus South Island Trophy were Vic Stephens, Bill Barron, Cliff Bisset, and Jim Petrie of Balclutha.

Two members of the Ohura team, Mr R. King and Mr A. Hogan caught in the act.

Pictured on this page are some of the bowlers who took part.

Ron Lloyd (Kaikoi)

Furn Martyn (Tauranga)

Colin Forsyth (Manganui).

Tony Mudgway (Levin).

George Silvester (Mangakino)

Bill Mills (Nelson)

Lloyd Small (Sth. Canterbury)

Pat Bayliss (Opunake)

Proudfoot--Sullivan. Eileen Maree, only daughter of Mr and Mrs F. J. Sullivan, Warkworth (formerly of Waerenga-a-hika), to Robert Walter, son of Mr and Mrs L. Proudfoot, 16 Oswald Street.

Campbell--Bennett. Wendy Mary, daughter of Mr and Mrs W. A. Bennett, "Strathleben", Hangaroa, to Archibald John, son of Mr and Mrs A. J. Campbell, 18 Gills Avenue, Papakura, Auckland. (Lloyd Cornish).

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 177 : March 26, 1969

R.S.A. Bowls