Chronological History of Davistown RSL BC
21st JULY 1979 OFFICIAL OPENING APRIL 1990 AFTER THE FIRE
1973
CLUB WAS FORMED ON 23rd AUGUST 1973
ORIGINAL MEMBERS STILL INVOLVED WITH THE CLUB INCLUDE, JOE O'GRADY, BOB MIDDLETON, NORM GURNEY
93 MEMBERS- 33 WITH BOWLING EXPERIENCE 60 WITHOUT ORIGINAL JOINING FEE WAS $20.00
BOWLERS HAD RINKS RESERVED AT AVOCA & TERRIGAL &
THEY TRAVELLED THERE TO PRACTICE AS THEY HAD NO GREENS OF THEIR OWN AT THE TIME
DAVO AFFILIATED WITH ZONE 6 IN 1973 AND LATER CHANGED TO CENTRAL COAST BOWLING ASSOCIATION AFFILIATED WITH RNSWBA IN 1973
FIRST CLUB HOUSE WAS A TIN SHED WITH A LIQUOR LICENSE ON LAND OWNED BY THE RSL IN MURNA ROAD.
THIS SITE WAS TO BE WHERE THE CURRENT RSL CLUB WAS TO BE LATER BUILT AND OPENED IN 1982
1974
WORK COMMENCED ON GREEN NO.1 COMPLETED AND OPENED IN 1975
1976
SECOND GREEN OPENED
1986
MOVED FROM THE SHED TO RSL CLUB PREMISES BOWLERS HAD A SEPARATE ANNEX
1988
WON A STATE WIDE BADGE BOARD COMPETITION PRIZE $500.00
1991
ANZAC LONG WEEKEND CLUB HOUSE ANNEX AND BADGE BOARD DESTROYED BY FIRE
LATER REHOUSED AGAIN IN THE NEW BUILDING
2000
DESPITE PROTEST FROM MEMBERS NO.2 GRASS GREEN WAS REPLACED BY SYNTHETIC
THE SYNTHETIC HAD A 10 YEAR TROUBLED LIFE
2010
SYNTHETIC REMOVED AND REPLACED BY GRASS
2013
CLUB IS NOW THRIVING WITH AN INJECTION OF NEW YOUNG BOWLERS COMING ON BOARD AS MEMBERS
PENNANT ACHIEVEMENTS
1985 ZONE 5 RSL PENNANT FLAG GRADE 3 1988 DISTRICT PENNANT FLAG GRADE 6
1989 DISTRICT & ZONE 6 PENNANT FLAG GRADE 5 1991 DISTRICT PENNANT FLAG GRADES 4 & GRADE 7 1991 ZONE 5 RSL PENNANT FLAG GRADE 2
1992 DISTRICT PENNANT FLAG GRADE 3 2000 ZONE 15 PENNANT FLAG GRADE 6 2000 ZONE 5 RSL PENNANT FLAG GRADE 3 2007 ZONE 15 PENNANT FLAG GRADE 6