Koala Newsletter - West Pennant Hills Bowling Club

Vol 6.1 April 2013 Editor Don Carpenter Design Ian CorkeWPH plays host to High Schools CompetitionLeft to right: Homebush – Lead: Joshua Shanthikumar, Second: Keshavan Kiritharan, Skip: Jack Williams. Teacher: Baron GoldGalston – Teacher: Michelle Smidt, Skip: Luke Milligan, Second: Craydon Coltman, Lead: Andrew Watkins.On Tuesday 5th March, West PennantHills hosted a triples game betweenGalston High School and HomebushBoys High School. The game waspart of the Combined High Schoolscompetition and was played overtwelve ends. It was a high standardgame with Homebush winning byone point, 13 to 12. The last bowlbowled by Galston could havechanged the result.The boys from both schools areregular bowlers. The Galston boysare all members of the WisemansFerry Bowling Club and the skipfrom Homebush plays for GuildfordBowling Club. They all have pennantexperience and two have zoneexperience.The spirit in which the game wasplayed was a credit to the boys fromboth schools and it was a pleasure forWest Pennant Hills club to be able toprovide the venue.What a Turn Up!Twilight Bowls finished with the endof daylight saving. However, thisdoesn’t distract from the visitor wehad at Twilight Bowls in February.Was it a bird, was it a plane . . . no itwas the Scottish under 25’s bowlingchampion, Calum Crawford.I teamed him up with Peter Boydagainst Paul van Tilburg and DavidCurtis in a pairs game, with Paulbeing extremely impressed withCalum’s bowling. The game was goingSupportour clubsponsorswith Calum and Peterat 13 – 8 BUT nearcompletion of play,the Dutch comebackoccurred and the game was drawnat 16 all.Calum is on a one year workingholiday visa and may be anoccasional visitor to our Club. Heis an electrician and would beinterested in working in Australia.Max Walters (Twilight Bowls Organiser)1Please note12.30pmwill be the newstarting time for men’sSocial Games fromWednesday April 17

Women’s President’s ReportChristmas 2012 has long since beencelebrated and the New Year startedoff with a very sound reminder thatsometimes weather conditions inAustralia can be disastrous. Ourthoughts have been for those thatsuffered and endured during floodsand bushfires, especially those wholost loved ones, their homes andtreasured possessions. My thoughtshave been about the volunteers whoalways seem to be there in the midstof all those disasters which occur.I think they really are the unsungheroes and probably should beacknowledged a little more.The first day back to bowls for theladies was an extremely hot day andonly six women ventured onto thegreen for a game but unfortunatelythe heat won the day and their gamedid not last very long.Sadly, expressions of sympathywere extended to two of our ladies.Mary Maurer’s daughter-in lawLeanne passed away after a tragicaccident and Lorraine Milburn’shusband Ron passed away after along illness. Our caring thoughtswere with them.Australia Day celebrations at theclub were slightly dampened, to saythe least and the intended game ofbowls was not possible. Howeverquite a number of people turnedup. Good company and a barbequelunch were enjoyed. Beautifullypresented hampers were raffled andbottles of wine donated by the SportsClub were also raffled. There weresome very happy winners.On Sunday March 3rd, byinvitation, I was privileged andtreated like a VIP when I attendedBeecroft Bowling and RecreationClub to help celebrate their 100thbirthday. What an achievement100 years. I have always taken aninterest in past history and reallyenjoyed hearing the stories related.However I soon became aware thatwhat I was hearing I could relate to,the way things were back in my ownchildhood (of course not 100 yearsago) and I am sure many of you whomay be reading this can too. Theclothes prop man, the man sellingrabbits, the milk man who deliveredthe milk from big containers onthe back of a horse drawn drayand poured the milk straight intothe jug on the front verandah andthe (not what we called him at thetime) sanitary man, he may have tobe explained to the much youngergeneration. Were these really themore genteel times? It was anenjoyable day and incredibly thepredicted rain held off and followinga light luncheon two games of bowlswere played in the afternoon.Club Championships for 2013commenced in January:Ladies Pairs - WinnersLorraine Begg and Wendy WiseR/u Joan Ellem and Betty GoughMixed Pairs - WinnersDenise Hopkins and Rod GambleR/u Wendy Wise & Michael Schwarcz2013 Ladies Pennants whichcommenced on Tuesday 26thFebruary have now been finalised.Grade 3 and Grade 4 teams wereentered by WPH. Grade 3 played 10rounds including two byes and Grade4 played 10 rounds with no byes.Official scores and positions havenot yet been confirmed. Sportingresults can be unpredictable. Weall “put our best foot forward” and Ihope that the ladies, especially thosewho had not played pennants before,already look forward to playing againnext year. To all who helped outduring Pennants, thank you. Alsothanks to Umpires and ControllingBody(s) who gave of their time.The ladies will be holding our KoalaCarnival on Monday 18th April andpreparation is under way.This is usually