Murrumbeena
1945
Women Members of Glenhuntly Athletics Club with Male Trainer, 1945
Registration Number: MM 110845
Photographer: Unknown
Description
Group portrait of an adult female athletics club and their male trainer, consisting of eight women and one man, in a park.
This photograph shows Roy Foley and women members of the Glenhuntly Athletics Club, 1945. Roy Foley started to train young girls in athletics just after World War II, following his return to Australia from service.
People Depicted:
Nutting, Nona; Buckley, Eileen; Foley, Roy; Nutting, Lesley; Priestly, Trixie; Kennedy, Betty; Hutchinson, Joy; While, Ronnie; (surname unknown) June
Acknowledgement:
Contributed by Mrs Bernadette Iddles
Reproduction Rights: Museum Victoria