Richard Edwards at the Mornington Bowling Club

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Richard Edwards at the Mornington Bowling Club

DATE1920s

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1269.2

HISTORY

The Mornington Bowls Club started in the 1920s soon after the first world war ended. Richard Edwards , father-in-law of Herbert Downward, played there.

DESCRIPTION

A bowling green is in the foreground of parkland. A group of four men is playing a game of bowls. Richard Edwards, in a hat, white trousers and a darker shirt, is playing with 3 others in dark trousers, white shirts with collar and tie and sleeveless vests. In the background are another group of bowlers, a couple on a park seat with a dog in front and a single bowler in suit and hat.

KEYWORDS

Downward, Herbert, Edwards, Richard, Mornington, Mornington Bowls Club