a popular event withsurrounding district clubs and entries3are steadily arriving. Carnivals arefun days and the friendliness isalways evident.I attended the Easter egg raffledraw on Good Friday evening. Therewere so many prizes to be won.All were beautifully wrapped andpresented. I enjoyed watching thewinners collecting their prizes eventhough I did not win, on our table ofeight, four ladies won a prize and one(who will remain nameless) won two!A giant golden egg was the secondlast prize and the last basket to bedrawn was magnificent. It was a lotof fun, thank you West Pennant HillsSports Club.I would like to encourage ourladies to enter the remaining clubChampionships. I am always equallyproud of “winners and losers”,winners because they win and losersbecause they have the courage toparticipate.Betty GoughA Note from the EditorThis will be my last Koala Newsfor a quite a while. I would like tothank Ian Corke for all his helpand a big thank you to all themembers who have contributedtheir facsinating stories that bringour newsletter to life.I have met many wonderful andinteresting characters whilst atWPH over the last six years.My wife Debbie and I are havinga tree change in Albury NSW forthe next six to twelve months.Thank you all for yourfriendship.Don Carpenter

Drugsin SportSome concerns have beenbrought up in at the Royal aboutdrugs in sport, the following reportcame from the bowling committeeon this subject.Lawn Bowls is a hotbed of druguse, with sports scientists usingall sorts of concoctions to keepplayers alive for their next game.There is also evidence ofwidespread corruption, withmeat raffle prizes offered to bribeplayers to keep quiet about thesport’s sordid goings on.Arthur Crimshaw, head ofAustralian Bowling, denies anywrong doing, claiming it is perfectlynatural for players to want to be keptalive. But he refused to answer manyquestions at a press conference,mainly because his hearing aid wasturned down too low.Some players have been found toWinter Parking in DublinOn a bitterly cold winter’s morninga husband and wife in Dublinwere listening to the radio duringbreakfast. They heard the announcersay, “We are going to have 8 to 10inches of snow today. You must parkyour car on the even-numbered sideof the street, so the snow ploughs canget through.”So the good wife went out andmoved her car.A week later while they are eatingbreakfast again, the radio announcersaid, “We are expecting 10 to 12inches of snow today. You must parkbe wearing electronicdevices to artificiallystimulate theirheart, giving them anadvantage over otherplayers who don’t use thedevice and are …well, dead.Others are takingstimulants to keep themawake during the game.These drugs have also beenpassed to spectators sothey don’t fall asleep whenthe game is televised.The Government hasannounced a probeinto the sport. ArthurCrimshaw said that hisplayers were used toprobes, just as longthey’ve been sterilizedand are not too cold”.your car on the odd-numbered sideof the street, so the snow ploughs canget through.The good wife went out and movedher car again.The next week they are againhaving breakfast, when the radioannouncer says, “We are expecting 12to 14 inches of snow today. You mustpark …”Then the electric power wentout. The good wife was very upset,and with a worried look on her faceshe said, “I don’t know what to do.Which side of the street do I need topark on so the snow ploughs can getthrough?”Then with the love andunderstanding in his voice that allmen who are married to blondesexhibit, the husband replied,“Why don’t you just leave thebloody car in the garage this time.”4Hymn #365A minister was completing atemperance sermon. With greatemphasis he said,‘If I had all the beer in the world,I’d take it and pour it into the river.’With even greater emphasishe said,‘And if I had all the wine in theworld, I’d take it and pour it into theriver.’And then finally, shaking his fist inthe air, he said,‘And if I had all the whiskey in theworld, I’d take it and pour it into theriver.’Sermon complete, he sat down …The song leader stood verycautiously and announced with asmile, nearly laughing,‘For our closing song, let us singHymn #365, ‘Shall We Gather atthe River.’Kids’ talkA mother was driving with her threeyoung children one warm, summerevening when a woman in theconvertible ahead of them stood upand waved. She was stark naked!As the mother was reeling from theshock, she heard her 5-year-oldshout from the back seat, ‘Mom, thatlady isn’t wearing a seat belt!’•On his first day of school, the littleboy handed his teacher a note fromhis mother. The note read, ‘Theopinions expressed by this child arenot necessarily those of his parents.’•A mother was trying hard to getthe tomato sauce out of the bottle.During her struggle the phone rangso she asked her 4-year-old daughterto answer the phone. ‘Mommy can’tcome to the phone to talk to youright now. She’s hitting the bottle.’•At the end of the shift thepoliceman parked his van at thestation. His police dog was barkingat a little boy staring into the van. ‘Isthat a dog you got back there?’he asked.‘It sure is,’ was the reply.Puzzled, the boy finally asked,‘What did he do?’

