Hunters Hill Club Ltd records, 1900-1993

MLMSS 8910/Boxes 1-5
MLMSS 8910/Box 6X

fonds

1900-1993

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Clippings, Photographs

88825

1.26 metres of textual material (5 boxes and 1 outsize box)

The Hunters Hill Recreation Company Ltd was established in 1900 for the purpose of providing a social and general recreation club for local residents. Within 18 months, the company had purchased land in Madeline Street, built tennis courts, a bowling green, croquet lawns and a club house and transferred management to the Hunters Hill Recreation Club, which had a membership of 117 in March 1902. In 1923 the Tennis Club moved to new premises in Woolwich Road, while the Croquet Club folded in 1929. The Bowling Club flourished, changing its name to the Hunters Hill Bowling and Recreation Club in 1904 and taking over the assets of the original Hunters Hill Recreation Company on its liquidation in 1941. In 1971 the club became the Hunters Hill Bowling Club Ltd, and in 1988 this changed again to the Hunters Hill Club Ltd. Increasing costs and declining revenue brought about changes in the 1980s and 1990s, including staff reductions, the admission of women members, the sale of some land and the re-establishment of tennis facilities. With the introduction of junior and family membership, numbers increased to over 800 in 1992.

Records of the Hunters Hill Club Ltd, chiefly comprising minute books and also including research material and drafts for a history of the club, written by R.E. Taplin.

BOX 1
Hunters Hill Recreation Company Ltd minute book: 13 Jul 1900 – 5 Jul 1929
Hunters Hill Bowling Club minute book: 18 Mar 1903 – 29 Oct 1918
Minute book, no. 1: 21 Nov 1918 – 21 Jun 1929
Minute book, no. 2: 26 Jul 1929 – 4 Jan 1935

BOX 2
Minute book, no. 3: 24 Jan 1935 – 20 Nov 1945
Minute book: 15 Dec 1945 – 13 Nov 1951
Minute book: 11 Dec 1951 – 12 Aug 1959

BOX 3
Minute book: 21 Aug 1959 – 21 May 1968
Minute book: 24 May 1968 – 14 Feb 1972

BOX 4
Minute book: 1 Sep 1975 – 2 Aug 1982
Handwritten radio scripts entitled ‘The story of golf in Hunters Hill 1900-1932’ and ‘A history of the Hunters Hill Bowling Club’ for broadcast on 2RRR-FM in 16 episodes, written by R.E. Taplin, 1990
Handwritten histories for inclusion in club newsletters in 1991 and ‘North Shore Advertiser’ in 1993
Press copy about Harry Germer, the oldest registered bowler in NSW, on his 105th birthday, 1991

BOX 5
Papers relating to ‘Club Life Without Tears: A History of Hunters Hill Club Limited 1900-1993’ written by R.E. (Mac) Taplin and published by the Hunters Hill Club Ltd, ISBN 0 646 19632 4:
Various original and photocopied annotated manuscript and typescript drafts, undated
Exercise books (5) containing research notes covering the years 1880-1941, 1900-1929, 1942-1962, 1963-1982, 1982-1989
Research notes, correspondence and material including Memoranda and Articles of Association, 1900-1991
Envelope containing original, copied and photocopied photographs of club members, events, buildings and facilities, ca. 1900-1993
2 envelopes containing black & white photographic prints and negatives of club members and facilities, undated
Printed order forms for the book

BOX 6X
Proposal and 2 annotated photocopied drafts of ‘Club Life Without Tears: A History of Hunters Hill Club Limited 1900-1993’ written by R.E. (Mac) Taplin, 1993

Copyright status:: In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners - applies to textual material.
Copyright restrictions may apply: Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright for the life of creator plus 70 years.
Research & study copies allowed: Applies to items where copyright is held by the Hunters Hill Club
Approval for reproduction required:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

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