Mount Maunganui Bowling Club moments in history

1979: Bowling club corner. Mount News, 1 March 1979 [Ams 487/6, Scrapbook 1, p. 53].

1988: Building hailed as great asset. Mount News, 21 December 1988.

1994: Sid Giddy bowls to top of Bay sporting tree. Bay of Plenty Times, 11 February 1994, p. 16.

1995:

• Bowling Club site trade off denied. Proposal to relocate Mount Maunganui Bowling Club from Coronation Park to a development linked with condominiums in Tōtara Street fails. Bay of Plenty Times, 1 March 1995, p. 3.

1998: Top bowls job a bit of a shock. National Convenor of selector's for men's bowls, Sid Giddy. Bay News, 4 December 1998.

1999: New Bayfair Bowling Club could see northern Mount facility close. Bay of Plenty Times, 3 February 1999.

A few images from the archives:

Mount Maunganui Lawn Bowling tournament, November 1965.

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Mrs D. Knuckey preparing bowling greens, Mount Maunganui. Mount News, October 1964.

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Mayoress Mrs R. A. Owens sends down the first kitty of the season at the Ōmanu Bowling Club.

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Mount Maunganui Mayor Mr R. A. Owens sends down the first bowl of the season at the Ōmanu Bowling Club.

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