ProfilesMal HornerMal was born in Eastwood in 1945, and lived with 13other members of his family above the “Night & Day”milk bar which was owned by his grandmother. Theshop was next door to the Odeon Theatre in Rowe Street.Having the run of a milk bar made him the most popularkid in Eastwood Public school.Mal’s playground took in Eastwood Park, the stormwater canal that runs behind Rowe Street, and RoweStreet itself. His mother nicknamed him “the urchin” andhe was always in trouble.He went to Epping Boy’s High School in 1958 and lefton the day he turned 15. The family had leased a fruitshop in Eastwood and Mal’s cheap labour was consideredan asset towards the bottom line.In 1963 he got a job with Warman International Ltd, apump and mining equipment manufacturer. Starting as astoreman packer, as the company grew to have branchesall over the world, Mal worked his way up to the positionof Human Resources Coordinator for the worldwidegroup. He also served on the Company’s SuperannuationBoard as the members’ representative. Mal spent 37 yearswith Warman, taking an early retirement package whenthe company was sold to a Scottish rival in 2000.A second event that occurred in 1963 which heconsiders the more important event was the when he methis wonderful wife Barbara. They married in April 1966and have three children and three grandchildren.At the end of 2003, WPH held an open day and Barb’suncle (Alan Cotton) continually harped at Mal and Barbto come and give bowls a go. Barb finally relented anddragged Mal along with her. Barb was quite good butchose not to play, instead she talked Mal into joining,probably to keep uncle happy … something Mal has beendoing ever since.Mal says, “Bowls has been a great thing for me as it hasprovided the opportunity to make so many new friendsboth at WPH but other clubs as well”.Mal has been heavily involved in sports administration,not only with WPH but also with the Castle Hill StrikersWomen’s Hockey Club where for over 31 years he wastreasurer, an accredited umpire, an accredited coachfrom schoolgirls through to veterans (over 35s) andselector. Mal was made a life member of the Club in1996 and continues his involvement by attendingpresentations, AGM’s and the odd match.His other sporting love is club rugby, in particularEastwood Rugby Club.Anne LuciettoAnne was born in March 1940 at Collaroy. She went toschool at Narrabeen and Stella Maris College, Manly.In her early years, Anne spent many days at NorthNarrabeen Beach, surfing. She and her best friend had tobe rescued a few times after getting caught in rips, muchto the embarrassment of her older brother, a Life Saver.Anne loved dancing too, frequenting the local dancesalong with those at North Sydney Police Boys Club andLane Cove Town Hall, travelling by bus as not manyyoung people had cars then.She worked with the Bank of New South Wales on theNorthern Beaches before being transferred to HeadOffice in Martin Place as a supervisor.While on holiday in Melbourne Anne met Silvanowho had taken a few days off from his job at Khancobanbecause of bad weather. When he came to Sydneymonths later Silvano contacted Anne and they marriedin 1965. Anne and Silvano have three children and sixgrandchildren.Silvano worked as a foreman and supervisor for aSteel Construction Company for over 40 years erectingtransmission lines, TV and radio towers and mobilephone towers throughout Australia. Once their childrenwere independent Anne would travel to most of the sitesand spend a few weeks with him, sightseeing during theday. Anne claims to have been to every city and countrytown and almost every mountain where you see thosetowers throughout Australia.They spent five years in the Latrobe Valley, Victoriafrom 1976-1981 with the company. While there Annebecame involved in school committees and playedtennis. On competition days it was nothing to drive50-75km a few times a week. Anne was secretary ofher home club, Newborough, organising matches forup to 120 ladies once a month and providing lunches(sandwiches and cakes etc.) country women’s style.After returning to Sydney Anne worked from home as asecretary/payroll clerk for a Steel Construction Companywhile the children were still at school. She began playingtennis again twice a week.Silvano is originally from Tuscany, so Anne and Silvanohave had a few trips overseas visiting family and touringbut these days they just like to relax somewhere up onthe North Coast fishing.Anne joined West PennantHills Bowling Club in1998. She has won a fewchampionships and hasheld the positions of SocialCommittee, Bowls Organiserand currently, Secretary, aposition she enjoys as it keepsher informed and ischallenging at times.5

