BOWLING
Australian Carnival The Victorian Bowling Association is preparing for the Australian twwling carLivul to be held in Melbourne from December 26. 1939. to January 6 1940 t is expected that more than £lOOO will be spent on the carnival organization and the entertainment of visitors. These nation-wide championships are neUt biennially, and in each of the States in rotation. During the last carnival, held in Melbourne in 1927-8, there were 1110 entries for tiic single's, and 1256 compcti* tors in the rink event, a record for the Southern Hemisphere. Mellwurne is extraordinarily wed served with rinks. It i>osse.ws 943, the largest number in Australia, and .>OO ot theni are lit for play by electric light All the Melbourne greens are sown with En-’-lisb grass, ami they have no equa. in any other part of the world. Moreover, they have all been closed down this year for*five months, so that they can be pre* pared for the carnival. . A cordial welcome awaits al! visitors, particulars those from overseas. All competitors are guaranteed a minimum ot five games in the rinks, six games in pairs, and one game in the singles.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 262, 3 August 1939, Page 3
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190BOWLING Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 262, 3 August 1939, Page 3
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