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The Riversdale Golf Links was located near present-day Willison Railway Station in Camberwell. It was established in 1908 when golfers playing in Surrey Hills moved their activities to land leased from a dairy farm adjacent to Bellett Street.[1] The golfers adopted the name 'Riversdale Golf Club' which remains the second-oldest continuously operating club of its kind in Victoria.[2]
History
Camberwell course (1908 - 1927)
The club's members successfully lobbied to have a new station open just south of the existing Riversdale Railway Station to cater for its members. It opened with the name 'Golf Links' Station as a request stop on 8 June 1908 and was renamed to its present-day name of Willison in 1936.[1][3]
The course was maintained by the dairy cows grazing on the land.[1]
Burwood course (1927 - present)
After the First World War, the golf course at Camberwell became gradually surrounded by residential development and public parks. Finding this undesireable, the Club then purchased land further west in present-day Jordanville. The old Camberwell course began being sold off for housing almost immediately.[1]
Notable members
- Patrick Murdoch - father of Keith Murdoch
- Keith Murdoch - journalist, editor and father of Rupert Murdoch
- Norman Baillieu
- Clive Baillieu
- Joe Kirkwood - professional Victorian and international golfer
- Harry Culliton - professional cricketer and sports journalist
- Sir George Tallis - theatre producer and businessman
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wehner, Volkhard. Old Hartwell - the life and times of the village that lost its name. 2012: Glen Iris.
- ↑ Boundy, John. History - Riversdale Golf Club. October 2010. Riversdale Golf Club. https://www.riversdalegolf.com.au/cms/about-us/history/, accessed: 29 March 2019
- ↑ The Argus. News in Brief. 22 July 1936. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11894835, accessed: 29 March 2019