The man behind the Barry Walker Classic PairsBarry Walker was born in September1930 at Drummoyne. He lived inGladesville until 1955 when hemarried Joy. Their son, Stewart, wasborn in 1959. They lived in NorthRyde until they moved to Malaya inJanuary 1962 where their daughterKathryn was born in 1963. Theyreturned from Malaya in 1964 andlived in West Pennant Hills until Barryand Joy moved to the ARV at CastleHill in 2003.In January 1947 Barry commenceda five year apprenticeship in fittingand turning at Cockatoo IslandDockyard, the first nine monthsin the ApprenticeTraining School.During his time at Cockatoo he wenton a number of sea trials. One suchtrial was on a “T” Class submarine,the HMS Telemachus, which had toslowly submerge and travel for twohours at varying depths off Bondi.HMS TelemachusIn mid 1952 Barry was promoted toinstructor in the Apprentice TrainingSchool.In 1954 Barry joined the ForestryCommission to work on the repairand maintenance of earth movingequipment. In 1955 Barry joined theNSW Caterpillar dealership travellingthroughout the state calling onowners to discuss parts and serviceand eventually became Parts andService Manager.In 1962 Barry became PartsManager for an iron ore mine inMalaya and lived in a house onthe old Elephant Walk. The familyreturned to Sydney in 1964 followingunrest in Malaya and Barry rejoinedCaterpillar.Barry joined Case Australia (NSW)in 1966 where he became ServiceManager in 1969. In 1977 he went toa conference for Service Managers atthe Case Head Office in Racine USA.His flight happened to coincide withPAN AM’s 50th Anniversary so theflight was quite a celebration.In 1989 Barry was invited to jointhe Case & Vintage Farm MachineryClub of New Zealand. In 1992, ayear after he retired, Barry and Joyattended the 150th Anniversary of theCase Company and Barry presentedan address on the history of Case.The address was well received andwas followed by a parade with Barryleading driving one of the oldest Casetractors—something he will alwaysremember.Barry joined WPH as a socialmember in 1971 and has servedon the board. Under pressure fromsome of the bowlers he reluctantlyhad a bowling lesson and hasnever regretted it. He particularlyappreciates the great friendshipof fellow club bowlers and socialmembers. Joy joined the clubearlier than Barry and is listed as aFoundation Member.Meet some of our new club membersJeff CampionJeff grew up on a property insouth west Queensland. He hasworked on the land in variouscapacities and spent spent 31years in crop protection withDupont. Jeff is married toLesley. His sporting interests arecricket, rugby and now bowls atWPH where he feels welcome.Gary TyrrellGary is married to June and theyhave a son and daughter and a 2year old grandson. They movedto Galston two years ago. Garyworks in the Electrical Contractingindustry. After spending thepast 50 years playing competitivetennis Gary has discoveredthe joys of bowling.Peter BoydPeter was born in Scotland in1933. Arriving in Sydney atthe age of 15 he worked asa carpenter and joiner withHalvorsen boats. Peter playedbowls at Dural Country Club upto 2000. Moving to Cherrybrookhe decided to play again withthe friendliest club in the hills.Umpires’ Corner – the answers12Law 25.1 & 25.2Before the next bowls delivered andby the bowlers own skip.Law 28.1.1.1 & 28.1.1.5If it touches or is picked up by a playerfrom his own team the bowl is dead.If it touched or is picked up by a playerfrom the opposing team, the bowl shall bereplayed (even if it is in the ditch).3Law 40.6.3The bowl remains in its new position.All shots counted prior to the bowl fallingshall count.4Law 47.1.2The opposing skip should choosewhether their team play two bowls oneafter the other to get back to the properorder of play, or return the bowl and playin the proper order.Law 4.7.2.2 & 4.7.4Yes56

Men’s Major FoursThe team of Alex Stewart, Eric Hilton, Ross Smith andGeoff McIntosh started well and were never headed. Theteam of Michael Dalgairns, Ian Corke, Mal Horner andBarry Walker threatened at times but just couldn’t makeup the leeway. The final score was 23-18.Mixed PairsWith a match winning four shots on the final end DeniseHopkins and Rod Gamble won a close game overMichael Schwarcz and Wendy Wise finishing 22-15.Ken Wighton SinglesPaul van Tilburg had a close victory over KevinTuckerman in the final. Paul topped the day off with awin in the club raffle.Beecroft Turnaround TriplesNot a Club Championship but …three WPH teams plus a composite WPH teamcompeted in this event in March. Our best resultwas theteam ofPeter Eagle,WarrenPhillipsand NormJacksonbeing placed2nd overall.7Women’s Club PairsLorraine Begg and Wendy Wise were victorious over JoanEllem and Betty Gough with a final score of 20 to 9.Men’s Minor TriplesDespite being behind for most of the game, Leo Saly,Ross Iredale and Paul van Tilburg managed to stage alate comeback to clinch the match 22 to 16 over KevinTuckerman, Rod Gamble and Don Carpenter.