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Lawn Bowls

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New Zealand - Wellington Bowling Club - Unidentified bowlers competing in singles finals, being watched by a crowd of spectators, Wellington Bowling Club, Aro Street - 1955 Bowls or lawn bowls - A sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green which may be flat (for "flat-green bowls") or convex or uneven (for "crown green bowls"). - It is normally played outdoors (although there are many indoor venues) and the outdoor surface is either natural grass, artificial turf, or cotula (in New Zealand). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowls) Image source: Unidentified bowlers competing in singles finals, being watched by a crowd of spectators, Wellington Bowling Club, Aro Street. Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1955/0099-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23095266 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23095266

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