golfqueensland

The Queensland Golf Club was founded in 1920 and was opened on 12 August 1921. It was made possible because of the resumed land beside the river from the Hamilton Training Wall project and extending to the Pinkinba Beacon. The Royal Queensland Golf Club was designated as such in 1921 under King George V. A large set of Tennis Courts was opened at the site on 8 December 1923. It was said that a polo field was anticipated rather than the tennis courts, and if true, it indicates a shift in power within ‘Brisbane Society’ between the modern upper-middle-class and the older aristocratically-inclined conservative class. It has to be remembered that Queensland societies, as elsewhere in the Commonwealth, still held to British class ethos in the early twentieth century, even as it was coming under pressure to reform, criticisms usually coming from the poorer sections of the community. Social and recreational activities had qualities of economic discrimination. Source: mappingbrisbanehistory.com.au/history-location/royal-quee...

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While not being urged to avoid competition, women had few opportunities to compete in sports in Australia until the 1880s. After that date, new sporting facilities were being built around the country and many new sports clubs were created.[1] One of the reasons women were encouraged to play croquet, tennis, and golf during the late 1800s was because it was seen as beneficial to their health. These sports were also seen as passive, non-aggressive, and non-threatening to the period's concepts of masculinity and femininity.[2] During the late 1800s and early 1900s, women were allowed to be members of golf clubs[3] but most women could not be because the game was too expensive to play. Women were also limited because of restrictions imposed upon them by the men who ran the clubs and courses. For example, at the Brisbane Golf Club in 1901, women were not allowed to become full members, only associate members, could not belong to any club committees and there were limited times when they could play.[2] Women were allowed to play and did in places such as Willowburn, Queensland. Like other sports of the time, women wore long-sleeved blouses and skirts that were ankle length. They also wore hats while they were playing. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_golf_in_Australia