Parramatta Golf Club memorabilia

Agency/Maker
Robert Fischer
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Brief description
Robert Fischer was a member of the Parramatta Golf Club in the 1980s and 1990s where he played as a Junior every weekend (commencing approx.. age 13 or 14). He represented the club in the Junior pennants team selected by the club from its best junior players. He also represented Parramatta Golf club playing against other clubs in B Grade (Warren Shield). He would undertake Parramatta Club competitions on Saturdays and then represent the Club away on Sundays.

History of the Golf Club: The present layout, near the railway line and just along from the thriving Westfield Parramatta shopping centre, came about in 1954 when the Fox Hills (Wentworthville) professional Bill Kaye-Smith, who managed a driving range on the present course, approached the Parramatta Park Trust for permission to build two par threes for range patrons to practice their short games.

The Trust instead decided a nine-hole course there would best serve the community of Parramatta.

The club continued to operate the nine-hole layout and driving range for more than 50 years but with declining membership in recent years, just 230 members remain, the club was placed into voluntary administration when it closed its gates for the last time 13 April 2015.

Source: http://www.golfgrinder.com/news/golfindustry/parramatta-marks-another-course-closure-for-sydney/

For interest: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/parramatta/parramatta-golf-club-closure-could-make-way-for-powerhouse-museum/news-story/e000a89c30c86046b9f4ee3a2d7246ec

Box contains:

3 x Uniform T-Shirts
1 x golf glove
1 x golf ball
2 x key ring pendents
2 x fixture books
2 x membership fees
1 x envelope containing 2 x membership cards, 8 x receipts & 1 x proof of memebrship card
9 x score cards

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Media/Materials
Textile - cotton & leather
Paper
Metal
Plastic/rubber (ball)
Measurements
T-shirts: approx 700 x 800 mm
Glove: 210 x 130 mm
Ball: 40mm diam.
keyring pendent: 30 x 20mm
keyring: 50 x 25mm
6 x yellow score cards: 200 x 80mm (closed); 200 x 60mm (open)
3 x white score cards: 150 x 100mm (closed); 150 x 205mm (open)
membership fee document (no envelope): 255 x 205mm
membership fee document (with envelope): 300 x 210mm; envelope: 300 x 100mm
2 x handicap cards: 85 x 55mm
8 x receipts: 112 x 85mm
Proof of Membership card: 115 x 78mm
Subject category
Accession date
16 Oct 2020
Object number
2020.002

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