It was in the year 1930 that a solitary bowler, Mr Frank Mulholland, approached a number of citizens of Home Hill, talked and preached bowls to them and eventually infected them with the bowl bug.
The job seemed to be a big one, but realising that no job was too big for Frank, the 32 gentlemen present at the public meeting on 15th March 1930, decided unanimously to form the Home Hill Bowling Club.
An application was made to the Ayr Shire Council for a 20-year lease of a portion of the Park reserve, and the request was granted at the rate of a p.c. (peppercorn) per year.
The preparation to lay the Green was a mighty job. An enthusiastic band of workers got together and in a short time the virgin bush melted away before the onslaught of axes, tractors and ploughs and in its place stood an excellent green with a fine playing surface. An artistically designed Club House surrounded by well-kept lawns relieved with gracious palms and multi-coloured crotons completed the picture.
This was the picture on the opening day of the Home Hill's Bowling Club which took place on the 6th September, 1931.
Opening Day was a Red Letter Day for Home Hill. 300 people assembled to participate in the opening celebrations. Representatives from the Lower Burdekin and North and Southern clubs were present.
The grounds were most picturesque, with their flags and bunting, and the Home Hill Town Band provided delightful music.
The laying down of the green was a wonderful achievement that would do credit to any country Club in Queensland. This part of the town, before a bowling club, was thought of as a real eyesore with its big trees, long grass, network of bush tracks, and broken ground. The outlay in the erection of the Clubhouse, water service, and other fixtures was in the vicinity of 1000 pounds.
Contributed with thanks to Home Hill Bowls Club.
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