October 3, 2013
by Leo Geraghty
Murgon Moments
When Boonara Creek flooded in January, it entered the Tansey Bowls clubhouse for the first time since 1955-56.
January’s floods were the highest recorded in the area.
Club members and local community members worked together to get the green “back on its feet” within a few weeks.
But the clubhouse took longer to fix because the flooring, walls, cupboards and air conditioning either had to be repaired or replaced.
The concept of a bowls club at Tansey was instigated 60 years ago by local farmers Les McKewen and Ron Stanton.
Both men were members of the Goomeri Bowls Club but found the bowling times didn’t suit their farming responsibilities.
Other Tansey dairy farmers also found the playing times at Goomeri conflicted with their milking schedules.
So both men visited the Binjour Bowls Club to gain support, advice and ideas.
The new Tansey Bowling Club was formed in 1953 and the first executives were President Jack Rogash, Secretary Ian Stanton and Treasurer Arthur Owens.
To raise funds, debentures were sold at £10 each, with debenture holders to be repaid with interest at a later date.
Thirty-nine people took up the offer and this raised a total of £480.
Despite the 2013 floods, Tansey has survived and will celebrate its 60th anniversary on the weekend of October 19-20.
The anniversary celebrations will include a “Back to Tansey Day” on Saturday, October 19, with no organised bowls occurring.
Instead, the day will be about current and former residents gathering to share experiences and memories.
A basket lunch will the order of the day, with registrations taking place from 9:00am and a President’s welcome at 11:30am.
On Sunday, October 20, an Open Mixed Fours Carnival will be held with three games over 15 ends.
Any queries about the Saturday activities should be directed to Bill Owens on (07) 4168-7126 or Alex Barsby on (07) 4168-7156.
Queries about the Open Mixed Fours Carnival on Sunday should be directed to Russell Heness on (07) 4168-4258.
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