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Sunshine Bowling Club
Anderson Road, SUNSHINE VIC 3020 - Property No 107

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1563 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 2000
1563 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 2000
1563 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 2000
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Statement of Significance

Of local historical and social significance for its close association with the origins of organised recreation in Sunshine as a company town. The surviving elements of the second clubhouse and greens, reflect the character of the early twentieth century Sunshine and the progressive expansion of the club in the post World War Two period. The associated Sunshine Gardens have been separately identified as of State significance (see Burness et al, H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens: Conservation Analysis and Management Guidelines, 1994).
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    • Physical Description 1

      Sunshine Bowling Club - Physical Description 1

      As built, the Sunshine Bowling Club was not so much of an intrusion into the Sunshine Gardens, although it occupied a central portion of the land between the Gardens and the church. It was relatively open and integrated into the landscaping. The original club rooms were weatherboard clad with low-pitched, gable-roofed, corrugated-iron roof. Located on the west side of the green, they incorporated a deep verandah with bull nose profile and central gable, finished with timber fretwork and containing rows of bench seating. A timber paling fence enclosed the greens on at least two sides. The perimeter of the green is now thickly vegetated. The present layout owes much to the 1950s development with concrete edging and the cream c.1970s brick club house on the north side. Some c.1950s buildings remain on the south side of the site including the Kevin Lorenz Green building.

      Condition

      The site is in good condition, although alterations and replacement of the clubhouse have detracted from its integrity.

      Physical Conditions

      Sunshine Bowling Club - Physical Conditions

      The site is in good condition, although alterations and replacement of the clubhouse have detracted from its integrity.

      Historical Australian Themes

      Sunshine Bowling Club - Historical Australian Themes

      8 Developing Australia's cultural life
      8.1 Organising recreation

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Brimbank - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study

      Author: G. Vines
      Year: 2000
      Grading: Local

Public contributions

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