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1 ____________________________________________________________________________ THE BOWMAN OCTOBER 1959 VOLUME1 ISSUE 1
EDITORIAL
Welcome to the pages of The BOWMAN …….. And so another magazine, devoted to the interests of Archery and written by Archers for Archers takes a brave stand to present facts, information and figures about the sport we all love. This one we like to think may be a little different from those that have gone before. We sincerely hope at least that it will not fold up its tents and disappear from the face of Archery in Victoria for quite some time to come. That depends on two things. That we your editors manage somehow to keep you our readers and fellow-archers interested in our gossip and our articles - and equally important - that you are sufficiently keen to read the BOWMAN every month and subscribe to the cause. It will cost you sixpence each month - or better - five shillings a year to keep us going. Not much, you’ll agree and that is why we ask for the support of every Archer in our State. It is truly a case of ‘the more, the merrier’ and we do need your support. You may even care to take the plunge and subscribe right from the first issue - we’d like that too. It will certainly give your Editors the encouragement to print a bigger and better BOWMAN and we guarantee right now that if by circumstances we do happen to go out of circulation, you will be refunded the balance of your subscription. We do hope to hear from you, personally. Sincerely, THE EDITORS __________________________________________________________________________________ 2
The KEW CITY BOWMEN was founded in 1949 by the joint efforts of Don Mills and Gerry Heavey, with these men holding the positions of Secretary and President respectively. Don Mills, now deceased, has a trophy named after him perpetuating his work for Archery during these early years. Gerry Heavey, a man who has possibly done more for Archery in Victoria than anyone, is to this day President of KEW and plays a more-than-active part in administration, than ever. In March of 1949 the Kew City Council granted the new club a section of land along the Yarra Bank, an area infested with snakes and rats, and previously a tip. There was never a shortage of live targets in those early days - if you did happen to miss a moving shot there was always the thrill (?) of hearing your shaft strike home in one of the hundreds of tins littering the field. Many members who formed the nucleus of the original K C B are still shooting with Kew. They include Norma and Jim Bagnell, Alan Campbell, W. Clark and Peter Gruneklee - all of whom have distinguished themselves at tournaments throughout Victoria. In 1952 when the council authorised the club to move to their present grounds off Princess Street, the members hopped in and designed and built the clubhouse, when practice was able to commence in earnest. Shooting still takes place to definite programs of improvement and KEW CITY BOWMEN are continually engaged in various Mail Shoots covering the World. Shooting in the World-wide F I T A contests have produced excellent results, confirming Kews’ high scoring position. Mail shoots have been arranged and shot against South Africa, Ireland, Northern America, Mexico and the Southern Counties in England, and interstate throughout Australia against practically every Club. Tournaments won by KCB Members include the "Grampians" - Ladies Aggregate winner Mrs N Bagnall; Sandringham Arrow - Rick Muir; Moorabbin Shield - Mrs N Bagnall, Miss P Freeman, R Muir and the Golden Bow - P Freeman and R Muir. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3
ASV NOTES AND NEWS By President C T Vidler In all sporting activities when groups of people ‘club’ together to practice their chosen sport there comes a time when it is necessary to appoint a controlling body to direct the activities of their sport. Such a body is the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia; The National Football Council and in our case, the Archery Society of Victoria. The A S V exists primarily for the following purposes:
A S V Members comprise all Archers who are affiliated with it and who care to attend its meetings. These are held on the second Wednesday of each month in Room 10 on the 3rd Floor of the Flinders’ Street Railways Building. Each Archer affiliated with A S V has the right to attend meetings of the Society and has full voting powers on all matters under discussion at the meeting. Matters of importance at present under discussion at A S V meetings are:
As President, there is one thing I would like to ask of you: Even if you consider that you personally have little interest in A S V - if meetings bore you to tears - do not condemn our efforts. Rather attend once or twice and see A S V at work. We can do with your ideas. And if you have no ideas, come along anyway. We’d love to have you. Theo Vidler. * * * * * * * * * __________________________________________________________________________________ 4
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We hope you have enjoyed the gossip in CLUB NOTES AND NEWS. Come on all stool-pigeons, lets hear your items of news or views. We'll print anything (Libel and blue jokes excepted) so phone your news to: BOWMAN MB 9266 9am to 4pm; WJ 1216 after 6pm. *********
BACK TO THE HORSE AND BUGGY? Calling all enthusiastic Amateur Bowyers, or as they are sometimes called; E A B's ! An idea more or less dormant for some time, has with the advent of the BOWMAN finally germinated and we hope will eventually bear fruit. Apples no doubt. There are among all archers those who have experienced the wonderful lift that stems from seeing the arrow driven into the target from a successful home-made Bow; and the depressed frustrated feeling of 'Give the Game away' resulting from the premature "bow-up" into which many hours of work have gone. No doubt there are also those whose interest in archery, springing from an ability to produce useful, workmanlike bows and arrows, waned when the precision engineering pre-fabs and products of the highly commercial manufacturer appeared on the scene and their scores dropped further and further behind. Whilst not advocating a return to the horse and buggy, the purpose of this article is to suggest that there is perhaps, still room in the sport for the 'E A B' who, with limited time and facilities at his disposal likes to make and shoot his own gear. After all, there is in England a band of enthusiasts whose primary objective is the preservation of the old English longbow. ___________________________________________________________________________ 7 What about a meet, even if only of an informal nature, once or twice a year to which the 'E A B' can bring his brain-child, though it may be rough-hewn and a little untidy around the edges, and shoot it in company with others of a similar turn of mind. Personally I cannot imagine anything more rewarding to the practical archer than to shoot a good score with gear of his own making. Does the idea strike a responsive chord anywhere or are we on the wrong tram? Let's have your views on the subject, local 'E A B's. Having got this off my chest, I shall now sweep into the corner the remains of my first two efforts and resume work on my third and this time I hope, successful composite. Just in case someone takes me up on the idea ,,,,, A A C. * * * * * * * * *
The BOWMAN
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO "THE EDITOR" THE BOWMAN, 32-38 GEORGE STREET, EAST MELBOURNE, C.2
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